eBay Chat: Stamps

eBay chatboard archive: Mar-12-07 to Mar-18-07 week

Posted by jaywild ( 927

)

on Mar-18-07 at 22:36:49 PDT

peterc8888… That 118 is not even worth recycling. The right side is reperfed, and the centering was terrible. It went for more than it was worth.

If you are religious, then you surely believe that God moves in mysterious ways, even to the point of distracting you from buying something you shouldn’t.

J

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
| Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Posted by malolo ( 836

)

on Mar-18-07 at 21:37:03 PDT

Jaywild -
No need !?!?! )'>) Friendly, compliant citizenry realizes no commercial passenger shipping between islandds or the mainland. We rarely have problems, which makes the job less confrontational than many believe. Still, the greatest problem are those who don't know, or can't put two and two together, that water is a liquid and suntan lotion is a cream. My wife, a retired 6th grade science teacher, is convinced she could name every passenger attempting to carry water through the check point. They would not have been A or B students! For those of you who don't know, 6th grade science is for 11 year-olds and they learn about the characteristics of solids, liquids and gases. Not all should have been forwarded to 7th grade! I'm being nice, honestly. )'>) I'm off the next two days so I'm being very generous.

Roger

Posted by vinnysf ( 385

) on Mar-18-07 at 21:32:28 PDT

thanks peter C and stamps123456. i think i'll list the pennsylvania stamps. they are attached to a national bond and share corporation document.

Posted by sirrinepeter ( 181

)

on Mar-18-07 at 20:48:11 PDT

billsey
MAHALO for the welcome.I will make a point to do this.
Some time in May would be nice.
I will E-mail you ahead of time and get all the info.
Thank you
Andy

Posted by billsey ( 842

) on Mar-18-07 at 20:41:19 PDT

Andy, you're certainly welcome to come by any of the meetings. Let me know ahead of time if it's going to be at a Saturday bourse and I'll make it a point to try and get in too. I don't usually make the Saturday shows, I tend to get too busy...

Posted by jaywild ( 927

)

on Mar-18-07 at 20:34:19 PDT

Roger… You get a sidearm to go with that official getup?!?!?

nomad55… Tell me! What’s wrong with that McKinley card. The scans were so miniscule it is hard to see any detail at all.

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
| Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Posted by malolo ( 836

)

on Mar-18-07 at 20:26:44 PDT

Aloha -
There was a request for a picture of tropical attire worn by a screeners in Kona. Herewith my winter uniform, which converts easily into summer uniform by the addition of 2 quarts of water in my lunch box. As was mentioned in a previous post, style is in! Notice the extra heavy belt buckle causing a sag to the belt line. It is only used on special occasions when travelers refuse to admit they are hiding philatelic souveniers. I check everyone for razors, which leads me on to a...........

philatelic note:
I’ve started rewriting my exhibit and it is going to be fun. I only have to get my mental images onto paper - thank the world for computer graphics. There is no excuse for anyone saying it is too difficult to lay out an exhibit since moving things arond on pages is easy to learn, and copy and paste save much time during the process. The most difficult aspect is keeping track and naming pages in such a manner that it is easy to find intermediate pages wher one knows changes must be made, but not “now”.

Roger

Posted by nomad55 ( 879

)

on Mar-18-07 at 19:31:40 PDT

Jaywild - that card has some serious problems with it, as I have explained to the purchaser.

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on Mar-18-07 at 19:21:29 PDT

ANDY ----Greetings ,Its a noble cause to spent two years doing mission work,there is no higher calling .Wish you the best ......paul

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1266

)

on Mar-18-07 at 18:31:38 PDT

It's been a long day. The Funeral service looks like it's worked out. I'm heading home for some shuteye. "Bookmark posting"

Posted by jaywild ( 927

)

on Mar-18-07 at 18:11:24 PDT

NOIP… Oh my!

