Supermarket shopping remains one of the few things we can still do.
Yesterday we went to Asda and I had a gander at the magazines section, largely to see if there was something for a relative in the music section. There was a fabulous-looking pack of Roger Dean art cards in a Yes edition of Prog mag. There was also a sealed Rock mag, the greatest guitarists of all time. But checking the prices I put them back. £8.99! For a magazine!
As usual I had a quick look for that stalwart of the toy collecting world, the small newspaper, Collectors Gazette, which if I recall is still reasonably priced. But like the last couple of times I've tried to find the Gazette it was to no avail. I couldn't find one.
Collectors Gazette was essential reading back in the 90's for me and a large tower of copies began to grow in my house. I didn't subscribe to it. That honour went to the wonderful Model Mart but the Gazette was always worth finding at toy fairs and in the newsagents every month. My tower of Gazettes and Model Marts eventually became so big that I kept it in the cellar and when we moved house in 2003 it was culled. Only certain copies came with us.
So its quite nostalgic looking for Collectors Gazette. Can you find it? Do you still read it?
Which magazines do you get?
Mr Google says it's still out there.
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I was wondering if it might gone the way of Cinefex magazine, the premier VFX chronicle. I just received my final copy from America. Apparently Covid killed its advertising income and it folded after 40 years of amazing publishing. Sob!
Sorry about Cinefex Looey. I have always loved the covers.
DeleteWH Smith still sell it. I occasionally pick up a copy and sometimes Diecast Collector too. Magazine prices have shot up in the past few years. Long gone are the days when I would buy an aircraft magazine, a scale modelling mag and a sci-fi mag like SFX or something similar. That would set me back £20 now. I still have a peek at them on the shelf and buy one if something takes my eye though.
ReplyDeleteAh, thanks Yorkie. I hardly ever get into larger towns these days, what with Covid and all. I shall treat myself when life gets back to normal! Like you I used to buy a few mags but not now.
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