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Post by TinMan on Jan 23, 2015 11:12:21 GMT
How many of you allow anyone to see the Photo's of your collection you have stored on PhotoBucket or other online Photo Storage Sites and what sites besides PhotoBucket do you use?
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Post by canadianphilatelist on Jan 28, 2015 11:54:38 GMT
I only post pictures of stamps so anyone who wants to see them is more than welcome.
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 28, 2015 14:39:46 GMT
STAMPS that's all my account was set up for(by Admin).Anyone can go through and spend an hour or two looking at stamps.My life has little spice at my age so there's not a thing but paper to see.
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jan 28, 2015 15:13:11 GMT
I use ImageShack to host my images and, while I typically only upload images of stamps, I'd prefer that people view them on this forum rather than in my ImageShack account.
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Post by TinMan on Feb 5, 2015 5:38:38 GMT
First I must say I am disappointment in the response. I thought there would have been a better return. Now that the poll is closed I will try to tell you why I ask.
Many collectors insure their collections because their Home Owners Insurance will only cover their collection up to $2500 against Fire,water or Theft. My thought was many use outside web sites like Photobucket to post pictures of their collection on the different Stamp Forums. Leaving them vulnerable to prying eyes. Anyone on the web can see them. Making them attractive to thieves. We know that with a few exceptions our collections are really not worth a lot of money but people that don't collect or have much knowledge about stamp values. Think anyone that has a stamp collection has a fortunes worth of stamps making the collection attractive/vulnerable to thieves.
Chew on that for a while.
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AirmailEd
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Post by AirmailEd on Feb 5, 2015 21:15:39 GMT
It has occurred to me that I could attract thieves. I use Imgur.com, where the images are public. Anyone could look at them. But I also have a Web site, where my entire collection is displayed.
I don't think there's anything on the site that would give away my location. Besides, I don't want to spend my life hiding under my bed. The collection is insured through Hugh Wood, if something terrible happens. Water or fire damage is more likely than burglary, I think.
Wait, did I hear a window being opened...
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Post by Admin on Feb 6, 2015 2:41:32 GMT
First I must say I am disappointment in the response. I thought there would have been a better return. Now that the poll is closed I will try to tell you why I ask. Many collectors insure their collections because their Home Owners Insurance will only cover their collection up to $2500 against Fire,water or Theft. My thought was many use outside web sites like Photobucket to post pictures of their collection on the different Stamp Forums. Leaving them vulnerable to prying eyes. Anyone on the web can see them. Making them attractive to thieves. We know that with a few exceptions our collections are really not worth a lot of money but people that don't collect or have much knowledge about stamp values. Think anyone that has a stamp collection has a fortunes worth of stamps making the collection attractive/vulnerable to thieves. Chew on that for a while. You can set your photo bucket account to private, the image that you post here or anywhere else will not contain a link to your photo bucket account. Complete privacy. |
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Post by stoltzpup on Feb 6, 2015 2:44:59 GMT
It has occurred to me that I could attract thieves. Wait, did I hear a window being opened... Nah, it was just the wind blowing the shrubbery... hee hee. By the way, you have an absolutely great airmail collection! There used to be active interest in this Forum in posting airmail collection pics, but it faded. You might want to revive it. And TinMan, sorry I missed your poll. |
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Post by TinMan on Feb 6, 2015 10:43:45 GMT
Poo Poo if you want but this has been a big concern by collectors on other Stamp Forums in the past. Collectors that post pictures of their collection just open the door for any thief that thinks they could make a lot of bucks pawning off a collection or even selling to someone else like another collector. EBAY and Amazon make it easy to sell off stamps. My collection has very little value but to someone with only a small knowledge it might appear attractive and posting on the different Photo Storage sites is like advertising your collection. Only two out of seven pollsters have any securiity measures in place for their collection. And yes it isn't linked to any address true but did you know all I have to do is type your name into my web search Engine. I can not only have your address but your telephone number too if you have a land line. Cell phone I'm not sure?
