Any magazine experts?

bigfatcat · 08-26-2006, 03:09 PM

Hey,
I just realized I have two of Sports Illustrated's 1st ever issue...from '54 with Ed Mathews on the cover. Both look like they've never been read, and the baseball card pages are brand new looking, as sre the entire magazines. I'm just curious what, if anything, might be the monetary value of these things.
Thank-you very much,
Mark

Eric · 08-26-2006, 09:28 PM

Send me the issues and I'll let you know.

KC · 08-26-2006, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfatcat

Hey,
I just realized I have two of Sports Illustrated's 1st ever issue...from '54 with Ed Mathews on the cover. Both look like they've never been read, and the baseball card pages are brand new looking, as sre the entire magazines. I'm just curious what, if anything, might be the monetary value of these things.
Thank-you very much,
Mark

You're kidding, right?

No sure how valuable, but I remember reading about that issue back in 87, when I started collecting cards. They were rare then.

bigfatcat · 08-26-2006, 10:07 PM

no, not kidding. just have no idea...and too lazy to drive to a card/magazine shop.

Eric · 08-26-2006, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfatcat

no, not kidding. just have no idea...and too lazy to drive to a card/magazine shop.

Have you tried looking at completed auctions on Ebay?

bigfatcat · 08-27-2006, 09:43 AM

Eric, That's a good idea...but I've already sent the magazines to your house for you to check them out. Please be sure to return them, and try not to crinkle the pages.

I'd do the E-Bay check, but I have no idea how to navigate E-Bay. I'm not looking to sell them, don't need cash and I'll just keep them for my baby to have when he grows up...I was just hoping maybe there is a dealer out there that knows their (aprox.) value. Can't imagine it's very much...they're just magazines.

Mark

KC · 08-27-2006, 02:36 PM

Here ya go... but, I think $50 is kinda low.

Russ · 08-27-2006, 02:46 PM

Did you see the buy it now for $300 on ebay? That's probably closer to accurate.

J_CROCE · 08-28-2006, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfatcat

Hey,
I just realized I have two of Sports Illustrated's 1st ever issue...from '54 with Ed Mathews on the cover. Both look like they've never been read, and the baseball card pages are brand new looking, as sre the entire magazines. I'm just curious what, if anything, might be the monetary value of these things.
Thank-you very much,
Mark

They may be re-prints.

bigfatcat · 08-28-2006, 09:16 AM

Nope, I was born in April, 1954. My Dad (I'm helping him move) thought it a good idea to pick up a couple copies to save for me. He looked through one of them once, never touched the other, put them in a box in the basement, and there they've sat, forgotten about, since 1954, until last week when we started packing his stuff up.

SanDiegoPadres19 · 08-28-2006, 12:48 PM

You are one lucky dude.

My estimate would be somewhere around $300-$400 bucks, and quite possibly more.

bigfatcat · 08-28-2006, 12:56 PM

That's a real good guess. I just got back from a 'high-end' store in a ritzy mall (Tiffany, Cartier, etc). The dude said they're not all that rare, except in the condition that they're in. He offered me $450 and $500. I told them I'm going to donate them to a charity auction benefitting Little League baseball, and he wrote me estimates for $885, and $950, for tax purposes.
Thanks
mark

molarmite · 08-28-2006, 08:50 PM

I'll have you a buck twenty five for both of them.

Astros33Resurrected · 08-31-2006, 08:16 PM

molarmite · 09-06-2006, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Astros33Resurrected

$399

Now that's a good deal.

D Love · 09-19-2006, 03:46 PM

Some website is selling them for $150:

"Sports Illustrated First Issue $149.95
An actual August 16, 1954, press copy of the very first edition of Sports Illustrated. A true piece of sports history, each original issue of SI comes complete with a certificate of authenticity and a gold-lettered protective binder. This first issue also includes a special bound-in supplement of 27 Topps baseball card reproductions featuring players such as Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Duke Snider. Available now for delivery. View this product."

molarmite · 09-22-2006, 03:30 PM

Well I guess I should sell my copy I have laying around.

08-26-2006, 03:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigfatcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	Any magazine experts? Hey, I just realized I have two of Sports Illustrated's 1st ever issue...from '54 with Ed Mathews on the cover. Both look like they've never been read, and the baseball card pages are brand new looking, as sre the entire magazines. I'm just curious what, if anything, might be the monetary value of these things. Thank-you very much, Mark

08-26-2006, 09:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
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08-28-2006, 08:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
molarmite Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,849	I'll have you a buck twenty five for both of them. __________________ Come join my new real roster league vMLB. We're getting started as soon as v9 comes out http://vmlb.allsimbaseball3.com/ From the wise mind of Davey Eckstein "Now all you need is a signature. A quote or initial, perhaps."

08-26-2006, 10:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
bigfatcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	no, not kidding. just have no idea...and too lazy to drive to a card/magazine shop.

08-27-2006, 09:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
bigfatcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	Eric, That's a good idea...but I've already sent the magazines to your house for you to check them out. Please be sure to return them, and try not to crinkle the pages. I'd do the E-Bay check, but I have no idea how to navigate E-Bay. I'm not looking to sell them, don't need cash and I'll just keep them for my baby to have when he grows up...I was just hoping maybe there is a dealer out there that knows their (aprox.) value. Can't imagine it's very much...they're just magazines. Mark

08-28-2006, 09:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
bigfatcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	Nope, I was born in April, 1954. My Dad (I'm helping him move) thought it a good idea to pick up a couple copies to save for me. He looked through one of them once, never touched the other, put them in a box in the basement, and there they've sat, forgotten about, since 1954, until last week when we started packing his stuff up.

08-28-2006, 12:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
bigfatcat Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	That's a real good guess. I just got back from a 'high-end' store in a ritzy mall (Tiffany, Cartier, etc). The dude said they're not all that rare, except in the condition that they're in. He offered me $450 and $500. I told them I'm going to donate them to a charity auction benefitting Little League baseball, and he wrote me estimates for $885, and $950, for tax purposes. Thanks mark

08-31-2006, 08:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
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09-19-2006, 03:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
D Love All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 876	Some website is selling them for $150: "Sports Illustrated First Issue $149.95 An actual August 16, 1954, press copy of the very first edition of Sports Illustrated. A true piece of sports history, each original issue of SI comes complete with a certificate of authenticity and a gold-lettered protective binder. This first issue also includes a special bound-in supplement of 27 Topps baseball card reproductions featuring players such as Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Duke Snider. Available now for delivery. View this product."

09-22-2006, 03:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
molarmite Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,849	Well I guess I should sell my copy I have laying around. __________________ Come join my new real roster league vMLB. We're getting started as soon as v9 comes out http://vmlb.allsimbaseball3.com/ From the wise mind of Davey Eckstein "Now all you need is a signature. A quote or initial, perhaps."

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