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
| Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Posted by sirrinepeter ( 181

)

on Mar-18-07 at 17:42:23 PDT

ALOHA Paul
My dad said that if your never wrong your not doing enough.
I miss my dad. He was a great teacher at Stanford. But he also was wrong just like you. You also are a great teacher
of info. You are paveing the way for others. No pun intended.
Lets see is that i before e except c. My spelling is not so good.
Andy

Posted by peterc8888 ( 306

) on Mar-18-07 at 17:39:28 PDT

VINNY

I hope that link is helpful since I was searching for the tax stamp information and then forgot to bid 118 . :-(

PC

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on Mar-18-07 at 17:31:52 PDT

ANDY ----Me wrong .........???????

Posted by peterc8888 ( 306

) on Mar-18-07 at 17:27:22 PDT

VINNY

The NY Stock Transfer stamps are not listed in Scott. I hope this is helpful: varieties of the State of New York Stock Transfer Tax stamp

PC

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on Mar-18-07 at 17:13:00 PDT

VINNY -----The New York stock transfers are very common .The Penn. are better and are collectible especially on the documents .

Posted by vinnysf ( 385

) on Mar-18-07 at 16:53:42 PDT

hi! i can't find these state of new york stamps or these commonwealth of pennsylvania stamps in the scott catalog. any info on these stamps would be greatly appreciated. they are all attached to stock transfer documents

Posted by iomoon ( 1045

)

on Mar-18-07 at 16:15:43 PDT

Roly

Many thanks for that link to the Ruapehu lahar.

Posted by sirrinepeter ( 181

)

on Mar-18-07 at 15:50:52 PDT

I'm a old guy.
So sorry about bold
Andy

Do I get a pass on that?

Posted by sirrinepeter ( 181

)

on Mar-18-07 at 15:49:07 PDT

ALOHA
Alec
My family comes from Glasgow were you live I beleave.
One of my family members is Jack Carlaw.
I'm not sure if thats good or bad. He is some what radical
too some.
Andy

Posted by rolyrj ( 4 ) on Mar-18-07 at 15:45:10 PDT

IO

Have a look at this video clip of the Lahar on Mt Ruapehu (4 minutes long)

Cheers

Roly

Posted by sirrinepeter ( 181

)

on Mar-18-07 at 15:36:01 PDT

ALOHA

Alec" Bottem Feeder " is a buyer who buys low end items and is cheepskate. Almost free.But I love paul and like most of what he says. It makes us think even thoe he
can be wrong.
Andy
Where is my spelling ck ?

Posted by dbenson ( 8008

)

on Mar-18-07 at 15:22:47 PDT

Alec, it was a miracle that kept those two 5d. stamps together, apart they would have been worth a fraction of the realisation and getting the full cds. over the 2 stamps is what a specialist dreams of. As IO says thre amount of mail despacthed from Ascension at that time was minimal but there were British navy ships that regularly visited there.

David B.

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 15:13:55 PDT

David B Credit given where credit is due. It was yours and others sharing information that made me want to do the research on that Ascension cancel.
I mean so many here share snippets of information that I'm sure we all can learn something from. Ok we may not all collect area "x" or "y" but it is pays sometimes to just read and understand what people say here. Then occassionally we ourselves , by that I refer to the non specialist collector of those particular areas will spot a better item lurking and snap it up.
Admittedly I haven't found any good US items yet, slowly but surely I'm learning what to look for. I hasten to add I don't really care if I go to the many UK stamp shows and dealers and don't find anything. It's the fun of searching I enjoy more than anything. I'm not crazy enough to go spend big $ on anything either so no risk there really.

Andy Sorry but I don't understand the American expresion , "bottom feeder".

