victorialynn2 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Where do old car mags go to retire? I have lots and lots of Hemmings, Old Car Report, Car and Driver, etc. I also have a lot of Old Car Books. Some books (mostly service manuals), I may list on Amazon, but I can't do that with all of the stuff and I am too rural to attract a lot of local buyers. I'd hate to see them go to waste. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) Donate They are looking for some items: https://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/default.dlp They are building a online data base. for the cars guys .. I need to drop off all my Packard stuff.. Edited November 17, 2016 by nick8086 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgreen Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Inventory the car specific manuals and put them on ebay; they have value. The magazines, unless they are big name brand like Hot Rod, possibly Car and Driver. Otherwise they may not have much value. I have found that when books or magazines are donated they tend to get tossed or put into a book sale for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Probably not worth the trouble to sell them. I bought a couple Car and Driver off eBay, one a 1962 and the other a 1966 but only paid about $5 plus $3 shipping. People likely to only buy an issue if it has a road test of a car they own. Many just go unsold. Hemmings probably are not worth anything as they have little in the way of articles and mostly are just for sale ads. You might have some Car and Driver with road tests of "Muscle Cars" that might sell, but for the most part the newer the magazine the lower the value. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Service manuals may be worth the trouble to sell them, but the old car magazines ... not so much. That's just my opinion. If you bundle the old car magazines and sell them by the box full, you should be able to get something for them: however, "by the box full" means that shipping costs become significant. If you can find a local car club or perhaps a high school automotive shop class that would welcome such a donation, that might be a good destination for the old car magazines. Personally, I like to look at old car magazines, but, on the open market, they're not worth a whole lot. Best of luck. Cheers, Grog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) Sometimes I donate them to care centers for seniors or barber shops. Edited November 17, 2016 by keiser31 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 That's a great idea Keiser31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John348 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I had a similar problem when my Father passed away, the magazine's I donated to the local hospice thrift store and they even came and picked them up. The manuals I agree with the others , put an inventory together and even post it here for a bulk purchase plus shipping. Good luck, I know it is hard..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GT52 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 If you have a continuous run of several years of something like Hot Rod you can usually sell those on Ebay, albeit not for a lot...the shipping kills the value, because you can't ship them media mail. As was mentioned, 60s editions with muscle cars will be the sellers...70s and later will be tough to sell. I cut some of mine up, and framed some of the advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I had quantities of car magazines from 60's through present that I didn't want to move last year and tried giving them away and the only taker was for old AACA magazines. The rest went to the recycler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 In 2010 I tried to donate boxes of car related magazines to my local high school and library. Both told me that they couldn't accept them because of "liability issues". Are you kidding me, what is someone going to do, get a paper cut and sue them. On a cross country trip I visited the Speedway Museum in Lincoln NE. and when we toured their library I commented that I had boxes of old magazines. They took them all and paid for the shipping and even offered to pay for the boxes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarredKnightfan Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Hopefully you got 'em to some place or someone(s) who will appreciate them & take care of them! Your rural "dilemma" got me thinking ... it'd be kind of cool to road trip to deliver old car magazines all over the place ... lol. Cort, www.oldcarsstronghearts.com pig&cowValves.paceMaker * 1979 CC to 2003 MGM + 81mc "So many people have come & gone; their faces fade as the years go by" | Boston | 'More Than A Feeling' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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