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Collecting

7/20/2015

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When I was a kid I collected key chains, loved the rabbit foot! Later I collected ticket stubs from concerts that I went to. But nothing has been like the Frisbee journey I am on! Now days I find most of what I collect from on line media from both people I know and do not know.

I remember reading in Victors book to check at yard sales and second hand stores but that never worked for me, well one time in Hawaii I went into a kite store and found a Space Saucer in the package! I know it works just so not so well for me. I got several discs from people that "GOT IT AT A YARD SALE"! So I still stop from time to time and ask for flying discs and mostly get funny looks.    

I was thinking of what collecting discs was like before the internet! First off you needed to be at events, to get first shot at killer plastic you had to look through it all and find your treasure. Being in touch with other collectors by phone and mail was a second way to add to your collection. Having friends bring you plastic from their travels and last knowing folks at the factory always helped!

There are several large collections from the pre internet days. I bet it was a full time job! I also think it was a little more personal. I sell to folks that I have known a long time but not very well! By phone and mail I bet you knew people much better. 

Early e bayer's that knew what they were looking for got stuff and for cheap, now even if you find a treasure chances are it will be broadcast for others to see, thats ok as I get lazy on searching it is nice to have a " Got To Have " brought to my attention. ( but it is going to cost me )

I have fun seeing new disc collectors get started, and on occasion help them with something cool. For me it has a connection to the past and a kid like feeling, it is a warm fuzzy!


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Shipping plastic

7/5/2015

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I have bought and sold discs starting on E bay back in 2003, now other social media like face book is a popular place to do the same. I have over 2500 transactions on E bay alone. Over the years I can think of only one item that got "lost" in the mail. 

Say what you want about the post office but they do a good job delivering the mail, making money is a different matter! Now days seems most folks you deal with want a tracking number. I was slow to use this service, it is cheap and using it could have saved me many headaches!

I see a trend, people that claim not to have received a package. If there is no tracking number to prove it was delivered, well you see where this is going, this last year I had about 5 such interactions. So now I use the tracking number every time and I suggest you do too!


Crazy thing is even though I pay for the tracking service I do not supply the info, why? I guess I was just being a blockhead! when I get a order it ships the next day and folks get it a few days after that. I still get notes saying " I have not received my package " these ding dongs did not see the tracking sticker on the packages that show it was received? 


I guess I need to be upfront with people and provide the info and let them know ahead of time that it is being tracked. But wait here is a new one, a buyer got his tracked disc but the mailer was empty, the says that there was a opening in the mailer but too small for a disc to get out! Did I mail a empty package? I guess it could happen, but with this latest trend of dishonesty I would say not!


I still enjoy meeting new disc collectors and find the web the best place to do it, so jump in and find that disc you have been looking for, it is out there!
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    Marvin P Paul # 7044,I love my family!  The flight of a disc is beautiful!

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