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Post by cjd on Feb 6, 2015 14:11:53 GMT
I set my pb account to private, but I see my link tied to my images.
I've been on pb and TSF on every computer and device I have easy access to, so perhaps I see it because the device knows it is me...would one of you mind checking to see if you agree my photobucket is private?
[edit: my answer to the poll was "completely private." Hope my expectations are correct. Also, I have any number of measures in place for my various collections, none of which I discuss very much on the interwebz.]
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Post by tomiseksj on Feb 6, 2015 14:21:50 GMT
... Only two out of seven pollsters have any securiity measures in place for their collection... Make that at least three of seven -- my home is secured by a monitored alarm system and a dog who loves to bark, quite loudly, at strangers who approach the house. These don't make us burglar-proof but they do serve as a strong deterrent. |
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Post by TinMan on Feb 6, 2015 14:45:41 GMT
cjd are all the race cars yours? I didn't see any stamps but rock bands, race cars and some pretty girls and a cute baby.
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Post by TinMan on Feb 6, 2015 14:51:57 GMT
Steve I've got a cat that purrs pretty loud. Does that count?
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Post by tomiseksj on Feb 6, 2015 14:57:08 GMT
Chuck, probably only if the burglar is afraid of cats...
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Post by cjd on Feb 6, 2015 15:12:22 GMT
Oh great, now someone will think I have racecars to steal. TinMan, send links to the pretty girls please. The only pretty girls on my photobucket are European heads of state. (The only images I have uploaded are of stamps.)
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Post by irishjack on Feb 6, 2015 17:59:59 GMT
I set my pb account to private, but I see my link tied to my images. I've been on pb and TSF on every computer and device I have easy access to, so perhaps I see it because the device knows it is me...would one of you mind checking to see if you agree my photobucket is private? Your account is private, I only had a link to your image, when I tried to lurk around I had a pop up telling me your PB was Private.' You are probably logged onto PB and able to view all your Bucket, try logging out and giving it a try.
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Post by cjd on Feb 6, 2015 20:09:11 GMT
Thanks for double checking that.
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Post by stoltzpup on Feb 8, 2015 20:08:29 GMT
Poo Poo if you want but this has been a big concern by collectors on other Stamp Forums in the past. Collectors that post pictures of their collection just open the door for any thief that thinks they could make a lot of bucks pawning off a collection or even selling to someone else like another collector. I wonder if any of our members have experienced a theft of stamps, or know first hand someone who has. I understand that petty theft at stamps shows is a problem, but I'm looking for first hand knowledge of household break-ins. We have taken what we consider reasonable precautions against theft: community-wide theft watch, secret ownership marking throughout stamp albums, files of pictures of the more valuable stamps (and other items), police review of our household security measures (locks on windows and doors, motion detectors, security cameras, etc.), opting for privacy on picture-hosting sites, adequate insurances, keeping stamps and other valuable items away from where a grab-and-take thief can easily grab-and-take, bank lock box for highly valuable stuff, and the like. I would be happy to learn of precautions that other members use. A cursory glance at the internet search hits for "stamp collection theft" suggests that, apart from a few spectacular heists, stamp theft is not a crime of choice among thieves. The policewoman who consulted with us about security said that, given where we live, we were most vulnerable to a druggie who needed quick cash. She was prophetic; such a thief stole our lawn mower two years ago. I had left it outside. Because we had the serial number, the police recovered it from a second-hand dealer (who does not deal in stamps). The thief was brought to justice and, as it turns out, he was the person I was hiring for yard work. I did not intentionally "poo-poo" concern about theft in my earlier post, but meant only to engage in a bit of guarded whimsy. It does strike me as being unlikely, however, that a putative thief would seek information about stamps from an internet photo-hosting site, then search out the owner's address, then plan and execute a break-in, then locate where the stamps are, then get away with taking them, then find a convenient and safe way to fence the pelf, all the while risking capture and punishment -- especially for a reward of meager value such as most of our collections would afford. Does anyone know of such a caper? So I try to protect against the desperate druggies and assume that a stamp-knowledgeable thief wouldn't give my collection a second glance. |
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 8, 2015 20:29:16 GMT
I basically live in a modern commune style community with full 24 hour video protection.My address will come back to my P.O.box or my house up north.This being a BIG hunting area not too many dumb enough people around to worry about anyway.Everyone I know here has a loaded rifle or shotgun near the door.I still leave keys in my car and have never lost one of those either,but that's life in the mountain not common most places.