Posted by sirrinepeter ( 181

)

on Mar-18-07 at 14:21:41 PDT

READ not reed.
I need a spell ck.
Andy

Posted by sirrinepeter ( 181

)

on Mar-18-07 at 14:17:12 PDT

ALOHA from Junction City , Oregon

Just got back from Basketball church and " Oregon Duck "
sermon via the TV.
infrla-alec MAHALO for your kind remarks. I rember Paul calling me a " Bottom Feeder " I thought that was funney and used it as a complement. I reed the board every day and I love it.

billsey Will look your group and try to attend the
" bourse " that would be fun. I used to go to Eugene and AL's Stamp and Coin and hang out. Wish he was still around.
Andy

Posted by billsey ( 842

) on Mar-18-07 at 13:54:37 PDT

Our local club (Oregon Stamp Society) puts on a standard dealer bourse (Rose City Stamp Fair) once a month, and a 'collectors only' (Collector's Corner) bourse once a month. We've been doing it for a large number of years, though I believe Collector's Corner started within the last 30 years. We also put on an annual auction, and about once a quarter we have a general meeting where the topic is 'lots of kiloware to look through'. :-)

Posted by dbenson ( 8008

)

on Mar-18-07 at 13:51:59 PDT

Alec,

no need thanking me, it was you that did your homework and it paid off.

There is a huge demand for better cancels on GB & Commonwealth stamps and the realisations on Ebay show that there are plenty of serious collectors chasing the better items.

No need for anyone to congratulate me on the 8k. There will be a BBQ at my place for the 10k. and all are invited (well almost all),

David B.

Posted by cobbie10 ( 6024

)

on Mar-18-07 at 13:44:23 PDT

D2

Congrats on the 8k. I'm really going to have to go some to catch you. Still I think I have more chance doing that than England do at winning the world cricket cup.

Mark.

Posted by iomoon ( 1045

)

on Mar-18-07 at 13:41:06 PDT

Alec

Pity it wasn't a cover, no telling what it might have gone for. I'm assuming 10d was the correct rate to the UK at the time.
Ascension in 1901 was not exactly a hotbed of philatelic activity.

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 13:21:23 PDT

Jim Yes I was very pleased with the Ascension item. Though thanks must go to David B who has talked here many times about cancels and so made me go look it up.

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 13:19:35 PDT

Andy A small indiscretion will I think not be acted upon. It is the repeat offenders who mention their own auctions here that run the risk of having their items reported and auctions pulled.
The vast majority here are also sometimes sellers and you will hardly ever see anyone promoting their own auctions.
Though it is ok to ask questions about things before you list. The advice here is always free and mainly very accurate.

Posted by stampmad ( 1083

)

on Mar-18-07 at 13:06:04 PDT

Another ebay scammer bites the dust...

http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/ebay-thief-stole-42000/2007/03/18/1174152882305.html

Marius
BTW..who would ever want to coach an Indian or Pakistani cricket team? You could never pay enough.

Posted by sirrinepeter ( 181

)

on Mar-18-07 at 12:53:31 PDT

ALOHA from Junction City , Oregon

saschjohn I will get my collections in 2 weeks and I
will save the list you have and let you know. I know I have a lot of items. SO STAY TUNE.

infla-alec MAHALO for the heads up on doing bussness
on here. I was not wanting to do that. ALSO I am going to keep up my US " Cut Squares " till I can no longer see or draw a breath. I do not want to quit. My life is starting to draw to a close and I want to center the rest of my days
on FAMILY and maby serve a 2 year mission with my wife for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( Mormon )
I will keep going thoe on cut squares.
MAHALO and GO DUCKS
Andy

Posted by bjornmu ( 903

) on Mar-18-07 at 12:39:24 PDT

D2, congrats on the 8000!

Speaking of prices for forgeries: I'm watching an item now which I have decided *not* to inform the seller is a forgery. I have seen this forgery at auction sell for *more* than a similar quality genuine stamp...

Posted by dbenson ( 8008

)

on Mar-18-07 at 12:29:48 PDT

claghorn, luckily the seller wasn't coerced to handstamp " forgery on the backs. He has some " Official Reproductions " which may have helped the realisations but forgeries of Japanese Dragons have always realised good prices,

David B.

