Ebay Seller - Nystamps

I have not seen any posts where this happened.

For me, the issue is being aware of the impact of posting 'I buy from seller X' when there is an obviously clear pattern of mis-described listings. Of course folks can buy from and support whomever they desire. Of course folks can build a collection any way they see fit.

Should folks not worry or care about the impact of posting that they buy from and support a seller with 100s or 1000s of incorrectly described listings? Perhaps. No crime in posting any opinion and we certainly allow folks to make these kinds of posts. In fact, if someone want to post they buy and support even the most notorious online sellers, it is allowed. (Thankfully no one has ever tried to organize any kind of boycott towards any seller. This would not sit well with me and I would struggle with the decision to allow a post like that even if the seller was a convicted criminal.)

My desire is that folks think through the impact of posting that they buy from and support a particular seller especially with the less experience readers of this forum. I also try to promote the understanding that education of just the material is not enough when buying online. It also takes some discovery and effort to identify quality sellers and to then build a good relationship with them.

Believing that building a good collection only takes buying the cheapest material you can find online, regardless of who you buy from, is not a good buying strategy for most new collectors. I think that promoting the building of a strong relationship with a quality seller is a good buying strategy and one we should be promoting.
Don

Never purchased from N.Y. Stamps but costed him a lot of money over the years . Money like into the five figures . We did a lot of bidding against each other ,my business years ago was mixture lots thru Linn's Stamp News and later around 2001 was selling mixture boxes on ebay.

I ran head to head with N.Y.Stamps also other dealers around Chicago had problems bidding against him . They were like a vacuum cleaner when it comes to large bulk lots . Looking back at it ,they saw a whole new market and how to sell in it ,while me and the other stamp dealers didn't grasp what ebay would become to the hobby .

I sold off tons of extra stamps and was happy with the prices but went on to building my own collection . N.Y.Stamp continued to expand and from people I know they have a foreign presence that is equal to the U.S.Ebay .

If I read this one way, it says it is ok to buy from these sellers but I should not post that I buy from them to protect less experienced buyers. In this and other similar threads, less experienced person will NOT leave with a positive impression of the seller. And because I purchased some lots from a seller, does not mean I am fully endorsing them either. Most have made qualitative statements.

Whether one is buying from ebay sellers, stamp show dealers, mail order, or even APS circuit books....damaged, altered, repaired and misidentified CLASSIC stamps will always be a problem.

I have noticed some nystamps lots recently that have catalog values that are too high - I assume they are using an older Scott catalog, but do not say so

I had assumed they were using the Scott Specialized by Grade values and were assigning a grade far above the actual condition the stamp deserves. They commonly sell stamps they claim are VF or XF or one of their favorites "Great Centering" when you closely analyse the centering they fall short of a 50. At least, this has been my experience.

Got badly burned and will never look at their listing again no matter how cheap they are.

My advice. AVOID!!!

Timm, no offense but until you elaborate, your statement can only be seen as a sweeping.