Ebay Seller - Nystamps

with them it's really touch and go. Out of the last 3 items I bought from them, 1 was as described.

I've had nothing but good experiences with nystamps. I typically buy lots or collections in US and Europe. In all cases I've carefully assessed the value of the stamps beforehand and put in pretty low-ball bids. I have a percentage of CV I will not exceed in auctions. When I win its usually for a small fraction of current Scott value. The nice thing about them are the very detailed scans/photos, which allows a good assessment. When they have indicated the Scott current value or face value in the auctions it has been accurate.

On occasion there are hand-written notes in the albums they sell, but my understanding is these are notes written by previous collectors and the auctions usually warn about that if that is the case. On occasion, a stamps was misidentified in an album, but I took that to be a mistake of the original owner/collector, and it did not substantially reduce the value.

Its hard for me to take issue with a dealer with 100% positive feedback, which surely is a good thing, not something to criticize. When compared with the other sellers I have encountered, nystamps is among the very best, but I haven't purchased individual stamps or small lots from them. I've won a few collections from Roecy, and he is a good seller also, but usually either the collection/lot is not as well organized or the price has been too high (Roecy has a lot of Buy It Nows, so I always assumed they did more consignments than nystamps).

hungary.. the hand written notes on the stamps they sell are all the same.. compare them next time.

I've bought from both nystamps and roecy over the years. Both offer no-questions-asked return privileges, but "caveat emptor" applies to both. Nystamps has a tendency to omit faults in the decription, and in general you're better off sticking with lots/collections from him. You can (AND SHOULD!!) ignore any penciled values or notations about "Owner paid $XXX" you see in his lots, as they are as bogus as the day is long.

Roecy is more of a straight-up shooter, although he has a tendency to severely overvalue his collections right out of the gate. You need to be patient and wait for subsequent listings at lower prices.

In both cases though, since they are "clearing houses" for large quantities of collections, if you keep your eyes open you can get some steals.

I personally find the quality to be better from Roecy. A few years back I bought Austria and Hungary collections on SAFE hingeless pages in binders and slipcases. I wanted them for the supplies more so than the stamps; it ended up costing me below half of what I would have paid from Subway for the same supplies, and got all the stamps for free.

Another good collection from Roecy was this one:

https://goscf.com/t/24421


So yes, you can get great deals, but it takes patience and don't be afraid to return lots you don't like.

Ji (the owner of nystamps) is a huge buyer at many auction houses. Some of what he buys he ships overseas to a partner to sell there. He has such a big operation that he can't do all the work himself and has a bunch of employees. Someone else mentioned how they take multiple photos of the same pages (which I agree makes it harder to figure out exactly how many stamps are really being offered) and it is pretty obvious that the person doing the photographing knows nothing about stamps because they will often zoom in on a randon stamp that isn't the best item on the page.

I've bought several of their partial albums and album pages. Most have been as represented. But I just bought a Washington-Franklins set and most were incorrectly identified. Of course you have to remove the stamps, soak them, perf them, etc. by the time you know which end is up.

Quite a few of the collections I bought from nystamps had stamps ID'd (apparently) by original owner or the stamps were entered in a stamp album and the auction warned that the notations were not by nystamps. Sometimes the stamps were not correctly ID'd, but since I was warned I can't complain.

Sometimes the stamps in the albums, particularly the Washington-Franklins were not entered in the correct spot in the album. I don't blame nystamps for this as I knew they were merely selling someone else's collection. I can't expect nystamps to expend the effort to ID every stamp in an album, especially if I am purchasing the collection at below 10% of catalog value, which is my usual threshold for run of the mill collections.

I have found, as others have stated, that whenever you see pencil notations on their stuff, it is done by them.

NYStamps is a good source for mint U.S. collections of the last 50 years; they usually sell for well below face, and don't seem to be picked over.

In other words, a good source for discount postage with the potential for better items mixed in. I've bought two such albums in the past 5 years.

This is typical of why I don't care for their descriptions on ebay. It's not Civil War period, the war was already over. It's not a Confederate stamp and the document has nothing to do with the Confederacy. It's not even from Perch Creek, but Perch Rim. Plus the stamp is damaged, which they ignore completely. It's a $1-$2 item, unless one is a specialist in this specific town or state (whichever one it is). Item 380474790908

http://www.ebay.com/itm/380474790908?ru=http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html%3Fclk_rvr_id%3D391545130190%26_nkw%3D380474790908%26_rdc%3D1

It seems as if 99% of ebay sellers call anything from the 1860's Civil War / Confederate material even it if has nothing to do with either. But I did not know Revenue Stamps were Confederate issues...........

It was a closely held secret of the war...:-)

Interesting postings --------I know the owner of NYSTAMPS ,I first met him at Greg Manning Stamp Auctions back about 2004 ,we bidded against each other on a few lots .Over time ,he increased his buying and also increased what he would pay for a lot . We sat together at various auctions while viewing lots ,so we spend a few hours and days next to each other .As he expanded over the years I've seen him increase his purchases to over $400,000 per auction and his total purchases over 8 tons of material being shipped from one auction .
Jimmy knows his subject well and deals a honest business ,there are employees but none of them have much philatelic experience in the U.S. and I never asked about the operation which he supplies overseas .
I haven't seen him the past few years because he uses a agent and I believe the few auction houses he deals with give him a "private " showing and review time .
The one thing that concerns me ,is what someone mention earlier in this posting section and that is -----He steps into a already active bidding lot just before everyone else drops out and starts bidding ,just then on it because others were interested .

I can only imagine him, standing in thye back with a baseball cap with the words YUP.....
nothing wrong with smart bidding....

I purchased a few Items from NY Stamps, no problems.