Posted by iomoon ( 1045

)

on Mar-18-07 at 11:57:28 PDT

Hmmm,

it seems that Ruapehu in New Zealand let loose a lahar (mud flow) yesterday.

Posted by bjornmu ( 903

) on Mar-18-07 at 11:53:45 PDT

Now here's something odd: Yesterday I looked at a Norwegian stamp which was listed (and still shows as having been listed) yesterday at 09:36:00 eBay time.

But on my search list today (sorted by listing time) it's on the list with a start time of today, 10:16 eBay time. I noticed because the link was in a different colour since I had "visited" it before.

Posted by jaywild ( 927

)

on Mar-18-07 at 10:56:05 PDT

Jeff S… Thanks! That was very helpful. I have a couple other prexie mysteries that I will post links to later today.

deh3… Thanks also to you for the correct spelling of the authors of those books. I will Google them today and see if I can get hold of copies to study. It’s amazing how complicated the rate structures were, and still are actually.

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
| Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Posted by claghorn1p ( 410

)

on Mar-18-07 at 10:53:30 PDT

Whomever says that forgeries are worthless has not checked the market.

Forgery Identification Site

Posted by bjornmu ( 903

) on Mar-18-07 at 10:37:52 PDT

Knuden, yes I sawc that. I've never heard of Czech slave workers in Norwy. There were lots of Russian and Yugoslavian ones, building roads etc. These were POW's, butI don't think there would be many Czech POW's since B&M was taken without fight.

A google of "Koch-Tiefbau" and Bergen turn up nothing where Bergen is the city in Norway.

It's been snowing continously since early morning here but now it's stopped. My skiing trip today was tough because the new show kept making hard lumps under my skis, such conditions are called "kladdeføre". :-)

Posted by iomoon ( 1045

)

on Mar-18-07 at 09:56:32 PDT

Alec

Nice price on the Ascension.
Don't you just love snipers!!

Posted by deh3 ( 1498

)

on Mar-18-07 at 09:49:03 PDT

Jaywild Just in case you can't figure out the authors of the US rates book from Jeff's misremembered spelling, they are Beecher & Wawrukiewicz (Vavrukayvich is how the latter is pronounced). The international rates book has the authors listed in reverse. I think the most recent edition of the domestic rates one is the second, 1999.

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 09:38:12 PDT

Sirrenepeter Sad to hear that you are giving up the collections. No matter how old I get so long as I can see, have use of my hands and have all my marbles I hope to continue collecting to my dying day. No idea how you get to check the free postage thing sorry. But stating here you have items for sale is considered a breach of ebay rules and so please to avoid ebay pulling your auctions or worse closing down this chat room try to avoid mentioning your own auctions when here.
To Ralph in the background I looked in on the chat site you gave me but that isn't what I was trying to find. Thanks though for the tip.

Posted by iomoon ( 1045

)

on Mar-18-07 at 09:14:03 PDT

D2

Congrats on the 8000.
Looks like Mark will have his work cut out in trying to catch up. :-)

Posted by iomoon ( 1045

)

on Mar-18-07 at 08:30:05 PDT

Good day all.

12 x 1.

Posted by knuden ( 2226

)

on Mar-18-07 at 08:27:08 PDT

Bjornmu - I have just won this censored Air mail cover from Norway to Bohemia and Moravia 1942. I belive it's sent from a czech slaveworker in Norway - the sender is: "Karl Vesela, b.? Herm. Møller, Koch Tiefbau, Bergen Lakseväg 10, Norwegen. Do you know anything about Koch Teifbau in Bergen and if they had slaveworkers?

K.E

I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!

