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does anyone collect vintage zines?

i've found a few sites that sell zines from the 60's all the way to the mid 90's. some are quite expensive (up to $150) while others are rather reasonably priced ($15-25).

does anyone here collect/buy vintage zines?

where do you get them?

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Comment by kit feral on January 16, 2011 at 3:37am: To be honest, I don't really know, as I've never tried. But I would definitely talk to zinester friends that have been in the scene for a while, you never know what someone might have that they'd be willing to part with... I agree with Amber, not only is it ridiculous, but I do think it's a little bit cheeky and offensive as well to make money off zines like that.

Comment by Anastasia Weedsmith on January 15, 2011 at 5:53am: while i agree that the prices of old copies of zine world and broken pencil is a little high, i think that their collection of "girlfrenzy" (issues#1,2,3) is reasonably priced for how much time has passed and its contribution to the 90's grrl zine movement.

"answer me" #4 (priced at an incredible $125 for 132pgs) has artwork by trevor brown, making is a pricey collectores item, and "green egg" vol vii #63 is steep but not unexpected at $75 for 65pgs simply based on what it is and how it relates to its scene.

dont get me wrong.... i dont have $75 to blow on a few measly pages, but if theres "better ways to get your hands on older zines", what are they?

Comment by kit feral on January 15, 2011 at 5:22am: Yeah, seems pretty silly to me... Broken Pencil is still in print, and they're trying to sell one issue for what I'm pretty sure is close to/the same as the cost of a year subscription... I would never pay $150 for a zine, vintage or not. I'm sure there have to be better ways to get your hands on older zines.

Comment by NicoleIntrovert on January 15, 2011 at 5:02am: This is absolutely ridiculous. Someone is trying to sell an old issue of Zine World for $25???

Comment by Anastasia Weedsmith on January 14, 2011 at 10:05pm: i almost hate giving away such a precious resource, but this site is one of my favorites:
http://www.alta-glamour.com/cgi-bin/glam/category/ZINE.html