Business Idea! Make Money with Old Magazines!

If you're like me, you probably have a number of old magazines lying around the house that you no longer have room for but can't get up the nerve to throw them away. Would it surprise you to learn you can make money with those little gems?

Many people assume a magazine only has value if it's very old but nothing could be further from the truth. People value magazines for their information. If you have a magazine with hard-to-find information about a particular product, hobby, person or a magazine article that solves a very specific problem, people will gladly pay money for it.

People also value magazines for their photos. Magazines depicting hard-to-find photos of particular celebrities, leaders, criminals or other persons of interest, particularly if those photos are hard-to-find, can be in high demand.

Here are some ways you can profit from old magazines:

1. Flip through your magazines and find articles containing information on how to do something related to a hobby. It should be information that's not easily found elsewhere. For example, I sold an article on how to make raku beads on Ebay auctions for almost $20.00. Sell the article along with the complete magazine on Ebay. It's important that you list the article under the appropriate Ebay category. If you're selling an article on building a ceramics kiln, list it under crafts followed by one of the ceramics categories. Don't list it under the magazine category as this is too general. Other articles that can be sold using this technique are hard-to-find articles on different collectibles which can be found in such magazines as Antiques Magazine.