Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
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Our club seems to have attracted most of our newest members through these methods:
1. A listing of our club meetings in our local newspaper in the weekly “Clubs and Organizations “ page
2. We have a website hosted by the American philatelic society with contact info
3. We are a listed club on the APS website
4. We have a poorly maintained Facebook page
5. We have a large notice board inside the city post office with a giant sign detailing our club info and contacts. Also have a small paper pad affixed to the front of the glass display panel with all the info so people can tear off a sheet to take with them
I am not an expert in the digital age and ways of linking to others. Anyone who is familiar with Facebook or some of the other social media platforms may know how to use those to connect with others who may be interested in stamps.
Perhaps you could attend a stamp show and talk with some of the dealers or the people running the show. They may know of others in your area who are collectors.
I know there are online clubs as well and lots of websites with information about collecting, but nothing beats an actual meeting with actual people. Best of luck!
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I am in Western Kentucky and the closest viable club is in Nashville - 2 hours away.
Their meeting schedule is during the week so I would have to take at least a half-day of vacation to attend, but I plan to attend the stamp show this weekend. They add every interested individual to a group email list and send frequent emails out. Many don't interest me, but some do.
There are smaller groups closer, but once you make your initial swaps, there really isn't much point. A viable club needs a metro population of 250,000 or more. The Clarksville club is rather lame. The Nashville club is much more formidable.
Kinda funny, really. When I was a kid we went to the stamp counter at Famous Barr in St. Louis to find stamps that the local dealers didn't have and the mail order catalogues didn't always have. Then local dealers had everything and no more need for mail order (e.g. H. E. Harris). Then local dealers were squeezed out by online sales. Now online sales are notorious for fakes. And we are back to looking for a local source.
And so it goes!
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07:52:38pm
Central Kentucky seems to be another area where there are few stamp clubs. The Henry Clay club in Lexington is active but their meeting date is not easy for me and some other. I'd like to have something around Danville, KY, or at least meet on Saturday afternoon in Lexington or other areas. I have a number of collecting interests and actually have many duplicate items that I would happily make available to young collectors. Anyone have any insight as to how to get a good, active community going? Out of a population of 30k+ in this area, there must be at least 1 other collector. Thanks!
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re: Central Kentucky Clubs
Our club seems to have attracted most of our newest members through these methods:
1. A listing of our club meetings in our local newspaper in the weekly “Clubs and Organizations “ page
2. We have a website hosted by the American philatelic society with contact info
3. We are a listed club on the APS website
4. We have a poorly maintained Facebook page
5. We have a large notice board inside the city post office with a giant sign detailing our club info and contacts. Also have a small paper pad affixed to the front of the glass display panel with all the info so people can tear off a sheet to take with them
I am not an expert in the digital age and ways of linking to others. Anyone who is familiar with Facebook or some of the other social media platforms may know how to use those to connect with others who may be interested in stamps.
Perhaps you could attend a stamp show and talk with some of the dealers or the people running the show. They may know of others in your area who are collectors.
I know there are online clubs as well and lots of websites with information about collecting, but nothing beats an actual meeting with actual people. Best of luck!
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re: Central Kentucky Clubs
I am in Western Kentucky and the closest viable club is in Nashville - 2 hours away.
Their meeting schedule is during the week so I would have to take at least a half-day of vacation to attend, but I plan to attend the stamp show this weekend. They add every interested individual to a group email list and send frequent emails out. Many don't interest me, but some do.
There are smaller groups closer, but once you make your initial swaps, there really isn't much point. A viable club needs a metro population of 250,000 or more. The Clarksville club is rather lame. The Nashville club is much more formidable.
Kinda funny, really. When I was a kid we went to the stamp counter at Famous Barr in St. Louis to find stamps that the local dealers didn't have and the mail order catalogues didn't always have. Then local dealers had everything and no more need for mail order (e.g. H. E. Harris). Then local dealers were squeezed out by online sales. Now online sales are notorious for fakes. And we are back to looking for a local source.
And so it goes!
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