Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
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I just recently stopped receiving the APS circuit books. It was nice to receive the books and be able to see stamps up close and in living color. I've paused them simply because I'm focusing on US classics almost exclusively and from my experience the books aren't great in that area. Some of the pricing is optimistic to put it politely.
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Our local stamp club has been getting circuit books every month for a handful of years now.
Everyone looks forward to them.
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I would be interested to know if anyone in Stamporama sells material with the APS Circuit Books? It seems to me that it is much easier and cost effective to sell material with the Stamporama approval books albeit to a much smaller market. The APS fees include a fee of 20% of sales plus an insurance fee and the postage to return the books to the seller. In addition the books have to be sent by Priority w/Signature Confirmation, insured, or registered. If you are selling mint stamps, most likely you would use mounts which would incur additional costs.
I don't know if the APS Circuit Book fees will change, but as announced in the latest The American Philatelist they just increased their APS StampStore fees.
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I used to receive APS Circuits, but as a specialist I found less and less to purchase. Add that to the ever increasing cost of forwarding them to the next member via USPS Priority Mail, and it became economically unfeasible.
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The International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors operates both sales and swaps circuits plus an auction.
https://iswsc.org/index.html
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I also was on the circuit, I found lesser quality stamps in the circuit books quite often, however I did pick up some needed stamps. The costs with shipping via priority mail, also played into me dropping out of the circuit.
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I've been a member of APS for going on 40 years now on and off. This year is the first time I've tried the APS circuits, and they've been a source of joy. Almost like Christmas arriving in the mail box, never quite certain what you're going to see and have the opportunity to acquire. If you're a member, I highly recommend giving it a try.
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I just recently stopped receiving the APS circuit books. It was nice to receive the books and be able to see stamps up close and in living color. I've paused them simply because I'm focusing on US classics almost exclusively and from my experience the books aren't great in that area. Some of the pricing is optimistic to put it politely.
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Our local stamp club has been getting circuit books every month for a handful of years now.
Everyone looks forward to them.
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I would be interested to know if anyone in Stamporama sells material with the APS Circuit Books? It seems to me that it is much easier and cost effective to sell material with the Stamporama approval books albeit to a much smaller market. The APS fees include a fee of 20% of sales plus an insurance fee and the postage to return the books to the seller. In addition the books have to be sent by Priority w/Signature Confirmation, insured, or registered. If you are selling mint stamps, most likely you would use mounts which would incur additional costs.
I don't know if the APS Circuit Book fees will change, but as announced in the latest The American Philatelist they just increased their APS StampStore fees.
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re: APS Circuits
I used to receive APS Circuits, but as a specialist I found less and less to purchase. Add that to the ever increasing cost of forwarding them to the next member via USPS Priority Mail, and it became economically unfeasible.
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The International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors operates both sales and swaps circuits plus an auction.
https://iswsc.org/index.html
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I also was on the circuit, I found lesser quality stamps in the circuit books quite often, however I did pick up some needed stamps. The costs with shipping via priority mail, also played into me dropping out of the circuit.
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