Home
Buy on eBid
Sell on eBid
eBid Stores
My eBid
Upgrade to Seller+ Lifetime
eBid Help
Close
Login to Your Account
eBid Community Forums - Chat & find help from others in the eBid Community
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 17

Thread: Picture Postcard Magazine

  1. #1
    Forum Diehard 20sent06's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Location
    Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
    View 20sent06's Feedback (+11854)
    All-About 20sent06
    View 20sent06's Listings
    Forum Posts
    751

    Default Picture Postcard Magazine

    Here's a piece in February' edition of the Picture Postcard Monthly magazine for Postcard Collector's everywhere: if eBid advertised in this magazine, then traffic would surely increase...
    Attached Images Attached Images  

  2. #2
    Forum Saint madelaine's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Highworth, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
    View madelaine's Feedback (+5856)
    All-About madelaine
    View madelaine's Listings
    Forum Posts
    11,769

    Default Re: Picture Postcard Magazine

    Now that's encouraging!
    Madelaine

    4 shops for Cats Protection & Prospect Hospice
    My Postcard Shop
    BK Stamps for Philatelic listings
    & Yarnalong for craft patterns
    and
    Lotzabitz -anything that doesn't belong in one of the other shops.

  3. #3
    Forum Diehard 20sent06's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Location
    Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
    View 20sent06's Feedback (+11854)
    All-About 20sent06
    View 20sent06's Listings
    Forum Posts
    751

    Default Re: Picture Postcard Magazine

    Quote Originally Posted by madelaine View Post
    Now that's encouraging!
    Indeed - if only eBid would put an advert in the magazine, then more people would notice too...

  4. #4

    Default Re: Picture Postcard Magazine

    If only they would - it would be a great step in the right direction to get eBid noticed.
    Sadly - 'advert' is a six letter word which seems to be avoided so I guess it's a case of
    Visit my clothes store -here
    Look in my treasure in trove ! here
    For
    soy wax candles, tarts & melts click here
    For trading cards click here
    Visit my Tazo barhere

  5. #5
    Forum Saint Gill's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Poulton-le-fylde, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    View Gill's Feedback (+517)
    All-About Gill
    View Gill's Listings
    Forum Posts
    3,383

    Default Re: Picture Postcard Magazine

    Quote Originally Posted by 20sent06 View Post
    Indeed - if only eBid would put an advert in the magazine, then more people would notice too...
    That's the problem, postcards, like stamps, do well without advertising.

    If eBid decided to place an ad in the mag it may bring more postcard collectors to the site but it wouldn't necessarily bring buyers of the many other categories that sellers are listing.
    Gill (pronounced Jill) "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful" William Morris 1834 - 1896

  6. #6
    Forum Diehard 20sent06's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Location
    Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
    View 20sent06's Feedback (+11854)
    All-About 20sent06
    View 20sent06's Listings
    Forum Posts
    751

    Default Re: Picture Postcard Magazine

    Quote Originally Posted by Tropical_Trish View Post
    If only they would - it would be a great step in the right direction to get eBid noticed.
    Sadly - 'advert' is a six letter word which seems to be avoided so I guess it's a case of
    Nice one Trish! - so true!

  7. #7
    Forum Diehard 20sent06's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Location
    Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
    View 20sent06's Feedback (+11854)
    All-About 20sent06
    View 20sent06's Listings
    Forum Posts
    751

    Default Re: Picture Postcard Magazine

    Quote Originally Posted by Gill View Post
    That's the problem, postcards, like stamps, do well without advertising.

    If eBid decided to place an ad in the mag it may bring more postcard collectors to the site but it wouldn't necessarily bring buyers of the many other categories that sellers are listing.
    Well, there are many Stamp and Postcard collectors and sellers that do not know of eBid... when I praise eBid up, I get the response " oh! do you have shares in eBid, then?"

    Bringing more collectors to eBid means they will more than likely look at other items they may wish to buy: "what else do they sell on here... oh, look, a new mobile phone - oh my that's reasonable... "

    Look in any stamp or postcard magazine and it full of adverts - the only real way to be noticed.

    Postcard (and other) sellers go to Delcampe and not eBid in preference to ebay - why? - because they made them selves known in the Collectables community, got involved, sponspored events - they put their name out there...

    C'mon eBid get in the real world, become a proper player!

  8. #8
    Forum Diehard bunsock's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Newent, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
    View bunsock's Feedback (+14461)
    All-About bunsock
    View bunsock's Listings
    Forum Posts
    676

    Default Re: Picture Postcard Magazine

    Quote Originally Posted by 20sent06 View Post
    Well, there are many Stamp and Postcard collectors and sellers that do not know of eBid... when I praise eBid up, I get the response " oh! do you have shares in eBid, then?"

    Bringing more collectors to eBid means they will more than likely look at other items they may wish to buy: "what else do they sell on here... oh, look, a new mobile phone - oh my that's reasonable... "

    Look in any stamp or postcard magazine and it full of adverts - the only real way to be noticed.

    Postcard (and other) sellers go to Delcampe and not eBid in preference to ebay - why? - because they made them selves known in the Collectables community, got involved, sponspored events - they put their name out there...

    C'mon eBid get in the real world, become a proper player!
    Probably easier said than done. There are many subject sold on eBid and each seller in the various subjects would like advertising paid for by eBid. Multiply that by the countries where eBid has a major presence and very soon even a large advertising budget would run dry.

    I overcome this by placing my own advert, at my own expense, in the Railway Antiques Gazette adverting my eBid store and eBid. Why don't the postcards sellers on eBid place their own adverts in specialist magazines? Surely that would be much more effective and better focused.

  9. #9
    Forum Saint madelaine's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Highworth, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
    View madelaine's Feedback (+5856)
    All-About madelaine
    View madelaine's Listings
    Forum Posts
    11,769

    Default Re: Picture Postcard Magazine

    Having looked at the prices for advertising in Picture Postcard Magazine, they are outside my budget as a postcard seller but look pretty reasonable for an organisation of any size at all.

    As for the "I don't sell postcards so it wouldn't help me" cry, while I'd love some advertising in coin, stamp or postcard press, I wouldn't moan if eBid advertised in some other specialist press. All advertising raises awareness.
    Madelaine

    4 shops for Cats Protection & Prospect Hospice
    My Postcard Shop
    BK Stamps for Philatelic listings
    & Yarnalong for craft patterns
    and
    Lotzabitz -anything that doesn't belong in one of the other shops.

  10. #10
    Forum Diehard 20sent06's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Location
    Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
    View 20sent06's Feedback (+11854)
    All-About 20sent06
    View 20sent06's Listings
    Forum Posts
    751

    Default Re: Picture Postcard Magazine

    Cost a little over £2 per week to place a box ad - good VFM in my opinion: brings traffic to my store(s) as well as eBid - win, win...

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 2 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 2 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Follow Us
New To eBid?
Register for Free