Quel surprise!

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/qsl-Allemagne-Stetten-2004-DL4CW-/181292886306

very surprised to find that one on e*ay. Should I place a bid myself?

73 Bernhard DL4CW

In reply to DL4CW:
Dear Bernhard,
I found one of my paper QSL’s on eBay some few years ago and found it really weird. I can’t figure out who might be interested in collecting QSLs like that one, which was filled out with information regarding a QSO with some other ham radio station.
But I guess there must be a market for that. Otherwise they wouldn’t offer them.
Best 73/72,

Guru - EA2IF

In reply to EA2IF:
If I could get £1 for every QSL card that I have in my possession I could buy myself a nice new car!
Ebay here I come :slight_smile:

Strangely, just the other day I noticed that one of my cards from 1979 was recorded in the “Rare and Unique Digital Collection” at North Carolina State University!

Pete

In reply to G4ISJ:
Amazingly, I’ve found one of my QSL cards currently for sale at the following collectors site and they ask 6 euros for it!

I think it’s the same I saw some years ago, so it looks like it doesn’t rise much interest for those collectors. They should lower the price, hi, hi!

Best 73,

Guru - EA2IF

In reply to EA2IF:

Hi Guru,

yes, that’s exactly what I thought. These kind of cards are of very limited use for anyone else than the addressee. Perhaps it was among a bulk of picture cards that went to the dealer after a household clearance. Still weird though.

73 Bernhard DL4CW

In reply to G4ISJ:

Hi Pete,

in contrast to “Card trafficking” on e*ay this seems to be quite satisfying. Imagine your card probably will remain there forever, as a contribution to ensuing ages. Perhaps one day some archaeologist will have a look onto it and may find it - weird? :wink:

73 Bernhard DL4CW

In reply to DL4CW:
AH AH ! It seems it comes from France !!
Anyway, I did not print all my thousand QSL for nothing ! Now, i know, one day, it will profit to someone…
Internet is so surprising!!!
Bob

In reply to DL4CW:
I recall a TV program where two guys go from one place to other across the US bidding for the stuff in lumber rooms and they sell everything or as much as they can of what they’ve won in those bidding.
I guess our cards, for some like the mentionned reason or some other, have ended in hands of somebody with no or little idea of what those cards served for and these people just want to explore the potential to make some money by selling them. I don’t think they will have any success, hi, hi!
Best 73,

Guru - EA2IF

Also things happen~~~

1- Radio ham has died, SK, and people clear things out for sale…
2- Radio ham has quit and sold everything…

Cards are part of history of the hobby and people like to collect.

Mike G6TUH