Stamp Speculators1980 Monkey And Others Like Gold/Silver/Oil

I was just speaking with a dealer of 60 years and he pointed out the ups and down's of stamp prices.

For example the Vatican stamps big up and dropped and didn't come back.
Europa,

And recently Chinese stamps. Example 1980 Monkey Stanley Gibbons value 100 pd=$150 US
Now I am being offered $1500.

Over the last 3 auctions I have watched it go down from $1900 to $1550 + buyers


What are going to be the new stamps? Also modern who is buying up all the sheets.

For example I can't find a number of Canadian stamps sheets.

Any other examples out there right now and previous?
I know there are but what does the future hold?

Its like watching Crude Oil prices up then down then up. Supply and Demand.

Who is manipulating Stamps?

Joe

Joe ----to answer your question .........There has been and always will be STAMP PRICING MANIPULATION. The history of stamp dealing has over 150 years of price manipulation because its human nature .