Robert E. Lee US Postage Stamp Extremly Rare Vintage In Great Condition

This line meme keeps getting worse:




https://www.ebay.com/itm/17-Cent-St...AOSwhfdaVO3-

and "great condition" includes a large thin spot on theback.

If you think that's bad, look at this from the same seller:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Vintage...AOSwAU5aVOrr

I offered to sell him more "rare" stamps like the ones he has for sale. I can sell them to him for a very steep discount on the prices he has; though, he will have to pay extra to have me rip chunks out of them.

He just sold this set for $50:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ben-Frankl...AOSwTm9aTRof

Not sure what the buyer saw.

This is from the same seller: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Australia-S...AOSws5BaUynE

And some wonder why others avoid ebay like the plague. Sure, knowledge is power & one really needs to know what they are bidding on & do their homework first, but the above simply illustrates how many liars & shysters there are out there, and a large entity like ebay draws them like flies on rotting food. These auctions are blatant scams, but others are not as easy to detect. Thieves & dishonesty abounds.

This seller, John, is a top rated seller. I'm wondering just how many people have been duped for him to acquire that title.. A lot of people once they see top rated seller automatically think that this guy can be trusted without checking to see what they're buying.

I love this one, the "German pistage". I think he has the wrong G country.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/German-Pis...AOSwJj9aVPCr

I just don't know.....it's all Greek to me.

The Australia lot of 9 stamps (which includes 3 GB stamps) only costs US$25.58 to post to Australia

These are the sorts of things (apart from the silly listings) I look for to help me determine which sellers to avoid on ebay.

When I'm ready to start selling, at least I'll know what business model to use. But only if I loose all my morals

You just have to shake your head at both the sellers and the buyers.

I've sold lots on ebay, and I ALWAYS accurately describe them. A few years ago, I sold a lot of stamps with some form of damage. Most would fit into someone's collection on a budget as they might have had a perf tip crease or a short perf or two. The title of the lot was "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - AND THERE'S LOTS OF UGLY HERE." I explained that this would be a good lot for someone with grandkids to try and get them interested or for a crafter to use for decoupage. I explained that the only "good" in the lot for a serious collector would be some of the oddball cancels, none of which were rare, and that 98% of the stamps had some form of damage.
I listed it at $1.99 with cost postage added.

I left it for a couple of days and didn't check back. When I did, I was absolutely shocked as the lot was up to $70+ with three days to go. I added to the description a warning that these were damaged stamps again, in large bold letters and as soon as I posted it, another bidder jumped on it...

The lot sold for $164.00. I contacted the buyer and she was adamant she wanted the lot, so I shipped it. She was ecstatic about it...

I will never understand what some people are looking for.

The Dead Sea Scrolls could be in pieces..why not stamps.

A bargain