Trustworthy Dealer In US Around Michigan

Good Afternoon,

I'm interested in selling my collection. I know most folks are working from home during this Covid-19 pandemic. You can easily do video conferencing via phone or computer for an idea of what my collection looks like. I do not want my stamps to leave the country to get evaluated and really I'd rather have someone visit when this pandemic is over for a true evaluation. Who - THAT YOU KNOW OF - is reputable and trustworthy around Michigan?

Thanks

Probably a good idea to let people know what you have. US? Foreign? Both?

Agree --- stamp buyers/Dealers don't run around the country to look at stamps . It is a waste of time .

Who did you buy stamps from , did you keep the old invoices or your canceled checks . Before anybody drives over can you please tell us about your purchases. How is the collection kept ,is it in shoe boxes,are they mounted in albums if so what kind , Do the better items rate as seperate listings .......

Too many questions before a drive out to view them .

But does have #E11....double transfer variety

Mark Vervaeke (Sterling Stamps)in Brighton comes to mind.

Thank you very much - Yes, I collect the world in stamps. I have a vast collection.

That can't be all that there is in Michigan and the surrounding areas - I hope - They would corner the market and could name their price.

Is anyone else in or around Michigan? I would prefer at least three options and not just the one.

AAA stamps in Lansing.

You could try:

https://www.randyschollstampcompany.com/ In Cincinnati

or

https://www.drbobfriedmanstamps.com/ in Chicago metro area.

I CAN'T vouch for either of these buyers. They just advertise a lot in Linns magazine.

Dan

Silly to be selling stamps to a dealer that doesn't have customer base for what you got .

I've seen him at Chicago-area shows. Also, to kind of state the obvious: There are a number of dealers in the Chicago area who could probably do this. Some of them probably do Detroit-area shows and thus come to your area from time to time. A list of Midwest dealers (including some in Michigan) is available here:

https://www.msdastamp.com/

As for Dr. Friedman: I don't know him, but he clearly specializes in breaking down big collections.

I just bought a collection this year from Dr. Friedman and am a long time satisfied customer. Bought from Randy Scholl maybe 20 years ago. Got good deals also from him.

"I collect the world ,I have a vast collection " what would make that a vast collection ? Can you explain it ,maybe a consignment to a auction firm like Rasdale Stamp Co. in Chicago ,they are big influence in the state of Michigan.

I've worked hard to find the rarities I have, so to me this is a very serious hobby. The best way to tell you is to show you - I'll take some pictures and post them in Google Drive... if Stamp Community allows for that.

I also was going to mention Sterling (-Kingsbrook) stamps in Brighton, and America's Stamp Shop in Berkley Michigan. The latter has almost 23,000 feedbacks on ebay and seems to always have a large stock. Thus, they are engaged and active buyers.

In this digital age and house arrest time we live in I have to believe that if you wanted to get an evaluation you could certainly do it to any number of buyers / dealers digitally. You could host some cheap web storage, use a free FTP link, dropbox, to send good images to interested parties and I'm sure many other options. E-commerce has no boundaries and major auction firms, ebay, hip stamps, all sell items from $1 - $10,000 without a buyer ever touching the item.

I personally have almost all my stamps, especially the more valuable ones scanned at 1200 dpi both front and rear organized by country / year / issue. It would be easy enough for me to send 100 potential buyers a large folder to view and evaluate in 1 mailing.

STALLZER ---I disagree ..... {new readers here ,please understand I disagree with everyone here ,all the time }. I trust 2 or 3 firms with their descriptions , all the rest over hype their stuff and clearly don't make offers from pictures, from a collector . If the dealer doesn't know you then any offer will be based only what he can see and then there are hidden defects that they are worried about .
at it .
We haven't even establish if this is a worthwhile collection without seeing pictures or invoices on purchases .A dealer wants something before he drives out to see it . The standard answer in this case is YOU bring it to me and I will look.