What to do with old video game magazines

[alexkidd2000]

So I have a few boxes of old video game magazines. Mostly EGM, Gamefan, Next Generation and Gamepro. I don't have the room for them anymore. I tried to take them to recycling but I just couldn't accept that they would be shredded up. I spent soooo much money on these damn things its hard to just destroy them. Any thoughts?

[Cryomancer]

donate them to someone would will scan them. retromags should be full of people who would love to have them.

[Gameguy]

Or you could sell them, I'm pretty sure people collect magazines too. It would be a waste to throw them out.

[MASTERWEEDO]

you could donate them to me

[Trebuken]

Yeah, I buy plenty of older mags on ebay. Prices are random. Sometimes you can get a bunch, sometimes nothing. Next Generation MIGHT get you some money, EGM's if they are olde enough will definitely. I don't know much about GameFan but if you list them I'd give you a bide since I have none...

Shipping can be expensive. I prefer large lots myself even if I know I am getting duplicates...

[Steven]

I don't know much about GameFan


GameFan, particularly the first two years of the brand, can go for a pretty penny. The earlier issues can hit $10-$15 an issue. A lot of people are now mid-20/30 somethings who have fond childhood memories of flipping through GameFan in the early-mid '90s plus combined with their scarity make them go for a pretty penny.

[alexkidd2000]

Yeah, I buy plenty of older mags on ebay. Prices are random. Sometimes you can get a bunch, sometimes nothing. Next Generation MIGHT get you some money, EGM's if they are olde enough will definitely. I don't know much about GameFan but if you list them I'd give you a bide since I have none...

Shipping can be expensive. I prefer large lots myself even if I know I am getting duplicates...

Ya it really sucks I had one box of about 60 or so egm mags from 1991 to about 1996 but mice got into that box and chewed them to shreds. Stupid parents garage..

[Kitsune Sniper]

People take old magazines and scan them?

I'd like to send some complete magazine sets I have to someone... I'd like to scan them, but I'll never have the time to do so. Who do I contact?

[brykasch]

I just scan the ads myself but I know others that do the whole magazines. But yes gamefans are always in demand and older nintendo powers.

[NoahsMyBro]

Back in Fall '98 I traded my entire collection of old videogame magazines to somebody in Missouri (I think) for a modded Playstation with controllers, a handful of burned games, a Vectrex and 1 controller, and a Vectrex multicart.

The collection included every issue of the original Electronic Games (from before they folded, and years later started up again), along with a scattering of other videogame mags from the 80's. I think there were 46 EGMs, and 15 other mags, for a total of 61 magazines.

So you might find a worthwhile trade for the collection.

Good luck.

[Trebuken]

People take old magazines and scan them?

I'd like to send some complete magazine sets I have to someone... I'd like to scan them, but I'll never have the time to do so. Who do I contact?

http://www.retromags.com/forums/index.php?act=uportal

This is the site he mentioned...

[The 1 2 P]

Sell them on ebay or here in the forums.

[cyberfluxor]

http://www.retromags.com/forums/index.php?act=uportal

This is the site he mentioned...

Bookmarked.

I like the older game magazines along with what mags like RetroGamer do. Is there a website or community devoted to a database of game advertisements from comic books?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Bookmarked.

I like the older game magazines along with what mags like RetroGamer do. Is there a website or community devoted to a database of game advertisements from comic books?

There WAS one guy who worked with The Video Game Museum. He had hundreds if not thousands of scans on his website...

http://gamescanner.org/
http://imageevent.com/gamescans

That's the guy.