We offer both matchbooks and matchboxes in a variety of sizes with match quantities ranging from 10 to 40 per unit. As their cost-efficiency is relative to the impact of their branding has proven excellent, depending on their size, you could be receiving an average of 20-40 exposures per matchbook. Some people even collect matchboxes as fun trinkets and reminders of vintage logos and advertising campaigns, extending their marketing potential years beyond the intended promotional lifespan. Industry research has found that 79 percent of customers say a promotional item's usefulness is the top reason to hold onto it and that 53 percent of the time, promotional products give people a more positive impression of the company advertising their services. We offer matchbooks and boxes perfect for every occasion! Imprint your specially designed logo on our quality selection of matches! Starting with low minimum orders of 50 matchbooks for family and friends at smaller occasions up to 5,000 for big crowds at mass market events, we've got the promotional match packaging you need to get your brand into a future customer’s hand!īeyond the obvious reason for striking a fire, matches can be more practically used to light candles, stove pilot lights, a campfire or even fireworks. We offer a number of matchbooks and matchboxes in a variety of colors and styles to meet your unique needs.įrom bars and restaurants to weddings and other special events, matchbooks can be printed with your business information, logo, slogan or special dedication. We make great money between the three of us.Strike up conversations about your brand with our quality selection of custom printed promotional matches and matchboxes! Recognizable, lightweight and affordable, matchbooks are classic promotional products that will continue to promote your business even when their original owners leave them behind. “Matchbooks allow me to do nice things for my family. Klein used to work there, measuring out candy at the Woolworth’s-like counter and ditching work with his grandpa to go fishing in the afternoon.Īs a birthday present, Klein took his mother to a Kentucky NASCAR event where she raced 150 mile an hour hot laps around the track. If I ever came across a matchbook from their store, I’d pay any amount of money for it.” It’s an old brick building with a couple of floors and a basement. “My grandfather and grandmother had a five and dime store in Torrington, Connecticut called Chidesters. There is one matchbook, however, that Klein would pay for. It pays my rent, covers my groceries and gets me to NASCAR.” “I don’t have that gene in me that says hang on to this. While Klein runs through hundreds of thousands of matchbooks every year, he’s personally not a collector. “I can list about 80 a day on my own and more with help,” he said. Personally, Klein typically sells 500 to 1000 matchbooks every day. It’s an old guy market, or you can sell to historical societies and museums.” “Matchbooks are a hit and miss proposition because the collectors pool is small. “You get better at it as you go along,” said Klein. His mom has been collecting and selling for 20 years, and his girlfriend has been selling on eBay for that past two years. Klein has been selling on eBay for the past 10 years. The last couple of collections the trio purchased at estate auction went for $10,000 and $12,000. Klein, his mother and his girlfriend all have eBay stores that sell matchbooks and other rare paper collectibles. During World War II there were hundreds and hundreds of military bases in the U.S. “I have huge amounts of World War II inventory from U.S. “It was a plain looking matchbook, but there were so few that survived.”Īccording to Klein, World War II matchbooks are a good niche. Only 200 of these books were printed for a private party honoring Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 flight across the Atlantic.
“The highest one I know of sold for $4,000,” continued Klein. “It was the type of place you’d take your sweetheart out for dancing, drinking and dining.” “It had some Spanish senorita artwork on the cover,” said Klein, an eBay seller since 2005 located near Cleveland, Ohio. Not long ago, Klein sold an obscure 1930s Las Vegas nightclub matchbook for $250. Most of his purchases are of matches from 1960 or earlier, and he focuses on North American matchbooks (predominantly from the U.S.A, and occasionally from Mexico and Canada).
Matt Klein loves the fiery passions of matchbook collectors. He’s made a career out of buying and selling matchbooks on eBay.
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