The Tuesday Report: June 23, 2008 Tiger Woods

Who knew golf was this exciting?

I used to have a $12 a week driving range habit - a fortune for a poor college student. So I quit, and I haven't picked up a club since. Golf is an extremely satisfying sport to play, but a chore to watch on television. So if I see it on TV, I usually flip the channel - that is -unless Tiger is playing.

An otherwise normal workday became a manic Monday as it was jazzed up with constant U.S. Open updates.

This is Tiger's twentieth cover on Sports Illustrated. He's heading towards Michael Jordan Territory in SI covers. A master of his art, he has already attained Michael Jordan stature as he is a legend of his sport.

We should be getting plenty of these covers in the couple of weeks so check out the site of give us a call.

The Tuesday Report: Three Covers This Week

Sorry for the late post. SI released three SI's last week.

The one we received here in Houston was the Paul Pierce, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett cover that most of America should have received.

If you are located in and around the Michigan area, you should have received the Detroit Redwings issue. This one is going to be the collectible issue as die-hard SI collectors who didn't receive this cover will want to get their hands on it.

And last, but not least, Sports Illustrated released a Detroit Redwings Commemorative issue. This issue will be available on the newsstands for the next few weeks so pick one up.

We'll have them available on our website as soon as we get our hands on them.

Ultra Pro Self Sealing Bags

We just got in a few cases of these Ultra-Pro Resealable Magazine Size Comic Bags. They're 8.5"x10.5" and have a self sealing adhesive lip that makes storing and sealing your SI's and other magazines a cinch. I tried some and it made bagging magazines two times faster than normal. Great for those of us who have a lot of magazines to bag. There are other self-sealing magazine bags out on the market, but none of them match the quality of these Ultra-Pro Resealable Magazine Size Comic Bags. They're BRILLIANT!

But, there's one problem...

They don't fit all of our magazines; just the more recent ones because not all SI's are the same size. Ever since the first issue in 1954 (and the DUMMY test issues before that), Sports Illustrated Magazine has been shrinking. As the price of paper goes higher, the size of the magazine grows smaller. It's a gradual shrinking decade by decade.

I was hoping to add these into inventory, but I don't think there will be much of a demand for these. We'll still use them here at the warehouse for all of the newer SI's (2000 to current) but I won't list them on the website.

However, if you find that you have a need for self-sealing magazine bags that ONLY FIT CURRENT SI's (2000-current), give us a call (713-672-2793... ask for Adam or Kurt) or email and we'll ship some to you. 100 for $5 plus priority shipping.

-Adam

The Tuesday Report: June 9, 2008 - Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson

Woohoo! Lakers vs Celtics. Just like it's quoted on the cover, "This is what America wants". It definitely was what I was cheering for.

The cover design is neat, but I think it's too busy. I would have preferred a cover with just Magic and Bird, and maybe Kobe and Garnett without all of the other stuff going on. It's a cool cover nonetheless.

I still prefer the 1992 cover with Magic and Bird (see below). It's a classic and we have plenty in stock.

As usual, we'll be getting our subscription copies on Thursday. Issues with No Mailing Label usually take a few weeks to arrive unless there's a large demand for this issue.

Again, If you need anything. Give us a call (713-672-2793).








1987 Magic Johnson & Dennis Johnson (Lakers vs Celtics)







1992 Magic Johnson & Larry Bird Lakers vs Celtics SI








1992 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) No Mailing Label SI