a cool find is there a market for ?

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Posted By: tom mcconnell

i found several whole detroit news sports sections complete from yrs 1942,45.47. thru 1948.49 many front page articles from the likes of ted williams ,joe d and of course hank greenberg.one has an aticle of john mcgraw and shows a pic of his 206 card just wondering if there is a market for that kind of stuff ty for reading. i guess theres a market for everything

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Posted By: jay behrens

real iffy market. If you happen to hit the right person you could make some money, but even historically significant newspapers seldom command large prices. Sporting New and Sporting Life are a tough enough market, these are even tougher sells.

Jay

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Posted By: runscott

That year the Atlantics went 17-0 and this was a huge game. I was thinking it would go good with a Harpers Nov, 1865 "Atlantics" woodcut. But as far as investment value, it's probably not much of one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1583803657

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Posted By: warshawlaw

Why not offer them to libertyforall? Better yet, cut out the pics yourself and sell them on ebay in holders to the yahoos who are buying the other crapola.

Ooh, I feel so bad.

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Posted By: tom mcconnell

to warshawlaw what you suggested was rude and childish you dont even know me .all i wanted was to share my find and get feedback

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Posted By: MW

Tom --

Despite the fact that you recently purchased the following eBay item -- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=975341729 -- we all know that you're a valuable member of the vintage community.

That being said, I really don't think Adam meant it like that. Rather, his post was a sarcastic commentary on the state of the pre-WWII graded card categories on eBay. Also, from a practical standpoint, Adam is absolutely right. In the scissor-happy hands of "libertyforall," your discovery would be worth perhaps thousands of dollars per item.

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Posted By: runscott

Fortunately there's not enough margin for libertyforall to buy and then cut up Harper's woodcuts.

I've bought women's swimsuits on ebay also (back when I ...sniff,sniff...had a woman)

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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.

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Posted By: MW

Scott --

That's 2-Piece SWEATSUIT, not swimsuit...check out the pic and savor its rich sartorial splendor (really, Tom, I'm only teasing. After Thanksgiving, I'll need one too!)

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Posted By: MW

Tom --

Another use would be for computer images and interesting/unique pictures for websites and in eBay listings.

Irrespective of David's suggestion, 20th century newspapers and sports sections generally do not have very much appeal or value. Notable exceptions would be "hometown" papers chronicling famous events and special World Series editions featuring pictures of all the players. Editions with prominent articles and images of Ruth, Cobb, and Gehrig also have some value but generally do not sell for any more than several hundred each (at most). However, on occasion, old paper collectibles CAN have a great deal of entomological value.

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Posted By: jeff s

>However, on occasion, old paper collectibles CAN have a great deal of entomological value<

you mean they help you with your study of insects?

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Posted By: tom mcconnell

mw why did u only mention one item i buy several items on ebay that doesnt mean i know nothing of pre war baseball i own a complete 41 playball set and have several m116 sporting life and afew tango egg and all 4 206 cobbs so i my not be an expert like you but i share the same love for pre war cards as yourself

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Posted By: MW

I was only kidding, Tom. Like I wrote above, I consider you to be a valuable member of the vintage community.

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Posted By: tom mcconnell

mw why did u only mention one item i buy several items on ebay that doesnt mean i know nothing of pre war baseball i own a complete 41 playball set and have several m116 sporting life and afew tango egg and all 4 206 cobbs so i my not be an expert like you but i share the same love for pre war cards as yourself

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

I should think--if they're in good shape--they would be of interest to people whose collections focus on the people mentioned in the sports sections.

A Blacksox newspaper will net you quite a tidy sum.

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

I'm real fond of my Harper's woodcuts, and think they're way undervalued. I buy acid free board, Mylar and acid free tape and make pockets for them...

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Posted By: runscott

I just thought it might look good with the corresponding Harper's woodcut. The other problem with complete newspapers is how to mat the article without screwing up the rest of the paper - usually can't be done, but sometimes you get lucky. That's why I prefer to buy papers that are already trashed except for the picture or article that I'm interested in.

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Posted By: runscott

If so, I've got several 1910 SL articles about his Kansas City Billiard Parlor scandal - I can send you scans.

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Posted By: Tom

push the Jewish angle on the Greenberg newspapers as many people collect on that theme............