I don't live near Witchita, unfortunately, but I passed through there last month and visited Hewitt Antiques. I was bowled over by the sheer volume of postcards he had -- drawers and drawers of them. Found several to buy. I don't know if he attends the postcard show, but I wouldn't be surprised!
Beecher City is 10 miles away from me. That’s not a generic picture. I believe that’s actually from the town. What a small world! Thank you so much for doing these, I got into postcard selling a few months ago. I figured it would be a fun side gig for a history writer like me. It’s been a learning curve and it’s been tough separating what I think is cool vs what will sell. So thank you for giving out insight on what sells. Do you have any videos about scaling a postcard business?
Another great video, I have about 190 postcards that I purchased & listed from an Estate Sale & approx. 80% are common cards. In your opinion what is the best strategy to move these cards. Thanks.
It depends how common they are - if they are Natural Bridge, Virginia, Washington DC, Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls, or similar postcards, they may not be worth listing individually. Otherwise, I’d say go for it, even if they only sell for $4-$5 each.
I have not! Although the second I find a Ty Cobb RPPC I’ll definitely have it graded! Outside of the sports crossovers, I don’t know if any other postcards are worth grading.
@@mailseumAs leaders in this industry, we must NOT condone postcard grading unless there is a strong sports cross-over. Sports cards are already becoming silly, with people getting a grade they don’t like from one service and sending the card out for a second opinion. Handwriting is part of the charm of postcards, are we to scrutinize penmanship? Provide a nice scan with a fair return policy and let people decide on their own without the unnecessary expense of third parties.
Wahoo! Thanks for promoting the Wichita, KS, postcard show, Oct. 21-22. Dealers from all across the country, including me (@mailboxmemories). I’ve never been a vendor at a postcard show, so I am very excited. / In this video I lived your Ozark reference. Gosh I loved that series. And I have a question: how did you arrive at 9.99 for the starting bid price on the cards you decided to sell as an auction? Thanks for another great video.
It was a great show! $9.99 was about the minimum I was able to let an uncommon/“rare” postcard go for, so that’s what I started them at (I knew many would sell for the starting bid). And I didn’t want to go higher to encourage bidding and make the auctions more accessible.
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I don't live near Witchita, unfortunately, but I passed through there last month and visited Hewitt Antiques. I was bowled over by the sheer volume of postcards he had -- drawers and drawers of them. Found several to buy. I don't know if he attends the postcard show, but I wouldn't be surprised!
Oh wow, that sounds like an amazing antique store to visit!
Thank you for your informative, no-nonsense videos.
Congrats ! That was a nice chunk of change realised for the last postcard.
I'm 30 minutes from Wichita. Thank you. Your videos are informative and relaxing
Awesome! Tell Hal I sent you!
You mentioned this but what dies it mean when the cards have RED lettering on them. Zem? ?
Nice job with this video. So fun to watch.
Beecher City is 10 miles away from me. That’s not a generic picture. I believe that’s actually from the town. What a small world! Thank you so much for doing these, I got into postcard selling a few months ago. I figured it would be a fun side gig for a history writer like me. It’s been a learning curve and it’s been tough separating what I think is cool vs what will sell. So thank you for giving out insight on what sells. Do you have any videos about scaling a postcard business?
That’s great! Check out my $0 to $55,000 video here where I talk about how I started and scaled up: th-cam.com/video/wU2EXRr4qTk/w-d-xo.html
Another great video, I have about 190 postcards that I purchased & listed from an Estate Sale & approx. 80% are common cards. In your opinion what is the best strategy to move these cards. Thanks.
It depends how common they are - if they are Natural Bridge, Virginia, Washington DC, Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls, or similar postcards, they may not be worth listing individually. Otherwise, I’d say go for it, even if they only sell for $4-$5 each.
Nice looking Post Cards, incredible collectible market for those. Have you ever had a card graded like they grade baseball cards?
I have not! Although the second I find a Ty Cobb RPPC I’ll definitely have it graded! Outside of the sports crossovers, I don’t know if any other postcards are worth grading.
@@mailseumAs leaders in this industry, we must NOT condone postcard grading unless there is a strong sports cross-over. Sports cards are already becoming silly, with people getting a grade they don’t like from one service and sending the card out for a second opinion. Handwriting is part of the charm of postcards, are we to scrutinize penmanship? Provide a nice scan with a fair return policy and let people decide on their own without the unnecessary expense of third parties.
Wahoo! Thanks for promoting the Wichita, KS, postcard show, Oct. 21-22. Dealers from all across the country, including me (@mailboxmemories). I’ve never been a vendor at a postcard show, so I am very excited. / In this video I lived your Ozark reference. Gosh I loved that series. And I have a question: how did you arrive at 9.99 for the starting bid price on the cards you decided to sell as an auction? Thanks for another great video.
It was a great show! $9.99 was about the minimum I was able to let an uncommon/“rare” postcard go for, so that’s what I started them at (I knew many would sell for the starting bid). And I didn’t want to go higher to encourage bidding and make the auctions more accessible.