Article by Abm Raihan
As a power seller of post cards on eBay with a 100% positive feedback, I have put together some easy but relevant points that I think may be helpful to hobbyists of postcards focused on the field of deltiology, looking to obtain good quality postcards on eBay. I have detailed some pointers that buyers must watch out for to determine whether a dealer or seller of post cards is honest and decent.
We do hope you will use the information listed below to include in your very own judgment whilst paying for post cards on eBay.
1. Does the vendor guarantee the item they may be promoting? For instance do they specify ‘Guaranteed original vintage postcards’ or ‘Guaranteed real photo postcard’ inside their merchandise profile, since this instills assurance in the thoughts of the buyer, and assures that the postcard is an genuine classic and not a modern day imitation, or that it is a real photo post card and not just a printed one.
2. Does the vendor guarantee a ‘no question asked’ refund when the purchaser is not really pleased with the purchase? A first-rate seller will provide a ‘no question asked policy’ and offers an unconditional 30 day complete money back refund assurance.
3. Does the seller converse on time and politely with the customer? A top notch seller will respond right away to the questions submitted by buyers or would-be customers. The retailer’s answer need to be courteous and flexible.
4. Is there a comprehensive information regarding the overall condition of the post card? If you find wordings like ‘a picture speaks more than a thousand words, therefore please look at the posted photo of the postcard to determine the condition’ be suspicious about these sort of vendors. Most of the time small faults will not be seen on the published images of the post cards, since the images are generally improved which lessens the visibility of faults. A reliable dealer would give a comprehensive description regarding the condition of the postcard displaying any crease, nick, split, aging, soiling inside the information regarding the state.
5. Does the seller leave a feedback to begin with? If you find written words in the posting such as ‘once I obtain your reviews, I can leave a feedback for you’ it is not a great indication. A good seller is going to leave a feedback first for the customer, once the product has been freighted. This means that that it really is a responsible dealer who’s certain that the merchandise will be precisely identical as has been mentioned inside the offering.
6. Try to find sellers who additionally post a photograph of the opposite side of the post card. If not you most likely are losing out on a great deal of exciting aspects which may be exposed by going through the reverse side, especially if the postcard is postally used. There might be a scarce coil stamp; a color variety, postage due stamps, appealing postmark or cancellation; supplementary, auxiliary, censored markings, details about the publisher and post card number; particulars about the sender and person receiving the postcard who may very well be some well-known personality; a message which talks about about some significant occurrence which took place formerly.
7. Does the seller stick to the time schedule published for transporting the purchased postcard? An honest dealer will make sure to mail out the products to the customer on or ahead of the scheduled time.
8. Does the seller provide free shipping to US locations if shipment is from the US. If possible buy from dealers who offer free shipping as you can buy multiple post cards at various time points free of running into any additional shipping fees.
9. Does the vendor overcharge for the shipping? Do they approve combined shipping price bargains? Avoid sellers that impose very high irrational costs for shipping.
10. Does the dealer use finest quality mailing stationery material for safeguard of the postcard during the shipping process? Several retailers who offer free shipping will mail the post card in an ordinary envelope, causing damage of the post card while in the transit operation. The perfect supplier ensures offering the very best safeguards to the postcard over the shipment operation, by means of archival plastic sleeves, cardboard enclosure, and/or using a firm card board mailer.
I am hoping these salient attributes emphasized by me will be helpful to you when you are trying to make your buying possibilities. I invite you to check out my store on eBay where I have got countless post cards from United States as well as from across the globe.
The article author is a collector of post cards and stamps and runs a store. To find out more you might visit the postcard gallery for varieties of Real Photo Post Cards, Topographical postcards from U.S.A. and from all over the world, Greetings Post Cards etc.