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[fbarrett]

Folks:

 

I'm appraising a large automotive library that is being donated to a museum, and I need to determine the value of a set of Motor Sport magazine, all issues from 1939 to 1970. 

 

Since the magazine has been digitized, and many collectors are disposing of their copies, values have declined. But we're in the U.S., where older Motor Sport back issues are more difficult to find, so values here are higher than they are in the U.K.

 

I've checked eBay and looked for classified ads, but comparables are tough to find.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Thanks,

 

Frank

Edited by fbarrett, Today, 05:53.

[cooper997]

If they are bound then perhaps they have a value, but if they are likely to be resold, bound or not then postage tends to kill things these days.

 

I was asked to rescue some car magazines earlier in the month. Bob said you can have all sorted on the floor and then opened 2 cupboards with MS and R&T. The MS far from complete had a 1940 issue the earliest. Cost - a bit of fuel and time.

 

If I was paying at a swap meet, maybe Aus$5 each for particular earlyish year copies to fill gaps (but then a deal if there were lots). But the demand isn't there anymore and unfortunately too much is being recycled. Particularly a family member with zero interest clearing things.

 

 

Stephen