I Knew Hingeless Pages Were Expensive But....

My late dad paid in the $150 per album - Lindners (CANADA) in the early 80s

Yeah, every once in awhile they'll type in an extra two zeroes, making $93.95 become "$9395.00". When I worked as a cashier in retail 35+ years ago, I admit I did that few times. But you will basically catch it when the subtotal comes up, if not beforehand.

Some of us are just creatures of habit. It's surprisingly hard to quit entering "00" if you happen to have been appending a lot of "0" or "00" key entries beforehand.

Agreed. The cost of a complete set of pages/binders/cases for a major stamp issuing country can get pretty exorbitant. The binders & cases aren't cheap & can run up to 50% of the cost if you get the 13-ring binders for Lighthouse. What's irritating is that different manufacturers use different number of rings (e.g., Lindner has 18-ring, SAFE has 14-ring...).

When buying new hingeless albums, it is wise to be patient and wait for sales. They don't come often, but you can easily save 1/3 off the total cost.

I am also a big fan of buying used hingeless albums. 90+% of my hingeless albums were purchased used. I can easily purchase 2 sets of used albums (to cover any damaged/missing pages/binders...) and still have lots of money left over for stamps. To me, I'd prefer spending much more money on stamps and less on supplies.

As a collector more of Covers with social history, I have no use for pre printed pages and have to make my own. We have a local Paper supplier who buys direct from the paper mills and  I have had 250 Sheets cut to A3 size and 1000 of the same, cut to preferred album page size , Approx 11x9 inch ( 28x23cm ) which is standard for exhibition  Each page when written up is contained in clear protective sleeve and stored in boxfiles.

That said I did acquire a beautiful DAVO GB hingless 1840-1972 with a slip in case all for £40 at Auction last month. I sold on the better stamps for £60 and accepted £15 for the album in fine condition. My fellow collector was delighted with the album so cheaply and I was happy with 80% profit.  If offering a collection for sale to  dealer you find they generally dismiss the album as of no consequence so bargains can be found in the used market . Some one 15-20 years ago paid full retail and lovingly cared for his collection in it. With or without contents they come on the market later at nominal cost.

of course supplementary pages may be hard to find!!   

I agree Pete - but I think we are having more fun !!!

René