OT: Old Programs and Media Guides
January 10th, 2016 at 4:15 PM ^
They are worth exactly what someone is willing to pay from them.
Seriously though would love to see some pictures of them.
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January 10th, 2016 at 7:48 PM ^
In other news, boobs are fun. Thanks captain obvious.
January 10th, 2016 at 9:30 PM ^
I know my dad has been collecting them for years so I asked him how many he has. He said "been a season ticket holder since 1974.starting around appxomaitey 1975 I started saving them. I have most of them but missing about 10 - 15. Went 22 years not missing a home game. I want ro give you and matt and gab.. you need to keep them away from being wet or damp places." Pretty neat he has all those.
January 10th, 2016 at 4:17 PM ^
I'd shadowbox them if I were you.
January 10th, 2016 at 4:21 PM ^
eBay is your best gauge. Don't know why you'd want to sell them, though.
January 10th, 2016 at 5:38 PM ^
WD, am I right in assuming that you have a collection of these also?
January 10th, 2016 at 4:24 PM ^
Media guide/ program open thread?
I have a media guide from 1995 with Woodson's autograph on his freshman profile.
Other cool items out there? Sounds like OP has a bunch of great memorabilia.
January 10th, 2016 at 4:25 PM ^
I'll give you 50 cents and some ABC gum.
Seriously though, that's a pretty amazing gift/find.
January 10th, 2016 at 4:47 PM ^
Yeah, it's pretty incredible. What I listed above is a small fraction of it too. There are lots of Ohio State, Michigan State, Notre Dame and others. Most in great shape, maybe 25-30 in all. And then maybe 7-8 media guides. It's quite the haul.
January 10th, 2016 at 4:57 PM ^
You could give some to Pizza House. They might give you some money for it. I know they hang programs throughout the restaurant. The M Den might also be open to reselling them. You might not get as much money, but, if they go to Pizza House, a lot of people will appreciate them. I really like looking at the programs when I go there.
January 10th, 2016 at 7:31 PM ^
That a group of alums (including Jon Jansen) are reopening the Pretzel Bell. Given the rich memorabilia legacy of the original, perhaps they would be interested in some of the collection.
January 10th, 2016 at 4:32 PM ^
about 95% of my Michigan programs throughout the years, except for those that got so waterlogged during rainy weather that they weren't worth keeping. My oldest one is from the 1976 season, one year before I first had season tickets. I'm also missing a few from 1977-1979, but my collection from 1980 on is only missing ones from rainy days or the few games I didn't attend (mostly a small handful of games skipped when my kids were very young).
They're something I'll probably never part with, but I have no idea what they're worth, especially a few that were kept despite being in relatively bad shape.
January 10th, 2016 at 4:27 PM ^
I just got the Citrus Bowl program in the mail. Not memorabilia now, but in 40 years it'll be looked at as Harbaugh's first bowl game at Michigan. I think Harbaugh will become the Bear Bryant of the 21st century.
January 10th, 2016 at 4:46 PM ^
Dave Brandon will give you 2 bottles of Coke.
January 10th, 2016 at 4:31 PM ^
Any recommendations for where I can find a good pool of old ticket stubs? Slightly off topic but eBay has been my best bet thus far
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January 10th, 2016 at 4:40 PM ^
I have a ton...going to games since the 80s. What do you want them for?
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January 10th, 2016 at 4:49 PM ^
Depends what qualifies as old too i guess
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January 10th, 2016 at 5:06 PM ^
There is definitely a market for them. My recommendation is to search eBay completed auctions. It will give you an idea of value. Take into account that like all collectibles, condition is everything.
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January 10th, 2016 at 5:07 PM ^
My sister got me a Michigan-Wisconsin program from the 100 year anniversary year of 1979 to add to my collection. I don't know however, what she paid for it as it was a birthday gift.
January 10th, 2016 at 5:08 PM ^
Sorry to say but I checked and what you have is completely and utterly worthless. In the spirity of preservation, however, I would be happy to take these completely worthless and surely unwanted items off your hands, free of charge I might add, and will dispose of them properly so they are recycled and repurposed as scrap. Give me your email address and I'll send you instructions on where to ship this worthless crap you're now in possession of.
No need to thank me. Glad to help.
January 10th, 2016 at 5:26 PM ^
Each individual program I've seen goes for $8-15. The exception being a 1934 M-OSU program. You could have a lot of value in that collection.
January 10th, 2016 at 5:34 PM ^
I'd be interested. Depends on the game though. I got a schembechler autograph a few months ago, then bought a engraved name plate, then got the schembechler sports illustrated (without the original mailing address). My goal is to frame all the pieces together. Wouldn't mind adding his first program to the frame.
