Question about Sports Collectors Digest

Jbjints · 11-04-2012, 08:54 PM

I was just wondering if SCD is worth subscribing to? I predominantly collect baseball and football cards and I am not much into memorabilia at all. Are there good interesting reads in SCD that would make it worth subscribing to?

JohnnysBench · 11-04-2012, 09:31 PM

I LOVE SCD! I find it one of the most insightful resources in our hobby and business. To buy it off the newstand is crazy price wise(ends up being over $90 on the year, but the subscriptions are great. Try to find a deal under $70 bucks. Just my opinion. Thanks...

Hellwig · 11-05-2012, 12:08 AM

You can get it on Amazon for $26 for 26 Issues. Hard to beat that price.

Did Ebay ban the selling of magazine subscriptions? I remember looking a couple of years ago and there use to be a ton of them. I know the market for print material sucks but still...

Steve2112 · 11-05-2012, 07:47 AM

I love SCD. It's one of the few pieces of mail I look forward to.

Gmrson · 11-05-2012, 10:01 AM

It's pretty thin now...but there is usually a good article or two. I subscribed at the National for $15. Don't know if they have other deals running now.

HadWayTooMuch · 11-05-2012, 10:39 AM

Back in the late 80s, it was a thick magazine and had a ton of ads. Before ebay, it was one of the few places you could go in order to find cards to buy.

I miss it, but it's not the same anymore.

sthoemke · 11-05-2012, 03:06 PM

I used to enjoy reading SCD. The size is a lot smaller than it used to be. Can't find it in stores anymore.

dxtrfn80 · 11-05-2012, 03:13 PM

I subscribed to it in the late 90's and it had first pricing on some products between Beckett magazines and it was the main place to buy cards and boxes before ebay. Cancelled because it took too long for USPS to deliver the issues and the issues got thinner. One time I got 2 issues in 3 days and then it took 16 days for the next one.

Tugarpj · 11-05-2012, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HadWayTooMuch

Back in the late 80s, it was a thick magazine and had a ton of ads. Before ebay, it was one of the few places you could go in order to find cards to buy.

I miss it, but it's not the same anymore.

Exactly!

Schocktown · 11-05-2012, 04:08 PM

Does SCD still have pages full of Coach's Corner auction house adds? If you want to wade through tons of forgeries there is no better place. Other then that always a good article or 2 to read.

Steve2112 · 11-05-2012, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schocktown

Does SCD still have pages full of Coach's Corner auction house adds? If you want to wade through tons of forgeries there is no better place. Other then that always a good article or 2 to read.

Nope, no more CC ads, haven't seen 'em in several years. Guess SCD finally realized it wasn't good to have their name associated with the CC slimeballs.

Also SCD has been doing quite a bit better in terms of issues arriving on a relatively consistent basis since they went from weekly to biweekly.

11-04-2012, 08:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jbjints Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Hyde Park, NY Posts: 130 Jbjints Jbjints	Question about Sports Collectors Digest I was just wondering if SCD is worth subscribing to? I predominantly collect baseball and football cards and I am not much into memorabilia at all. Are there good interesting reads in SCD that would make it worth subscribing to?

11-04-2012, 09:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
JohnnysBench Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Bubble, MD Posts: 1,586 johnnysbench10	I LOVE SCD! I find it one of the most insightful resources in our hobby and business. To buy it off the newstand is crazy price wise(ends up being over $90 on the year, but the subscriptions are great. Try to find a deal under $70 bucks. Just my opinion. Thanks... __________________ " I hate ALL hitters, I start a game mad and stay that way until it's over..." (Don Drysdale)

11-05-2012, 12:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hellwig Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 283 hellwigfan	You can get it on Amazon for $26 for 26 Issues. Hard to beat that price. Did Ebay ban the selling of magazine subscriptions? I remember looking a couple of years ago and there use to be a ton of them. I know the market for print material sucks but still... __________________ Looking for any Milwaukee Brewers Autos, Ben Sheets, Jordan Zimmermann, 2003-2005 Topps Retired Stars Autos bucket = http://www.flickr.com/photos/34406249@N04/collections/72157631597289438/

11-05-2012, 07:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Steve2112 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 373	I love SCD. It's one of the few pieces of mail I look forward to. __________________ COLLECTS: -signed cards & 8x10s of all sports (esp. baseball, basketball, NASCAR, monster trucks) -inexpensive cert cards from ALL sports -1985 Fleer (539/660 signed; 90/132 Update signed)

11-05-2012, 10:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gmrson Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Jackson, MI Posts: 722 bodnercards bodnercards	It's pretty thin now...but there is usually a good article or two. I subscribed at the National for $15. Don't know if they have other deals running now. __________________ Collecting: 1953 Glendale Tigers set, 1966 Topps Baseball set, 1978 Topps PSA9 Tigers Team Set

11-05-2012, 10:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
HadWayTooMuch Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 2,845	Back in the late 80s, it was a thick magazine and had a ton of ads. Before ebay, it was one of the few places you could go in order to find cards to buy. I miss it, but it's not the same anymore. __________________ Check us out at www.sportscardmemories.com for those that remember the good old days before gloss, autographs and jersey cards. It will bring back memories of the good old days and we're not selling anything!

11-05-2012, 03:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
sthoemke Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 738 sthoemke sthoemke	I used to enjoy reading SCD. The size is a lot smaller than it used to be. Can't find it in stores anymore.

11-05-2012, 03:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
dxtrfn80 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 382	I subscribed to it in the late 90's and it had first pricing on some products between Beckett magazines and it was the main place to buy cards and boxes before ebay. Cancelled because it took too long for USPS to deliver the issues and the issues got thinner. One time I got 2 issues in 3 days and then it took 16 days for the next one. __________________ I am collecting LeBron James 2010-11 cards in general. 96 different 2010-11 cards and 100 total LeBron cards reached on May 11, 2012. 187 total LeBrons cards now. I got 171 certified autographed cards with 100 being reached on 10-11-12, 150 reached on 3-25-13 and 1 Manute Bol "non-certified" autograph. (none of LeBron of course)

11-05-2012, 04:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
Schocktown Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 43	Does SCD still have pages full of Coach's Corner auction house adds? If you want to wade through tons of forgeries there is no better place. Other then that always a good article or 2 to read.

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