tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post1047953848036651785..comments2024-03-28T00:16:02.931-07:00Comments on Canadian Philately - The Stamps and Postal History of Canada 1851 to Present by Brixton Chrome: The Biggest and Most Destructive Lie in the Hobby of Stamp CollectingCanada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-18335197087773814962024-02-01T10:01:10.950-08:002024-02-01T10:01:10.950-08:00Great article and very enlightening. I will say th...Great article and very enlightening. I will say though that there is some truth to collecting for enjoyment first rather than investment potential. If you pursue a philatelic area you like for its design, history and the art of stamp production you will likely put in the time to inspect a stamp for condition, research the area for varieties and, yes, find scarcities and the collectors and retailers who specialize in your area. If you do this for investment solely you MAY do this but the risk of it becoming drudgery is higher and the potential for taking on too many high-risk investments elevated due to pressure to make a profit. <br /><br />But yes this explanation of the markets does confirm some of my experience -- I am not a retailer, at best I sell some of my overflow of stamps on Ebay and do find that profits are quite small due to fees and postage. But you can make a little profit if you know how to price your items, stick with mainly buy now as you strongly advise, and realize the catalog values are priced for mainly superb examples. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-58561819404856397172024-01-24T09:07:23.888-08:002024-01-24T09:07:23.888-08:00That was greatness. I was banned by the big stamp ...That was greatness. I was banned by the big stamp forum for making the same point. It is about condition and some percentage of catalog for a starting point in solving proximate worth. I also see how it serves the less ethical to smear stamp value, to lower their own costs. You spelled out well the few options we have. I won't. This guy was bullying me that my stamp had no value despite being scarce with a decent cv about 200,000 for print run at $50 and in decent collectible condition; that it could be resold or swapped in theory was the point, not anything on an alleged drastic decline in philately or whatever his point was. Maybe he had a point, but that it was there is a pecking order on the forum and you are not viable for posts. He was doing some sort of mind game to make me feel stamps are nice, but worthless. He also complained about emphasis on condition.<br /><br />I also have autism (late diagnosis) with stamps as my special interest. So we have that in common, too. And it looks like they also banned Floortrader. I do not trust that website or Don one bit or any of the other stamp forums. Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-69922020282305760582021-05-22T13:44:08.265-07:002021-05-22T13:44:08.265-07:00I feel so happy writing this review about Wizard C...I feel so happy writing this review about Wizard Charles. You can as well hire him today!<br /><br />My Credit Score was on the poor side and I couldn’t get a house, a car or even a truck for my new business. I Couldn’t get approved for any type of loan until I read a comment about a private programmer online on how he helped some people fix their credit score in the space of three days. I gave it a try and reached out to him and to my greatest surprise he came through. He increased My Credit score and he also topped up my Credit Balance to $280,000 USD. 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Actually, the same would goes for so many hobbies.<br />The day you write a book, I want the first copy!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03904990466080897735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-42967509668551409192018-02-06T11:00:31.222-08:002018-02-06T11:00:31.222-08:00Thanks Catalin! I believe that this hobby has a lo...Thanks Catalin! I believe that this hobby has a long future ahead of it if we can all fight to save it and allow it to adapt to changing tastes. I think that what made stamps interesting to people is still present in all of us today. It's just that a lot of people now are simply not aware of what is out there and how much fun collecting stamps can be for them. <br />Canada's Stamp Dealerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-40223496029876046472018-02-06T10:51:13.354-08:002018-02-06T10:51:13.354-08:00Such a great post, thanks for the lesson! I hear f...Such a great post, thanks for the lesson! I hear frequently these days that the hobby is in decline and that the market is depressed, but I believe this is also a lie. A hobby with 170+ years is surely a hobby that knows the best how to be always in trends, don't you think! ;) CătălinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com