What It Is Worth ?

sonalee

I cannot tell you how much I wish there was a SCF like forum that I could have consulted when I started collecting. Stay with us!

Stamp collecting is: enjoyable; interesting, educating; colorful; friendship building; satisfying as well as lots more "ing" words. Plus, it is just plain fun.

Marty

Marty, it is fun for sure and you guys are so helpful and nice to new members.
I'm having a blast (and learning a new thing or two with each response).

Yes there are glassines for mint sheets. But given the age of the mint sheets you have purchases, I would really recommend buying a nice double-sided mint sheet album, especially if you plan on buying more mint sheets. I haven't bought one in years, but you should be able to get a very nice one for under $40 that will hold 100 sheets. I used to buy them for $25, but that was a while back and I assumed they have gone up in the past 10+ years. I actually use them to put my plate block collection as well. There is a reason. I specialize in tagging, and the material used in the those SuperSafe-type mint sheet albums is UV/tagging transparent, so I can examine the tagging without removing anything!

I'm tied down, but I can check out some current mint sheet prices for you after the weekend. Or you can visit Subway Stamps (google it) and get a benchmark price. You don't have to get SuperSafe brand. The G&Ks are almost equivalent.

I checked. The lowest price offered for mint sheet album is $64 (Subway stamps)(without shipping). It is like buying a 20K helmet for a 10K Harley !

You have to help me find reasonably priced glassines and min sheet envelop/album. Subway stamps glassins are expensive too.

Welcome sonalee to this Forum. You can find Subway at www.subwaystamp.com

Hope this helps



Butch

welcome sonalee I am also pretty new at this (under a year still)and I have learned so much from all the people on this forum since I joined on here there may have only been 2 days that I have missed where I havent logged on and that was only because where I was camping didnt have internetthe 50 post rule is a good rule and if you stick around later down the road you will understand why.can you post some of your stamps we love to see pictures and once again welcome

Subway is a great reference supply site, as they have the largest supply selection in the US. I also use them as a benchmark price -- as in, if you are higher than Subway, you are beyond ridiculous.

HOWEVER, Subway often has great pricing when they have a sale, and they have a sale every week. This is where a Linn's subscription really pays off, as they advertise in Linn's every week.

I'm not promoting Subway, as I have my issues with them.

However, you can get some great deals if you know where to look. I'm a little tied down right now and I don't have broadband access, but I took a quick peek for you and I find that they are closing out their old style G&K mint sheet albums (I believe these are the exact same as the last batch I bought from them about 5 years ago) for $28. That includes binder and what I believe are 50 double-sided pages. I have not verified that they are the same as the ones I currently have, so don't hold me to that just yet! I use these types of "loose-leaf" albums also because you want to minimize handling of the older sheets (3c era and earlier), as the perfs tend to be weak and easily separated/damaged.

Your other alternative is a glassine-style album. These can be purchased bound. I've never bought one and don't use them, but I would guess the price for a 24-sheet album should be under $10. Some of the dealer/sellers here would know better.

I bought 10 sets of (778 + 1075 + 1311) for just $3.00 from ebay.

As per KHJ, this should have been 10*(1+1+0.1) = $21.

Paid only 15% of the Retail !

That's actually a FANTASTIC deal. In fact, slightly better than wholesale!

To put it into even better perspective, you actually got the stamps for below face value! All it takes is a little shopping!

Congratulations!

Don't mean to engage in heresy, but Mystic has a mint sheet album for 49 and change.

How does this Mystic stamp company survive especially when most of the online retailers and ebay is selling 25% of their price ?

sonalee! I was thinking exactly the same thing about mystic! I have some friends though that have been faithfully buying their stuff for years even after I told, showed cost difference and basically begged them to NOT shop there but that's probably how they survive. Sad. They predate on the elderly and new collectors mostly.

again a big

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude better late than never eh?

Posting welcomes on 3 year old threads? Comonman!!

Seems to be a lot of posting on ancient threads lately.

Google Subway Stamp Store. They sell all kinds of supplies, and I don't think their prices are unfair.

Sorry. I guess I missed some of the replie before I suggested Subway.