Thrifted Art Mags

The high price of magazines made me decide to bid on this collection of 30 vintage issues of Quilting Arts, dating from Spring 2002 to April/May 2010. I used to be able to afford an issue here and there of QA (and still pick up one now and then), but it was a bit too pricey for me to invest in a subscription. Anyway, no one challenged me for them, so I ended up winning the lot.

They arrived in pristine condition, with a few of these seasonal gift-making issues that I really like.

Here's everything that came. Each issue retailed for $7.99 new; to buy thirty of them back in the day would have set me back $239.70. I paid $14.99 for the lot, or about forty-nine cents per issue. Savings: $224.71

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Rayen

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