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I recall that Scott was planning to reorganize the Scott Catalogues and there was a survey as to what organization collectors prefer (alphabetical vs. regional, etc.), but I had not read a formal announcement anywhere as to a decision.
However, a 3rd party advertisement in the current American Philatelist refers to the 2018 Scott Catalogues being a 12-volume set.
Can anyone corroborate or link to a formal announcement?
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There is no simple solution. Would Scott benefit by having more volumes to sell individually? Would Scott shrink the font size of the prices for future issues, like Beckett did for their sports card magazines? |
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Other catalogue publishers cover the world in a range of relatively detailed volumes. I'm not familiar with Scott's worldwide catalogue. Is that what Amos offers or is considering, or is it a simplified catalogue along the lines of Gibbons's Stamps of the World, but split into more volumes? |
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Guys, do we really need to rehash the whole "Amos is woefully behind the times" issue and what organization of world catalogs everyone favors in yet another thread? I'm simply trying to ascertain whether what was printed in the AP ad is in fact true or is supposition on the part of a dealer. This is the ad I am referring to:  |
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| Edited by revenuecollector - 10/04/2016 11:19 am |
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They could learn a thing or two from Michel on this point. Michel offers worldwide catalogues (total of about 20 volumes), but on their website you can also order catalog excerpts for individual countries either in hard-copy or on a USB stick (PDFs with watermarked buyer's info to discourage unauthorized distribution). They're also planning on making the PDFs purchasable via digital download in the near future. |
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| Edited by PostmasterGS - 10/04/2016 11:26 am |
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Obviously Amos is a hot-button issue around here  I think you've answered your own question-- unless you don't trust iHobb. They're a large and well-respected company, so I suspect what they say is true. Here's the link to confirm, at least part of the claim. http://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps...018-edi.htmlI've seen nothing about the actual number of volumes in 2018, but I suspect iHobb knows. Kirk |
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Yeah, that link coincides with the survey I mentioned. I'd not heard or read anything definitive since. I have emailed Donna Houseman and Chad Snee asking for an update, referencing the specific advertisement above.
We'll see... |
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| Edited by revenuecollector - 10/04/2016 12:17 pm |
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I'm hoping they split the catalog into regions, myself. I collect the German area and it's aggravating that pieces of it are split up amongst all six volumes. I do own a Michel Specilized, but I haven't mastered the German yet, plus most American sellers/dealers list by Scott. For most day-to-day use, I still use Scott. I mostly pick up Michel when looking up specialized info.
Regardless, Scott has to split the catalogs into additional volumes somehow. Most volumes are growing at something like 50 pages a year, so they can't stay with six volumes indefinitely. |
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If they do split their catalogs into 12 volumes, and they are regional, hopefully they will take a page from Gibbons and Michel and expand some of the specialized coverage for varieties, especially in modern-era issues.
Will be interesting to see what they do. I hope it's not just "split each of the current 6 volumes in half and carry on" |
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I would not expect anything more then that, frankly. Perhaps once that is done, they might expand some coverage, but I really doubt it. |
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Yep, saw it on my Facebook feed this AM. Each volume to be given a judgement of Solomon, then...sold as a set of 2??? Quote:
Vol. 1A, United States, United Nations, and countries of the world A-Australia.
Vol. 1B, countries of the world Austria-B.
Vol. 2A, countries of the world C-Curacao.
Vol. 2B, countries of the world Cyprus through F.
Vol. 3A, countries of the word G.
Vol. 3B, countries of the world H through I.
Vol. 4A, countries of the world J through L.
Vol. 4B, countries of the world M.
Vol. 5A, countries of the world N through Philippines.
Vol. 5B, countries of the world Pitcairn Islands through Samoa.
Vol. 6A, countries of the world San Marino through Tete.
Vol. 6B, countries of the world Thailand through Z.
Each two-volume catalog will be shrink-wrapped and sold as a set, and collectors will be pleased to find the organization of countries per catalog is largely unchanged. Further, we will continue to adhere to the same April through November monthly publication schedule as in the past.
Once again, Scott I think has missed the boat, and wasted an opportunity to really become an international brand for collectors the way Gibbons and Michel have become over the years. |
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It's a little hard to know. I presume that the main purchasers for this will be general, worldwide collectors, who'll be happy with A-Z. Perhaps Scott didn't see any gain in moving into detailed regional catalogues when Gibbons, Yvert and Michel already have that market covered. |
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Looks like the issue was spine width with their printer, so they opted for 2 volumes... but completely BLEW the opportunity to give more flexibility to the buyer by allowing the purchase of the separate volumes. No, you still have to buy both parts.
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I had mentioned earlier that the German area is split amongst all volumes. Same can be said for British, French and Portuguese colonies, etc. In other words, Amos figures they can make people buy 6 or 12 volumes rather than one. Most likley they figured that a regional model would result in a decrease in sales, which may well be a correct assumption. |
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