Posted by saschjohn ( 282

)

on Mar-18-07 at 08:25:59 PDT

sirrinepeter do you have by chance Covers or Postcards from my "missing" Countrys :-)
http://www.saschjohn.homepage.t-online.de/Fehlliste_Welt.htm

Posted by saschjohn ( 282

)

on Mar-18-07 at 08:22:12 PDT

thanks :-)

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3485

)

on Mar-18-07 at 08:09:43 PDT

saschjohn If mine I would list in US postal history

15c Prexies, double censored to Spain, 1944

Jeff

Posted by sirrinepeter ( 181

)

on Mar-18-07 at 07:58:23 PDT

ALOHA from Junction City , Oregon

With my getting OLD and my kids not wanting to
collect stamps. I've ask for my world wide collection
back and will sell it off with my HAWAII collection.
I have up now some nice item that I am selling at .99 n/r
$1.00 post and handle.
I tryied to put free postage and it would not go. Can some
body tell me how to get " free postage " in the box.
MAHALO
Andy from nice and beautiful Oregon. Thoe not as nice as
Ewa Plantation where I'm from.

Posted by saschjohn ( 282

)

on Mar-18-07 at 07:42:47 PDT

thanks alec :-) I'll wait

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 07:32:27 PDT

Sascha Welcome to the ebay.com stamp board. There are several US experts here who I hope can give you answers to your question. The Prexie series is one several here collect so please check back for answers every few hours.

Paul An instant chat room doesn't save the messages posted for hours after being posted. They are only available to view to those that are actually in the room at the time. Once the room is empty , ie people have logged out then the chat messages disappear. I am often in several European ones and never have I seen any personal attacks being made to anyone. Sure there are differing opinions but when two guys or more disagree on something they either agree to disagree or simply go open another chat window and beat the hell out of each other there :-)))
The time differences isn't really a factor as one may think as European, US, Asian and Australian time zones all at some point cross when most of us are awake.
Like I say maybe it is a non starter but thought I'd ask about it anyway.

Posted by knuden ( 2223

)

on Mar-18-07 at 07:32:04 PDT

Sachjohn - The stamps on your covcer is Sc. 820. You could put it in both as it could have interest for both collectors of USA and Spain, I think mostly the first. But I would put it in WORLD POSTAL HISTORY with a titel which cover both as US cover to Spain 1944 w. dual censor SC. 820. :O)

K.E

I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!

Posted by knuden ( 2223

)

on Mar-18-07 at 07:22:02 PDT

In Denmark we only have 2 stamp bourse a year but we have many exchange days, all made up by a local club. I'm proud to tell the one of my clubs make one of the largest exchange days in the region. Here it's nice to meet old friend, get a beer or a cup of coffee and a chat. Our club hold a public auction too with material from our members and it's allways well attended.

K.E

I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 07:15:44 PDT

Paul Yes the exchange days are very popular though obviously some more so than others. I haven't given up on the idea of starting one up in my area but I can't do it alone. That is the problem in getting some other collectors to share their time.
The dealers I don't think would like it so much but if it works elsewhere I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work in the rest of the world. If I could get one going I'd have a space set aside where the youngsters could go and get help and advice. But that sadly in this day and age is tricky ground as any contact with children has to be vetted or very strictly controlled. So for it to work I'd really need to get a local school teacher involved, preferably one that already has a school stamp club running.

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on Mar-18-07 at 07:14:22 PDT

ALEC----It would be harder ,because of all the different time zones and people's schedules.Also if its a rolling message system were the post is lost after a few minutes more nasty stuff would be said to each other, as this board what you wrote is read by many hours later.

Posted by saschjohn ( 282

)

on Mar-18-07 at 07:13:14 PDT

or maybe in both ;-)

Posted by saschjohn ( 282

)

on Mar-18-07 at 07:10:58 PDT

Hi all
I have a question about selling this ithem hope you can help
http://www.saschjohn.homepage.t-online.de/US.jpg
http://www.saschjohn.homepage.t-online.de/US2.jpg
The Question is where to put...in US (whats the scott Number) or spanisch??? Thanks for help
Sascha

Posted by jackstay79 ( 0 ) on Mar-18-07 at 07:09:51 PDT

IO----Sorry, my Internet was down all day yesterday, so couldn't get back on til this morning. I should have remembered the Yellow Boxes. Not thinking clearly these days. Anyway, thanks for posting the link.

