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How do I find what this is worth?
I have a copy of The Detroit Sunday Journal, Volume 1 No. 1.
Wikipedia say:
The Detroit Sunday Journal was a weekly newspaper published from November 19, 1995 through November 21, 1999 by striking workers from The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press. It was staunchly pro-union, and focused on labor issues as well as local news. It was one of the longest-running "temporary" newspapers ever.
Do you think it has any value? I am moving and de-cluttering so I would like to sell it.
Any direction would be appreciated. Thank you.
2 Answers
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
I would say that it's probably worth something and definitely worth keeping as the price will continue to increase in value. It may be a bit too soon to get any significant amount but give it another 20 years and I imagine many collectors would want it. Just stick it in a plastic folder and put it somewhere where you will forget about it. A newspaper is hardly going to take up much room.
Of course, I could be wrong, it may well be worth something today because it's almost 20 years ago now. You will have to research collectors in various different niches. Here are the collectors I think might be interested off the top of my head:
1. Any American pro-union collectors.
2. American Politics
3. Newspaper collectors (doesn't necessarily have to be American collectors)
4. Detroit History
5. American History
6. Political History
7. First Edition Collectors (Print Industry)
8. Media, Propaganda History
9. Someone who collects any 'rare' items
The great thing about the internet is it has brought small random collectors together all over the world so even though the number of collectors for something locally may be very small, most niches become quite large when online communities are formed. So, even though you might think a particular genre of collectors would be really obscure and hard to find, you'll be surprised when you start looking online.
I was in a similar situation a few years ago with a few old movie posters and I was absolutely shocked how many people collect them.
Maybe contact a union office in Detroit or a Detroit library as these people will have a much better appreciation of the paper and a much better understanding of its value.
Good Luck, I hope this helps you.
- 8 years ago
One of thevlongest running temporary papers, it will be worth very little, as it means it was classified as temporary but their were many copies printed and sold for a long time, so worth very little I would think.