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Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Just for reference, this strip has never been folded at the perforations.
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The 2017 Scott specialized values a strip of 10 at $2.50 for both unused and used. A plate # block of 20 with 5 numbers and 10 tabs is valued at $4.00. If you have one with the tagging omitted its value is $250.00.
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Thanks Tom. Tagging and no tabs or plate #'s. Just a basic strip of 10. I know how to handle getting them mounted now.
Appreciate the help,
WB
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Buying common stamps is interesting. If you find a dealer who sells bulk mint sheets / scraps that you have to sort through some pile to find what you want, you can pay face and less for many issues including some premiums.
If you ask a dealer for a block of 10 for a very common specific issue like this issue I have not seen one that will sell it below face. It is the nature of the business. However, if you wanted to sell it back to them they would decline and tell you to use as postage.
This is the aspect of the hobby that confuses people and often leaves them disappointed thinking they can sell the same stamp and make money.
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On the other hand, Tom's info about omitted tagging could have lead to a nice discovery. This strip was part of a large stash I picked up for $10 a couple of years ago. It had been stowed separately in a large envelope. My '73 Scott Standard didn't include this issue, so I thought it prudent to ask about it before breaking it down into singles to mount on the so formatted pages I'm using. I fully agree that the vast majority of cases will disclose common material, but one should always ask when unsure about a particular stamp, set, block, etc..., it is still possible to find a good one now and then.
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"Buying common stamps is interesting. If you find a dealer who sells bulk mint sheets / scraps that you have to sort through some pile to find what you want, you can pay face and less for many issues including some premiums.
If you ask a dealer for a block of 10 for a very common specific issue like this issue I have not seen one that will sell it below face. It is the nature of the business. However, if you wanted to sell it back to them they would decline and tell you to use as postage."
I have been building my USA collection through buying lots at less than face value, which has given me blocks and multiples for my collection.
On the other hand, if you ask a dealer for something specific, you are paying for that dealer's time and effort in filling that order. I can find New Jersey postmarks in large lots of covers, or in quarter boxes at shows. But I will pay a few dollars for the same cover on eBay because that dealer has spent the time to sort, photograph, and vend that cover on eBay with the associated fees. I have no issue paying for their time and effort. In that same way, if that block of ten was the last set I needed to complete an era, I'd be happy to pay a premium for it.
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Ref. Scott #'s 1489-1498 - As compared to MNH singles, do more recent catalogs apply any significant value increase to MNH strips of 10 w/ selvedge intact? The pages I'm using break them down into singles and my old Scott pages have them set up as a strip of 6 and a strip of 4.
Just for reference, this strip has never been folded at the perforations.
Thanks for any help,
WB
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The 2017 Scott specialized values a strip of 10 at $2.50 for both unused and used. A plate # block of 20 with 5 numbers and 10 tabs is valued at $4.00. If you have one with the tagging omitted its value is $250.00.
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Thanks Tom. Tagging and no tabs or plate #'s. Just a basic strip of 10. I know how to handle getting them mounted now.
Appreciate the help,
WB
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re: 1973 U.S. Postal Service Employees
Buying common stamps is interesting. If you find a dealer who sells bulk mint sheets / scraps that you have to sort through some pile to find what you want, you can pay face and less for many issues including some premiums.
If you ask a dealer for a block of 10 for a very common specific issue like this issue I have not seen one that will sell it below face. It is the nature of the business. However, if you wanted to sell it back to them they would decline and tell you to use as postage.
This is the aspect of the hobby that confuses people and often leaves them disappointed thinking they can sell the same stamp and make money.
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re: 1973 U.S. Postal Service Employees
On the other hand, Tom's info about omitted tagging could have lead to a nice discovery. This strip was part of a large stash I picked up for $10 a couple of years ago. It had been stowed separately in a large envelope. My '73 Scott Standard didn't include this issue, so I thought it prudent to ask about it before breaking it down into singles to mount on the so formatted pages I'm using. I fully agree that the vast majority of cases will disclose common material, but one should always ask when unsure about a particular stamp, set, block, etc..., it is still possible to find a good one now and then.
WB
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re: 1973 U.S. Postal Service Employees
"Buying common stamps is interesting. If you find a dealer who sells bulk mint sheets / scraps that you have to sort through some pile to find what you want, you can pay face and less for many issues including some premiums.
If you ask a dealer for a block of 10 for a very common specific issue like this issue I have not seen one that will sell it below face. It is the nature of the business. However, if you wanted to sell it back to them they would decline and tell you to use as postage."
I have been building my USA collection through buying lots at less than face value, which has given me blocks and multiples for my collection.
On the other hand, if you ask a dealer for something specific, you are paying for that dealer's time and effort in filling that order. I can find New Jersey postmarks in large lots of covers, or in quarter boxes at shows. But I will pay a few dollars for the same cover on eBay because that dealer has spent the time to sort, photograph, and vend that cover on eBay with the associated fees. I have no issue paying for their time and effort. In that same way, if that block of ten was the last set I needed to complete an era, I'd be happy to pay a premium for it.
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