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Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance.
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HipStamp is, literally, the new StampWants. SW morphed into BidStart, which was bought by Stanley Gibbons, who ruined the site and it dissolved, leaving Mark Rosenberg, the creator of StampWants/BidStart free to start a new site, HipStamp. Quite a few Stamporama members, including myself, are HipStamp dealers.
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Of course there is only one:- Stamporama!!
Give it a try here you may be surprised!!
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Another option is Stamps2go. They charge no listing fee and offer a bulk listing tool. It is not an auction, but a buy it now system. I think the commission is 10%.
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I've sold a few stamps through the APS Stamp Store. The cost is reasonable and it supports the Society.
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I sell on StampoRama, Ebay, and Hipstamp. I can't explain it, but approx. 1/2 of my SOR sales are to collectors in Canada, approx. 2/3 of my Ebay sales are to collectors in other parts of the world, and almost all of my HipStamp sales are to collectors in the USA. I don't like the way Ebay sends my Sale proceeds directly to my bank. My back doesn't like receiving very small deposits almost every day either.
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"My bank doesn't like receiving very small deposits almost every day either."
Change your payment frequency to weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
Seller Hub > Payments > Payout settings
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pogopossum wrote
I've sold a few stamps through the APS Stamp Store. The cost is reasonable and it supports the Society.
I was a member for a while but before I becamr a member,I did buy a few stamps but as a none member the postage too Australia was very prohibitive,plus the fact a lot of sellers wanted top dollar for their stamps.
Brian
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" ... plus the fact a lot of sellers wanted top dollar
for their stamps. ...."
I was an APS member for twenty plus years (#54868) and
soon came to that same conclusion. Too much concern
with perfect entering and MNH. Or perhaps I just did not
have the ready funds then.
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Were the APS sellers pricing near catalog values?
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I've found prices at the APS Stamp Store to be reasonable, and conditions varying greatly. I also subscribe to a couple of their circuit books where I think the prices are even better. Brian, I do think you are correct in that nowadays the postage costs to other countries add too much to the cost to make a good purchase a good deal. For those of us in the US I think it is reasonable and relatively prompt.
Geoff
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The years i was receiving APS circuit books the prices were mainly 50 percent of catalog, but the seller realized much less after expenses and the APS took their cut.
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"but the seller realized much less after expenses and the APS took their cut."
I too used to participate in APS's approval service, but the escalating cost of mailing the approval books to the next APS member increased the cost of those stamps I did buy well beyond their catalog value.
David
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When selling on or off line there is business worth doing and business that is not worth doing.
It all depends on your selling price and your costs.
Folks always add up the online costs such as listing fees, selling fees, payment fees, postage and packaging fees.
One cost that is "forgotten" is the cost of the item to the seller. The seller had to buy the item at some time or other.
Other "costs" that are never added is the time taken to source, describe, scan, crop or list an item, the cost of stationary/files to hold items before they are sold, the time taken to post an item and the losses incurred when an item is "lost in the post".
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There is more than one reason to sell online.
One is a business with the intent to recover costs (labor and materials) and even make a profit. Others may do it to get rid of duplicates or unwanted material without the intent to recover all the costs.
Stamporama began with 6 members in January 1996 with one idea -- trading duplicates among the members.
SoR seems to have evolved from the latter to the former for many selling here.
This is not a judgement.
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"One is a business with the intent to recover costs (labor and materials) and even make a profit."
Stamporama is, without question, NOT the medium if one wants to make a business out of selling stamps.
Why?
The small number of paying members.
The small numbers of items listed for auction.
The restrictive auction rules placed on sellers.
It is however a great site to
"get rid of duplicates or unwanted material without the intent to recover all the costs."
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Some stray thoughts if I may. If the total focus of playing with stamps is to make it a business, there are many other ways to make a buck far easier. As a hobby for enjoyment, camaraderie, gaining knowledge and a joyous pursuit to last you as long as you live, there is no place like SOR.
Dan C.
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"As a hobby for enjoyment, camaraderie, gaining knowledge and a joyous pursuit to last you as long as you live, there is no place like SOR."
Spot on!
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"If the total focus of playing with stamps is to make it a business, there are many other ways to make a buck far easier. "
Amen! Selling covers on eBay is the hardest money I've ever made!
Then again, things that didn't sell in my quarter book on Stamporama sold on eBay with multiple bidders! It's the size of the audience.
Why do I sell?
First, it's fun. Fun to see who bids on what and why. I sent a ton of old covers back to the place they originated.
Second, I have a load of old covers I've owned 40-50 years. Its fun to see them go off to a new life!
And the few extra dollars I make get dropped right back in to things I want for my collection!
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Of all the philatelic sites on the internet, I consider SOR the best! It is the one site where I can purchase and sell stamps simply for the joy of collecting. The core group here is friendly and knowledgeable. I find myself coming here several times a day. May SOR never change.
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Before I joined APS as I mentioed earlyer I purchased 5 stamps from the APS ,I have just found the invoice back in 2017 Nearly $6-00 in non member fees shipping and handling fees close to $16-00 plus insurance for 5 single stamps ,as I said before a little over the top .I can send 500grams to the US at present cost for $13.50
Brian
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Several years ago, after I retired, I sold stamps on a site named Stampwants. It was fairly user friendly, and I sold a few hundred stamps over a few years. I quit selling when I started working again. I'm now back on the bench again and am looking for a new site to sell on.
Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance.
