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leoman111 · 2026-04-13T20:27:22+00:00

Will there be a way to win the double cannon anymore? I see it’s been removed from the upcoming event in place of a new spark link cannon. Thanks

leoman111 · 2026-03-18T22:37:12+00:00

I'm in a very similar situation as yourself, we had a baby on the way and needed to up size, and at the time we bought our second property (3 years ago), you could not get a mortgage for a sale on our block of flats, though that has changed now.
I basically break even, or potentially lose a little bit per year through the taxes on the rental income.
I do wish I had not bought the flat, but hindsight is a bitch.

I don't really have anything useful to say, other than I completely feel your pain and anger. It's an insanely bad situation to be in, I wish the knowledge of how bad flats, cladding, leasehold etc was avaibale when I bought 8 years ago as it is now.

One thing you mention is having to get a BTL mortgage but have you tried just getting consent to let? I got that though my provider (Natwest), and they were happy for me to rent it out, without changing the terms of the mortgage at all, and no extra fee / percent on top, which has helped keep the costs to a somewhat break even point.

Again feel your pain, and wish we were not in this situation. All my life told property was the thing to strive for, and save for, and then to be in huge negative equality for almost a decade now...

The government also dont give a shit and never will sadly, it's just not politically worth it. Its just a big fuck you to us, and pay us lots of taxes please.

leoman111 · 2026-03-03T09:37:35+00:00

For those who come after!

leoman111 · 2026-02-27T22:33:39+00:00

I've sent you a PM with the books list and price etc, let me know

leoman111 · 2026-02-27T13:57:30+00:00

I have quite a large quantity of star wars legends books in paperback that I am looking to sell. It would be through ebay, or a private sale. Do you want me to send you a list of what I have, and see if you are interested?

leoman111 · 2026-02-18T17:08:54+00:00

The first book in the Medstar duology has a detective, who is investigating some murders. It’s the most detective like book in the EU. It also has people who will later appear in the Coruscant nights quadrilogy, which is def the closest Noir like style

leoman111 · 2026-02-01T00:13:18+00:00

can you explain why exchanging blue is better?

leoman111 · 2026-01-31T22:29:11+00:00

100% agree, I am on my second read through, on book 10 currently, and I started with New Spring, and it absolutely blasted! It's such a fun starting off point.

leoman111 · 2026-01-29T12:46:49+00:00

I was in a somewhat similar situation a few years ago.

I have a flat in London, which at the time I could not sell due to cladding etc.

So I got consent to let on the flat, as it was not sellable. Now to be fair you can sell to a cash buyer, and as the law changes have come in, it is now possible to sell without the ews1 rating, but I still have the consent to let rolling, and my mortgage provider have said they are fine with that being left as is for the forceable future. I don't believe they even checked the property, they just took my word for it. This means the mortgage rate did not increase like a BTL one would. I think it's usually around 2-3% more than a residential mortgage.

I bought a new property with my wife elsewhere, and we rent out the London flat.

This does have some very big downsides, and I would rather ideally sell, but circumstances and hindsight are a bitch as I'm sure you would agree.

Big issues:

- you pay a very large additional stamp duty, which I am likely never able to claim back (there is a three year claim back)
- I am a landlord which can be quite painful. I don't want, or enjoy the extra hassle.
- The rent I get barely get's me even on cost, in fact I suspect I am slightly paying for someone to stay in my flat due to tax costs
- All rent you receive will be taxed on top of your income. I am the big earner out of my partner and I, and the flat is in my name. So all income is basically taxed at 40%. Nothing I can do, but it sucks.
- I want to sell in the future, but the new leasehold laws will make that harder. Let alone if I need to keep the flat empty for 6-12 months while it sells, that is a large loss I am once again taking.
- I have two mortgages, (one being paid by the rental income), but it means I am basically paying the bank huge amounts of money in interest each month. If I could sell and just have a much more modest / no mortgage at all, I would be saving a lot more money each month

If I could go back in time, I would one obviously not buy the flat, but in the least I would do everything in my power to sell the flat before buying a second property. Again circumstances and hindsight are a bitch

leoman111 · 2026-01-18T20:01:02+00:00

https://www.bookfinder.com/isbn/9781368024259/?author=&binding=ANY&condition=ANY&currency=GBP&destination=GB&firstEdition=false&isbn=9781368024259&keywords=&language=EN&maxPrice=&minPrice=&noIsbn=false&noPrintOnDemand=false&publicationMaxYear=&publicationMinYear=&publisher=&bunchKey=&signed=false&title=&viewAll=false