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Post by Ryan on Feb 8, 2015 20:51:58 GMT
It does strike me as being unlikely, however, that a putative thief would seek information about stamps from an internet photo-hosting site, then search out the owner's address, then plan and execute a break-in, then locate where the stamps are, then get away with taking them, then find a convenient and safe way to fence the pelf, all the while risking capture and punishment -- especially for a reward of meager value such as most of our collections would afford. Does anyone know of such a caper? Much the same as my more-or-less-lack of concern. I remember a stamp forum a few years back where a poster was scolded for showing his address on a scan of a cover he was showing off. "What is somebody going to do, mail me more stamps? Sounds OK!" ha ha In Germany, bank transfers are a very common way of making payment. Rather than going back and forth in communication with every potential customer, a hotel owner or a stamp shop owner or whatever will make their bank account number freely available. They include it in their e-mails, post it on their websites, print it on their letterhead and invoices, etc. Now, criminals are in greater number over on this side of the ocean (judging by prison populations, at least) but I doubt there's such a fundamental difference that they can all hand out their bank account numbers to the world without a care, whereas we panic over somebody knowing our addresses .... Ryan |
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Post by AirmailEd on Feb 9, 2015 18:12:06 GMT
Poo Poo if you want but this has been a big concern by collectors on other Stamp Forums in the past. Collectors that post pictures of their collection just open the door for any thief that thinks they could make a lot of bucks pawning off a collection or even selling to someone else like another collector. I wonder if any of our members have experienced a theft of stamps, or know first hand someone who has. I understand that petty theft at stamps shows is a problem, but I'm looking for first hand knowledge of household break-ins. We have taken what we consider reasonable precautions against theft: community-wide theft watch, secret ownership marking throughout stamp albums, files of pictures of the more valuable stamps (and other items), police review of our household security measures (locks on windows and doors, motion detectors, security cameras, etc.), opting for privacy on picture-hosting sites, adequate insurances, keeping stamps and other valuable items away from where a grab-and-take thief can easily grab-and-take, bank lock box for highly valuable stuff, and the like. I would be happy to learn of precautions that other members use. A cursory glance at the internet search hits for "stamp collection theft" suggests that, apart from a few spectacular heists, stamp theft is not a crime of choice among thieves. The policewoman who consulted with us about security said that, given where we live, we were most vulnerable to a druggie who needed quick cash. She was prophetic; such a thief stole our lawn mower two years ago. I had left it outside. Because we had the serial number, the police recovered it from a second-hand dealer (who does not deal in stamps). The thief was brought to justice and, as it turns out, he was the person I was hiring for yard work. I did not intentionally "poo-poo" concern about theft in my earlier post, but meant only to engage in a bit of guarded whimsy. It does strike me as being unlikely, however, that a putative thief would seek information about stamps from an internet photo-hosting site, then search out the owner's address, then plan and execute a break-in, then locate where the stamps are, then get away with taking them, then find a convenient and safe way to fence the pelf, all the while risking capture and punishment -- especially for a reward of meager value such as most of our collections would afford. Does anyone know of such a caper? So I try to protect against the desperate druggies and assume that a stamp-knowledgeable thief wouldn't give my collection a second glance. There must be a quadrillion pictures on Web photo sites. I think it is doubtful some druggie would stumble across your pictures and hunt you down. More likely, someone from this board would pay you a visit! Firstfrog seems like a suspicious character to me.  |
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Post by cjd on Feb 9, 2015 18:24:23 GMT
rod always used to joke about late-night visits with his torch and his budgie, or jimmie, or? Maybe he wasn't joking...hmmm.
