Louisiana Purchase And Others ...

Shockingly, Momenstamps has listed dozens of .99 auctions.

Here is my haul today ... Woot!


Mint, OG Louisiana purchase set. $102.50 Not perfect, but very nice for the price.



371 MNH. $20.50 I'm tickled to finally get one. Always see them for more than cat value



571 XF, MNH $44. A bargain at half cat


511, MNH, XF Jumbo. Not cheap at $27.95 but is an amazing copy and should have sold for 3x cat value.




And one simple one that has eluded me ... 614 MNH XF. $6.

very nice centering on those-- congrats

great group rileysan

Thanks! I'm trying to stay on my stated task for this year ... to finish my 20th century collection in all VF+ MNH. I've limited my scope to Scott cat 462 on (with some notable exceptions) but struggle to find exceptional copies of anything pre-WWII for listed cat value or less. Some items are so ridiculous, you can't help but LOL. So it's nice to get a good deal now and again ...

Scott 653, MNH. Cat value for VF = .35

http://cgi.ebay.com/653-GEM-OG-NH-w...em2c54f27794

Nice group of stamps, the 511 and 571 are very impressive.

Thank you, Russ!

Shockingly is right. Momen Stamps traditionally is one of the biggest abusers of ripping people off using Stamp grading on post - 1900 material, actually still does so I really am shocked to see .99 cent auction from them / Him / her. Usually whenever I see any material from them, I skip right by and son't even give them a 2nd look.

stallzer,

I hope you're wrong about Momenstamps! I just purchased an R121 from them for $270. It has one fault that I can live with. I haven't received it yet so I can't say one way or another. I found out that they have an R132 that will be offered shortly that the scan looks real good, centering is VF. I can't say anything else about the stamp as that's all I've seen. However, the price at $3K is way out of my range!

I have similar bad feelings about dealers like Momenstamps, but it's based on his pricing. But ... if I don't like his pricing (which is most of the time) I don't buy from him.

I have no reason to believe he's a bad guy trying to rip anyone off. And his return policy is second to none. I got fantastic deals on these lots (and 5 more since) and I hope he's turned over a new leaf by posting more lots like this in the future.

Here's a link to the 511 I won. Read his return policies and you'll feel better, Art.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWNX:IT

Rileysan,

I think the stamps you got from him are better than VF and the price you paid was better than expected, congratulation on your purchases.

I still feel OK with my purchase from him, it's just that when I hear negative things about a dealer that I don't have much experience with I question my purchases from him. I'm glad your experience is a positive one. I read his return policy before I bought the R121 and felt OK to get it. I was looking for the R131 when he told me about the R132.

Great buys Rileysan

Thanks for sharing them with us.

Dianne

Art, I don't think there is anything wrong with the material they sell as they have some very impressive offerings. I just simply hate the whole stamp grading system, as I don't believe that post 1900 Stamps should have a premium price for being produced the way they are suppose to be. Taking a well centered National park issue and asking for $300.00 for it is insane and Momen stamps has been one of the biggest abusers along with steve malack stamps, WM Lang and others. I think it's great that they are starting auctions @ .99¢.

You and I are on the same page, Stallzer. I prefer to let the market determine what an item is worth and why I love online auction sites so much. 15 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to afford these items ...