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Post by ronlayton on Mar 22, 2018 14:56:26 GMT
Has anyone here done business with these folks? ( stampsbooks.com ) I'm considering buying a catalog and just need any feedback good or bad. The sample catalog looks very nice and has a lot of detailed info I'm looking for. Thanks in advance!
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Mar 22, 2018 15:24:45 GMT
ronlayton When I searched stampbooks .com it brings up a list of merchants products.What catalog were you looking at and from what merchant?
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Mar 22, 2018 15:47:57 GMT
I have no experience with them but thought it might be useful to provide an example of the information provided in their downloadable catalogs. 
What appears to be lacking is any information on varieties as well as catalog values.
If you intend on printing the pages then you should determine the costs in terms of paper and printer ink before making your decision. In the end, it might be more cost-effective to purchase the Michel catalog (their catalog numbers are being used by stampbooks.com) or one of the others.
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scb
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Post by scb on Mar 22, 2018 17:25:57 GMT
Based on the looks of data (especially keywords, but also other bits of it) it seems to be based entirely on (slighty outdated) Colnect data.
If you have the Colnect developer/API-keys (or you otherwise can harvest their data), then creating a (pdf/epub/whatever) publication as this is not a big deal. All it takes is some programming knowledge...
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Post by ronlayton on Mar 22, 2018 18:32:24 GMT
The only catalogs I have are Scotts and am interested in the Uruguay catalog. I have a Colnect account and they have a lot of "holes" in their listings of countries I collect. Don't take me wrong, Colnect is a very useful site. Most of the catalogs and other pubs like this are stored on my computer as pdf's, etc.
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angore
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Post by angore on Mar 22, 2018 23:50:51 GMT
I purchased Stamp Manage Deluxe software package and helps fill the needs of an online catalog. This is a typical screen shot. It helps identifying issues by scrolling through entries. I use it now more than Stamp World and it has Scott numbers.  |
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scb
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Post by scb on Mar 25, 2018 6:43:15 GMT
I totally agree, which is why I stick with traditional (Michel, Gibbons, Scott, Yvert + specialized country) catalogues & handbooks most of the time (the only exception being stamps from the past year or two).
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