Who Uses Hinges?

Following IrishJacks advice,

The Fraudulent packet says "The Original Hinge" !

How do the knock offs compare to the original as far as performance (is that the right word for hinges?) goes?

rod,

re. unhinged versus hinged,

whether you agree with it or not, it is here to stay, the same as horseless carriages, talking movies, television and 101 other things that weren't accepted when they were introduced,

Placing hinges on previously unhinged stamps destroys the marketability of the stamps.

Personally I don't worry if a stamp in my collection is unhinged or not but if it isn't, I am not going to hinge it,

Okka

See, that's the point,
it's not that I agree with it, or disagree with it.
Whichever way, suits me fine, we need both avenues.

What I disagree with, is to be dictated to, either way.

Marketability has no audience for me, I collect stamps
for the history and the pleasure of collecting.

I agree with ROD222 ,its your choice.

I actually ended up deciding to not use either hinges or mounts for my WW Collection.

The reason, is because of the time involved in either hinging or mounting each one of those little suckers.

I also don't really care if the stamps I have are previously hinged....I look at their fronts, not their backs....

A am putting everything into Vario stock sheets, because it's quick and easy, and I can move everything around when I need to.

I admit there is a challenge in easily identifying stamps you don't have when a collection gets large, but I basically follow the order in Scott so that helps quite a bit.

I use both. I think it depends in which kind of album you collect stamps. For example: In my WW collection which is based in three Schaubeck-album from 1920 I use hinges. Mounts would destroy the album and all sides would be much thicker. Swallowing the album to insane proportion. All thou I collect primary used stamps. Lighly wet hinges are possible to loose from the album side and later put back.

In my collection of cancelled stamps from Germay on home-made sides I use mounts. If the side would be destroyed or I want a new text I only print a new one – no problems.

My collection on false stamps is also on mounts but there is my purpose the simplicity to take out the stamp for comparision.

Regards Magnus

Floortrader,

re. your comment.

" My rule is to maximize the resale value after I finish with my collection ",

You are doing the exact opposite when you hinge stamps, you are minimizing the resale value,

Okka

OKKA ---To you it may sound like im minimizing the resale value but my view point is different .Mounting and organizing the stamps on album pages is to increase the value .My experience as a seller is vastly different than most sellers ,I don't think in terms of selling anything under $300.00 per lot.I pick thru a collection or a lot that I purchase and then group a few lots together and consign it back to a stamp auction firm ,they have a mininium of $300.00 on large lots .
A MNH set or MLH set valued under $25.00 , thrown into a bigger lot doesn't effect the out come .

Floortrader,

but what about the better items you retain for your collection, if they are unmounted when you purchase them, do you hinge them or use mounts,

Okka

all better stamps kept in mounts .

I use hinges, just opened a new packet of Printz and they are rubbish!

I won't hinged a not previously hinged stamp but I'm more interested in the front of the stamp than the back.

J

I think there used to be a cigarette ad that said "it's whats up front that counts". I feel the same with stamps and while I don't disagree that a stamp with a perfect "back" has more value I think it is way overstated. Same feeling I have with a Scott number lightly pencilled on the back. I have yet to see a reverse mounted stamp collection with backs only showing - and a hinge on the face of course.

Floortrader,

re.

" all better stamps kept in mounts "

that's what I wanted to hear,

Okka

G4IDGAF-----I used printz hinges and think the same as you. I use them on stamps that im planning on selling that are put into a consignment box for the next auction,but not into my collection .