Quotecard Postcard #65

This should be a fun, low-pressure swap, so don't feel you have to do a lot of research unless you really want to. I tend towards the obsessive, so I often do.

Here are a few sites that I use to find good quotes:

• The Quote Garden
• Think exist
• Quotations Book
• Quotations Home Page
• Quoteland
• The Quotations Page
• The Quotations Archive
• TCPN Quotations
• WikiQuote
• goodreads

A site @spinjenny found is Black Cab Quotes. A London cab driver decided to leave a clipboard in the back of the cab and invite his passengers to write down their favourite quotes. Most of these do not have attributions, so if you like one, you will need to search online for the original source unless you already know it.

I do keep a file for my favourite quotes, and I try to keep a list of partners and quotes I have sent, in case I get the same partner again, so that I do not send the same quote a second time.

If you need a source to purchase postcard, here are some that we have found:

• Amazon has books of postcards. Some of these are in the under $5 range for 5-10 cards. They also have much larger collections and the range is quite extensive. Amazon has the advantage of having sites in multiple countries.
• Pomegranate have lots of choice, and their "blowout" packs are a great 'pot luck' deal. They can sometimes send UK packages via their UK distributor, saving some money, so UK/European swappers may want to contact them before ordering.
• postcardstop.com have a good range.
• VisionWorks
• Syracuse Cultural Workers has interesting cards, many of them with quotes and most of them with a 'message'.
• Zazzle has a lot of postcards too, and they have sites in other countries, including in the UK. (Make sure to check the shipping, or your may be in for an unhappy surprise.)
• The Film Store has film-related postcards, of course, but other subjects too. It is a UK site but you can opt to see the prices in US dollars.
• Chronicle Books
• Dover Publications has books with 12 standard size and 24 slightly larger postcards
• Moo ReadyMade US/Canada store and European store. You can also put together a custom selection from their designs or upload your own.
• some Etsy sellers have postcards, and it is worth looking on eBay too.

If anyone has suggestions for other sources, please post them here.

Please note: some postcard collectors are not happy to receive cards which weren't bought in 'normal' stores, and when swaps specify "store-bought" Moo and Etsy postcards may not be acceptable. For this swap, though, any good quality postcards are acceptable because the quotes are the important part. As stated in the swap description, this includes handmade postcards.

I love these swaps. Thanks for continuing to host them!!

As long as people keep joining, one or the other of us will keep hosting.

I loved the last one and cant wait for this one to start. I just discovered a new quote that i really like and cant wait to share. =)

I've always had a '5' rating until I received a '1' recently after sending messages to my partner to say I'd be late sending (I had a newborn baby son & my 3 yr old daughter was ill in hospital!). Then I sent 2 resends & had trouble with my local post office just getting them to my partners.

http://www.snail-mail-shop.com/shop_content.php?coID=5

Here you can order postcards within Germany. They also send overseas.

Partners have not been assigned. I am dropping off now guys.

@bornokyo ~ I'm not sure whether you are concerned about partners not being assigned yet or pleased because you wanted to drop the swap anyway.

Hosts cannot assign until the day after the last sign-up date (US Eastern time), so partners could not have been assigned until a few hours ago. Also, hosts have 7 days to do it, though most hosts do so within a couple of days, once they have checked all participants.

I can't wait to get my partners :) I got my cards all ready. :)

Link for the next swap: Quotecard Postcard #66 All QC#65 partners have been assigned. Happy swapping!

I forgot to click sent yesterday.