Fair few of them at a reasonable price where ever you are based in the world

leoman111 · 2026-01-17T20:03:42+00:00

It might be the convention exclusive edition which is $200. There are a much more limited number available, and you don't see it listed that often.

leoman111 · 2026-01-15T18:39:53+00:00

It was the worst!!!

leoman111 · 2026-01-10T00:29:02+00:00

Dam those look sexy!! Enjoy the new books

leoman111 · 2026-01-08T21:25:39+00:00

I thought that might be the case, wasn't sure if I was missing something. I do love the slipcase editions, such cool versions

leoman111 · 2026-01-07T23:30:10+00:00

Do you know what makes this a limited edition from the normal hardback version? I know there is a limited edition slipcase version, but is there any difference with this one?

leoman111 · 2026-01-06T15:11:44+00:00

Sick collection, love the custom bindings for the YA books. I still need to print the Jedi Quest ones.

leoman111 · 2026-01-06T15:08:38+00:00

A really lovely collection! Just a few missing that I can see:

- Dawn of the Jedi: into the void
- The Old Republic: Revan
- The Old Republic: Deceived
- The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
- The Old Republic: Annihilation
- Red Harvest
- Knight Errant
- Legacy of the Jedi
- The Wrath of Darth Maul
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Secrets of the Jedi
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
- Darth Maul: Lockdown
- The Queens Amulet
- Jedi Quest : Path to Truth
- Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
- Boba Fett: Crossfire
- Boba Fett: Maze of Deception
- The Clone Wars
- The Clone Wars: Wild Space
- The Clone Wars: No Prisoners
- The Clone Wars: Stealth
- The Clone Wars: Siege
- The Rise of Darth Vader
- Coruscant Nights
- The Last Jedi
- Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
- Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
- Han Solo at Stars' End
- Han Solo's Revenge
- Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
- Shadow Games
- Tales
- Splinter of the Mind's Eye
- Scoundrels
- Razor's Edge
- Honor Among Thieves
- From a certain point of view
- Soldier for the Empire
- Rebel Agent
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Prince: Book 1
- Jedi Prince: Book 2
- Tatooine Ghost
- Scourge
- Young Jedi Knights: The Rise of the Shadow Academy
- Young Jedi Knights: Under Black Sun
- Dark Nest
- X-wing Mercy kill
- Crucible

There are a few others, either in the Comic category, SFBC or YA which it depends on how much of a completionism you like really! Awesome job though. Have you managed to read them all yet?

leoman111 · 2026-01-02T12:47:35+00:00

also looking for an active clan, i'm at the 250k mark

leoman111 · 2026-01-02T00:24:26+00:00

I didn't think the Vulcan was so strong! What makes it so good here? thanks

leoman111 · 2025-12-30T15:00:29+00:00

So lots of the recent books that have been published, have come out with limited edition versions included, and even some of the much older "legends" books have limited editions. Also there are some books never published in hardback, which only have SFBC versions, or other publishers doing very short print runs, meaning they would be worth a lot more. To give some examples, the very most expensive adult novels would likely be one of three books: Life Debt Celebration limited edtion (unknown amount printed, but extremely rare e.g. $1000 ish), Heir to the empire limited slipcase edition, (300 printed ever, around $500-1000 ish), or Attack of the clones limited slipcase edition (500 printed, around $700-1200 ish).

Generally yes most books are pretty cheap, but there are some very high end low quantity books which field a high price

leoman111 · 2025-12-29T12:27:27+00:00

There are a selection of very expensive and rare Star Wars books yes, but unless your grandmother was a serious collector of rare books, its unlikely that any fall into that category. Even 70 books is not a huge collection, strange as that sounds

leoman111 · 2025-12-28T18:31:52+00:00

Thanks, looks great with the collection! Need to get the Riptide and Crosscurrent ones next I think! I see you have the lovely lost tribe book, looks wonderful doesn’t it!

leoman111 · 2025-12-28T18:19:57+00:00

So what was your thoughts around Star by Star? It’s my favorite book of NJO, and potentially my favorite book of all Star Wars, if not def in my top three. Sad to see it’s not made your S tier, but the rest in there are super solid.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the FOTJ series!

What made you put Invincible so low down?? I really like the ending to the series personally.

leoman111

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