[game_preservation] Ebay auction

[Frank Cifaldi]

I think copyright restrictions would prevent that Stuart, but they'll be available to researchers now for as long as the United States exists.

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On Feb 9, 2013, at 4:41 PM, Stuart Feldhamer <stuart.feldhamer at gmail.com> wrote:


> Frank,

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> This is great. Will the magazines be made available for viewing online?

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> Thanks,

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> Stuart

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> From: game_preservation-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_preservation-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Frank Cifaldi

> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 2:51 PM

> To: IGDA Game Preservation SIG

> Subject: Re: [game_preservation] Ebay auction

>  

> On that subject, I just put a group together to buy this really amazing collection of U.S. console magazines to donate to the Library of Congress' video game archive:

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> http://www.ebay.com/itm/360579773880?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

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> As someone who collects print material, I can tell you how near-impossible it would be to replicate this set (after more than 10 years, even I don't have some of these issues).

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> All of these are also at the Strong, this set will live at the LoC campus in Culpeper, VA and my private collection will live somewhere on the west coast when I find the right fit. I know people tend to get more excited over the actual games, but as someone who actually studies game history actively, these magazines are FAR more priceless, so I'm super stoked that these are safe and in the right hands.

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> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Alex Handy <alex at themade.org> wrote:

> http://www.ebay.com/itm/OVER-30-years-of-VIDEOGAMES-COLLECTION-The-story-of-VideoGames-/121062811693

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> So, who's gonna contact this guy when the auction fails?

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> Henry? I don't think the MADE has room for all of this anyway.

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