---Yes, Linda, I know my feedback went to zero. My FB on the old ID was only 180 or so, but my total FB was nearly 1000. That was because I bought a GREAT deal of stamps from one seller, Carolina Collections. I enjoyed dealing with her, a very nice and pleasant lady. We still exchange Xmas cards.

Bill B.

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on Mar-18-07 at 07:03:12 PDT

22028 and INFLA-ALEC Sounds like a interesting meeting at those German clubs to be able to trade material .The problem in the U.S.A is the lack of creativity by the different stamp organizations .Most seem to function on the old idea of "we didn't do it before so why change" .

After the huge sucess of E-BAY ,the APS try to start their own on line sale service to compete with e-bay but the rates were higher and only members could list on it that died quickly .Then they came up with stamp scan ID for people to pay around $4.00 or more to ID a stamp on the computer.That also fell down because people could come on this chat room and get it for free and much faster .

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 06:49:29 PDT

Instant chat room Does anyone know if there is a chat room anywhere where any regulars here could go to chat in instant talk time ? I don't mean one where the posts are saved or anything like this message board.

The only one I can think of is the Germany Philatelic Society one. There are others I know but they are in German and I'm not so sure many from here would find it so easy to find their way around.

Is it feasible for the Eusc to have one running on their web site ? Or is that cost prohibitive ? I say that because although the GPS one is free to use the actual running costs are not met by the GPS but by an individual member.

I'm not very clued up on computer technology so excuse the dumb questions. It's just an idea that it would be nice to try and have a general chat informally with many of the regulars here. It may even be a non starter for various reasons.

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 06:35:53 PDT

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Posted by postalhysteria ( 3479

)

on Mar-18-07 at 06:01:13 PDT

jaywild good morning, will answer to best of recollection, references are at office and I am just starting first cup of coffee:

4c - surface rates were also available

4-1/2c - in spite of 4th class label, likely 3rd class, 1-1/2c first 2 oz, + 1-1/2c ea additional oz or fraction.(Incidentally, domestic mailings of such items are properly called third class, similar international is Printed Matter

5c - overfranked 3c rate, frequent mistake with 5c first half oz UPU international mail

7c - likely 2c third class + 5c insurance (I will double check at office today)

8c - double weight UPU, 5c first half oz + 3c additional half oz

12c - double 6c military service air rate, available to active duty military, civil contractors on military projects and military departments.

I think you will find a copy of the Beecher & Tony Waurukavieczs (butchered spelling) book on US Postal Rates 1870 - 1996, (Exact title and year span likely in error, again from memory) available from most philatelic booksellers. There is a similar book for international rates. They should google easily, I located one at the office online for a griend in England.

Thanks for sharing them,

Jeff

Posted by 22028 ( 1579

)

on Mar-18-07 at 05:26:53 PDT

As Alec mentioned, the exchange days are very popular in Germany and basically every stamp club holds at least one per year. Dealers can rent tables, also collectors can rent tables but there are always tables (not at the prime location in the hall of course) which are for free of charge for collectors.

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1262

)

on Mar-18-07 at 03:49:09 PDT

Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

I’ve another funeral to officiate at this week, so …

Jim L.

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 03:11:17 PDT

Private auctions Yes one of the things many of us here hate and simply don't trust. However there is a way for the winning bidders identity to be known on such auctions. Thus revealing how often such private auction sellers are using other ebay nicks to push bids.
For obvious reasons I'm unwilling to state here openly how you can get to see this information but for those that know me feel free to contact me for a private e-mail in how it can be done.

Posted by cwhutch ( 643

)

on Mar-18-07 at 02:35:15 PDT

Good morning.

