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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Estate Sale or auction advertising stamps !

 

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philb
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17 Feb 2017
08:45:24am

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Until Very recently i looked forward to viewing stamps for sale at a estate sale or auction, then out of a clear blue sky i said"whoa what am i doing?" I have remainder albums,stock books, plastic tubs of stamps..why would i want more of the same,to break down and sell to someone else ? For me its time to put an end to purchasing accumulations and work on what i already have...its amazing how i find stamps i can use myself as i sort through what i already have. Reality has struck at last !
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17 Feb 2017
09:32:14am
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But they say you can never have too much of a good thing, Phil!

I don't know if it's true, but you've got me feelin' plumb sorry for ya, though!

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17 Feb 2017
01:55:54pm

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So, now its out in the open at last !Applause

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17 Feb 2017
05:21:45pm
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What Phil says is really true. I'm also in that situation.Laughing

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17 Feb 2017
06:19:42pm
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I understand your thinking Phil, but...
I cut out the buying of any large lots because I have so much stuff to organize and mount. I'll get to it when I retire. I have been retired over two years now, still haven't got around to cutting out those Linn's articles yet for my files. It's only a 2 1/2 foot tall pile.
WB is right, you can never have too much of a good thing. That's why I will have a luggage rack on top of the hearse that hauls me to the cemetery, I plan on taking it with me. Maybe I'll get time to work on it then.
Vince

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17 Feb 2017
08:07:00pm
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You'll never get to far if you don't deal with stuff when you first get it. ORGANIZE!!!

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17 Feb 2017
08:41:39pm

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I know Ra, i know !Sad

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Tom in Exton, PA

18 Feb 2017
09:36:00am
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I love to buy a good lot of stamps or covers! Since I now have my four main collections pretty much organized, it's easy to see if something can be added to those books.

For me the fun of stamp collecting isn't in the possession of the material, it's more the thrill of the hunt!

I'm pretty good at pulling out what I do need and adding them to my collections. It's the remainders that are piling up. Still, I'll always hit that "BID NOW" button without hesitation! Happy

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18 Feb 2017
10:35:18am

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I believe for me the train has left the station...for so many years i dreamed of "The Find" walking into a room full of stamps and saying "how much for the whole lot?" It never happened. So now i content myself with purhasing covers that appeal to me and filling spaces in my worldwide albums from the Stamporama auctions.

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18 Feb 2017
01:24:53pm
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Hey! I feel your pain. Images are of an estate sale, that I missed out on. I did purchase a couple albums, but all the remainder was sold to another antique dealer after the sale ended. I contacted him and asked what he wanted for the entire collection and he told me that he had not even taken the "mess" out of his van, but would let me know. Waited a few weeks and contacted him again. Told me, sorry, but that he had already sold all to some dealer in New York, but wished he had called me back as it cost him more to ship the collection that what he received in payment.

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Sally

19 Feb 2017
09:34:11pm
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Oh my! That would have been quite an investment of time to go through all those - how fun!

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philb

17 Feb 2017
08:45:24am

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Until Very recently i looked forward to viewing stamps for sale at a estate sale or auction, then out of a clear blue sky i said"whoa what am i doing?" I have remainder albums,stock books, plastic tubs of stamps..why would i want more of the same,to break down and sell to someone else ? For me its time to put an end to purchasing accumulations and work on what i already have...its amazing how i find stamps i can use myself as i sort through what i already have. Reality has struck at last !

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17 Feb 2017
09:32:14am

re: Estate Sale or auction advertising stamps !

But they say you can never have too much of a good thing, Phil!

I don't know if it's true, but you've got me feelin' plumb sorry for ya, though!

WBBig Grin

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17 Feb 2017
01:55:54pm

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So, now its out in the open at last !Applause

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Dakota

17 Feb 2017
05:21:45pm

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What Phil says is really true. I'm also in that situation.Laughing

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vinman

17 Feb 2017
06:19:42pm

re: Estate Sale or auction advertising stamps !

I understand your thinking Phil, but...
I cut out the buying of any large lots because I have so much stuff to organize and mount. I'll get to it when I retire. I have been retired over two years now, still haven't got around to cutting out those Linn's articles yet for my files. It's only a 2 1/2 foot tall pile.
WB is right, you can never have too much of a good thing. That's why I will have a luggage rack on top of the hearse that hauls me to the cemetery, I plan on taking it with me. Maybe I'll get time to work on it then.
Vince

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17 Feb 2017
08:07:00pm

re: Estate Sale or auction advertising stamps !

You'll never get to far if you don't deal with stuff when you first get it. ORGANIZE!!!

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17 Feb 2017
08:41:39pm

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I know Ra, i know !Sad

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Tom in Exton, PA
18 Feb 2017
09:36:00am

re: Estate Sale or auction advertising stamps !

I love to buy a good lot of stamps or covers! Since I now have my four main collections pretty much organized, it's easy to see if something can be added to those books.

For me the fun of stamp collecting isn't in the possession of the material, it's more the thrill of the hunt!

I'm pretty good at pulling out what I do need and adding them to my collections. It's the remainders that are piling up. Still, I'll always hit that "BID NOW" button without hesitation! Happy

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philb

18 Feb 2017
10:35:18am

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re: Estate Sale or auction advertising stamps !

I believe for me the train has left the station...for so many years i dreamed of "The Find" walking into a room full of stamps and saying "how much for the whole lot?" It never happened. So now i content myself with purhasing covers that appeal to me and filling spaces in my worldwide albums from the Stamporama auctions.

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I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
18 Feb 2017
01:24:53pm

re: Estate Sale or auction advertising stamps !

Hey! I feel your pain. Images are of an estate sale, that I missed out on. I did purchase a couple albums, but all the remainder was sold to another antique dealer after the sale ended. I contacted him and asked what he wanted for the entire collection and he told me that he had not even taken the "mess" out of his van, but would let me know. Waited a few weeks and contacted him again. Told me, sorry, but that he had already sold all to some dealer in New York, but wished he had called me back as it cost him more to ship the collection that what he received in payment.

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Sally
19 Feb 2017
09:34:11pm

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Oh my! That would have been quite an investment of time to go through all those - how fun!

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