Seller Question: To Date or not to Date?
And no, I am not talking about going o n a date, lol.....
I am contemplating hiring a part time helper to enter postcards into a spreadsheet, but dreading the inevitable issue of accuracy. No employee EVER will be as caring and focussed as me.
Of course I can teach the obvious, copyrights, postmarks, linen era, white border era, zip coders after 1963 etc. But there is still a good # of PCs that are hard to date. I estimated cards from the 10s-20s turns out they were from the 40s.
I noticed a lot of sellers don't date cards at all.
What is the general consensus? I want to build a large inventory and be as accurate and detailled as possible. But not trying to go overboard.
TIA
Martin
I am contemplating hiring a part time helper to enter postcards into a spreadsheet, but dreading the inevitable issue of accuracy. No employee EVER will be as caring and focussed as me.
Of course I can teach the obvious, copyrights, postmarks, linen era, white border era, zip coders after 1963 etc. But there is still a good # of PCs that are hard to date. I estimated cards from the 10s-20s turns out they were from the 40s.
I noticed a lot of sellers don't date cards at all.
What is the general consensus? I want to build a large inventory and be as accurate and detailled as possible. But not trying to go overboard.
TIA
Martin
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Watch people flip through a box of cards at a show (and note that stamp collectors are flipping through the backs of the cards!), Postcards are usually sold on visual appeal. I'm a sucker for night scenes for some reason
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Just my thoughts - hope that others chime in one way or the other.
Thanks. That does make sense. And I agree, despite the need for categories 98% or so off stuff sells by keyword search. THAT can be taught to a lister. Just make sure no typos and get as many RELEVANT keywords in there as well.
I also sell ephemera and there year is more important as many people collect 'years' or are looking for a gift for someone's B'day anniversary what not.
I guess it is time to find someone to do some data entry.