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Posted on: 8/19/16 4:51 PM ET
I have a bunch of older Threads magazines (1998-2010). Before I consign them to the recycle bin, does anyone know if there's any demand for them? I could post them in the Classifieds if there is.

ETA: I am not interested in selling them, just want to know if someone would want them before I throw them out.
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Posted on: 8/19/16 4:53 PM ET
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I have heard there are few of them that deal with sm accessories, feet & how to use them. .... not sure what they would be for selling.... might be worth a shot.
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Posted on: 8/19/16 7:32 PM ET
A number years ago I bought a bunch of old THreads magazines off of Ebay to complete my collection. There are frequently references to old articles that let me use them, plus I enjoyed reading them.

This all may have changed now that there are digital copies available, but I just checked on Ebay and see back issues being purchased there.

I also got a bunch at an ASG yearly sale, I don't know if your have any of those in your area.

I hate the idea of them being tossed - they have so much good and still useful information.
  
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Posted on: 8/19/16 8:25 PM ET
They can also be donated to a public library or a school with a sewing class or club.


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Posted on: 8/19/16 10:14 PM ET
Since I bought the digital copies I donated mine to a local sewing school. They are a good resource.
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Posted on: 8/19/16 10:23 PM ET
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I hate the idea of them being tossed - they have so much good and still useful information.

Exactly! I guess I'll post them in the classifieds for a bit before I see if my local library would want them (though I think they already have a subscription).

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Posted on: 8/19/16 10:49 PM ET
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Check with the library. My local library only takes magazines going back two years.
  
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Posted on: 8/19/16 11:03 PM ET
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I guess I'll post them in the classifieds for a bit before I see if my local library would want them (though I think they already have a subscription).
Thanks everyone!

Our library sells older than 2 - 3 year old magazines 3 for 25 cents. The other day I was lucky and found 9 old Threads magazines # 165 - # 173. I like to read all the new Threads magazines at the library,I only buy the odd issue I consider a "keeper",it has how to do something I like to learn too.

After I read the 9 magazines I will decide which one to keep or donate to a Senior Recreation Resource Center,or where anyone on low income can rent subsidized apartments.

One time I left a box with good books in the lobby and hid another box in a storage room around the corner. Someone I know invited me upstairs for a cup of tea.By the time I returned to the lobby the hidden box was empty too.
  
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Posted on: 8/20/16 2:11 AM ET
I give them to charity book sale tables, like you find at a hospital. They sell them at a higher price than regular magines and they sell out.
  
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I give them to charity book sale tables, like you find at a hospital. They sell them at a higher price than regular magines and they sell out.

Not where we live. People want a bargain and rather shop at non profit thrift stores,(I support too). We had charity bazaars I helped at for years. No one paid more than a bargain price. If something wasn't a bargain it had to be packed up at the end of the day. :winkgrin:

Our banks have a table with used books and magazines and a donation box for charity,same at a local Co-Op. Over the years I donated lots of different books and magazines there too. And yes, I found the odd cookbook I liked there too.
  
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