Buying old Classic Car mags
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I know this has been discussed on here before at some point. Having a browse on eBay at listings of old magazines, in particular the popular magazines like PC and C&SCs, as well as lots of club magazines, which aren't pub!locations sold to newsavents, it's baffling the sellers wanting what is basically a ripoff for an old magazine. Not as a few of quid matters much, it's the bloody postage they slap on them. 1 magazine that's listed for £2.99 and the cheeky sods have put £8 for postage. How does it cost that much to post a magazine that weighs hardly anytbing?. Where do they come up with those costs?. So 11 quid for a 1990s kiddie of Classic and Sports Car? lol.
No wonder they never sell.
No wonder they never sell.
If people want a particular issue for some reason then they might pony up the cash so that's probably what they are angling for. Best place for magazines I saw is http://magazineexchange.co.uk/cw/
Or just find someone with a metric ton to get rid of, take it off their hands for free/next to nothing, take out the ones you need and bin the rest.
Or do what I do and keep them all whether you have already got the edition or not.
BTW, For sale - hundreds of old classic car magazines. Will split...
Or just find someone with a metric ton to get rid of, take it off their hands for free/next to nothing, take out the ones you need and bin the rest.
Or do what I do and keep them all whether you have already got the edition or not.
BTW, For sale - hundreds of old classic car magazines. Will split...
I list a few classic & sportswear mags on eBay now & again but struggle to sell them. Postage is typically £1.74 depending on weight and I tend to get 99p per mag.
My listed copies are duplicated bought as job lots to get missing issues.
Seems to me like eBay is becoming a thing of the past.
My listed copies are duplicated bought as job lots to get missing issues.
Seems to me like eBay is becoming a thing of the past.
£1.75 sounds about right I would imagine. I would happily pay that plus the listing price for one magazine, but not the £8 or more postage cost a lot of people are adding to their listings (and that's just one magazine).
I don't know people sell those club magazines that you only receive when member of a,specific car club, ie Jaguar Enthusiasts and E-Type Club. People will try and sell anything.
There was one old magazine site I came across the other which was just ridiculous. Not just classic cars but old issues of TV guides going back to the 60s (some obviously rare mags). A lot of em listed from £25 up to £70.
I don't know people sell those club magazines that you only receive when member of a,specific car club, ie Jaguar Enthusiasts and E-Type Club. People will try and sell anything.
There was one old magazine site I came across the other which was just ridiculous. Not just classic cars but old issues of TV guides going back to the 60s (some obviously rare mags). A lot of em listed from £25 up to £70.
One wall of my office is only magazines and programmes and auction catalogues. I have Autocar weekly from 1954 to 1977, I have 30 years of Motor Sport, and the lot is worth the square root of you know what. I can't give it away, and there is I guess about half a ton involved. But finally, I think I have found someone who will take it on when I am gone - hopefully.
A mate of mine was getting rid of piles of old car magazines - 60s and some 70s stuff - and even though I've got loads of car magazines, I foolishly said "Don't throw them out, let me have them." My intention was to have a quick look through then bin whatever wasn't interesting. Still got them, in the way in the shed now. I already had a problem with too many magazines and an inability to bin them.
The trouble is, they're just a bit too nice, especially nowadays. There's nothing quite like a nice glossy copy of Octane (before it went dull), or even something like Architectural Digest or National Geographic. I know I can probably get more information (and moving pictures) on the net, but it's not the same somehow.
I joined that magazine exchange site with the intention of getting rid of some, on the basis that a free listing was worth a try, I must get around to doing that.
The trouble is, they're just a bit too nice, especially nowadays. There's nothing quite like a nice glossy copy of Octane (before it went dull), or even something like Architectural Digest or National Geographic. I know I can probably get more information (and moving pictures) on the net, but it's not the same somehow.
I joined that magazine exchange site with the intention of getting rid of some, on the basis that a free listing was worth a try, I must get around to doing that.
I used to be a serial collector...... once I bought 3500 old car magazines from someone, this ended up being several 5ft high piles in our dining room. I extracted the ones I wanted and sold the rest on as job lot on PH, even delivered them to a nice man with 2 Ferraris!!!
These days I hardly keep anything...........
These days I hardly keep anything...........
