Why is it worth keeping old magazines?
It really varies by individual collector. When I prepare a magazine for sale I always make mention of the cover subject and/or artist and detail the inside contents as best I can. I especially concentrate on fiction writers and historical/pop culture subjects of articles. Some people buy issues exclusively for the advertising inside. Other customers have been relatives or descendants of the artists, writers, or celebrities of the day who are covered inside. I’d say that when I’m putting together a listing for sale now, my favorite finds would be early fiction or articles from famous writers. You never know what you might find when you start going through an issue. What do you find motivates certain people to collect certain magazines and not others? I don’t mean this to have a negative connotation because it’s how I think of myself, but I kind of think of it as a pack-rat mentality. I love old stuff and it kills me to throw anything away. My eBay ID, things-and-other-stuff, is meant to
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