Trade Stamps - Blind Swap

Interested in trading stamps in
50 for 50
Or
100 for 100

Can be definitives or commemoratives
Or a mix of both

Any one interested
Thanks

What country / countries?

Mint or used?
on paper or off?

What to stay away from?

Used world wide stamps off paper
No ciderellas

Nothing wrong with a nice crisp cider!!!!!

Used
Country(s) is your choice
No cto

Hey nickmang,
I'm in for 100 world wide swap.
used, no cto, no USA or Canada for me (do you want those countries?)
pm me with address
cheers
R²

Nickmang - I am in too. Would prefer older, pre-1940, but will go for any 100 for 100. I am new here, so don't know how we exchange addresses. Let me know if you have a preference area, or areas. BobbyT

I will go one up on Nick - anyone want to try 500 different for 500?

I started to sort through my dups to come up with 1,000 (mostly) different worldwide - I can do it, but it will be slow going. In 20 minutes or so I came up with 70 different Italian.

But it seems there is not much interest in trading/swapping or even selling through this site. Has everything just moved to E-Bay? I found only 9 topics listed in sales and one of those was the rules which need to be followed.

This seems like a great idea but maybe it has failed in the execution?

BobbyT

There can be conditions that make members avoid swapping.
There is a certain anxiety (I am assuming) of like with like.
"I only US, or No CTO, or pre 1940" etc etc.
That's fine but, not for me.

I am a world wide collector, all my dupes go in an (clean) ice cream container, as I work through albums.

When I swap, they all go in glassines, and into the package.
You get the ripped, torn, abused, Mint unhinged, revenues, covers, souvenir sheets, and whatever else is in there.

I don't have the time to segregate.

If you find a swap partner that is similar to your regime, it's fabulous.
It may take several tries before you get similar achievements.

I have my dups sorted into country glassine. Some I have placed in duplicate albums.

Sure, I get the "like for like" issue.

Is a blind swap literally 50 stamps at random (could even be 50 of the same stamp?)? I am new at this so I am asking questions to try to figure out how to accomplish what I want and what most people probably want which is to trade off what is not desired for stuff that is desired.

I collect worldwide, but concentrate on 1840-1940, so lots of my dups are just more recent stamps I have no place for in my albums.

BobbyT

You can request certain eras for your swap. Some of us will take anything in return.

I sent you an email earlier. I have many stamps from the era you are looking for.

Dianne

Thanks Diane, I responded to your email. I have since looked at my albums and realize I am heavy in Europe, weak in Latin America. Countries I would enjoy receiving are Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Panama, Salvador, and Portugal, but, yes, I will take anything, and most interested in the time frame I mentioned.

So, how many should we try? I went through earlier today, and already separated out 70 different Italy, I can probably do 50 different from most countries.

Best, Bobby

I get what you are saying Rod and am willing to accept that as a condition. I will take whatever you send - always interesting to look at if not to stow away in my collection. Do you have a preference? Shall we give it a try?