Mystic Stamp $10 Classic Stamps Offer

To Andyrich74, Thanks for your reply and for the helpful information and encouragement about starting a stamp collection.

I should clarify that I'm an experienced collector of U.S.stamps, specializing in pre-1940 issues, flown Zeppelin covers, and proofs. I've been at it off-and-on for a long time, especially "on" in the past 5 years or so. I was just curious what Mystic actually sent to customers who accepted this offer.

I think Mystic might be OK for buying supplies and albums, but I would not recommend anyone buying stamps from them, especially higher catalog value items. I think they prey on novice collectors, selling low quality items at full retail prices. And I would disagree that "minor flaws and imperfections" don't detract from a stamp's beauty or collectability, because I think they do.

But thanks again for your offer of assistance. All best collecting wishes, Murph

The beat goes on with Mystic and "approvals". Wow.

https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/camden/pr...aints?page=1

Ah yes, nothing goes to die on the internet, even if a company fully changed ownership since 2007.




Interesting comment. There were no complaints by the sellers nor buyers on the highest value catalog items Mystic has handled, US 85A and C3a Plate # block of four.

LOL.
Pretty sure that the idea of a company having a reputation (even with changes in ownership) preceded the internet.
Don

"Interesting comment. There were no complaints by the sellers nor buyers on the highest value catalog items Mystic has handled, US 85A and C3a Plate # block of four."

Gimme a break - you are citing 2 isolated exceptions to what Mystic normally sells. I've seen lots of collections built thru Mystic and every one had low quality stamps.

Mystic stamp company has thr right to sell their items for what ever the market will pay. You do not have to buy from them. I personally would not buy stamps from them. I do have to recognize they have help the hobby by bring in new collectors. Which we all have to agree the hobby needs badly. I have noticed a move in the younger generation 20s , 30s starting to collections here of late. That is a big plus to the hobby. I think it to be a trend in that age group for those with higher disposable incomes. Many will drop out and few will continue with their collection. If Mystic is apart of this trend more power to them. I think the next generation is more computer knowledge than us baby boomers. They will find their way to ebay and hipstamp so enuff.

I received another mailing from Mystic. It was an offer for some revenue stamps.

I sense that Mystic caters to collectors who are essentially "outside" of the organized collector universe. As such, it is hard to quantify how many of them that there are. If Mystic is doing well still, then that could be a good sign for the hobby. Maybe there are more individual collectors out there than we know.

When I was checking prices they were higher than Scott. Scott 1053 is $90 mint and not listed as VF.

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