Finding An Auction

I bought two fairly comprehensive German albums while working in Brasil about ten years ago.I should like to auction them,can someone point me in the right direction.I live in Thailand but come to the UK one a year.

It depends on what you call "fairly comprehensive" give us some idea of value or contents.

The albums are the type where it has a facsimile of each stamp in B/W and goes up to 1960in one ,I did a catalogue value in 2004 with S.Gibbons catalogue and both albums came to about 8000 brit pounds.I also bought in the same shop a collection of covers ,mostly Zeppelin ones!

ebay attracts the most customers.

Just Germany, or does it include German States? German States (and Italian States) are a bit of a mine field.

Brownknees ----Sounds like you got something a little better than what normally shows up on ebay. I think you should take that collection with you to the U.K. and have someone like Vincent at Sandafayre Stamp Auctions look at it and offer you advice or a offer to buy . He was in the U.S. a few years ago where I met him and he knew the world stamp market and shown he was a person you can get a fair deal.

I would not use ebay for something potentially worth this much.
I do not know the UK, but I would second the suggestion of Sandafayre (I don't know them, but buy from them).

Alternatively, I know a few auction houses in the U.S (NY and LA) and have used them to sell massive collections which I inherited.
Let me know if you want their names (and these days, if you color scan all the pages (time consuming but still), they auction houses provide a general estimate of value).

I agree that Sandafayre is your best bet.

They do frustrate the heck out of me from a buyer's perspective with their extremely sparse lot descriptions. It is hard to know whether the lot is worth the asking price. People do buy from them reguarly, though.

Well I sent of the albums (Sandafayre)and they sentthem back saying they could only offer 100GBP due to the condition of the stamps!Oh well ,I thought the stamps were ok mounted on hinges and most in mint condition .Catologue value was @7000GBP in 2004.What should I do?

I have been on the Sandafayre mailing list for some years and get all the new listings of Flags and Cinderellas. But I find them too expensive and have rarely purchased.
However, they are an A1 firm and are great to deal with and talk to. I find it hard to believe they would offer such an amount without reason...or did they give a reason? What did they say about the condition of the stamps ? Did they offer any advice ?
I met the team at London 2010 and they were very helpful. They even let me 'borrow' one of their prized possessions, an inflation-era cover, one of the worlds tallest !



Can we see some scans or pics of what are in the albums ?

Londonbus1

I left the albums with my daughter in the UK ,she might do some for me so I will ask!Be patient!