Magazines & Grading

[switcher7]

IMO, SPORT was the best magazine from 1946-1970. The articles and photos (especially the Ozzie Sweet photos) are outstanding. I have a complete run of the 1st 25 years of SPORT, all newstand issues, mostly nm-mint. I have many duplicates as I am am ridiculously picky and was constantly upgrading. I set up at card shows and am finding that magazines are a really hard sell.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Very cool on the SPORT run. If I wasn't so dialed into building baseball card sets, I would do a run like that myself, at least of the baseball-oriented covers.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by switcher7

IMO, SPORT was the best magazine from 1946-1970. The articles and photos (especially the Ozzie Sweet photos) are outstanding. I have a complete run of the 1st 25 years of SPORT, all newstand issues, mostly nm-mint. I have many duplicates as I am am ridiculously picky and was constantly upgrading. I set up at card shows and am finding that magazines are a really hard sell.

Do you get them graded before trying to sell? Seems like a lot of the new collectors with all the money coming into the hobby are into the graded stuff.

[switcher7]

No, and I don't grade my cards either. I Have sold numerous cards to dealers at prices I'm satisfied with and let them pay the money to exact a premium. Biased? I guess.

[TUM301]

Always been a fan, nice niche for vintage items on a budget. Couple of my favorites enclosed. 1940`s Detective Mag./ with great 4 page B Sox W Series article. by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr 10/4/1919 Collier`s Magazine featuring B Sox World Series by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr1927 Mid Week Pic. with "Babe Comes Home" article by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr

[switcher7]

Further thoughts about graded magazines - When I buy or sell magazines, I make sure that there are no missing pages, writing, or cutouts. SPORT magazines quite often are missing the beautiful color portraits. If a magazine is slabbed, how can you be sure that that is the case? If you can't be sure, how can you justify paying a premium? Also, some people actually enjoy reading the articles and old advertisements.

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by switcher7

Further thoughts about graded magazines - When I buy or sell magazines, I make sure that there are no missing pages, writing, or cutouts. SPORT magazines quite often are missing the beautiful color portraits. If a magazine is slabbed, how can you be sure that that is the case? If you can't be sure, how can you justify paying a premium? Also, some people actually enjoy reading the articles and old advertisements.

I think many who collect graded publications, like magazines and comics, do so with an eye toward the investment end rather than for the enjoyment of the publication itself. People who want to read and enjoy the books would either buy ungraded or perhaps a second, lesser condition copy, to enjoy.

Edit: while, I am not 100% sure, my assumption is that part of the grading process would include evaluating the condition of the inner page, including making sure the publication is complete.

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