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Hi Jay…listened to 5 hours of podcasts while working late last night; thanks for the fun perspectives and ideas!
We live in Montrose…I moved to Houston in 1975 to go to the U of H and never left, other than for my record show travels over six years…three weekends a month; there’s only 3 states left to visit! (Alaska, Vermont, and North Dakota). I enjoy Houston…and it’s grown so much; the old days in the neighborhood with hippies and interesting folks and businesses of all kinds have been replaced by townhomes and CVS stores.
As far as the covers go, I usually buy batches for anywhere from a quarter to a buck apiece (not U.S. First Day covers though, which can be bought for a few cents apiece in bulk), scan each one, and then put them on eBay for $9.99 apiece and see what happens. First time or two as auctions, then Buy It Now. After a couple months I start the markdown process from $9.99 to $7.99 to $5.99 to $4.99 and usually sell half to two thirds of them. The rest eventually sell for anywhere from $1.99 to $4.99 depending on how long I leave them in my eBay Store.
I will say that if your covers are from the 30’s or earlier or if they are WWII era with any patriotic leaning of any sort, then I’d start them at $29.99 the first time out. I’ve had good luck with things like that; a 40’s “Censored” cover sent from South Africa to Louisville, KY sold last week for $29.99, probably because of its originating country.
Good luck, happy holidays, and hollar again if I can be of any assistance. I hope to stay in touch,
Rick
