Speaking Of Reperfs ...

My point....
If Weiss Expertizing Service was formed
in 2006 how can the issued certs stated
"Established 1972"?

Granted...you were in the "stamp business" since then....
not the "expertizing business"

On the topic of "Speaking of re-perfs.........."

This is one of my favorite "re-perfs". Came from an ancient album. I'm thinking some early collector just trying to fill a spot.





Here to share and enjoy all things."Stamps"
Pat

I learned something new ...

Bill, what did you do at Bethlehem Steel?

I work in the steel casting industry myself, which is what led me to start the following thread about topical metal casting ...

https://goscf.com/t/13981

Brian

Bill's name functions as a trademark for his services and, even without a registration, he has the right and ability to ask ebay to force the Latvian seller to cease using it in a commercial context. Bill, if you would like to pursue that, contact me by PM.

I agree with Don and Bill that Steve's comment was inappropriate. I'm glad I made dinner and drinks for my wife last night, rather than spending an hour here working through Steve's third grade classroom of comments.

The Canadian stamp is actually not a reperf, it's a repair. It would be described as "having perforations added" rather than "reperforated".

I said I had a point, and here it is:

Bill knows how to use inflammatory rhetoric, and I understand that his comments to sellers are as loaded as they are on this topic. Of course he is going to meet resistance. A gentler touch will serve well much of the time.
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As for a private versus public comment, why keep it off the list, it isn't personal? It is a public response to a public comment. Agree or disagree, I have never betrayed a confidence in the process. Not all of us hold to that.

As for CJ's "advice" on forcing the seller to cease and desist on the reference to Bill by name, Bill opened that can of worms by contacting the seller and pointing out specific problems with their listings. He already told us that much. Even a "third grader" like me can see that.

I don't like the effect your half truths on this topic have on the list, especially when anyone has the temerity to see things differently, and I don't mind saying so. As I said before, I ask you once and for all to stick to stamps. I believe that's why most of us tune in here. [Just telling it straight.]

On that score, my thanks to patg23 and revcollector for trying to get us back there. Welcome to the classics forum, which is a good place to learn about stamps, occasional family spats notwithstanding.

Well Rev', technically it is a train wreck. At some point in time it was un-, now it is re-. .
Some poor collectors attempt to maintain a meager collection.
It reminds me of how fortunate I am.
Pat

It was never "un", it was damaged. It is not "re", it is repaired. Terms like imperforate or unperforated, reperforated, and repaired have specific meanings and are not interchangeable. However you are right in describing it as a train wreck.

For one brief moment I thought a bit of fun to be had; never mind, you win the semantics war.
Pat

It's not a war, it's accuracy.

Use of Bill Weiss' name in the title is keyword spamming and is a violation of ebay policy. If the stamp had a certificate, use of the name in the title or body of the listing would be allowed.

Clark

Interesting...Bill, have you ever had any flack from someone using your name (certificate) in the sale of a stamp...?

Robert

I have been away all day, so I barely know where to start! But first, to Brian (I was unaware based on Steve's post to keep discussions to the subject of stamps that we might even exchange comments on things like former occupations...) but I worked in Foundries for nearly 20 years, first as a Moulder in an Ingot Mould Foundry for about half my time, then the last ten years as a salaried-exempt Turn Foreman at both IMF and Iron Foundry. I left in 1983 when BSCo was starting to seriously fold and when my department was shut down permanently, my choices were to start over as a lowest-class laborer or take a Severence, which I did. I missed a full pension by only a couple of months so all I got was a Deferred Vested Pension which amounted to about $300. when I turned 62!

I wish to thank those posters here who support(ed) my right to post comments here and those who advised Steve to simply not read posts he finds redundant. No-one knows any better than Don or I that this is a redundant subject, but we do it for the "greater good". Too bad Steve can't recognize that and leave it alone rather than starting a spat. His occupation should give him greater ability to refrain himself from (quoting someone else) "third-grade...comments". Don and I have devoted probably literally 1,000+ hours each to try to help the community become more aware of the dangers and frauds out there. I started serving in 2006 (9 years ago).

It's an important subject Steve. And to quote a fellow Minister (Martin Luther King) "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter".

And Kevin. I am not surprised at your attempt to discredit me. I'll let it up to others to judge whether I am doing something wrong to state what year I started in the stamp business rather than the year I started my expert service.

Last, how I feel about the Latvian seller. Again, reiterating what I said to Steve, I think the greater good is better served by just letting his use of my name pass. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, he may have felt he was both pleasing me and correcting the listings at the same time. In fact his message to me was "Is it good now"?

Hi Wert!

I'm not sure I understand your question? Can you be more specific? Thanks!

Hi Bill...No,was just wondering if you got in the middle of any disagreements with your name attached to a certificate..BTW, I am a fan of yours and hope my question does not sound negative, but has anyone given you a hard time as the third party in an argument of authenticity of any stamps.

Robert