Thank you all. I appreciate seeing all the responses. It helps me understand better! 
. Thatās the information I was looking forā¦others opinions to help me learn. I tend to see things from my own perspective so all the responses help. Iāve asked to see how to close this topic as I donāt know how to do it.
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it Made me laugh so much 
it could have been me writing that 
I Hope it is a bought one (The Person sends) even it feels Like a free oneā¦
I hope soā¦that would be nice.
That is such an interesting thought! 
I have that Sometimes when i am in a RR were itās Not about a wishlist. When it simply is about a topic For all. If Not the exact Picture at least i Like to send to everybody in The Same price range. (Either everybody gets a 50 Cent Card or everybody a 1,40ā¬ Card. Something Like that)
I Like you think that could be The Personen opinion.
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i think this is perfectly worded and we all need to keep this in mind.
actually i had a profile today with about 4 pages of all the same send out cards and a, well, not very exciting profile text. of course it comes to mind that that person is maybe a bit less excited about postcrossing than i am or maybe cares more about receiving than sending. or maybe they write very long personal messages to everyone but doesnāt care much about the image side. honestly i try to be a positive person but some things come to mind.
but then again it doesnāt really matter what i think. i still need to send out a card, and to me thatās the part that i enjoy most. so i still pick out a nice card, put on some washitape and write a nice message. i did my part, had some fun with it and now itās up to the receiver.
i recently got a hurray message from someone who said they hoped i would receive as wonderful cards as iām sending out. thatās very sweet and also something i actually believe in. i see quite a few topics about people not wanting to send out cards because other people are violating the rules by making demands or something. but why is it okay for you to do the same, if you donāt like someone else doing it?
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They probably print their own cards, on a website where you only save money if ordering in bulk.
Not everyone knows - or at least not right away - that Postcrossers like cards to be based on their profile. Maybe now this person knows, but they still need to send out what they already bought.
Another thing: not everyone can afford postcards at the prices we pay. Maybe this person could only afford to join Postcrossing if they got a bulk price for more than 200 or whatever.
Before anyone gets upset: these are all assumptions. I donāt know the sender and this is just what I would assume has happened.
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I donāt have a problem with people who do that, in general. But I did get a card once from a woman who made a big deal on her profile about how she DID NOT WANT ad cards. Absolutely no ad cards!!! Then I realized that she sent the exact same card to everyone (several hundreds I think) and it was an ad card. 
I welcome any postcard, and assume that the card the Postcrosser sends repeatedly is either one they love, one that represents where theyāre from, or there is a limited variety of postcards available to them.
One thing I wish we could do is access the profile of the sender before registering and thanking them for the receipt of their card.
Iām new to Postcrossing, but more than once I have sent a second direct message to them after Iām able to see their profile. That could be a good time to ask about the repeated card they typically send.
One thing I notice is that Postcrossers rarely respond to those messages. I guess itās assumed that the card is the message and there is no back-and-forth communication to be expected afterward.
So far I love the experience of finding art and photography and beautiful images from around the world with a note and cool stamps and stickers in my mailbox. Itās doubly fun thinking about the sender picking out this particular card for me (when itās clear that they do, which is most of the time) and I imagine where theyāre seated as theyāre writing the message.
One thing I find funny is the members who say in the profiles āsend me anythingā yet have a long list of what they donāt like and wonāt appreciate at all.
The joy to me is having the person send what they want after reading my profile, not a card that I dictate. Whereās the fun in that?
I also love hearing about what theyāre doing to survive the pandemic. Never in my lifetime has the entire globe shared such a difficult experience at the same time, and with this horror thatās descended on us all in the last year, thereās a unique āweāre all in this togetherā kind of vibe. None of us can travel like we want to.
Be well, everyone. Enjoy the adventure of today.
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I am closing this topic at the request of āGrapeGirlā.
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