Scott 500 Ebay???

Still looking for a decent 500 - saw this on ebay and it doesn't look like a 500 to me. I was going to report it to stamp smarter but would like others to look first.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-1917-Sco...em19ff2c9c2e

It is not a #500 (in my opinion)

Positively *not* a 500... and, not even a decent 499...

If you can budget this one, I recommended it once
to you before in a previous thread...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/500-F-VF-ne...1&rmvSB=true

IMHO... the chances of finding a nicer cancel than
this copy ~ are fairly slim, as most would likely agree...

I agree, not a 500.

When a seller makes this type of error and other similar errors on other listings, the best policy is to avoid unless you believe that the seller will eventually make an error in the buyer's favor. A quick look at other US revealed that the seller identification tends to be random but biased toward identifying less expensive varieties as more expensive ones.

Clark

A check of previous reports on Stamp Smarter reveals that this seller rarely revises listings when contacted. In fact, I have had personal email exchanges with him and he seems like a well-intentioned person, yet always seems to have excuses why he hasn't revised something. So, bottom line, I agree with Clark's assessment.

Considering the price (and condition), nobody with half a brain
would buy it anyway... he's likely waiting for some uneducated,
witless schlep to come along to part with their hard-earned cash...

I don't agree. This is the second time I've seen this stamp posted (& recommended for purchase) and no one else commented so I will -- IMO that's not a cancel and the stamp isn't used. I'd consider it unused no gum w/ several distracting carbon inclusions (most likely what those black spots are.) It looks like someone even tried to "pick" the one in the ribbon, making it worse (the usual outcome when someone tries that, assuming they're not successful in creating a thin by removing it completely, LOL.)

IMO an unused NG Scott 500 w/ imperfections is not worth the asking price (or the $85 that disi123 suggested offering in the other thread.)

I'm just posting this in case anyone was seriously thinking of buying it. I don't know any knowledgeable collector, dealer, or expertizing committee that would consider this a "used" stamp, and a certificate from any major service would surely mention the blemishes.

www.ebay.com/itm/191016392081

Posted to Stamp Smarter today, notified seller.

Negotiating a purchase with the seller just to prove ALL OF THE ABOVE
is no more than a conceited pile of unmitigated jibberish... I don't
want the stamp, nor need it and I'll offer it up for sale at a half
of what I pay for it just to prove the point..... "LOL"

Stamp is on its way to me... can't wait to upload the scans
and negate all of the comments by the naysayer... Mr "LOL" himself...

Speaking of #500, what are the chances that an engraved Type Ia perforated stamp would be trimmed to fake a #534B, the rare imperf offset Type VII? And what would you think such an abomination would sell for on ebay? See for yourselves:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/x130-534b-x...047675.l2557

Yep, that's a butchered #500 (or maybe a #482A - that would be poetic justice). Even if this was an altered offset Type VII to start with, the lepton-sized margins clearly give away the fact that it began as a perforated stamp with a right-side straight edge. But to start with an engraved stamp? Clearly the faker, seller and buyer are about equally clueless in this case.

Filling spaces is important, but the lesson here is never spend substantial money on a stamp you know nothing of what makes it so valuable. This WAS a $200 stamp (well, maybe would retail $40 - $50 with the straight edge) made worthless by trimming the perforations off. How anyone could have thought this was a genuine imperforate is just beyond my comprehension.

Abomination, indeed and agreed... and, it just goes to show how many
uneducated "collectors" there are out there to have even bid on it...

My guess is the seller likely figured he'd pull a higher resale than
a canceled 500... too bad... the 500 would have sold for more, unless
the perfs were so butchered, the seller chose this path...

Tipzi... check this one out... same seller...

Trimmed offset being sold as a 388...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/x111-388-RA...em3cf942d7c1

And a faked 315...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/x42-315-XF-...em3cf9880e01

That "315" has a chance of snagging a sucker, but I'm not going to believe that the "388" will sell - but we'll see. Drum roll...

I'm sure the person who faked the #534B had no idea he was destroying a #500. He could have trimmed any number of jumbo #499's and at least gotten a decent-looking imperforate, or just trim a #528B like any other faker.