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I see nothing of value, many of the stamps have conditions issues. The bidding history indicates two inexperienced hobbyists.
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Stamperix, I think you are correct. Rven 5 or 10 Euro's would be high for this lot.
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Yes, nothing worth much. Maybe this is a really clumsy example of shill bidding? |
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Thank you all for your answers. So I was not wrong in not buying :). I even asked the seller in advance if he received any questions from the bidders about a certain stamp (for better photos or anything like this). But he didn't get any emails.
Anyway, I hope this has been a funny auction for everyone here.
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It all depends on where it is sold. Recently a U.S. # 596 was discovered and sold in a stamp auction house for a lot of money. To the uninitiated, any 1 cent green Franklin stamp looks like it so that it could attract some attention to it. Thus, it is no coincidence that the seller has a large picture showing two stamps on it that look like # 596 stamps. Maybe the new collector buyer is thinking of a potential jackpot since some stamps look like the valuable variety but are not. |
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| Edited by jogil - 05/09/2017 2:48 pm |
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Which is probably why the bidder didn't ask any questions. Why tip off the seller that you've made the "find of the year"? |
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How can I get those bidders to look at my stuff?????????? First of all, you need to trim a junk 1c Franklin, put that as your first picture...  |
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Hi - do you remember the auction house? This would be interesting for me, just to know how stamps can be sold here in Germany. -- by the way here you can get at least the 594 and quite cheap :). This seller tries this for weeks in different platforms. http://www.ebay.de/itm/USA-Briefmar...AOSwjDZYg5Up |
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| Edited by stamperix - 05/09/2017 2:20 pm |
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thank you - are they in Germany? I don't find any European representatives at their website. |
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Correct, Harmer-Schau is run by Chris Harmer and Kurt Schau with two locations, Petaluma, California and Portland, Oregon. |
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Close. Kurt retired and Rusty Shoaf took his place, and the Portland office was closed, but they just held an auction at Pipex in Portland. |
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