#2453 - Q&A: “Will people buy my antique map reproductions?”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2023
⏱️ 5 minutes
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After finding a “treasure trove of antique maps” left to her by a traveling grandfather, this geographer is thinking of selling the reproductions as part of a subscription.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, last week we heard from a listener who was hoping to sell vintage vinyl, like |
| 0:16.0 | vintage records in the form of a monthly subscription. |
| 0:19.4 | This week, similar idea, at least in terms of a physical product going out in a subscription |
| 0:24.0 | box or some type of subscription, we'll talk about it. |
| 0:28.0 | The item in question is antique maps. |
| 0:31.3 | Will people buy my antique map reproductions? |
| 0:34.6 | That's the thing. |
| 0:35.6 | So, hell enough from Missoula Montana, she's got a treasure trove of antique maps thanks |
| 0:39.8 | to her globe trotting grandfather. |
| 0:42.2 | Her grandfather has passed recently and left her his collection, and instead of selling |
| 0:46.4 | them off, like as a one-off or in the whole collection, she's got an idea to turn the |
| 0:52.4 | originals into high-quality reproductions, which could obviously go to multiple people |
| 0:57.7 | as opposed to single collectors. |
| 0:59.4 | So, let's look at the pros and cons of this idea. |
| 1:02.0 | Might it be a good idea or at least a good experiment as a subscription? |
| 1:05.6 | Might there be a better way? |
| 1:06.6 | Let's talk about it. |
| 1:07.6 | Hell, this question coming up after this quick sponsor message. |
| 1:11.2 | Hello, and how do you do for Missoula Montana? |
| 1:28.4 | My name is Helena, and I am a Geographer by Background, and I absolutely love your books. |
| 1:34.6 | Because I'm so familiar with your books, I really wanted to ask this question. |
| 1:39.1 | I inherited a sizable collection of unique antique maps from my grandfather. |
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