Phonecards On-Line - Published by Alan H. Cohen

February 7, 1999


Issue 160

Phonecards On-Line is Published by Alan Cohen


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Check out the latest phonecard auctions on Ebay. Visit Ebay at: http://www.cardmall.com/ebay

Advertisement:
Welcome to our Inventory Clearance Sale. The more you buy, the more you save. View our web site ( http://www.ipce.com ) to see the entire list or to view cards by theme (Coca-Cola, Disney, Sports, etc.)

Cards listed are available now, and as cards sell out, they will be removed from the list. Sale ends February 28, 1999.

Here is the discount schedule:

For example, a $250 order would cost $200. A $400 order would cost $280.

For easy ordering, use the order form at our web site ( http://www.ipce.com ). We will calculate the discount from list prices for you. U.S.A. shipping is $3 for orders up to $100; $6 for orders greater than $100. Overseas shipping is $6 for Western Europe and Canada and $8 for most Pacific Rim countries.

Roger Streit
International Phone Card Exchange
272 North Mountain Avenue
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
74243.1522@compuserve.com Fax: 973 744-3013

NEWS / COMMENTARIES

Most Wanted/Hot Cards: February 1999

Here are the lists of Most Wanted and Hot Cards for February, 1999. You can view this on the web too - There are some pictures of cards listed there, as well as an archive of previous months. This is located at: http://www.cardmall.com/pol/

Most Wanted Cards:

Hot Cards:

Long Beach Expo This Week

The Long Beach Collectibles Exposition will begin on Thursday, February 11th and run through Sunday, February 14th. For phonecard collectors, there will be two extra special events. The first is a collector/dealer dinner, which is scheduled for Thursday evening after the show. It will be held at the Dear Heart Thai Restaurant at 3832 E Anaheim Ave. I will be attending, and transportation is available.

The second event is a drawing for prizes sponsored by Steve Eyer and The Card Mall. Here is a breakdown of the prizes:

Grand Prize:

$500 face of phone cards of a major telephone company. There are 40 Mint, expired cards in this prize.

Other Prizes:

A telecard from North American Telecom cataloging $100.00.

A MoneyCard Collector Catalog. We will ship this to anywhere in the world for you, so if you already have it, you may have a friend whom you could surprise with a great gift. We will ship it for you at no charge.

A splendid CTN (Canada) set from K-Mart. This is a puzzle set and catalogs $95.00. Compliments of Card Mall.

A mystery lot of 20 different US Phonecards. Compliments of Card Mall.

The grand prize will be drawn at dinner on Thursday night, and the winner MUST be present! However, the other prizes will be drawn on Sunday, and you do not need to be present to win. Additionally, at the dinner, a grab bag will be passed around, and every collector will get some nice phonecards. E-mail me for further details of the show. I will be walking the floor on Thursday.

AOL: The games being played

If you are a phonecard collector who is thinking about joining AOL to be a part of the phonecard community, you may want to reconsider. A while ago, AOL announced that any commercial posts can not be placed in the collector forms. This policy is just recently being enforced. What collectors have to do is post in a classified section with lots of other non-phonecard ads. Additionally, I posted a message complaining of this policy change, and it was removed with a message from the section monitor that the post was off-topic! Part of an on-line forum is not only the basic collecting messages, but the banter between members which is often not related to the topic. A good example of this type of community is the CompuServe Telecard Forum. The AOL phonecard section is a complete waste of time, in my opinion.

PRESS RELEASES

Huntington Smart Card Takes Off at UCF

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Huntington National Bank recently introduced its smart card program during a mass carding event held on the University of Central Florida campus. The event attracted more than 18,000 students, faculty and staff who lined up to be one of the first to receive the state-of-the art ``UCF Card''. Even Jim Dunlap, President of The Huntington's Southern Region, and Dr. John C. Hitt, President of the University of Central Florida, didn't miss out on the excitement, as they activated their new cards.

Other college campuses such as Florida State University and Arizona State University have a similar type product, however the UCF Card is the most technologically advanced version. In addition to serving as an identification and library card, other functions include purchases at campus vending machines and photocopiers and pre-paid long distance phone service. It also serves as the users' ATM card for their Huntington Checking Account.

The carding event was organized into five different stations:

* Station #1 registered and verified recipient data

* Station #2 took a photo of the recipient

* Station #3 printed and issued the new UCF Card

* Station #4 was available for Huntington checking accounts

* Station #5 provided long distance service for the phone card function

The Huntington National Bank also opened a new on-campus Access Office on November 2nd to continue the issuance of smart cards and Huntington Student Access Accounts. To date, The Bank has issued 24,000 UCF cards and opened 2,500 UCF accounts.

PROMOTIONAL NEWS

Snuggle Phonecard Offer

Call 1-800 371-7084 and use pin # 9901 and get a free 5 minute phonecard from Snuggle.

From: David Netchin

Betty Crocker Sweepstakes

Betty Crocker is offering a sweepstakes for the Daytona 500. (500) Second prize winners will each receive a 100 minute phonecard. A random drawing takes place on August 18, 1999. No purchase is necessary, just print name/address on a 3x5 card (can not photocopy) and send to:

Bettys Race to the Daytona 500 Sweepstakes

PO Box2511

Stacy, MN 55078-2511

Sav-On Free Phonecards

Sav-On Drug Store is offering a free Smartalk phonecard with the purchase of one. Here are the details:

Target/Antz

Purchase the movie Antz for $16.95, get a bonus savings card - Unsure if this is a moneycard or not, but it looks like one.

Best Buy

Purchase a PCS or Cellular phone, or two way family radio or pager, and get a 60 minute phonecard.

Remember,

Until Next Time,

Alan

Distribution

Phonecards On-Line is published by Alan Cohen. It is a weekly newsletter devoted to phonecards - Current news, viewpoints, and reviews of new issues. It is distributed free of charge, and available two ways.

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