What Do I Do With Stamps With Damaged Perfs?

I am going through my accumulation of bulk purchased stamps to set aside stamps that I want to keep. I am sorting the rest into one's to sell and those that are damaged.
Regarding perfs, are all short or missing perfs stamps that should be put in the damaged pile, or can they be included in the stamps to be sold? Here is a picture of some stamps with perf problems.

They might be offered in a crafts category as "Slightly damaged stamps, not collector quality, but good for art projects, etc". They would detract the lot by being included with the sound stamps.

Here is one thing
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Don

Don old buddy..Glad you posted that link.

Now I can say when I was a kid, I made what was called a BATIK picture..I made the Bluenose schooner out of cut up stamps for a local art gallery.

Cutting up old stamps, what was I thinking...haha

Robert

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I personally feel stamps with perfs short enough to be noticeable aren't collectible. Some stamps with high value are still collectible to many collectors. That said, I have seen many, many posts on this site showing stamps that have homes in collections despite having short or even missing perfs.

You might try to sell them as a lot on ebay, starting at a penny or $0.99, and just make sure you cover your postage cost and eBay/Paypal costs. The lot should be large enough for another collector to have interest, and described as stamps with short perfs.

I made this too but my wife thinks it a bit creepy.
Don

Now THAT is cool!

All great information. Thanks, I might try that lamp shade. And I will keep them out of the lots that are for sale.
Thanks again
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Perhaps they have nutritional value?

It's worth bearing in mind that many people who buy stamps aren't as fussy about condition as some here, and that many may buy bulk lots may be interested in the postmark as much as the underlying stamp. We don't seem to be talking abouttears, bad thins etc here. As long as you have decent pictures and/or make clear that the condition varies somewhat, I don't see why you should exclude them from a lot.

I have taken out all thins and tears that I spot, even minor ones.
I have been a little more lenient with short or missing perfs, so far. Now, I wonder if I should go back and take them out as well.
I also have left stamps in, if, say some yellowing shows on the back but not through to the front.
Just to show I'm being fairly diligent on my culling, I'm including an image of my current cull pile. There have been two other similar piles.

A buddy of mine used to take stamps and encase them in acrylic resin and then turn blanks on a lathe and make pens out of them similar to this, only better! lol!

Neat idea.

I wouldn't spend any more time on your culls. You did good work. Set them aside. Read this forum for a few weeks, months. When you decide what to do with them, pack them up and move them on.
I send mine to a couple of artist friends and teachers.