End of an era? SCD

[barrysloate]

SCD's heydey was of course the 1980's and 90's, and it is now well past its prime. I discontinued my subscription around 20 years ago, although I saw a copy last year. There are still timely articles in it but that is not what made it great. It was the ads, with all the great cards and memorabilia for sale. If you were fast you could pick up some amazing things, but you definitely had to be fast. The minute the issue arrived you had to drop what you were doing and scour the pages. People read the articles but few bought it for that reason.

And all newspapers have opinions, there is no such thing as a paper that only reports news. They have an editorial page for that reason. People read the newspaper that shares their view of the world. I have been reading the same paper daily for over fifty years, because it tells me what I want to hear. It also has the best damn crossword puzzle, which I finish every day, seven days a week.

[papalawrence]

My first post here, just joined today. My brother and I had a subscription to SCD back in the late 70s through the late 80s. Prior to that there was a much smaller version called The Sports Hobbyist that my bro and I picked up each month at a local grocery store. My first out of state purchase circa 1976 was a '54 Topps Kaline in ex cond for $6. The dealer sent me a note stating it sold out and instead he sent the same card but in vg cond along with a $1 return. Wish I'd have kept those old magazines. I did cut out an article about a t206 Wagner that sold for a whopping $1500 and taped that to a card holder folder. First packs I bought were in 1972, although I bought some chemtoy superballs before that.

[jerseygary]

So much for nostalgia... I signed up for an SCD subscription on August 31 and here it is 2 weeks later and I have heard nor received anything from them.

[Rich Klein]

It does take time, even today, for subs to be processed, please give them one month and then if you have not received any issues let them know

Rich

[jerseygary]

Will do, Rich.

[gzman]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

Will do, Rich.

I placed my new subscription order on August 24 through Amazon..received my first print copy in my mail box on 9/17...This is very good...esp since Amazon stated not to expect sub to start until November...and, you don't receive anything from them except for the magazine.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

It does take time, even today, for subs to be processed, please give them one month and then if you have not received any issues let them know

Rich

Why does, or should, it take a month to process a subscription? I never did get my 2 subscriptions a long time ago from Beckett. Both companies are a mess when it comes to print, if you ask me.

[jcmtiger]

John Stomman & his family started the SCD Magazine, they were located in Milan Michigan. I started my subscription in the early 70's, back then it was a great source for cards. Bought and sold many cards thru the magazine. When it was bought out it started downhill .

Joe

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Leon

Why does, or should, it take a month to process a subscription? I never did get my 2 subscriptions a long time ago from Beckett. Both companies are a mess when it comes to print, if you ask me.

Leon: When the Beckett sub people were in house it worked fine; once it was completely outsourced, then it was another issue.

I think F&W still does there in house but we do need patience.

And yes they should improve their on-line systems as I noted about my show calendar experiences

Rich

[RedsFan1941]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

So much for nostalgia... I signed up for an SCD subscription on August 31 and here it is 2 weeks later and I have heard nor received anything from them.

most print publications are on life support. your experience is totally unacceptable.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I was a subscriber from 1976 up until the late 1990's. At that point they were being sent 4th class media mail and I would often get two or three issues on the same day.

I went my post office to complain and was told but the local postmaster that they only sorted media mail when he could afford extra people to work through it. He told me that by law/rules he didn't have to deliver media mail by any certain date. By the time I received it everything I would call on was already sold.

During it's heyday I loved it and still have thick folders with articles on stuff I collected.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

It was the ads, with all the great cards and memorabilia for sale. If you were fast you could pick up some amazing things, but you definitely had to be fast. The minute the issue arrived you had to drop what you were doing and scour the pages.

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

I was a subscriber from 1976 up until the late 1990's. At that point they were being sent 4th class media mail and I would often get two or three issues on the same day.

I went my post office to complain and was told but the local postmaster that they only sorted media mail when he could afford extra people to work through it. He told me that by law/rules he didn't have to deliver media mail by any certain date. By the time I received it everything I would call on was already sold.

Hence the option to pay more for expedited delivery.