Packet Trades

I am interested in making packet trades of ww, off paper, mainly commens. Are legitimate packet trades still happening?

Joel

Well that depends. What is the area that will predominate the WW? Europe or North America? If so there will be people to trade, but not as much as if it were from other places excluding the two.

What I am looking for is a group or club or exchange the is reputable and that I am able to make packet trades.
Joel

Is the old Stamp Trader's List still around? I use to use that in the 1990's quite extensively until about 1999. There are several current groups on Facebook for exchange packets of stamps.

Like I said, there are packet trades avaliable, but you have have the exact things your putting in the packet. If you say that your packet will contain 80% Europe and 20% North America then there is no use going to a Europe packet trading area because they won't be as likely to take interest as say 50% NA, 50% Africa packets will be. Regions in the packets are highly important.

I have to say, after searching out some of the suggestions posted here, that even trading packets has taken an unexpected turn since say about the 1990's. It seems that packet trading has become a specialty in and of itself. My concern is not about meeting the needs of some of the traders in their requests, but the reliability of say the operators of the clubs and their websites and their members.
Joel

Well I agree that reliability is something that is needed. You have to know what exactly is a good area and what isn't. Thats why I suggested you tell me the composition of the packets you're making so that I can point you to a specific location. Generalized WW packets aren't that common anymore since people can get those a dime a dozen now.

I can offer a packet of 100 different large size North Korea. All are cancelled to order. What can I get in trade? Hopefully something of interest like all different lizard stamps as an example.
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Packet trading sounds very interesting but I do not know what to swap my packets for.

I am hopelessly caught up in Australian stamps.

There is always hope, KGV. :o)

I'd be interested in that. I need lots of Finland. I have some WW that I don't collect.