I gave mine away - 20+ years of C&SC and CC, complete. Tried selling on eBay. Might well be OK if you were willing to put the time in listing the cars featured in each edition (I wasn't) and were OK with them not selling for a long time (I wasn't as I wanted to clear the space).
After several appeals on here and else where, bloke came round and we kept putting them in until his boot wouldn't hold anymore. Skipped the rest.
I don't miss them. I think the internet has made them redundant. I kept them partly in case I was thinking of buying a car particular car in the future. I thought I could read a review in the magazine and possibly find a buyers guide and a list of specialists to talk to. Nowadays I'd get all that information from Google, without having to flick through hundreds of magazines to find it. When I did look things up in the classic magazines, a lot of the information was out of date. Values changed, obviously but so do specialists and unobtainable parts.
However, I do like to occasionally refer to my collection of Car Magazine, as it is interesting to see how a car I'm considering buying as a "classic" or "future classic" was thought of in the day.
After several appeals on here and else where, bloke came round and we kept putting them in until his boot wouldn't hold anymore. Skipped the rest.
I don't miss them. I think the internet has made them redundant. I kept them partly in case I was thinking of buying a car particular car in the future. I thought I could read a review in the magazine and possibly find a buyers guide and a list of specialists to talk to. Nowadays I'd get all that information from Google, without having to flick through hundreds of magazines to find it. When I did look things up in the classic magazines, a lot of the information was out of date. Values changed, obviously but so do specialists and unobtainable parts.
However, I do like to occasionally refer to my collection of Car Magazine, as it is interesting to see how a car I'm considering buying as a "classic" or "future classic" was thought of in the day.
Norfolkandchance said:
Trevor555 said:
I saw a first edition of Modern Classics on Ebay for £50
I guess some people will pay if they want a whole set?
Did it sell? I guess some people will pay if they want a whole set?
I just looked on completed listings but I guess it was too long ago.
One ended listing for issues one and two made £26
Small world, I'm just wondering what to do with some random issues of Evo. I've got 14, the latest being issue 135.
I also have every Octane from number 4 to number 15.
Would they have any value?
I don't have anywhere to keep them, but just can't bring myself to stick them in the recycling bin!
I also have every Octane from number 4 to number 15.
Would they have any value?
I don't have anywhere to keep them, but just can't bring myself to stick them in the recycling bin!
Trevor555 said:
I saw a first edition of Modern Classics on Ebay for £50
I guess some people will pay if they want a whole set?
I was having a clear out of magazines and came across Issue 1 of 'Petrolhead'. Stuck it on eBay and got £90 for it! But that's the exception, usually the profit margin is not worth the walk to the post office. I've got a full set of 'On Four Wheels' partwork from the 1970s, and 'The Car' from the 1980s, and god knows why I keep them; I never read them and they're worthless.I guess some people will pay if they want a whole set?
Postage on eBay does not attract commission, whereas the sale price generally does. So items often get sold for next to nothing but with an expensive postage slapped on. The seller can charge what they like for postage, so many will make a decent profit just from that. At least that's how I understand it.
BTW, I have every copy of Classic & Sportscar, including the first ever from April 1982. That cost 75p. It's £5.80 a month now I think (not sure, been on subscription for decades). 37 years x 12 copies p.a + 2019 to date (10) = 454 magazines, by my reckoning
BTW, I have every copy of Classic & Sportscar, including the first ever from April 1982. That cost 75p. It's £5.80 a month now I think (not sure, been on subscription for decades). 37 years x 12 copies p.a + 2019 to date (10) = 454 magazines, by my reckoning
I have the first several years of Classic Car/T&CC, including the very first issue (1973) which I seem to remember being valued at a couple of hundred pounds within the first year. So I kept them all thinking they'd be worth something in years to come. Still waiting, but at least they're proving that the roof trusses are strong enough.
Lily the Pink said:
I have the first several years of Classic Car/T&CC, including the very first issue (1973) which I seem to remember being valued at a couple of hundred pounds within the first year. So I kept them all thinking they'd be worth something in years to come. Still waiting, but at least they're proving that the roof trusses are strong enough.
Much the same except I had my five year's worth bound so I could have 'em on bookshelves where they'd be more accessable than in the loft!Unlike Motor Sport I have hardly ever referred to Classic Car/T&CC, and I do recall being a bit critical of its historical accuracy.
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