Compendium about postcard wishes

[AprilShorty]

@schrizzo

I take time reading the profile and sometimes i use decorations on the back if I’m not convinced about my choice.

@schrizzo - I love all your tips but this one really spoke to me. Thank You

[AprilShorty]

@Heartlover1717

sometimes I may not have something someone “likes” but will send a state card, and use stickers that match their interests. Check out these forum topics:

• https://community.postcrossing.com/t/usa-where-to-get-postcards/2835
• Decorating the back of your →NON-HANDMADE POSTCARDS←

@Heartlover1717 - I’m obviously seeing a trend here about sending cards that I enjoy or that I would enjoy receiving . Thanks so much for your tips & links

[AprilShorty]

@S_Tuulia

This, and also that if one is from a popular postcrossing country, many members will already have the series card from your country.

Oh, wow! Great tip @S_Tuulia - I would have never thought about that. Thx

[S_Tuulia]

But then also, thinking little more positive, new collectors appear too
(I bought Greetings from Finland cards and thought I will send to the non collectors too, but they too often had it )

[mchay]

oh i send my ‘special’ cards quite often to new people and/or people who don’t specifically ask for them. i mean, how else would people know what kind of cards they like?
sending out for example ts cards to people who don’t collect them is way less time consuming as well, as i don’t have to check lists or pages of received cards

[AprilShorty]

@halflingstory

If you want to diversify your stash a bit, I would also recommend having a look at some tags! I ended up learning that a box of 100 cards is too many of one theme for me, so swapping some in tags was a good way of adding some variety. I like this one , for example - I’ve received a bunch of different unwritten cards to add to my stash!

@halflingstory - Thank you for the information. Honestly, I don’t know what tags are so I’ll have to research that a bit & check out your link. Thx

[halflingstory]

No problem!! Feel free to send me a message if you can’t find the info you’re looking for

[Equiss]

I have 3 kinds—all standard size. One is a Texas postcard. One is a postcard I had made of one of my dogs. It’s cute. The other is a vintage type card with flowers and butterflies.
I am retired so buying tons of things is not an option for me.
I generally read the persons profile and choose one of the three based on that.
I also paint so I have blank postcard stick I can paint a special card for those who indicate they paint and would enjoy a homemade card—those I send in envelopes I make.

Don’t stress on buying all kinds of stuff. Just have fun.
If you’d like one of mine just pm your address and I’ll gladly send one. You can even choose.

[AprilShorty]

@mchay

and then recently everyone seems to want cardseries from certain webshops. i mostly ignore that as i think it’s a bit weird to assume everyone is buying their cards online/ordering from the same webshop

@mchay - what great information & tips. I never even considered that people might want cards from specific webshops. Thanks for your perspective on that & all the other things you pointed out

[AprilShorty]

@catchycat

Since you’re posting from the States, there are many famous series I’ve seen, like the national parks series, LouPaper, Greetings from (with big colourful state’s name), vintage travel card showing state name, and many other series that American postcrossers can explain better than me. Having one of these series may be great!

@catchycat - It seems like a lot of people struggled in the beginning & not just me

Thank you so much for your detailed feedback & experiences

[AprilShorty]

@jaenelle

the primary objective of Postcrossing is ‘connecting, not collecting’

@jaenelle - What a great tip & reminder. Especially for newbies trying to navigate this new, fun hobby. Thank you

[AprilShorty]

@amethyst53

and I have discovered that this is a very, very deep rabbit hole indeed!

@amethyst53 - Nothing more true could be stated. Thank you for your input

[AprilShorty]

@Johnk60

a message area where you write something original, or relevant, is what matters.

@Johnk60 - Thank you for the rant

[AprilShorty]

@cliffside

I have been buying/trading/selling postcards since 1978. The area of postcard collecting is very very broad, so I will limit my comments to what I have observed on PostCrossing in the 12 years that I am a member.

@cliffside - Thank you so much for all of your comments. I gleaned a lot from your wisdom & I’ll peek around for your store

[AprilShorty]

@mchay

i send my ‘special’ cards quite often to new people and/or people who don’t specifically ask for them. i mean, how else would people know what kind of cards they like?

Oh, wow @mchay - You make a very good point

[AprilShorty]

@halflingstory

Feel free to send me a message if you can’t find the info you’re looking for

Thank you @halflingstory - I’ll try to give it a go, first

[AprilShorty]

@Equiss

I have 3 kinds—all standard size. One is a Texas postcard. One is a postcard I had made of one of my dogs. It’s cute. The other is a vintage type card with flowers and butterflies.

@Equiss - Thank you for sharing … Sending you a PM

[anon95639744]

I like to buy assorted cards, that way i have a bit of everything. I recently purchased this bundle and was very pleased with it.

[AprilShorty]

@anon95639744 - Thx so much for the tip & the link

[dozugeo]

Good thread, many replies were helpful for me too. I as a newbie don’t really like how some people are so picky with what cards they like or dislike. It’s okay to write what cards you are interested in, but everyone is spending money on this hobby, for example if I only have a tourist card at hand, I’m not gonna buy a new one just because this person doesn’t like tourist cards. If you like to collect, that’s cool, but postcard prices vary greatly between the different countries, so you never know what kind of cards are accessible to the person on the other side.
Of course the rules say exacly this, but some people could phrase their profiles more nicely because otherwise I worry too much “am I gonna disappoint them if I don’t follow their wish”.