Hutch

Posted by infla-alec ( 514

)

on Mar-18-07 at 02:05:03 PDT

Bourse dealers Here where I live we simply have too many local shows. On average there is one within a 20 mile radius nearly every 2-3 weeks. Yes the same old dealers and the same old stock.
I only go now as it gives me a chance to meet up with fellow collector friends. Hmm yes ok and a few hours peace and quiet away from my wife. Yet somehow she never believes me when I say I didn't spend any money :-)
Kidding aside it does seem as if the bourse dealers need to wake up to the fact that internet buying is where a massive number of collectors now search.
Rainer will be aware of the German system of Tauschtags / Exchange days which is something I have never seen run anywhere else. Basically it is a small bourse with a few dealers but individual collectors can also take a table and sell/ exchange their own duplicates. Of course not every Tauschtag is a large one but I really enjoyed going to those very much. Usually run by the local stamp club and they would provide catalogues for anyone to borrow and use as the exchange basis.
I have tried stimulating interest in a similar thing here but to no avail.

Posted by 22028 ( 1579

)

on Mar-17-07 at 22:30:42 PDT

Congratulation to the Irish.
Yesterday, On St. Patrick's Day, they beat Pakistan in one of the biggest surprises ever in Cricket World Cup history.

Posted by jaywild ( 927

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on Mar-17-07 at 22:04:20 PDT

NOIP…

PREXIE RATE QUESTIONS

I have some questions about the following prexie usages. Any help would be greatly appreciated.—

4¢ prexie on postcard from Hawaii. Although it doesn’t say so on the card, this pays the airmail postcard rate from Hawaii in effect at the time. Was it required that all mail going to and from Hawaii pay the airmail rate during this period?
4½¢ fourth class rate. Alas, this is undated. Anybody know what rate would correspond with this franking?
5¢—is this the correct first class rate per ounce for Canada in 1953?
7¢ on a tag attached to a bag sent parcel post. This was insured for $5. Any clue what the parcel post & insurance rates were at the time?
8¢ sent to Belgium. Was this the surface first class rate to Belgium in 1954?
12¢ airmail letter sent from APO in France, February 1945. What were the rates that controlled this type of mail?

Thanks everyone in advance.

Jim

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Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on Mar-17-07 at 21:33:45 PDT

CMARSHA

Have to agree with you that bourse dealers seem to carry the same old stuff.That was the limit most stamp collectors have had for many years .But with the e-bay market place they should be ajusting to the new reality .They need to turn over their old stock quicker and find new material to offer the collecting public.

Also agree about supporting the local guys who pay for the tables,but its hard to buy anything if all they got are basic collections and picked over material.Some of these guys were complainting about the high prices the auction houses are getting but refuse to fight for decent material.If they don't get it at a bargin then they don't have it.

Posted by rclwa ( 961

) on Mar-17-07 at 21:27:49 PDT

I thought they covered bad guys targeting bidders with fake offers when they eliminated showing email addresses and forced communications to go through eBay where they could be monitored. I see this latest step offering little additional comfort there, but it does make it much harder to research shill bidding, and of course bidders being ripped off have no hope of being warned. Additionally, it is a real nuisance if I wish to honor friends by not bidding against them, or giving them a heads up on items I know they would like, but I can't tell which they haven't already spotted and bid on. Plus I've occasionally found other bridge collectors after seeing them repeatedly show up on bridge item histories. I guess the ultimate form we may see is the item and the minimum bid, period. How many have already bid, if any, is none of our business, right? Bid the max you are willing to pay and forget any strategy. (I guess if all bidders used sniping, this would be the result anyway--no bids until the last 30 seconds!) All in all I see it helping more bad guys than it hinders.

Bob in WA

Posted by claghorn1p ( 410

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on Mar-17-07 at 20:18:43 PDT

As the internet evolves, eBay continues to strike a balance between preserving transparency and protecting our Community of members. eBay has decided to change how bid history information is displayed so bad guys cannot target bidders with fake offers using this information. In certain cases, some bidders will no longer be able to view Bidder User IDs on the Bid History page. Your User ID will be shown only to you and the seller of the item you're bidding on. Other members will see an anonymous name, such as Bidder 1, applied consistently to the Bid History page.