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HipStamp is, literally, the new StampWants. SW morphed into BidStart, which was bought by Stanley Gibbons, who ruined the site and it dissolved, leaving Mark Rosenberg, the creator of StampWants/BidStart free to start a new site, HipStamp. Quite a few Stamporama members, including myself, are HipStamp dealers.
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Of course there is only one:- Stamporama!!
Give it a try here you may be surprised!!
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Another option is Stamps2go. They charge no listing fee and offer a bulk listing tool. It is not an auction, but a buy it now system. I think the commission is 10%.
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I've sold a few stamps through the APS Stamp Store. The cost is reasonable and it supports the Society.
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I sell on StampoRama, Ebay, and Hipstamp. I can't explain it, but approx. 1/2 of my SOR sales are to collectors in Canada, approx. 2/3 of my Ebay sales are to collectors in other parts of the world, and almost all of my HipStamp sales are to collectors in the USA. I don't like the way Ebay sends my Sale proceeds directly to my bank. My back doesn't like receiving very small deposits almost every day either.
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08 Jan 2022
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re: Selling stamps online
"My bank doesn't like receiving very small deposits almost every day either."
Change your payment frequency to weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
Seller Hub > Payments > Payout settings
Roy
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pogopossum wrote
I've sold a few stamps through the APS Stamp Store. The cost is reasonable and it supports the Society.
I was a member for a while but before I becamr a member,I did buy a few stamps but as a none member the postage too Australia was very prohibitive,plus the fact a lot of sellers wanted top dollar for their stamps.
Brian
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09 Jan 2022
11:41:21pm
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" ... plus the fact a lot of sellers wanted top dollar
for their stamps. ...."
I was an APS member for twenty plus years (#54868) and
soon came to that same conclusion. Too much concern
with perfect entering and MNH. Or perhaps I just did not
have the ready funds then.
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re: Selling stamps online
Were the APS sellers pricing near catalog values?
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12:15:08pm
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I've found prices at the APS Stamp Store to be reasonable, and conditions varying greatly. I also subscribe to a couple of their circuit books where I think the prices are even better. Brian, I do think you are correct in that nowadays the postage costs to other countries add too much to the cost to make a good purchase a good deal. For those of us in the US I think it is reasonable and relatively prompt.
Geoff
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The years i was receiving APS circuit books the prices were mainly 50 percent of catalog, but the seller realized much less after expenses and the APS took their cut.
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"but the seller realized much less after expenses and the APS took their cut."
I too used to participate in APS's approval service, but the escalating cost of mailing the approval books to the next APS member increased the cost of those stamps I did buy well beyond their catalog value.
David
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02:17:37pm
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re: Selling stamps online
When selling on or off line there is business worth doing and business that is not worth doing.
It all depends on your selling price and your costs.
Folks always add up the online costs such as listing fees, selling fees, payment fees, postage and packaging fees.
One cost that is "forgotten" is the cost of the item to the seller. The seller had to buy the item at some time or other.
Other "costs" that are never added is the time taken to source, describe, scan, crop or list an item, the cost of stationary/files to hold items before they are sold, the time taken to post an item and the losses incurred when an item is "lost in the post".
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re: Selling stamps online
There is more than one reason to sell online.
One is a business with the intent to recover costs (labor and materials) and even make a profit. Others may do it to get rid of duplicates or unwanted material without the intent to recover all the costs.
Stamporama began with 6 members in January 1996 with one idea -- trading duplicates among the members.
SoR seems to have evolved from the latter to the former for many selling here.
This is not a judgement.
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08:37:28am
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"One is a business with the intent to recover costs (labor and materials) and even make a profit."
Stamporama is, without question, NOT the medium if one wants to make a business out of selling stamps.
Why?
The small number of paying members.
The small numbers of items listed for auction.
The restrictive auction rules placed on sellers.
It is however a great site to
"get rid of duplicates or unwanted material without the intent to recover all the costs."
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Some stray thoughts if I may. If the total focus of playing with stamps is to make it a business, there are many other ways to make a buck far easier. As a hobby for enjoyment, camaraderie, gaining knowledge and a joyous pursuit to last you as long as you live, there is no place like SOR.
Dan C.
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"As a hobby for enjoyment, camaraderie, gaining knowledge and a joyous pursuit to last you as long as you live, there is no place like SOR."
Spot on!
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"If the total focus of playing with stamps is to make it a business, there are many other ways to make a buck far easier. "
Amen! Selling covers on eBay is the hardest money I've ever made!
Then again, things that didn't sell in my quarter book on Stamporama sold on eBay with multiple bidders! It's the size of the audience.
Why do I sell?
First, it's fun. Fun to see who bids on what and why. I sent a ton of old covers back to the place they originated.
Second, I have a load of old covers I've owned 40-50 years. Its fun to see them go off to a new life!
And the few extra dollars I make get dropped right back in to things I want for my collection!
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Of all the philatelic sites on the internet, I consider SOR the best! It is the one site where I can purchase and sell stamps simply for the joy of collecting. The core group here is friendly and knowledgeable. I find myself coming here several times a day. May SOR never change.
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Before I joined APS as I mentioed earlyer I purchased 5 stamps from the APS ,I have just found the invoice back in 2017 Nearly $6-00 in non member fees shipping and handling fees close to $16-00 plus insurance for 5 single stamps ,as I said before a little over the top .I can send 500grams to the US at present cost for $13.50
Brian
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