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2015 18:26:25 GMT
Well if Frog broke into your house lookout, you will probably find a box of stamps left on your desk and maybe a few stamps mounted in your album. Chances are that your drive way will be shoveled clean. the dog tried from playing and maybe your recliner will be occupied. He may help himself to the fridge as well |
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2015 18:44:14 GMT
rod always used to joke about late-night visits with his torch and his budgie, or jimmie, or? Maybe he wasn't joking...hmmm. The only thing that allows me to sleep soundly at night is knowing Rod lives in Australia and I live in Canada, don't think his bike would make the pacific. I have often found crumbs on my desk from time to time, after scanning the crumbs at 1200dpi I discovered they came from an Iced VoVo. A I have yet to experience the delights of the Iced VoVo, I can not rule out that I had a night time visit from a person with a fondness of the ice Vovo. That same day I noticed a sticky gooey substance on a butter knife, it had a strange smell, I scraped a bit off the blade and did a oral taste test it seem to match the description of Vegemite. Canada beware we have a Aussie nighttime visitor. |
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Post by rod222 on Feb 9, 2015 19:30:01 GMT
rod always used to joke about late-night visits with his torch and his budgie, or jimmie, or? Maybe he wasn't joking...hmmm. Yes, as I recall it was Jemmy (pinch bar) flashlight and Balaclava (ski mask) I have read in past issues of Australian Stamp Magazine of burglaries, but they are very rare, and generally come about by two traders becoming known to each other, and very rare stamps. That said, I think it prudent just to be sensible on the internet, use best practice without over doing it. Adequately and succinctly addressed by previous members in this thread |
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Post by cjd on Feb 9, 2015 19:31:26 GMT
Stay vigilant, Admin...  |
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Post by stoltzpup on Feb 9, 2015 23:47:37 GMT
There must be a quadrillion pictures on Web photo sites. I think it is doubtful some druggie would stumble across your pictures and hunt you down. More likely, someone from this board would pay you a visit! Firstfrog seems like a suspicious character to me. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I don't think a druggie would hunt me down either; they're the grab and run kind of thief. I caught a large green croaker in our swimming pool last summer, but it never occurred to me that it might be our very own Primordial Amphibian looking to swipe stamps. I thought about cooking his legs for supper, but released him in a nearby creek instead. No frog visits since then that I know of, but I would welcome such. |
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 10, 2015 1:21:53 GMT
If I could find you your pets would be in danger before any other thing/ of (a) leaving with me (it has happened).or (b)me moving in with them, probably the most likely, my life has been threatened by spouse" NO More animals!!" I keep trying though.... I definitely feel the love from you all it's nice.
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Post by TinMan on Feb 10, 2015 17:22:33 GMT
I caught a large green croaker in our swimming pool last summer, but it never occurred to me that it might be our very own Primordial Amphibian looking to swipe stamps. I thought about cooking his legs for supper, but released him in a nearby creek instead. No frog visits since then that I know of, but I would welcome such.
stoltzpup He probably warned all the other frogs! Stay away unless you want to be kidnapped!
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Post by rod222 on Feb 11, 2015 1:58:19 GMT
I caught a large green croaker in our swimming pool last summer, but it never occurred to me that it might be our very own Primordial Amphibian looking to swipe stamps. I thought about cooking his legs for supper, but released him in a nearby creek instead. No frog visits since then that I know of, but I would welcome such. stoltzpup He probably warned all the other frogs! Stay away unless you want to be kidnapped! Nice story, we are all related one way or another. Peace to all sentient beings. |
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