>NG is a great mag. I can't imagine how much space that takes. I have most of them in boxes right now because I just moved from Alabama to Raleigh. When I had them all out it took 8 full size bookcases to hold them. I constantly replace issues that are too worn or that are falling apart or that are missing covers, etc... I also have 75% of the collection in the leather cases (not binders) from NG. I will eventually have all of the collection in the leather cases but they are $14.95 per year :( I have been a subscriber since 1980, and started trying to complete my collection in about 1999. Before EBay, I got most of my issues from thrift stores. Everyone has NG's around the house that they eventually give to the thrift store. They sell them for around .25 per copy. I made really great progress that way then I met a lady at a yard sale whose husband had worked for Goodwill and he kept the best issues for himself. That got me all of the hard to find issues like the WWII stuff and the really early issues. I did have a complete collection at one time, but my issue #1 and #2 were reprints. I'm still looking for reasonably priced originals. But, since I have all of the others, I may just bite the bullet and pay what I have to pay.
>Ever wonder how many others have them all? More people than you would think. I have realized that fact from buying books on EBay. When you see all of them together it is very impressive. There is a LOT of history in those pages. (My favorite issue is from 1927 when they discovered King Tut's tomb. Reading Howard Carter's narrative is almost like being there.) But enough people have the whole collection to make it not worth a whole lot in dollars. Not worth as much as comic books anyway. Regards, Mark. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
