<title>Promo Card Encyclopedia</title>

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Originally posted by piko:
Jeez just been perusing the new PCE online listings .
And if I sell and can get the prices being quoted .
Think I might be able to get another house
Wow

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Originally posted by Raven:
First off, I have never collected promo cards, but I have acquired quite a few over the years. Mainly the free ones when they used to be handed out at shows or were in NSU or were offered for sets I was buying. Some I kept in unorganized plastic boxes; many were tossed out for lack of interest and space. Probably shouldn't have done that, but at least it makes them rarer for somebody.

So I am your uneducated test viewer Todd and here's what I think. Your new online Promo Card Encyclopedia is really well put together. I would call it a professional site rather than something thrown together by an amateur expert. I don't know how much you did yourself or how much you had to outsource, but you hit the ground running with a Beta product that works right away and I can see why you took so much time on it. All the promo collectors owe you for this one and I'm sure their input, and you know they always have input, will make it even better.

Now here's something I would say for all the non-promo collectors who don't know exactly what they are looking to find. With search engines, you always have to use the right words and if you don't know the right words you don't connect, even though what you are seeking may be there. I went in and tried very general words without many filters, just to see what would show up. The Issuer was the easiest to jump into with or without a title. For instance, I got results just using Dexter and Breygent Marketing and I got more card results with no issuer. When I went to see what came up for Non-Sport Update or Philly Card Show however, only one card showed. So without knowing the issuer, groupings like that don't work.

Your list of issuers is probably the longest I've ever seen. I knew less than 10% of them and just clicking on names brought up products and cards I never heard about. So this is really interesting for card collectors who may not turn into promo collectors but can see what other products they may have missed. If you could dumb the search words down to include groupings that less knowledgeable people might use like say simple all promos in NSU Magazine, that would help as the promos are likely already there under the Issuer.

Again, thanks so much for all the work you put into this, and I hope all Card Talkers give it try. Congratulations Todd!

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Originally posted by pcetodd:
Firstly, thank you for the note, I appreciate your words very much. The search function is at its infancy still and will be tweaked and adjusted with time (not too much time though).

With the issuer dropdown, yeah there are so many little companies with short lives that have put out a card or two for their projects over the last 30 years that it's a bear of a list. Maybe I don't need that dropdown, maybe I do.

I don't quite understand your example "When I went to see what came up for Non-Sport Update or Philly Card Show however, only one card showed. So without knowing the issuer, groupings like that don't work." so if you want to go further into that I'm all ears.

Using the sites contact email will be the best way to communicate your thoughts.

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Originally posted by Raven:
Some I kept in unorganized plastic boxes; many were tossed out for lack of interest and space. Probably shouldn't have done that, but at least it makes them rarer for somebody.

So I am your uneducated test viewer Todd and here's what I think. Your new online Promo Card Encyclopedia is really well put together. I would call it a professional site rather than something thrown together by an amateur expert. I don't know how much you did yourself or how much you had to outsource, but you hit the ground running with a Beta product that works right away and I can see why you took so much time on it. All the promo collectors owe you for this one and I'm sure their input, and you know they always have input, will make it even better.

Now here's something I would say for all the non-promo collectors who don't know exactly what they are looking to find. With search engines, you always have to use the right words and if you don't know the right words you don't connect, even though what you are seeking may be there. I went in and tried very general words without many filters, just to see what would show up. The Issuer was the easiest to jump into with or without a title. For instance, I got results just using Dexter and Breygent Marketing and I got more card results with no issuer. When I went to see what came up for Non-Sport Update or Philly Card Show however, only one card showed. So without knowing the issuer, groupings like that don't work.

Your list of issuers is probably the longest I've ever seen. I knew less than 10% of them and just clicking on names brought up products and cards I never heard about. So this is really interesting for card collectors who may not turn into promo collectors but can see what other products they may have missed. If you could dumb the search words down to include groupings that less knowledgeable people might use like say simple all promos in NSU Magazine, that would help as the promos are likely already there under the Issuer.

Again, thanks so much for all the work you put into this, and I hope all Card Talkers give it try. Congratulations Todd!

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Originally posted by Raven:
Now here's something I would say for all the non-promo collectors who don't know exactly what they are looking to find. With search engines, you always have to use the right words and if you don't know the right words you don't connect, even though what you are seeking may be there. I went in and tried very general words without many filters, just to see what would show up. The Issuer was the easiest to jump into with or without a title. For instance, I got results just using Dexter and Breygent Marketing and I got more card results with no issuer. When I went to see what came up for Non-Sport Update or Philly Card Show however, only one card showed. So without knowing the issuer, groupings like that don't work.