Should I Get The Scott 2025 Catalogue

I've been using the 2020 Scott Catalogue for identifying my stamps. Since its been a few years for the 2020 printing, I was wondering if I should get the 2025 catalogue.
Are there enough changes in the catalogue to justify buying a new one?

I also have the 2024 Pocket Catalogue, should I buy the 2025 version? I use the pocket catalogue to keep track of my collection.

Unless you're interested in up-to-the-date valuations, I don't see a need to get a new catalog. I get mine about every 10 years, but then I only collect up to 1950 or so.

They have removed a lot of information that used to be in there, such as the proofs and essays section. And the UN. And the illustrations are much smaller. So I would stick with the 2023 or earlier catalogs.

Too late I believe. Sold Out. 2026 is the current set or a good used one.

Hmm I think I will keep the 2020 since it would be good for older stamps. I'm not that into current stamps, I will get those when my collection reaches the recent issues. As for my pocket catalogue, its up to date for me anyway.
Thanks for the point of views guys.

what is the recent catalouge value for a certified US#596 probebly the last undescoverd #596 to come to light, and how would these facts influence on what one should demand to except if such a stamp came to market today. Please?

The correct answer to the question is ?------ You should have one set that is less than 10 years old . The recent catalogs don't change that much . Prices haven't gone anywhere . Scott also doesn't have a department that tracks prices anymore .

It is usually in discussions the question how long they are going to publish a annual catalog and is it still profitable to publish a hard printed album .

The problem with stamps that expensive is that catalogue values are no indication of value at all. They are so rare that you do not know whether they will trade at 10%, 50%, 100%, or 200%. If one comes to market, it will redefine the value.

The Scott catalog needs to start over and have an online one with market prices based on auction house results, ebay and Hipstamp.

Be careful what you ask for. The idea is that Scott lists retail (dealer) prices for VF stamps, and that the market price is always discounted from there. You might find a dealer who will sell VF at 50% or 80% of Scott, and Superb for 100% or more of Scott. Then there is ebay and HipStamp where buyers like to get bargain stamps at 10-20% of the catalog price. If Scott were to change their pricing model and all of a sudden aggregate the average (actual) selling prices for stamps, the market would implode.

I don't know if you are old enough to remember when they tried this in the 1980s. Scott lowered all their prices to 'market level' but customers still expected to pay 50% of the new catalog prices for the same stamps. Yes, Scott did need to lower their valuations to react to the market slump of the early 80s but the way they did it really hurt the dealers who had to convince their buyers that full catalog is now the actual market price and they could no longer sell at 50% of catalog. Some collectors started looking elsewhere and found dealers still selling at big discounts but maybe not for the same quality. Point being, if Scott kept lowering their catalog prices to match market prices, it would be a race to the bottom.

If you want to track current auction prices, Stamp Auction Network actually does a good job with their census and even just simple searches. And of course Siegel's PowerSearch is a necessary tool for that caliber of material.

While there are definitely specific stamps and areas that could use price adjustments in Scott, I don't think an overhaul is warranted right now. The catalog prices are just guidelines anyway, where a particular stamp with a $50 CV could sell for $3 or $300 depending on condition.

We should all be thankful for Scott to continue to publish an annual catalog for the foreseeable future.

I have the full set of 2024 Scott and don't need any newer ones. I love the WW Classic catalog for issues up to 1940. It's like 10 vol into one. But for buying or selling modern foreign stamps on ebay all 10 vol help. The local libraries in Portland do seem to purchase the latest volumes---$600 for the set. I guess our libraries have money to burn here.