What’s going on here? A market collapse or a consolidation? My opinion is that it is just a consolidation. It’s no secret that the hobby has not grown as fast as many (myself included) believed it would. There were probably too many magazines for the number of US collectors. This leaves Moneycard Collector as the primary magazine, with a few others on the market. Is this bad for the hobby? This definitely is a set-back for phonecard collecting. I believe, however, the hobby can thrive and grow with fewer magazines. With the growth of the internet, magazines are having a tougher time staying in business. There has been an explosion of information being available for free on-line, and phonecards are part of this trend. Additionally, this hobby is a hi tech one, with many people having most of their contacts via an electronic medium such as the internet. While I don’t believe that magazines will ever go away (after all, you can’t fold a computer up and read it on a couch) more people will probably get their information from other sources in the future than they do now.
Limited Edition Series # I has 250 (numbered) cards with 10 minutes of phone time on each card. Orders will be taken until Oct. 31,1997 (any extra orders will be held for series # 2 or refunded upon request). The cost is $10.00 each.
For further information or to order, contact:
Rica M. Asaban (212) 744-4871, fax (212)-744-3517, voice mail 800-422-0056, or via e-mail: RICA2000@aol.com
GTS, following a meeting of the minds with their witches and warlocks, a splash of this and a mixture of that, produced the result. A uniquely-designed Halloween collectible phonecards featuring a "Mistical" greeting from none other than Dracula himself offering 10 minutes of free phone time. These one-of-a-kind phonecards, which will be given out to retailers and distributors carrying the line of Mistic beverages, are a unique way for Dracula, on behalf of Triarc, to say: "Fangs a lot for stocking Mistic Brands."
Mistic will kick-off the Halloween phonecard promotion this month. With the limited-edition phonecards available only to retailers and distributors of the Mistic brands, they are sure to become widely sought after on the collectors market.
GTS Contact: Sharon Holle, (201) 236-3933
Art Becker brought many goodies, including part of his bounty from his Las Vegas trip. He may even move there and start the LVPCCG. He also brought some Moneycard Collecting Made Easy booklets and some copies of Steve Eyer's catalog. -- Nice job Steve.
We had two new members June Lee, a former dealer, and Chuck Cornelius, who produced a terrific looking card to commemorate the opening of the new National Airport Terminal. It costs $5 and $1 goes to Children's hospital. I read about it in Alan Cohen's POL report and invited Chuck to attend our meeting. He works at the very Control Tower that is pictured on the card.
June Lee brought an impressive collection of cards including many Hawaiian cards. He has a wealth of knowledge about phonecards.
I brought Kmart cards loaded with $1. the sold quickly at $1 apiece. I, too, lied when I purchased them and said they were gifts for my wife's students. Most of the clerks have no idea what the Cards are about.
All in all it was a fine meeting. Our next meeting will be November 5th, our 2nd anniversary meeting. (First meeting was 11-9-95) Thanks Tom and Susan for putting it together.
From: Del Deligianis
From: Toni Price
From: Dan Freeland
Until Next Week,
Alan
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