Are phone cards true blue collectable kiwiana...
Tony
Currently on ebay 1052 listings for phonecards, look under
collectibles/trading cards, as a collector (biased ) I believe they are both
collectable and interesting. There are some very rare (according to numbers
made) cards from all over the world including NZ which will be of interest
in the future to others who come to the hobby of Phonecard collecting.
"Anna Banks" <AB@APMAIL>COM> wrote in message
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> or are they just bits of cold stored value that people are hoarding away?
I've been
> looking all over the net, including ebay, with no luck. Only found one
phone card auction
> at
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?region=100&id=192553,
so
> where's all those traders? Of course, now that everyone has a cellphone,
these payphone
> cards are pretty much obselete I guess. What will fill the kiwiana
collectors void???? :-(
>COM
value in terms of artistic merit or kiwiana collectability. I think there's a conspiracy to
hoard the good ones away.
>Currently on ebay 1052 listings for phonecards, look under
>collectibles/trading cards, as a collector (biased ) I
>believe they are both collectable and interesting. There are
>some very rare (according to numbers made) cards from all
>over the world including NZ which will be of interest in the
>future to others who come to the hobby of Phonecard
>collecting. "
>http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?region=100&id=192553, so
Shane
to laugh when Telecom changed to the newer type of cards. As if the fact
that they could no longer be used as a phone card changed their
collectibility or rarity.
I know people who collect pens, and they dont seem to care if there is ink
in them or they still can write.
Anyway, back to your question, you could start collecting old cellphones?
--
Shane
'Its a bit nutty...' - AP
Chris Martin
Whoever invented collectable phonecards is a
marketing genius with the ethics of a snake.
If you want something pretty and collectable,
try stamps ;)
>or are they just bits of cold stored value that people are hoarding away?
I've been
>looking all over the net, including ebay, with no luck. Only found one
phone card auction
>at http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?region=100&id=192553,
so
>where's all those traders? Of course, now that everyone has a cellphone,
these payphone
>cards are pretty much obselete I guess. What will fill the kiwiana collectors
void???? :-(
>COM
>marketing genius with the ethics of a snake.
>If you want something pretty and collectable,
>try stamps ;)
>phone card auction
>>at
>>http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?region=100&id=192553,
>so where's all those traders? Of course, now that everyone has
The oOnly problem is that stamps don't last that long and are ridiculously cheap to buy.
You also need a magnifying glass to appreciate their artistic value. Anyway, I wouldn't
call stamps Kiwiana, every country has stamps. Coins and phonecards, that's my cup of
tea. :-)
enkidu
>
> Anyway, back to your question, you could start collecting
> old cellphones?
>
Cheers,
Cliff
Steve
to sell off as I've been too busy to collect things anymore.
If anyone's wanting to have a look at what I've got, check out
http://ariwa.wibble.net/phonecards . I have a few rare-ish ones there and
all in all I'm willing to part with most of my set for below current
valuation. :-)
Steve
"Tony" <tb...@earthlight.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Hi Anna,
> Currently on ebay 052 listings for phonecards, look under
Ray Dobson
>Funnily enuff I've just (mostly) catalogued my collection which I'm wanting
>to sell off as I've been too busy to collect things anymore.
>
>If anyone's wanting to have a look at what I've got, check out
>http://ariwa.wibble.net/phonecards . I have a few rare-ish ones there and
>all in all I'm willing to part with most of my set for below current
>valuation. :-)
>
>Steve
Sorry to have to tell you this but you have no hope whatsoever of
selling your collection of phonecards. No-one, but no-one anywhere in
the world, is interested in buying. I have 100s for sale but cannot
raise the slightest interest.
WRD