I've called the different shops to see if they have the magazine i'm looking for and if it's fully intact, I will pay the posted price. Sometimes it beats having to look all over the net for it then hopefully after whipping out the "card' we get it downloaded correctly if we can download it at all. If one can't be download then you hope they have all your information and you get it within the shipping dates. I don't shop for magazines much. If I want a certain pattern, I will search the internet and often see if I can get it for zip (free download). The only time I've ever gotten a magazine above free is at an estate sale, or thrift store.