Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 1:05:04 GMT
High value stamps from the year 2000 on are starting to become very hard to source in any sort of numbers. People are just not using high value stamps. Looking through recent kiloware is a depressing thing when you come across many 60c stamps used for that parcel that could of had a high value stamp on it.
When bidding on recent high value stamp lots at auction houses my bids are now getting very serious and even with large bids I am getting beaten by one bidding step as someone from the floor goes over the top of my bid. It has got to the point that I have not won a high value stamp lot in about the last 2 years in Australia. Next time a large lot comes up I am flying to that auction and I am continuing to save for that opportunity.
The saddest part to this is the price to buy single high value stamps is getting higher and higher. Many of these stamps we are now selling at 50% to 100% plus of face value. Some of these stamps I am buying at face value and plus in bulk being 25 stamps or more and in many cases I am on a limit on how many stamps per year I can have from my supplier that I try very hard not to use.
International Post stamps are probably harder yet to get but I have won many of these lots from international auction houses. There just does not seem to be the same competition for our high values outside Australia.
Have you been having trouble getting your recent high value stamps?
Always Happy Stamping. kg5
When bidding on recent high value stamp lots at auction houses my bids are now getting very serious and even with large bids I am getting beaten by one bidding step as someone from the floor goes over the top of my bid. It has got to the point that I have not won a high value stamp lot in about the last 2 years in Australia. Next time a large lot comes up I am flying to that auction and I am continuing to save for that opportunity.
The saddest part to this is the price to buy single high value stamps is getting higher and higher. Many of these stamps we are now selling at 50% to 100% plus of face value. Some of these stamps I am buying at face value and plus in bulk being 25 stamps or more and in many cases I am on a limit on how many stamps per year I can have from my supplier that I try very hard not to use.
International Post stamps are probably harder yet to get but I have won many of these lots from international auction houses. There just does not seem to be the same competition for our high values outside Australia.
Have you been having trouble getting your recent high value stamps?
Always Happy Stamping. kg5
