It is now over 35 years since I brought my first car magazine. It was a copy of Motor with a road test of either a Ferrari or a Lamborghini (the e model being lost in the mists of time). The main car magazines I remember at that time were Autocar, Motor, Car Mechanics, Car & Car Conversions and Custom Car. The choice was far less then than the vast array seen in W H Smiths these days although I imagine sales of individual titles are far less. I digress.
Over the years I have built up a fair collection of magazines but SWMBO has said the majority have to go. Quite a number have gone over the years as I decided no one was particularly interested in a 6,000 mile Cortina Service, etc. and another batch fell victim to a leaky shed roof. The thing is what should I do? The easiest would be to take them to the re-cycling bank. Or is there a market for any of them. Basically there are no complete volumes as my tastes have altered over the years and changes of editorship/ownership have changed a magazines style making me look elsewhere. It seems a shame to throw them out but to sort and E-bay them seems like a lot of effort for what could be scant reward.
What have others done in this situation? SWMBO has given me three months!
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An autojumble would be a best bet, to sell automobilia, at least there's a better market for those looking for old copies of motoring magazines.
Anyone agree?
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Ebay would be my choice, you will obviously have to sort into batches, but this could be just a pile of each magazine title, then just put 50,60,100 copies from xx year to xx year, just make sure you state they arent a complete set.
Then weigh the pile (plus any packaging as a guess), go on the royal mail website to work out how much it will cost to post.
This will most likely get rid of them, however there is always the chance they will be bought for a pittance (have a look at Completed Items for Car Mags on Ebay) by someone who is willing to spend some time sorting through them and picking out the ones that could sell for the same as the whole pile but thats the chance you take, depends if you just want shot of them or want them to go to a good home.
If you definitely want them to go to an enthusiast then the Autojumble option is the best bet.
Or you cold give then to me and I'll flog them on Ebay and hope they wil pay the impending £60 speeding fine :-)
CBG
Edited by corblimeyguvnar{P} on 13/04/2008 at 00:55
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if you want to get rid of it i am intrested in aquiring your magazines
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Try your local Freecycle.. someone will take them away for you.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I had a look on E-Bay a few times today. There were plenty of magazines but the prices seemed low and bidding minimal. Might give a few a try and see what happens but not hopeful. Autojumbles at local classic car shows seem to have all but disappeared. One autojumbler told me it was far easier to have punters bidding aginst each other rather than have one person trying to knock him down. I am ex-Freecycle as I tried it once and the local group seemed to generate an endless flood of e-mails.
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If you do have a go on Ebay put the names of the motors that are featured in the mags, in particular the more obsquire/popular/flash ones.
I sold a some Motorsport mags a few years ago and with a particular vehicle in the description I made a few pounds each.
Worth a try.
CBG
Edited by corblimeyguvnar{P} on 14/04/2008 at 21:07
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If you've got any Autocar road test annuals I might be interested.
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You could take them to my doctor's surgery - yours sound quite a bit newer than the dog-eared choice I saw there.
Seriously - perhaps there's a specialist classic car dealer/repairer close to you who'd sell them to his customers in return for £1 in the charity box. You might even get the chance to name the charity?
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