Opinion Of Ebay Sellers Gsquared7, Jmoberly2zr0, Maystamps?

What is the general opinion of the following sellers on ebay?

gsquared7
jmoberly2zr0
maystamps
superdeal72

If they state that a stamps is original gum, never hinged, and do not mention that it is re-perforated, are they generally correct? Or do they make a lot of mistakes on whether a stamps has original gum or is regummed, etc?

I did this previously for ckstamps here: https://goscf.com/t/36178, but wanted an idea of these other sellers. I did a quick search for these other sellers, but didn't see anything. (I did turn up poor reviews for ogstamps.) I'm a "new" collector and am looking for mostly classic US stamps, NH, OG, but wanted to buy from relatively knowledgeable and honest dealers on ebay who offer stamps at auction, rather than just BINs. Thanks!

Hi,
As a very long term ebay buyer/seller, may I suggest...........
- check the feedbacks, especially anything less than positive
- ask specific questions of the seller
- if you have any doubts, don't bid.
I don't recall any transactions with the sellers you mention, but if they are problematic, the feedback responses will indicate such.

And of course keep in mind that while my experience may have been perfect, yours may not be....... or vice versa.

Well-said, Mobilman.

I only have experience with gsquared and I have bought a few items from this seller. All items were delivered as advertised, delivered promptly and never an issue.

Superdeal is same seller as ogstamps and Hmorgan56.
I do not put a lot of stock in a 'good rating' on ebay; in my opinion getting references (like you are doing) is your best bet. Going with sellers who are members of APS and/or ASDA offers another layer of protection as does dealing with those dealers who attend and support local stamp shows. Ask the seller a few questions, how quickly they reply is another indicator.
Don

Thanks, I appreciate all of the feedback. I've checked the feedback for these sellers, and I believe that they are all positive, which is why I'm just checking for a few more opinions here. Some of the negative feedback some of the sellers received was due to shipping abroad where the package was lost in the mail, which I can understand, especially if they sell thousands of stamps.

I usually use sniping software where I bid on ebay, and I typically only win something like 5-10% of the auctions that I bid on. Usually, I check past ebay prices for what that item sold for, so I roughly set my snipes a little less than the average price that the item sold for to get a good price. (If the item is really nice, I'll pay more for it.) Basically, this means that I bid on a lot of items, so I don't like to bother sellers too much for items that I will usually not win. The seller already may have already stated that the stamps is NH, OG, so it seems silly to ask them whether they are sure it is OG. I'll start another thread on this, but sometimes when the seller states the stamps is OG, the scan shows the gum to be thicker and darker than gum on other stamps of that same kind from other sellers. So sometimes, I'm not sure if maybe the seller made a mistake or if there's always variation in the gum for that type of stamp.

Also, and I'll bring up gsquared7 as an example here, that seller wrote some FAQ's on ebay on how to tell regummed, etc, so it seems that seller is really knowledgeable about stamps. However, he doesn't show the back scan of the stamp, only the front. He does describe the stamp including faults in the description. Should I just trust him that he knows what he's selling even though I can't see the back scan? I'd hate to ask him for back scans esp if I only win very few of his auctions. Yet, he may be an expert, so I should just trust his listings. His stamps also seem to sell a little higher than other ebay sellers for the same stamps, so perhaps other buyers also trust his opinion. I'd rather not just buy a bunch of his stamps and see for myself as that can become expensive. That's kind of the dilemma I am in.

Also, I could also not bid, but I'd hate to rule out a perfectly fine seller on ebay if I don't need to.

Thanks again for any assistance!

BINGO!

ogstamps,superdeals, hmorgan56 have been discussed at length on a number of threads on SCF as well as a very long thread on www.stampboards.com

I strongly suggest you do an SCF search for ogstamps and read the first two or so threads that come up. You'll find a good bit of information that you might find helpful.

There could be other reasons for that such as his auctions are better publicized hrs other sellers. ( in reference to gsquared7$

Please, read the threads. And do a search on Stampboards for odet and for ogstamps (right now the site seems to be down, at least for me, but do the search there later). Really. Read the threads with critical acumen, of course, but read them. Information is your friend.

Oh, now I see that your last comment was regarding gsquared. I've had good experience with him.

As a general principle, doing a search of SCFamily and Stampboards for a particular seller is not a bad idea.

glchen....
how do you get your auctions better publicized than other sellers??

I appreciate the feedback. From what I'm reading, it looks like gsquared7 is a good seller, and I should avoid superdeal72. The other two sellers are not very familiar to the board.

I did do a search for these sellers on this board, but not Stampboards. I will check out that site also.

Regarding how to publicize your auctions more than other sellers, there are a variety of ways. Some larger sellers have a close relationship with ebay usually due to how much they sell, and this results in their auctions being featured on the front page of ebay at certain intervals. Similarly ebay sometimes advertises for sellers for collectibles at certain times. I thought I remember going to some ebay page where they said that these were recommended consignors for coins, stamps, sports cards, etc. In addition, some sellers set up mailing lists from all of their past buyers and send a weekly email to them telling them what they have on auction this week. Finally some sellers may have banner ads on hobby sites to promote their listings. Those are some of the things that I've seen, and I'm sure there are many other ways to do it.

Thanks again for the assistance here.

glchen: https://goscf.com/t/38925&SearchTerms=ogstamps

I purchase regularly from gsquared7. He is quick to accept returns for appropriate reasons, he is quick to reexamine stamps that are questioned, and he answers questions promptly. I have never had a problem with this dealer.
Gary

I have dealt with gsquared7 and have had very good results.

I have also had several smooth transactions with gsquared7.