1954 MR- any value?

[Anonymous]

I have some old issues of MR 1954, and later. Is their a collector market for these?

[1shado1]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mbvan5

I have some old issues of MR 1954, and later. Is their a collector market for these?

Not the last time I checked. But I'd check Ebay to be sure...[:D]

Jeff

[Big_Boy_4005]

I would say at most a few bucks per issue. I have a full set back to 1950, but I can't remember what I paid 10 years ago. The 50's aren't really in short supply, it's the 30's and 40's that are harder to get.

[CNJ831]

The 1950's issues of MR generally fetch around $1 to $5 , depending on actual content. As others have indicated, it's the pre-war copies that can bring a good return (orginal 1934-38 bound volumes can bring a couple of hundred dollars).

CNJ831

[ndbprr]

They are good to read for historical perspective on how much the hobby has changed but there is virtually no market. I could not get rid of a complete set back to the very first issue. The reason is the techniques and emphasis is much cruder and there is virtually no prototype distinction. Yet there is something very appealing about that era and lack of rivet counting.

[pcarrell]

NAWWWW, no value at all. Just send them to me and I'll take care of that problem for you!

[cacole]

We found out at our club, when we had hundreds of old issues of Model Railroader and several other magazines to get rid of, that no school or libarary wants old magazines of any type. We couldn't even give them away at our open houses. I couldn't give a personal collection of National Geographic going back 26 years to a school library, so everything was thrown into dumpsters.

Most people who expressed an interest in them via a forum of this type were unwilling to pay the postage to have them shipped, and expected me to not only give them the magazines for free, but to pay the postage as well.

[Anonymous]

I took all my old MR's and sliced and diced and took out articles I couldn't live without and scanned them into my computer. People were saying I should take them to a library, etc.

Nobody wants them.

I figure recycling is the next best thing - hopefully this saves a bit of wear and tear on nature.

Funny thing - with ebay. I think it's giving a lot of people reality checks about the worth of their junk that they think is worth something.

As a kid, everyone said, "keep all your Star Wars toys... they'll be worth a lot of money...".

Enter Ebay. Nothing is worth much unless it's in the original packaging, totally perfect, etc. Ummm, let's see, when I was 10, I don't think I left any of my toys in the packaging...

[ereimer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CARRfan

I took all my old MR's and sliced and diced and took out articles I couldn't live without and scanned them into my computer.

i do the 'slice and dice' thing with old magazines too , but i'm not sure i see the value of scanning them . do you keep them organized in some special way ?

[Anonymous]

There is value in the information that might be contained in the magazines.

I value them because they might be useful for a project or two. But there isnt any real monetary value to them in my eyes.

Now if the orginal magazine can be scanned and placed on the net or CD's for others to acquire for either a fee or reference use.. it might help encourage our younger viewers to appreciate the likes of John Allen and others who have shown us what was possible in the early years.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ereimer

QUOTE: Originally posted by CARRfan

I took all my old MR's and sliced and diced and took out articles I couldn't live without and scanned them into my computer.

i do the 'slice and dice' thing with old magazines too , but i'm not sure i see the value of scanning them . do you keep them organized in some special way ?

Yes, they're catagorized in a way that's easy for me to find them. All the Utah Belt articles are in one directory, whether they came from GMR, regular issues, etc.

All Pelle Soeborg articles together, etc.

Any handlaying track articles are in one directory, with subdirectories for the individual articles, etc.

Part of the problem with just slicing and dicing is the fact that the end of one article could be on the front side of a page, with the beginning of another article on the back side of the page - then categorizing is difficult.

I did the same thing for a drumming magazine I used to subscribe to. I had every issue for 15 years, and it was getting silly. Now the issues are all catagorized exactly how I like them.

With new mags, I only scan articles I can't live without (usually subjects I'm attached to for sentimental reasons), then recycle the rest.

This cuts way down on junk around the house, that's for sure.

P.S. I take it back - Star Wars toys even in better condition than mine apparently aren't worth anything. Seriously, ebay is quite the reality check!