Just wondering, partly as a result of being a sports card collector in my youth, if certain magazines have high value/demand that anyone's familiar with. I know cover photos of stars are often coveted, but was more curious about 1. race reports of a top-level driver's first win and 2. race reports/season reviews of pre-F1 series - F3, F3000...i.e. Schumacher/Hakkinen stories in 1990, Senna in 1982-83, etc. Kind of the equivalent of the "rookie" or minor league cards for baseball, football, and other sports which are highly prized by collectors.
A specialized market to be sure, and probably not so big in the U.S. for F1 stars.
Seems as good a place as any to ask the same about the annuals - for example which historic Autocourses have had the highest demand - how big a difference does a Senna or other well-known WDC (or a famous/infamous season) make, and does having photos/detail of the big names before they made their F1 debut make them more in demand.
Full Version: Collector value of racing magazines/race reports
I've no idea about these items in particular but as a general rule the ones that are less popular when they first come out are harder to find and therefore more valuable in the long term.
With old (e.g. 50s/60s, single issues) magazines it is unusual for any particular issue (apart from the first, and sometimes last, issues) to be more expensive than another - e.g. you will see a pile of magazines and they will be £x each.
Don't know if that helps
With old (e.g. 50s/60s, single issues) magazines it is unusual for any particular issue (apart from the first, and sometimes last, issues) to be more expensive than another - e.g. you will see a pile of magazines and they will be £x each.
Don't know if that helps
One year the print run for Autocourse was seriously damaged by water (can't remember whether it was rain or a flood) consequently its rare and sells at a premium.
I don't think who was champion, or who made his debut has much effect on the current selling price for an annual. Mostly the market is made up of people trying to accumulate a complete set. The same applies to magazines, except for a couple of exceptions - the original 1955 Motor Sport carrying DSJ's Mille Miglia report and the Autosport with Innes Ireland's Jim Clark obituary come to mind.
If you want to value something you have, take a look at e-bay or a site like Abe's books or Amazon
I don't think who was champion, or who made his debut has much effect on the current selling price for an annual. Mostly the market is made up of people trying to accumulate a complete set. The same applies to magazines, except for a couple of exceptions - the original 1955 Motor Sport carrying DSJ's Mille Miglia report and the Autosport with Innes Ireland's Jim Clark obituary come to mind.
If you want to value something you have, take a look at e-bay or a site like Abe's books or Amazon
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