Category: Magazines

GoCollect Launches A Magazine Price Guide!

You’ve likely heard the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. But have you ever stopped to wonder what a thousand words is worth? To us at GoCollect, we feel it’s worth far more than financial value. We feel the printed word...

The Start of Smurfs: Where does Smurfing Come From?

Have you ever heard of the term Smurfing and wondered where it came from? Financial Definition Apparently, smurfing is the specific stage of structuring, a money laundering process that involves breaking up a large sum of money into smaller transactions in order to avoid...

Are Overstreet Price Guides Collectible Themselves?

There is a growing interest in whether the Overstreet Price Guides themselves hold collectible appeal. This article explores the answer to the question: Are Overstreet Price Guides collectible themselves? Historical Significance The...

Big First Issues in the July Heritage Pulp Auction

July’s Heritage Auctions Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction, ending on July 6 and 7, brings some of the most sought-after pulps to the market. Let’s take a look at some of the early action, adventure, sci-fi, and horror magazines that will be up for auction. First...

Wizard Magazine: Most Valuable Issues

Although Wizard Magazine published its last issue more than a decade ago, seeing an issue of Wizard Magazine still tugs on my heartstrings with nostalgia. Let's take a look at some of their most valuable issues. When the founders of Wizard Magazine published their first issue in...

Magazine Collecting 101 - State of the Hobby

Magazines have existed since shortly after the dawn of the printing press. Magazine collecting is more of a twentieth-century phenomenon that has waxed and waned over the years. As with comic books, some are worth top dollar while others are little more than back issue fodder. In...

Sports Illustrated – Identifying a Newsstand vs. Subscription (Not as Easy as it Seems)

Newsstand…GOOD. Mailing label…BAD. Easy enough, right? Well, it’s a little complicated. The grading of sports magazines, especially Sports Illustrated, continues to be a growing hobby in the realm of sports collectibles. A major component in the collectability of these items is the rarity of high-grade newsstand issues....

Sports Illustrated: The Most Valuable Covers

When considering sports collectibles, the first things that often come to mind are jerseys, cards, and autographed balls, but there is another niche category… Sports Illustrated magazines. The next time you go hunting for comic books in a garage sale and see a stack of magazines nearby,...