Compendium about postcard wishes

[Bille]

Please look to this topic Postal-related dictionary and abbreviations (wiki)

[TSM_5]

What are Loupaper, Gotochi ? Are they specific topics in a country?

[Damokles]

I see many people asking for some view of my area.
Strangely, when i checked the postcards from my native hometown, the last postcard was published in 1983. And honestly the style looks like it. It’s even yellowed somewhat.
Therefore, i decided to print my own ones.

[FunkyTownky]

Hii!

So that’t my question. Which postcards do you think people generally like? Apart from tourist postcards. Which themes do you think people are most interested in?

For example, I’ve seen that Disney and Harry Potter postcards are quite popular.

I’d like to buy popular cards c:

Thank you in advance!

[Wynnie]

I usually go by what people approach me to ask for in Swaps - so far my state card with the big icon letters, and Lou Paper cards have been my “most asked for”. Different countries also have different amazing cards, like the PaperSisters in Germany, Inge Look’s fun-loving Aunties in Finland, or the Tabineko Cats in Japan as a few examples.

[cliffside]

This has been covered before. Maps and Lighthouses are very popular. Non-Viewcards like Birds, Trains, Royalty, etc also generate interest. I would stay away completely from Zazzle cards & similar.

[LondonAddict]

This topic will be merged most likely with a previous similar one, but I still think the same: viewcards and animals.

Most popular collections are LouPaper, Blue cats and TS.

I don’t agree with Ron @cliffside about print on demand, I haven’t tried Zazzle, but I regularly order at Redbubble. The quality is good, you can support the artist by buying their designs, and there are many interesting unique options. But it’s because I personally prefer something different than a standard touristic viewcard.

Edit: about print on demand, also for example, I like food postcards. But there are almost zero irish food postcards. I found one “real postcard”, ordered it in a batch of other topics from that company. The quality of printing is so bad and it looks so unappealing that I’m thinking of sending it in a trash tag. And printing on demand something nice. However, if a person doesn’t like such cards, I will choose another card to send.

[Selena]

Here’s a forum post about this topic.

Most Commonly Requested Postcards

Hope I picked the right category I am trying to built a suitable collection of postcards that I enjoy & that I think others would enjoy receiving. Every day on the forum, I learn a little bit more but this is kind of overwhelming for me, currently. I recently learned that there are “types” of postcards, “series” of postcards, “brands” of postcards, etc. that many people like to receive or collect. Anybody willing to share well-known types, series, brands or others that are g…

Edit: here is a similar topic with good suggestions on another post.

What would you say are postcard theme wishes that are easy to fulfill?

Disclaimer: I know through Postcrossing everyone can send whatever postcard they want - everything below is about optional things, not demands. To be honest I like the typical tourist postcards or ones related to the senders country the most but recently I’ve realised that many people don’t have an easy access to them or just dislike them. I’d like to add an alternative to my wishlist for those people… But things that come to my mind are maybe too specific. I’d like to ask if you know any easy…

[EVillalba]

TLDR - a lot of people have very specific requests, but I’ve had the best response overall on the sets that cover a wide variety of topics instead of anything too specific…

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I read a lot of requests about flags of the world, the old ladies, and the blue cats. I don’t know they’re names. They are cool series for sure.
I will say a lot of the people into collecting specific series seem to know which ones they are missing and seem hard to please IMO. They may ask you to look at their albums to avoid duplicates or say which ones they still need… It’s very collector, and I don’t understand collectors. We are all on this site because we love postcards, and have at least a basic understanding of the internet. For me, I feel like if it is so important to have each card of a set, why not just buy the set on the internet since it is so important?…

Excluding the collectors, I have found a lot of people enjoying animal cards… the variety ones are great bc many ppl like more than one animal. Pin up girls tend to be very enjoyed
I have some “have a little pun” cards that have different animals or inanimate objects with a pun and I’ve received good feedback!
So, an animal lover, or an avid chef, or someone just really into wordplay at all examples of someone I could find a card for in that set.
Regarding tourism - if you live somewhere very touristy like a big city, try to stock up on variety. I think lost ppl prefer their tourist cards single view, but I’ve seen a few of the opposite.

No matter what you buy, or what you send, the connection is brief and most people on here are really lovely. There will always be some profiles that are just demanding though. Just send something nice and keep it moving.

[RalfH]

@FunkyTownky

Which postcards do you think people generally like?

View cards with sights of your area, for they are special to your area.