Letâs recap: at the same time Ziff Davis were offloading the 1UP Network, lesser-known magazine Hardcore Gamer also went up for sale. OnâŠeBay. And not a collection of mags. The magazine itself.
https://lastchance.cc/want-to-buy-a-games-mag-hardcore-gamer-is-for-sale-on-5125001%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Seemed a desperate gamble from an owner that, from his selling brief, sounded like he was in the business for the wrong reasons anyway. YetâŠsuccess! The NY Times caught up with Tim Lindquist, owner of HGâs publisher Doublejump books, and learned that he somehow found a buyer for the mag.
The unnamed suitor, âwho had recently sold his video game businessâ, dropped by an hour before the auction was due to close and offered a pinch above Lindquistâs asking price for the mag, rights and associated domain names. While the deal isnât done just yet, itâs apparently in the later stages of negotiation.
Oh Ziff. You should have tried eBay! Maybe then youâd have found somebody who wasnât UGO.
With Magazines Folding, One Finds a Surprising Bid [NY Times, via Go Nintendo]
