This is a test, to see how I can forward to my blog a whole email message. As such, I see that it appears truncated, so I'll try decreasing the font size.
No, the seller in the spotlight is not me - I didn't allocate yet too many resources to posting items for sale. The following, up to the actual forwarded email, is just my email signature. I guess that some email recipients' settings freak out when they encounter so many website links as in my signature. Oh, well.
Maximaphily (especially the non-traditional one) could become one of the coolest hobbies, because it is at the confluence of:
- philately (stamps collecting)
- deltiology (postcards collecting)
- marcophily (postmarks collecting)
- scrapbooking (collages collecting)
- mail art ("artistically-personalized mailpieces" collecting)
When I say "collecting", I mean "creating and collecting". :)"
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Delcampe.net Auctions<info@delcampe.com> Date: Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:15 PM Subject: [D*] Seller in the spotlight: Clems112 / New Big Delcampe Contest To: dorindorinco@gmail.com
"For me, postcards are collectibles that are highly underestimated. Because of this and the fact that certain postcards are very rare, collectors are able to obtain fantastic collections at a reasonable price. This means that postcard collecting is a branch of collecting with a future!"
Presentation and activities of Clems112...
Could you present yourself to our members? Who are you?
I'm Clément Maréchal. I started selling ancient postcards four years ago and I have been a part of the world of collectors since I was very little.
What is your working method? Do you work alone or with a team?
I work alone. I try to divide my work into several stages: filing my latest purchases and placing them on Delcampe. I always take the time to examine every detail of the postcards that are offered to me by colleagues or collectors who decide to sell their collection or who have found postcards in their attic.
Why did you choose the nickname "Clems112"?
"Clems" is short for Clément and the fact that I've chosen "112" is pure coincidence: I was the 112th member of the website that provided me with my email address (Nothing special about it!)
The passion for collecting...
How did you enter the world of collecting?
I have been a part of the world of collectors since I was born; I started out by collecting stamps thanks to my father (who has been a stamp and stamp document dealer for over 30 years). Afterwards, I discovered postcards when I finished high school. I was immediately seduced by ancient postcards, especially postcards made by "Art nouveau" or "Art deco" artists like Raphaël Kirchner or Alfons Mucha.
Clems112 on Delcampe...
When did you start selling on Delcampe and why did you choose Delcampe?
I've been a member of the Delcampe community for 6 years; I prefer this website over its competitors because the website is easy to use and provides a personal approach from the team, who are at your service in case of problems. In short, the website has a human touch, which is hard to find in similar websites!
What type of items do you sell on the website?
I only sell postcards which can be collected (especially cards produced before 1950). I try to list high quality cards.
Which strategy do you have to sell as efficiently as possible?
I don't really have a "strategy". I'm only listing postcards that I buy while keeping an eye on the sales of my colleagues to detect postcards from which places are wanted.
How do you think your Delcampe store wil evolve during the next years?
I hope that the website will keep improving, as it has done since the beginning. In that case, I will be there to benefit from the opportunities that are created thanks to Delcampe.
Which is the favourite item in your collection? What's the best experience on Delcampe?
My favourite item is a set of 12 postcards from Gisbert Combaz that depict "Les Eléments" (The Elements), produced in 1898.
The best experience is noticing with surprise that a postcard with starting price 12 euro is sold for 100 euro!
Could you give members who want to start selling on Delcampe three guidelines?
If you want to sell on Delcampe:
Carefully monitor what other members are selling.
Make sure that the postcards you are placing on Delcampe aren't already present on the website.
Be honest about the description and condition of the postcard.
A message for our members?
For me, postcards are collectibles that are highly underestimated. Because of this and the fact that certain postcards are very rare, collectors are able to obtain fantastic collections at a reasonable price. Postcard collecting is a branch of collecting with a future!
The 3 keys to success from Clems112
Carefully monitor what other members are selling.
Make sure that the postcards you are placing on Delcampe aren't already present on the website.
Be honest about the description and condition of the postcard.
Somebody in Belgium made a smart decision to apply the same pictorial postmark on the envelope, outside the stamp. That way, we have a perfectly clear image of the postmark, which is not possible from where the postmark met the stamp.
"Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (October 28,[1] 1466 – July 12, 1536), sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a DutchRenaissance humanist and a Catholic priest and theologian. His scholarly name Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus comprises the following three elements: the Latin noun desiderium ("longing" or "desire"; the name being a genuine Late Latin name); the Greek adjective ἐράσμιος (erásmios) meaning "desired", and, in the form Erasmus, also the name of a St. Erasmus of Formiae; and the Latinized adjectival form for the city of Rotterdam (Roterodamus = "of Rotterdam").
Erasmus lived through the Reformation period and he consistently criticized some contemporary popular Christian beliefs. In relation to clerical abuses in the Church, Erasmus remained committed to reforming the Church from within. He also held to Catholic doctrines such as that of free will, which some Protestant Reformers rejected in favor of the doctrine of predestination. His middle road approach disappointed and even angered many Protestants, such as Martin Luther [DORIN'S NOTE: not Martin Luther King Jr. - http://www.zazzle.com/c_am_sayin_postage-172331084925934503?rf=238693463283865848 ], as well as conservative Catholics. He died in Basel in 1536 and was buried in the formerly Catholic cathedral there, recently converted to a Reformed church.[3]"
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