For more than forty years I've made the main part of my living selling vintage postcards, first at flea markets and collector's fairs, and latterly on eBay. They're just bits of paper, sometimes very attractive, sometimes not, but either way they can generate fabulous profits, even for items that cost you next to nothing at flea markets and boots sales, even on eBay. And you'll be quick to give this easy business a go once you know how items that cost you little or nothing can fetch triple figure sums on eBay.
It's a business that just gets better with time and this is why:
- People are always interested in the history of where they were born, or where they live, where they went to school, and that's why we're seeing a massive growth in sites where members can trace their family history over several centuries and other sites giving historical information about specific people and places.
- The best old postcards, usually real photographic, are rare and can attract good profits on eBay. That's because in the early 1900s skilled photographers were few and far between and most worked just a short distance from base and would spend more time developing photographs than actually leaving their darkroom to add more photographs to their stock. Additionally, most photographers specialised in family and personal portraits, usually taken in their own studios, and they rarely took to the streets to record topographical views. Moreover, because they're made from flimsy materials, most postcards from Victorian times were lost or damaged over the years and very few well preserved photographic photographs remain today. But there are still many thousands of postcards to pick up at boot sales and flea markets, just not many of each individual view. And it's the rarity in views themselves that make some postcards worth hundreds of thousands of pounds or dollars - or other country currency - each.
- Postcards are one of the most collectible subjects worldwide and represent a business anyone can start and make money from right away.
Learn more about making big profits selling vintage TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEW POSTCARDS on eBay at http://www.sellpostcardsonebay.com
