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15th January 2009 [Thursday] 9:25pm
To collect phone cards, enthusiasts first have to obtain the necessary acessories. The basic item is a card album, also known as card holders. Card albums come in many sizes and colours. I have yet to see card albums in other shapes so I guess the card holders that are currently on sale are the regular, rectangular-shaped ones. The most recommended starting album would be one that can contain approximately 50 cards. Card albums are easily available from stationery shops. A beginner should expect to spend approximately 5 SGD or its equivalent in other countries on a small sized card album.
For the cards, hobbyists should not worry too much because, despite the widespread availability of mobilephones/handphones, traditional card-operated payphones are still widely available. Afterall, it functions as an emergency communication device for the public and will still come in handy when mobile phones run out of battery or when mobile phones malfunction. For a start, beginners at phone card collections can make the people around them aware of their collection so that there are more people on the lookout for used phone cards.
Why do I say "used" phone cards? Thats because beginner phone card hobbyists are more likely to find owners who intend to discard their spent phone cards. However, this still poses a considerable amount of difficulty as many people do not consider bringing a phone card as for unexpected cases like battery flats, because there are also coin-operated public payphones available and they are equally convenient.
In my next post I will be talking about ways to start your collection of phone cards.
Currently I am unable to take/upload pictures of phone cards. I will do that as soon as i can afford time.