Whether to sell my Science and Nature journal hardcopies

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the potential market for selling hardcopy editions of the Science, Nature, and Nature Medicine journals from the years 2000 to 2010. Participants explore the viability of selling these journals, considerations for pricing, and the format of the sale (collection versus individual issues).

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions the existence of a market for hardcopy scientific journals, noting a lack of listings on eBay.
  • Another participant suggests that many faculty, students, and researchers likely have access to electronic copies, which may limit demand for hardcopies.
  • Some participants propose that there may be collectors interested in original physical copies, despite the general decline in value for bound books.
  • There is a suggestion to sell individual copies to test the market rather than selling the entire collection at once.
  • One participant humorously suggests contacting authors of articles to inform them of the auction, though they acknowledge that authors likely already possess copies.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express uncertainty about the market for the journals, with some believing there may be limited interest while others suggest potential demand from collectors or those without access to electronic versions. No consensus is reached on the best approach to selling the journals.

Contextual Notes

Participants do not clarify whether the journals are in good condition or if they are original copies, which may affect their marketability.

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Hi all - I have a few questions.

Well, one, actually. So I have about 10 years (2000-2010) worth of hardcopy Science, Nature, and Nature Medicine journals, each. I was thinking of selling these, but I'm not sure if there is a market for them. I have been checking ebay for a while and I don't see any scientific peer reviewed journals at all.
Do you think there's a market? What do you think I should sell them for? Do you think I should sell them as one collection (10 years) per journal? Or yearly, or monthly?

Thanks

Oh yeah I also have the journal Drugs but I figured no one would want that.
 
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Really? My graduate advisor just dumped on us tons of copies of books of journal articles. He said do whatever you want with them. I don't know if anyone will be willing to buy that, given that all the faculty, students, and most researchers may have already access to those major journals (hence get an electronic copy).
 
" I don't know if anyone will be willing to buy that, given that all the faculty, students, and most researchers may have already access to those major journals (hence get an electronic copy)."

Yes I thought the same, but I figured most people don't have the original hard copy. I can't tell from your post whether or not you have copy printouts, or the actual original journals themselves. And yeah, the market would be limited to people that either

a) want an original physical copy as opposed to electronic
or
b) are interested in science but have no access to peer reviewed journals

ah well I'll probably just throw a few individual copies up and see if they sell
 
Who knows. Perhaps a collector might want them, but bound books are quickly losing their value.
 
Maybe contact those whose articles appear, and point them towards your eBay auction? ;-)

Okay, so they probably already have one, and grungy / crumpled up copies aren't likely to sell (but new or mint would probably do decently!)
 

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