philatelia
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Post by philatelia on Aug 19, 2023 15:38:39 GMT
This seems like such a waste of time to me - cataloging, numbering and pricing a VERY common Irish stamp then carefully pencilling (ick!) on the back of a badly damaged stamp that is missing almost all of the perfs on one side. Why bother? Sheesh just toss it in the decoupage pile, eh?   wow look at this one ; - same issue  |
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Post by vikingeck on Aug 19, 2023 15:45:04 GMT
I'd say give them the chop !........oh someone already has  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Aug 20, 2023 11:20:42 GMT
They must think it is has some value with the 0.90 marking (assuming that is value).
If I had it and did not have a better copy, I would keep it until I did.
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philatelia
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Post by philatelia on Aug 20, 2023 11:36:24 GMT
angore - if I only had one copy, I would do the same as you. These stamps were from a stockbook with multiple damaged copies of the same stamp all carefully cataloged and priced in pencil on the back.
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Post by vikingeck on Aug 20, 2023 11:43:32 GMT
They must think it is has some value with the 0.90 marking (assuming that is value). If I had it and did not have a better copy, I would keep it until I did. Well they had at least two…. Both damaged. So no justification to keep the second one on those grounds. Full catalogue apparently 0.90 cents, or pence maybe. market price for common used would be about 10- 30c in a dealer’s stock , these are both defective so real value less than a penny. like Terri philatelia I am astonished a) at keeping in the first place, b) bothering wasting time with writing up prices on the back of worthless paper, i assume there were probably others similarly saved, catalogued , and written on. I would have stopped before saved… |
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angore
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Post by angore on Aug 20, 2023 13:06:49 GMT
It is about what the person thought that made the markings so the person may disagree on value (right or wrong). One can see a lot of stamps in worse condition on ebay with outrageous prices and they go to the next step to post on ebay (more time wasted). They may learn.
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Aug 20, 2023 17:05:59 GMT
Well, Terri ( philatelia ), based on my life experience, I would say that someone who bothered to do what you describe could be suffering from OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). Just because something doesn’t make sense, we have to consider that not everyone thinks logically and that sometimes people just can’t help themselves due to conditions like OCD. I have a sister with OCD, and there are plenty of things that she does that don’t make any sense to the rest of us.
Edit: I should also add that I probably have a mild case of OCD myself, and it manifests itself especially in some of my collecting habits. For example, when I am going through old collections that need to have hinges and paper remnants soaked off, I will often include obviously damaged stamps in the soaking lot and clean them up with the rest. I can tell myself that I do it just as a precaution in case something worth keeping is in there, but in reality, I know it doesn't make much sense. |
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Post by vikingeck on Aug 20, 2023 18:15:41 GMT
As some folks here may be aware I was given a. 20 volume collection to help get to market . A Dad’s collection of 1940-1980 which had languished in an attic unseen for 20+ years.
Dad had carefully catalogued every stamp with the price underneath on the hinge about 50 years ago . He had added up the CV including every 5p stamp to around £30,000 (even allowing for inflation , real market value closer to £5000)
Damp, mould and neglect have taken their toll further reducing saleability. So far I have recovered less than £1000.
Ergo, CV is NOT market value !
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Post by nick2302 on Oct 3, 2023 14:08:40 GMT
When stamps are that badly damaged the only place they belong is the dust bin. That is one reason I have gotten away from buy lots from Ebay as many times they are full of stamps that have seen the rougher side of life. Or there are multiple multiples of the same stamp over and over again.
Pass on those kinds of stamps. My money is better spent on new issues or well-preserved older issues.
Nick
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Post by youpiao on Oct 4, 2023 6:26:14 GMT
As some folks here may be aware I was given a. 20 volume collection to help get to market . A Dad’s collection of 1940-1980 which had languished in an attic unseen for 20+ years. Dad had carefully catalogued every stamp with the price underneath on the hinge about 50 years ago . He had added up the CV including every 5p stamp to around £30,000 (even allowing for inflation , real market value closer to £5000) Damp, mould and neglect have taken their toll further reducing saleability. So far I have recovered less than £1000. Ergo, CV is NOT market value ! It’s not necessarily that catalogue value does not equal market value (though that is a given), but that catalogue values are for mint stamps in VF quality, and, for used stamps, in fine, sound condition. “Damp, mould, and neglect,” are not terms that are congruent with those standards. |
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