Playmobil Collector

[Bolingbroke]

Is this book worth buying? I'm trying to find pictures of its contents - like the Amazon 'Look Inside' facility, but I can't 

Does it list every set, and give a list of its contents, a la Playmodb?

[playmofire]

It is worth buying.  It lists, with a small picture of the box every set, year by year.  Not every set is necessarily there because Axel, the compiler, may not have been able to trace every set.  The book also lists licensed items, keyrings, puzzles and other Playmobil related items, including websites.  It does not list the parts for each set like playmoDB - it weighs 0.854kg already!

[shirona33]

Is this book worth buying? I'm trying to find pictures of its contents - like the Amazon 'Look Inside' facility, but I can't 

I bought the second edition and then also the third. If there'll be a fourth I'd also buy it!

Does it list every set,

Yes, each Set, any Country, all keychains, "Exklusive Set", marchandise products,.......

and give a list of its contents, a la Playmodb?

No, only a picture, date when it started to sell and scarcity value but not in Euro. One Klicky is not rare five klickys is very rare.

[shirona33]

Not every set is necessarily there because Axel, the compiler, may not have been able to trace every set. 

Okay, lets say, there is any set, which Axel was able to make a picture of it. Some sets he got pics from collector's who have it. I think, there would not be many sets which are missing!

[sbblabotw]

It doesn't have any of the 7000-series add-ons only available from DS, sadly. What is does have that PlaymoDB doesn't is a detailed chronology of when sets were released, and when their boxes were updated.  My copy is full of pencil notes pointing a set to its predecessor, successor or alternate version.

[Wolf Knight]

Its a great handbook to have!! Great manual!! Its certainly worth having!! I have both second and third edition!

[sweetking]

I have first and third releases. Interesting books, despite sometime too small images.

Really usefull to identify a set number and know the rarity of the set you've found on a flea market.

[Coyote]

I have the first edition.  I love it.  Read it all the time still.  I really need to get a newer one though.

[Bolingbroke]

What is does have that PlaymoDB doesn't is a detailed chronology of when sets were released, and when their boxes were updated. 

But the PM official site does give you a complete chronology of all the sets released before 2006, isn't that right?

[Elric]

I have only been accumulating playmobil for a year now and recently bought the third addition collector book.  It's worth every penny.