Followed up my SI #1 with MJs first appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Shown with Sam Perkins in 1983, they were the #1 team in the country at UNC.

Loving this game! Grabbed a high grade CGC 8.0, only 25 graded higher.

A bit of education here but maybe @sportsmagcollector can help out here. This obviously has the subscription sticker on it. I believe the Newsstand version trades at a premium but curious how the market values these vs their counterparts.

Having fun here!!

Recent pickup for my personal collection -- Tiger's first appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated. This issue hit newsstands on October 28, 1996, after Tiger's second Tour win just two months after turning pro.

My goal is to collect one newsstand copy of every Tiger S.I. cover appearance, as well as some other early non-S.I. publications.

Scooped my first graded magazine. Still learning the market but thought i'd start with SI #1. Have my eye on a few others...

Does anyone else collect grades mags!?

Pretty big news today in @cllct with this story on PSA going into comic book and magazine grading. Won’t start until 2025, but they are quickly infiltrating every corner of the grading market.

Are video games and albums next?

https://www.cllct.com/sports-collectibles/memorabilia/psa-to-offer-comic-book-magazine-grading-in-2025

Thought this crew would appreciate this back-and-forth I had on X.com with a magazine collector I've followed for a bit.

The poster shared about their process for pressing magazines to get rid of creases before grading. If you've been following what's happened in the card space recently, PSA + other graders have come down hard on card cleaning/prepping if certain chemicals are used, or the cards are pressed and de-dented. So I was surprised that a collector was talking so openly about 'altering' a magazine.

Turns out, based on the response I got back, that magazine graders are cool with the publications being flattened out. Good to know, as I have a few older mags I've been thinking of getting graded, but was worried about their condition.

Threads are linked below if anyone wants the added detail.



https://x.com/CGC_SI/status/1805338369272299800

https://x.com/CGC_SI/status/1805351420700541024