# Where to buy a specific copy of NY Times without paying an arm and a leg?

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**Created:** [May 25, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-specific-copy-of-ny-times-without-paying-an-arm-and-a-leg/659351 "2013-05-25T22:19:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Free\_Range\_Otter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Free\_Range\_Otter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Free_Range_Otter)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-specific-copy-of-ny-times-without-paying-an-arm-and-a-leg/659351/1 "2013-05-25T22:19:29Z")

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Apologies if this is the wrong forum…

My daughter was born on January 20 of this year. My wife and I had a New York Times that we wanted to keep for her, and show her the headlines someday. In a spur of house-cleaning, I accidentally recycled it. The New York Times website sells reproductions, only of the front page, for a minimum of $60.

Are there other legitimate websites where I might be able to find a copy of that date’s NY Times for sale? I already checked eBay and did not see anything there; I’ve been considering posting on the NY Craigslist page, but was hoping there would be something a bit more legitimate…

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**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-specific-copy-of-ny-times-without-paying-an-arm-and-a-leg/659351/2 "2013-05-25T23:08:18Z")

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I suspect that most libraries that keep copies of the NYT for five months, keep them semi-permanently, but it might not hurt to ask around at libraries to see if they have copies they will be discarding after six months or so.

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**Author:** ![Free\_Range\_Otter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Free\_Range\_Otter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Free_Range_Otter)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-specific-copy-of-ny-times-without-paying-an-arm-and-a-leg/659351/3 "2013-05-25T23:09:53Z")

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> [@OldGuy](#):
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> I suspect that most libraries that keep copies of the NYT for five months, keep them semi-permanently, but it might not hurt to ask around at libraries to see if they have copies they will be discarding after six months or so.

Thanks, **OldGuy** , but I was hoping for a website where I could buy a copy.