Value of Video Game magazines?

[Tank]

I guess this would go here? x_x

I was wondering, how much are the older video game magazines worth? How much would a first issue of Nintendo Power, EGM, Gamepro, etc. go for? Anyone have any specific prices?

[Sniderman]

Pretty much cover prices or less. To get collectible prices," you gotta go back further. Electronic Games, Blip, Diehard Gamefan, and such. Early Nintendo Powers may be worth a few bucks depending on the game. But anything SNES and later - zilcho.

[ClubNinja]

I collect Game Players and Sega Visions magazines. I have rarely paid more than a dollar each for them (shipped). The most I've spent on a single magazine was $3.20 shipped - some random Game Players with Sonic and Mega Man X on the cover. Basically, they're not worth too much (though, if you have either of the mentioned mags for sale, then you might have a cheap buyer here ).

[Cmosfm]

Basically, nothing, there worth more to collectors just for the simple fact that they are cool to have....although collectors themselves will rarely pay over a few bucks an issue.

and on that note...I collect Nintendo Power!

[EnemyZero]

Yeah I collect GameFan (best mag ever) , I have almost every issue from when I was a subscriber, and the ones I've bought otherwise ran me 1-3 bucks

[Tank]

I collect NP too!

I just wanted to know before I payed to much for one.

[TheRedEye]

Depends on whether or not they're professionally framed.

[Kroogah]

Depends on whether or not they're professionally framed.

ZING!

[YoshiM]

For NES+ era magazines, the first year's worth usually sells for more and then tapers off from there. EGM, NP and GamePro are regular items on eBay while Game Players and VG&CE is a rare thing to find there (so one may pay more for them).

[bb_hood]

I like to collect the older nintendo powers; I am trying to get all of the first 50 issues and strat guides. I am missing only around 15 of em. My advice would be to buy a big lot of them on ebay or something. You can sometimes get em really cheap, but shipping may be alot. I got like 25 issues for 20$ total; shipping cost about 10$.

Also, look around at local flea markets. These are the types of things that people consider to be total garbage and will sell dirt cheap.

[Aussie2B]

A couple months ago I bought 95 Nintendo Power issues for 50 bucks on eBay. I got lucky because the seller was in a nearby town, so shipping was just around 11 bucks. It was every issue from volume 10 to 100-something.

So yeah, most magazines aren't that valuable. I personally wouldn't recommend paying more than a buck per issue on Nintendo Power unless you're getting the issues from the first year.

[suppafly]

I´ve been trying to hunt down the premiere issue of NIntendo Power on Ebay. But so far no luck...it usually ends over 15-20 US.

I still need the 6 first issues of DP

[Push Upstairs]

I'm still trying to find some early issues of EGM ( SEE SIG )....of the few i've got i never paid more than a couple of bucks a piece for them.

I did win a 1st issue of GamePro off Ebay. I was happy untill i noticed it came out before the release of the Genesis and no information for the system

[Parodius]

I buy Edge magazines whenever I can on ebay. The older issues usually go for 3-5 pounds apiece($5-$8).

The tenth anniversary issues with the right cover(Metroid, Out Run, Street Fighter) have gone for 10-20 pounds each on ebay.

[Steven]

The older GameFan and EGM issues can cost a pretty penny.

The worst however is probably a lot of SEGA SATURN MAGAZINE (SSM). These high quality UK babies are hard to find (esp. an entire set, or majority)

Last year I won an auction for 29 of them for 225 dollars shipped.

Since, there hasn't been an auction for that much. Was it worth it? OH HELL YEAH.

[-hellvin-]

I love picking up old gaming magazines but won't pay more than 2 bucks a peice for em, and if it's info past the 16 bit age I usually don't buy em at all. I would love to have my old 16 bit gamepro issues back, but I haven't been able to find any old gamepros at all. I would also love to have sega visions, gamefan, and the older egms too someday =D.

[fennec fox]

Hello,

I love magazines to bits and not even I can really get myself to pay a great deal for any individual issue.

There are a great deal of rarities to be found -- location-based exclusives, E3/CES exclusives, mags meant for industry businessmen, the occasional regional mag (looks in the general direction of his stack of Newtype Gamers) -- but the demand isn't there for anything to be very expensive.

[THXII38]

I just paid £5 plus postage for Issue 1 of The Official Sautrn magazine, plus cover video.

Don't know if it was worth it, but I wanted to read it, so I stumped up the cash.,

[NE146]

I dunno man but I've seen Joystik mags go easily for 20-50 bucks an issue! Kind of makes you wanna sell....

I got every issue of EGM from the 80's on up (and even one issue when they were EGP)... but I don't think I'll be keeping it up. The boxes are friggin huge and heavy... and they've gone to such shit.

[rbudrick]

I've actually seen (in great condition) issue #1 of NP, Gamepro and EGM fetch in the $20 range, but if the condition sucks, forget it. The Issue 1 of EGM is good amount rarer than the other 2 tho.

-ROb