Posted by iomoon ( 1045

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on Mar-17-07 at 19:17:29 PDT

Examples of not good stamps to put on eBay:

Princess Diana: currently 650 listings.
World cup: currently 930 listings
Elvis: 408 listings
Birds: 4,365 listings
Dogs 2,226 listings
Cats - almost as bad though you have to dismiss catalog, 541 listings.

Even the most dedicated thematic collector is not going to buy 100 auctions in one week (I may be wrong). And there are probably not 500 collectors of Princess Diana stamps worldwide to ensure that they will all be sold.

Posted by iomoon ( 1045

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on Mar-17-07 at 18:40:29 PDT

Paul & cmarsha

Some interesting observations.
I think you are both possibly correct.
Dealers like Herrick and Bombay probably make a decent profit by buying new issues at face and applying a mark-up to cover expenses and a small profit.

Many eBay sellers have taken to buying into a new issue service or buy quantitities of stamps of their own countries to attempt to sell at outrageous prices on eBay.
They seem to forget that if a collector specializes in a specific country, they also will have signed up for a new issue service. Then their only customers remain the thematic collectors whose collecting habits require them to be more specific in what they purchase, rather than buying all issues of a country across the board, leaving many of the entrepeneurs stamps unsold.
As a consequence, if the thematic buyer has a copy of the stamp, they are not interested in buying more. There is a finite and often small clientele for a specific thematic.

The bourse dealers are generally speaking not buying into new issues, but rather collections. Usually collections that come onto the market because of the decease of a relative who died many years before and whose possessions have possibly been held in probate for a number of years.

Alternatively they are selling off crap illegal modern issues from places like Sao Tome, Malagasy Republic, Kyrgystan etc which they bought in bulk at a very samll percentage of face value from a manufacturer in Latvia or Lithuania or wherever.

Bourse dealers are not going to buy off eBay at prices above face and expect to make a profit. If they are honest, they are also not going to buy the illegal crap. Thus all they are left with is buying old collections which may have been picked over by several previous owners.

As a consequence, finding stamps from the mid 1980's to about 2000 when the internet took hold of the stamp business can often be quite difficult.

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3479

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on Mar-17-07 at 18:24:13 PDT

alpimom The Scott Specialized lists a 6c Washington like yours variety perf 10 at top or bottom, used CV is $3250. You might want to remeasure the perfs at bottom.

Whether or not it is that variety is another matter, the dated cancel of 1923 puts it at the right timeframe.

Jeff

Posted by cmarsha ( 918

) on Mar-17-07 at 18:02:17 PDT

stamps12345-
I went to a local stamp show myself today. Pretty much the same. Part of the problem is I've collected for so long. I have pretty much all the usual stuff you can find. Out of six dealers only one had foreign, the rest US. The dealer with the foreign had vey little after 1980, probably because he replentishes his stock with collection purchases and all he can get are older ones. I do always try to go, make some purchases because I want to support the guys who pout out the effort to attend. 90% of my purchases are on Ebay or from the APS sales service.

Posted by iomoon ( 1045

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on Mar-17-07 at 17:31:57 PDT

Almost finished weedeating the back yard.
Definitely no elephants, pygmy or otherwise.

Posted by rclwa ( 961

) on Mar-17-07 at 16:47:09 PDT

Just lost a post I spent most of an hour composing. eBay is eating them again!!!! If they'd do it often enough I'd stay alert and remember to copy it before I hit ''save'' but I get complacent and forget, and then it wastes another--always a long one. Curse you, eBay!!

Bob in WA

Posted by alpimon ( 2742

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on Mar-17-07 at 16:36:45 PDT

oops, it is just 9 1/2 across the bottom!!! almost left that out....

Posted by alpimon ( 2742