How do you price old newspapers with Baseball related articles ?

[doug.goodman]

Certainly random newspaper issues or pages with baseball content are worth virtually nothing (unless you get lucky and find the right buyer). It gets easier with large images or headlines as noted by SAllen2556, but even then prices are super cheap in comparison to cards with comparable ages.

With the occasional exception (like panoramic photos), I would argue that the bigger things are the cheaper they sell for, on average.

Doug "so size DOES matter?" Goodman


PS - for those of you who care, I believe the safest way to store larger items, particularly newspaper pages from the brittle era, is in a bag (like a comic book) and then in an Itoya profolio (the largest size they sell is 18 X 24). For centerfolds, it's possible to put the backing page in the middle and then fold it all the way over so as to be on the front and back of a single page sleeve, so both are viewable.

[GaryPassamonte]

Certain newspaper type images can sell for decent money. In fact, a Ruthcover identical to this one from 1916 is currently at $3700 without the BP in Heritage's auction. The auction closes tonight so there may be more bids to come. Granted this may be the exception, but we're talking real money here.

[BeanTown]

Current price is 4800.00 and next bid will take it to 5k. So much for newspapers flying under the radar. What’s left to collect for nice old pre war baseball items? Letterheads?

Update... Just closed at 9,900.00. Looks like the Dewey beats Truman paper has company!

[GaryPassamonte]

I'd like to meet the under bidder.

[Republicaninmass]

well that one. These Ruth cover mid-week pictorials have been circulating forever, and never worth more than a few hundred, intact and in great shape. I believe I barely sold mine 25 years later for what I paid. A loss after inflation!