Scott 189, 1879 Webster Double Transfer.

If you check my listings you will find that most of my stamps are at 25% of catalog value unless their is something odd about the stamp. I do want to learn more about stamps, but there is no reason that anyone should be rude and offensive to another on this forum, as some have been. My feedback on ebay is at 100% positive as I do not mis-represent anything. I do not lie and offer returns to the buyers if they are not satisfied. I have not yet had even one item returned. I will consider your suggestions and do appreciate your comments.

Coinwatcher,
I concur that some folks are getting rude, but that reflects the level of frustration you are generating.

And I understand that your are listing in what you feel is 'good faith' but this is where the problem lies. The suggestions I made regarding how to list better stand, please do consider them. Even calling some of your listings marketing 'puffery' is a stretch, it simply isn't going to serve you, or philately, well if keep listing the way you do.

I will defend your right to value your stamps at whatever you feel they are worth to you. Even if it is a multiple of catalog value. But ONLY if you do not mate this with descriptions that imply the stamp IS rare. Keep your listing title simple and do not make claims/imply the stamp is unusual. But in your details section go ahead and add wording that YOU think it might make it unusual but note clearly it is just your opinion.

And please do not think that having a 100% feedback is meaningful, some of the most deceptive cheats on ebay have this rating. Ditto for a return policy; it is virtually meaningless since eBay/PayPal have returns covered in their policies anyway.

Again, I appreciate you keeping an open mind for improvement. If you keep listing this way you will lose all respect, lose sales, and sooner or later end up in a nasty battle with someone who feels like you ripped them off.
Don

Thanks Don, at least you are professional and not a rude .

In case you haven't noticed Einstein, 99.9% of the posters here disagree with you. Your lack of ethics (calling / listing items as rare) along with your pie in the sky dream asking prices, it's only matter of time until everyone figures you out.

As stated above you are not a collector, you are someone that buys $2 stamps off ebay and tries to milk some chump for 100 times that for something that has no value, and then you come in here a state people are rude to you...can't imagine why.

You are the worst kind of seller that this hobby can do without, period.

Well...I checked your listings...
US only (only 1 Canada)....looks like they are @ 25x not 25%.
Show me a lising at 25%???

stallzer you are a very rude, unprofessional person. You have badgered me to no end and shown your ignorance to all, as noted on above reference to my Scott 9 double transfer. You do not even know a double transfer when you see it. I may be new to stamp collecting, but even I can see the doubled lines on an 86R1L Franklin Scott 9, which according to you Neinken missed. You are the worst kind of stamp forum member that any new person to this hobby could encounter with your badgering and demeaning comments.

About 100 of my listing just expired with no bids and were listed at 25% of CV. Where is the stamp market?

Here is a good example, CV $125, sold for $24.95 today.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/271535932253....m1561.l2649

Actually I list most of my items at 20% of book value and am lucky to get a bid. Book value is very out of touch with the real market.

In case you forgot, I was the one that plated your 1 cent Franklin for you. I stand by my assessment of you as a seller and I'm pretty sure you've provided the community a few good laughs, now quit trying to rip people off and come back to reality.

The picture posted in your listing appears, at best, to be a Fine example of a paste-up pair, definitely not an VF example. My 2014 Unitrade lists 126iii in Fine condition at CD$20 with an NH premium of 150% for a total value of CD$50. I think that you did a very good job finding a buyer for this one and, as we say often in this forum, "Buyer Beware".

Again you take credit where it is not deserved and think you know it all. Do you have alzheimer's? Just see the new reply to your "accreditation" on revived thread on the Scott 9 86R1L.

I think that this is the area of most concern to my fellow collectors. What you are portraying as ODD is nothing more than an ink splotch or very common error which 100% of the time actually detracts from the value of the stamp ... not enhancing it. I can clearly see why you are concerned with sales in the market, even when items are priced at 25% of CV. In fact, most people are willing to pay 25% of CV for GOOD quality items, not enhanced or misleading descriptions. Good luck on your future sales, but please try to refrain from using descriptions or comments given to you by SCF members in the future.

If it's on soft paper it's probably an American printing. You need to pay close attention to both paper types and color to tell who printed it and sometimes even that can be tricky! on this one the "secret mark" is all but useless. Listen to Bill Weiss, stallzer and essayk they are super versed in this area especially on the "intermediate papers" and others such as ribbed and double paper which is also known on this issue.

Edit:

I guess I should have read the rest of this post...It reminds me of a Monty Python skit almost...anyhow it's a shame because this could have been a great start a good post on a great issue.lol oh well..
Thank you for those who actually participated with pertinent information on the subject.