My MAC POSTCARD COLLECTION from 1994 with photos!
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persian_kitty
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i love your postcards! do u collect all or just the ones u like?
FlaLadyB
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I collect them all....and actually like them all. Even though I like some more than others, they all have a place. I guess it comes down to the fact that once they are out they will never be available again. That alone makes them special. Little pieces of art.....
I have other collections of sort as well. Tabra earrings is one of them. Handmade, not sold in regular stores, very unique, small collections, and the earrings becomes discontinued as they move on to new styles. If you pass someone in the street and they are wearing them, you both know it, and you stop and say hello because you know that it's rare to see anyone else wearing those earrings. They're special. They will always be treasures no matter how old they get. My first pair is probably 20 years old and I still wear them and get compliments every time.
| Originally Posted by persian_kitty i love your postcards! do u collect all or just the ones u like?
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I collect them all....and actually like them all. Even though I like some more than others, they all have a place. I guess it comes down to the fact that once they are out they will never be available again. That alone makes them special. Little pieces of art.....
I have other collections of sort as well. Tabra earrings is one of them. Handmade, not sold in regular stores, very unique, small collections, and the earrings becomes discontinued as they move on to new styles. If you pass someone in the street and they are wearing them, you both know it, and you stop and say hello because you know that it's rare to see anyone else wearing those earrings. They're special. They will always be treasures no matter how old they get. My first pair is probably 20 years old and I still wear them and get compliments every time.
PrettyinPink
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Great Collection! Btw, in the MAC deack of cardsyou have...do you know which card is Tiffany Johnston? If so, can I see a close-up of it? Thanks!
allan_willb
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what makes them so rare?all i can think of is asia exclusives and because some of them are old?
FlaLadyB
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What makes them "rare" is because once they come out in a collection that's the end of them. They are never released again. Many times MAC also releases another version of the card that we might never see or only a very few ever get. Being in Asia or the UK or Italy means we didn't get it here in the US at all. As the years go by collectors like myself still stumble across one that was released and it just appears and we have no idea when it was made. I have one now that none of us have seen or even know existed. I have another one that none of us knew till now actually has 3 versions of the card...that would be PURE. As far as anything in the 90's....that speaks for itself. Some of the card are over 10 years old! Like art or anything else, the older it gets, the more valuable. The more limited there are, the more valuable. There are still many cards we have yet to even see even though we know they exist. Finding one of those is sometimes pure luck and a joy, and usually very expensive to acquire if you can at all.
| Originally Posted by allan_willb what makes them so rare?all i can think of is asia exclusives and because some of them are old? |
What makes them "rare" is because once they come out in a collection that's the end of them. They are never released again. Many times MAC also releases another version of the card that we might never see or only a very few ever get. Being in Asia or the UK or Italy means we didn't get it here in the US at all. As the years go by collectors like myself still stumble across one that was released and it just appears and we have no idea when it was made. I have one now that none of us have seen or even know existed. I have another one that none of us knew till now actually has 3 versions of the card...that would be PURE. As far as anything in the 90's....that speaks for itself. Some of the card are over 10 years old! Like art or anything else, the older it gets, the more valuable. The more limited there are, the more valuable. There are still many cards we have yet to even see even though we know they exist. Finding one of those is sometimes pure luck and a joy, and usually very expensive to acquire if you can at all.
allan_willb
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thx ladyB just what I thought....if u run into any sweetie cake cards lemme see em okay!but as far as i know YOU ARE the postcard QUEEN!
| Originally Posted by FlaLadyB What makes them "rare" is because once they come out in a collection that's the end of them. They are never released again. Many times MAC also releases another version of the card that we might never see or only a very few ever get. Being in Asia or the UK or Italy means we didn't get it here in the US at all. As the years go by collectors like myself still stumble across one that was released and it just appears and we have no idea when it was made. I have one now that none of us have seen or even know existed. I have another one that none of us knew till now actually has 3 versions of the card...that would be PURE. As far as anything in the 90's....that speaks for itself. Some of the card are over 10 years old! Like art or anything else, the older it gets, the more valuable. The more limited there are, the more valuable. There are still many cards we have yet to even see even though we know they exist. Finding one of those is sometimes pure luck and a joy, and usually very expensive to acquire if you can at all. |
thx ladyB just what I thought....if u run into any sweetie cake cards lemme see em okay!but as far as i know YOU ARE the postcard QUEEN!
FlaLadyB
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None of us has seen a Sweetie Cake card ANYWHERE...and kind of wondering why....
and to be sure...there are collectors out there with much MORE than I have, but thanks for the compliment
| Originally Posted by allan_willb thx ladyB just what I thought....if u run into any sweetie cake cards lemme see em okay!but as far as i know YOU ARE the postcard QUEEN! |
None of us has seen a Sweetie Cake card ANYWHERE...and kind of wondering why....
and to be sure...there are collectors out there with much MORE than I have, but thanks for the compliment
FlaLadyB
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Start collecting them at the counters when they have every opening. OR....do it the expensive way like I did....pay for them. I only started collecting last fall...the rest, I paid for, or swapped for, bought off of ebay, or begged for from people who would have otherwise thrown them away.
It is an EXPENSIVE type of collecting...be warned...! ...(but I love it!)
| Originally Posted by lovalotz wow that's so cool! How do u get postcards anyway? lol, i'm such a newbie |
Start collecting them at the counters when they have every opening. OR....do it the expensive way like I did....pay for them. I only started collecting last fall...the rest, I paid for, or swapped for, bought off of ebay, or begged for from people who would have otherwise thrown them away.
It is an EXPENSIVE type of collecting...be warned...! ...(but I love it!)
honyd
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Hey.. i have a question 4 u... i had found the 5 sins of lipglass and i bought them for about 60 buck!! but i was a bit suspicious of them... what kind of paper are urs on. The ones that i recieved were very glossy like they had made picture copies or something. The paper was glossy compared to all other mac postcards. They tried to tell me that it was because they were candian?? thanks
