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Posted By: David

Tom,. I think the value to a Detroit sports historian would depend on the scope and depth of the articles and statistics. If a historian/collector thought there was interesting and not-found elsewhere information, he or she may pay a decent price .... One reason that the old Reach and Spalding guides sell well-- other than they are interesting illustrated collectables--, is that the wealth of information is incredible ... However, 20th century newspaper in general don't sell particularly well these days. Whether or not old newspaper are getting a raw deal, I don't know.

I once read a 1910 Sporting Life (which are as brittle as Joe Namath's knees at 7 am), and when I was finished and stood up, it looked like it had snowed all over the rug.