A long while ago I found a someone who was a buying Alpinist Magazine sets.
I just called Chessler and the guy who answered said it was an "obscure magazine" and they don't buy them anymore. It may have been them, I don't know...they are the purveyors of rare climbing related books...seems bizarre that they would call Alpinist "obscure", but whatever.
Anyone know someone who is buying? I could list them here, but they go for a lot, and I need the money so hope to get the going rate (i.e. not sell them for a bro price). I see the lower issues going for quite a bit on Ebay,
I have 0-37 in good shape (not in plastic, but good condition). I think you can get #26 forward from Alpinist new, but the older ones burnt up in a fire so the lower numbered issues harder to find.