[meteorite-list] Meteorite Cards SUGGESTION

From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 23:24:21 -0800
Message-ID: <8C01BCF11087443AA432D945BC87FB7A_at_D190TH71>

Hi Jeff and listoids.
As I read through this interesting thread, I wondered if anyone would
mention VistaPrint. I had them print up some cards for me a couple years
ago, with an amateur astronomer/meteorite collector business card on the
front, and a meteorite specimen info label on the back I'm pretty happy with
them.While in Tucson recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see that E.T.
and Patrick had a very similar card, with the same stock artwork and general
layout. Great minds think alike, right? ;^)
I'm fairly certain no one will confuse me for E.T.!
Linton

Oh... I've got quite a few of the old paper Hupe labels, as well. Are they
worth more now? <g>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kuyken" <info at meteorites.com.au>
To: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at centurylink.net>; "Richard Montgomery"
<rickmont at earthlink.net>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Cards SUGGESTION


> Hi Richard, Greg and all,
>
> I've got more than a few of those old handwritten paper ones Greg... does
> that mean I'm getting old?! ;-)
>
> Like Greg and probably most of us, I also evolved my cards over the first
> few years of collecting. The cards I use now are actually business cards
> from VistaPrint (www.vistaprint.com). They are sturdy and you can
> customise them how you want. They're also very cheap (or often even free)
> with a few dollars for shipping. I've printed onto them before but usually
> handwrite them now as I don't have to do a lot like a dealer and I also
> like the old personal touch of handwriting too. If you scroll to the
> bottom of this page, there is an example along with a few other cards
> maintaining the provenance for this piece:
>
> http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/watson.html
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at centurylink.net>
> To: "Richard Montgomery" <rickmont at earthlink.net>;
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Cards SUGGESTION
>
>
>> Hi Richard M.,
>>
>> Great question, I appreciate you asking but it is not necessary. If you
>> buy an item from us or anyone and it comes with an ID card, I would say
>> you can certainly say it is from whatever collection, museum or otherwise
>> that it came from. We used to hand write most of the info on the ID's
>> back in the day. If you have any of the white paper ones, that is getting
>> real old school as far as our ID's go. We went to the more rigid
>> parchment stock several years ago. Seems ID cards are an ever-evolving
>> process for us.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Greg
>>
>> ====================
>> Greg Hupe
>> The Hupe Collection
>> gmhupe at centurylink.net
>> www.LunarRock.com
>> IMCA 3163
>> ====================
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Richard Montgomery
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 9:38 PM
>> To: Greg Hupe ; Richard Kowalski ; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Cards SUGGESTION
>>
>> List, I've always wondered if it were proper to offer provenence display
>> cards in ebay listings. For instance, Greg and others, I've purchased a
>> duplicate specimens from you over the past number of years, since someday
>> when the necessity calls, I'll be able to sell one and keep the other for
>> my
>> collection. Can one say it's "from the Hupe collection" for example? I've
>> felt that it is proper to ask first. What's proper?
>>
>> Also, reflecting on hand-written cards...I love them!
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at centurylink.net>
>> To: "Richard Kowalski" <damoclid at yahoo.com>;
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 5:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Cards SUGGESTION
>>
>>
>>> Hello Everyone!
>>>
>>> I always like the ID Card discussions over the years. I agree with those
>>> who like different styles of cards from the different 'personalities' of
>>> collectors and dealers. In fact, I use two different styles which are
>>> different in size as well. I use glossy business card stock for
>>> planetary and extremely rare types for a color ID card, and then I use
>>> just black ink on tan parchment stock for all other types. Since I have
>>> two different ID card styles, does that mean I have a split
>>> 'personality'?... probably!! ;-)
>>>
>>> Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Greg
>>>
>>> ====================
>>> Greg Hupe
>>> The Hupe Collection
>>> gmhupe at centurylink.net
>>> www.LunarRock.com
>>> IMCA 3163
>>> ====================
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Richard Kowalski
>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:32 PM
>>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Cards SUGGESTION
>>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> As one who recently needed to come up with a design, I'm more of the
>>> opinion that cards reflect the personality of the person who produced
>>> it.
>>>
>>> I had gone through Sergey's pages some time ago. Thanks Anne for posting
>>> the link.
>>>
>>> For my own cards I went through the collection of cards I have
>>> accumulated building my own collection, picking out the four or five
>>> that had the features and details I wanted. Unfortunately none matched
>>> exactly the look I wanted. I put together what I wanted in Photoshop,
>>> but almost any graphics program would work just as well.
>>>
>>> A common card might be nice for those that don't have the time or need
>>> to generate custom cards.
>>>
>>> I do like the variety of cards. Each one reminds me of the dealer
>>> themselves. I'd go so far as to say the cards themselves are collectible
>>> too.
>>>
>>> One last thing, Avery, the company that makes office supplies has
>>> software to help design (business) cards and has an online tool to
>>> assist in this too. Once on their site, http://www.avery.com follow the
>>> template and software advisor link on the left to find their various
>>> tools.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard Kowalski
>>> Full Moon Photography
>>> IMCA #1081
>>>
>>>
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