From the 80's onwards, I evolved in Belgian shows by selling postcards. As the consequence of a hearing impairment, I had to give up my primary profession as a teacher and I reoriented towards Internet sales. 

I work together with my wife. She takes care of the fantasy postcards, religious souvenirs and the administration.
Buying and selling is my domain.

My name is Monin Daniel, that is why.

In 1982, during a get-together at my house, a friend proposed me to go to a Postcardcard Show at Charlerloi. I went there, I saw things, I bought some items and I left. At that time, a seller, who was ceasing his activaities as a seller, offered me his stock. I did not hesitate very long.

I settled myself on the Delcampe website in February 2008. The situation at the time was already very clear : it is the website most visited  by a majority of collectors, and it has the most advantageous commission fees and insertion fees. Passion is still the most important factor to me, but one has to take into account profitability.

Mostly postcards but also documents.

The key is to present quality items and rare items. Getting hold of family albums or old collections automatically makes for important sales.
Another important part is to respect your clients: I send all my items the day I receive the payment.

I hope I will be able to continue to diversify the items I offer in my store, in order to satisfy my customers as much as possible.

I have a weak spot for photo postcards. Compared to edited postcards, they are exceptionally rare items.
My best experiences are the touching messages I receive from buyers who are so happy that they were able to find the item they desired.
I have also held onto the messages I received from a Japanese buyer, whose country was, at the time, struck by the tragedy we all know of.