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How Not To Sell Stamps

 
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stallzer
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Posted 08/30/2012   8:47 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add stallzer to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Well, this seller has mastered the "How not to sell stamps" approach. Granted there is some very nice material, I went through the first 8 pages of this sellers completed listings and guess what ? Not 1 sale.
I don't think he gets it.

http://www.ebay.com/csc/coverking/m...lete=1&rt=nc
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joe1225us
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Posted 08/31/2012   5:31 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add joe1225us to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
HU? Has numerous sales of extremely overpriced stuff! Cant figure it out.
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tomiseksj
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Posted 08/31/2012   5:43 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add tomiseksj to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

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US # 798 3˘ Constitution PSE graded Superb 98 NH ** SMQ $120 (#230834709010) US $99.50

US #1299a 1˘ Jefferson precancel pair PSE XF 90 NH ** (#330762476270) US $49.50

US #E15 10˘ Motorcycle PSE graded Superb 98 NH ** SMQ $110 (#330774214096) US $189.50

US # 533 2˘ Washington pair, VF-XF Used, light corner bend, PSE (2008) (#230826418368) US $187.50

US # 894 3˘ Pony Express graded Superb 98 NH ** SMQ $90 (#330765749118) US $79.50


If nothing else, it clearly demonstrates why dealers go to the expense of having relatively common stamps graded by PSE.
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joe1225us
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Posted 08/31/2012   5:45 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add joe1225us to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

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If nothing else, it clearly demonstrates why dealers go to the expense of having relatively common stamps graded by PSE


Just proves that a sucker is born every minute...
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stallzer
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Posted 09/06/2012   11:35 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stallzer to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
He cluttered up ebay again so once again I decided to check his completed listings and made it through the first 11 pages and still...not 1 sale. And yes, he uses SMQ values as if any collector goes by their absurd pricing. Obviously there are not as many suckers as this seller was hoping for.
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joe1225us
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Posted 09/07/2012   08:13 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add joe1225us to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

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He cluttered up ebay again so once again I decided to check his completed listings and made it through the first 11 pages and still...not 1 sale.


Look at his feed back. There you will see numerous sales, of phenomenally overpriced stuff. In September 2012 alone over 10. And that is just the ones that leave feedback. Like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/330785062870. A nice US # 397 1˘ Panama-Pac. PSE XF-S 95 NH with $40 CV for $179.95!
I guess he figures that selling one out of fifty stamps for 20 times the real value is a good business plan!
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stallzer
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If you look at the completed listings which actually show what items sold and which ones didn't you would see he is around maybe 1 sale for every 500 listings. Also, the majority of his sales are under $20 with the occasional chump stumbling in.
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