Sports Collectors Digest, What a sad magazine that is

[keithsky]

Yea Jay I think it was almost 200 pages come to think of it. How great was that. Took all week to read it.

[barrysloate]

Actually at its peak around 1990 it was often over 400 pages.

[Brian Van Horn]

I still have back issues from the early and mid-1990s.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

I still have back issues from the early and mid-1990s.

Brian,
I am with you. For sme odd reason I saved every issue from my subscription
from about mid-'85 through June of 2007.

Jeff

[Rich Klein]

However; for some reason I love all the auction catalogs. I only need a few to feel complete in what I want to own.

Those are the "Wolfers (sic)" auctions run by the guy in San Fransisco (Garrett I think was his last name, who later completed suicide) and the Copeland auction catalog. I could also use a Topps auction catalog from 89 and mebbe a few others.

My good friend Bobby Plapinger; sent me a bunch recently for postage. Those have been fun to read and go through

Rich

[slidekellyslide]

Even back in the day the SCD may have been 400 pages, but 300 of those were dealer listings for 1987 Mike Aldrete rookie cards for 50 cents each. It's not as if the SCD was ever filled with advertisements for prewar cards.

[Brian Van Horn]

Dan,

It wasn't filled with advertisements for Pre-WWII, but every issue had pages that did have Pre-WWII and I used to make at least two pickups every week during its prime. I used to love seeing what David Festberg, Kevin Savage (who still advertises in the SCD) and Pat Quinn had to offer.

[fkw]

Internet has killed many magazines and especially newspaper sales IMO

same with shows, eBay has killed shows and card shops too. Why sell to a 50 miles radius when you can sell to the world.

Its a new world now! You can live offgrid on a volcano on a 14 mile muddy road without a mailbox (or address), 2000 miles from the nearest show and still collect/talk cards every day with people all over the world .

PS
I loved those old SCD double issues with extra auctions supplements (remember Teletrade). It was so big.... They had to make 2 separate issues wrapped in plastic back then. And werent they weekly back then too??
I used to take out tiny ads in the back and that was the only way I sold stuff back then. Wow I feel old