My favorite stuff to collect are REAL old Michigan pennants. I have around 10 from the 60's and earlier. I have a few from 60's bowl games. My earliest is one from the 20's...totally felt, stitched with string(pennants nowadays use clear fishing line type stuff), also has three sets of attached tassels. Very rare. One has a leather Michigan crest sown on with felt lettering. Probably from the 20's. Again, real rare. If anyone has OLD pennants, especially of UofM, Tigers, Lions, or Wings...let me know. I'll buy them.
January 10th, 2016 at 7:10 PM ^
Just went through and did a full inventory. It looks like I've got the following:
Ohio State: 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1999
Michigan State: 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1996
Notre Dame: 1978, 1979
Texas A&M: 1970
California: 1968
Penn State: 1996
Wisconsin: 1998
UCLA: 1971
Miami-Florida: 1988
Iowa: 1986, 1992
Purdue: 1978
Florida State: 1986
Illinois: 1971
Vanderbilt: 1969 (Bo's first game)
1998 Rose Bowl
Media Guides: 1990 (football), 1992 (football), 1993 (football), 1994 (football), 1996 (football), 1998 (football), 2000 (football), 2001 (football), 2002 (football), 1992-1993 (basketball, year 2 of the Fab Five)
Let me know if you would be interested in any of them, although I can't promise anything.
January 10th, 2016 at 5:44 PM ^
Go to eBay, do a search and check completed listings. This will tell you if a) there is a market for your items b) what the prices are for said items
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January 10th, 2016 at 5:50 PM ^
I wish I'd kept more of the ones I had accumulated through the years - definitely kept ones that had autographs or were from particularly memorable games, so basically very select highlights from the last 25 years or so of Michigan football. My parents have some in storage from before then - my mother even kept a few from her time as a student in the 1960s.
It would be cool to see photos of what you have though!
January 10th, 2016 at 6:15 PM ^
Have never bought a program.
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January 10th, 2016 at 6:25 PM ^
There actually was a really cool Michigan sports memorabilia store on Liberty St. in Ann Arbor, but it just closed a couple of months ago. It was a shame. They had a ton of awesome stuff and I think they would also buy memorabilia. I think the owner can be contacted but I don't have his info.
January 10th, 2016 at 8:19 PM ^
That place was called Ann Arbor Sports Memorabilia shop. The website is still up and it has the owner's phone number listed. He is still in business; just no storefront anymore.
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January 10th, 2016 at 8:50 PM ^
I spent a ton of time and way too much money there. Loved that place
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January 10th, 2016 at 6:29 PM ^
I have an original program from every bowl game Michigan has ever played, starting with the 1948 Rose Bowl to last week's Citrus Bowl. Post 1975, most of them were obtained in person at the game. The only bowl game I don't have is the 1902 Rose Bowl. The last program I saw for that game went for over $20,000 in a Leland's auction about ten years ago.
As someone else replied, they are only worth what someone is willing to pay for them. There are a ton of Michigan programs out there.
January 10th, 2016 at 9:55 PM ^
Wow that is dedication
January 10th, 2016 at 7:10 PM ^
I would just pick a couple of them - either based on opponent, significance of win, or just really like the cover/art. Take them somewhere and get them nicely framed.
For the others, just sell them on eBay. Unless they are 69' game or the first game in the big house, don't see how the value moves much in the future.
I too have seen them around $8-15 online.
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January 10th, 2016 at 7:20 PM ^
reminds me of sal and Richard asking about "annuals" on tradio... sorry u brought back memories
January 10th, 2016 at 7:29 PM ^
You should scan them all so that we can all see them. That sounds really cool. I got a bunch of newspapers with famous headlines from my grandma last year and it was intriguing going through them all.
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January 10th, 2016 at 8:22 PM ^
I would get in touch with John Arcand of "Big Ten Treasure Hunters". He may help you establish value. http://btn.com/2014/09/16/qa-big-ten-treasure-hunter-host-john-arcand-w…
January 10th, 2016 at 8:57 PM ^
I pulled out a few to page through during the holidays. A few interesting things I found in my 1984 UM/Washington game program besides the Harbaugh photos, was Jim Mora jr. was an assistant coach for Washington and looked really young.
In the 1989 UM/OSU game program there was a picture of DB Mark "Bo" Pellini in it on OSU's roster. It is kind of fun seeing how some of the past players are now coaches or still in football in some realm.
January 10th, 2016 at 10:53 PM ^
i inherited a large collection. sold most of them, but kept my firat game, 1982 UCLA, and the entire 69 season. also have a ticket stub from the 69 osu game
January 10th, 2016 at 11:11 PM ^
Keep them.
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January 11th, 2016 at 8:58 AM ^
If you don't want them, you should be able to post them on this site, and whatever you sell them for, a percentage should go to Brian/MGoBlog as a 'middleman' fee
January 11th, 2016 at 9:18 AM ^
I like to collect the program inserts from basketball games but haven't been able to go to many this season.
Anyone willing to buy/mail them for me if I reimburse? I'd be willing to pay a little extra as a thank you!
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