Most You Have Paid For A Stamp!

Mindpsyche, I don't believe this was answered so I'm doing it.

A buyers premium is what many auction houses tack on -- generally 15% in my experience -- over and above your winning bid. This does not include shipping, handling, and insurance costs, which are extra.

So if you win a $100 item, it will cost you $115 plus the cost of getting it to you.

There are no cheap places for the jubes anymore except to find them hidden in a collection. I managed to snag the used $1 & $2 for a very decent price ($200 for the pair) although they are heavily cancelled. I am currently working on a trade for a used $5. However for a bit more I can snag an unused although poorly centered. What to do?

About $95.00 so far I think. I paid more twice what it was worth. What happened was I really wanted the stamp, so I entered a bid that was ridiculously high. I figured I would win it for the highest last minute bid for about what the stamp was worth.

The trouble is, someone else had the exact same idea. They did the same thing but their ridiculous bid was just a little lower than mine. So I had to pay his max. bid price.

I soiled my armor (Monty Python reference) when I saw that price.


-IBFS

Well I guess I'm really cheap. About $14.50 for a Se-Tenant.The Bi-Centenial Souveneer Collection. The fun of it all (Stamp Collecting)is I was away from stamp collecting for over 40 years. From when I was 18 years old until I'm almost 68 now. So what you all call Modern is still "I'm looking For" to me. I did buy a rather large collectioin last year for $600. It probably had 1500 MNH stamps, plus, From 1930-1972. So I still have A LOT OF HOL;ES TO FILL.

Purchased June, 2010 for $33.50 (CV $120)


Ryukyus Scott #18: 1952 3y Dove

Thanks Modern_Who

I guess I have to update my reply. I just bought a Mulready for $234. If that doesn't count because it's not officially a stamp, I also bought a U.S. #1 for $114 last week.

i paid exactly $100 for the Netherlands Legion sheets b144a and b145a mint never hinged...if I had waited for ebay I would have paid less.its amazing how much is out there !!

I have been bidding on the Penny Black stamps on ebay. I almost had a poor copy of one for $20. There were
only two margins and there was a small tear/piece missing from one side. I was sniped at the last minute. The stamp sold for $21.01. I WILL own a Penny Black one day! My reasoning was that bidding on the poor examples I would be more likely to win one...

One question... I noticed that the Penny Black does not get certified very often. Do you not have to worry about forgeries with the Penny Black as much as other stamps?

$400 for a mint us C15 zeppelin. It was my anniversary present(to myself).

I'm a pretty "Bargain" collector. Most I have paid is about #10 for a US #298 used that I just needed to fill the Series.
Most my stamps I find for extremely cheap around here, I have to really want it for it to be more than $10 bucks. Just started collected a few months ago too

$5 for a nice cover with a Finland stamps.