Love your attitude. The stamps themselves are the attraction, the value is secondary. And obviously the value is (usually) a great indicator of scarcity. Congratulations on a great find, and a great video!
Wow, I'm absolutely amazed you found this rare treasure trove in an album for such a great price. Many hard to find stamps and I like you card storage method.
Awesome finds from your album search. So here´s your next task: try to get a similar album containing old U.S. stamps, but most of them should be in MINT condition. 😉 Fun fact: cut squares from postal stationery are worthless over here, with one exception: interesting and/or rare cancels. Greets from GER, U.
There are exceptions to that rule of thumb though... like that unused blackjack... the more rare and sought after, the higher the percentage you can get if you choose to sell
Only inflated on newer common stamps: finding 19th century and early 20th century in the condition that it requires ( Scott VF NO faults) you're going to be paying around that price.
I made it in Excel... there's an email address in the description of my newer videos, feel free to drop me a line and I'll send it to you if you'd like
Great video from eBay. My best one was not of value but the number. 10,000 stamps in a album for $95. This was a few years ago before stamp albums started going up. 😊
Where are you getting these outrageously inflated catalogue values? A 1983 Brookman? These stamps have nothing approaching the values you've written. Not to mention their overall condition is average at best---poor centering, heavy cancels, straight edges, etc. See 2024 Scott US Specialized Catalogue. Sorry to burst your bubble. I do like and admire your enthusiasm, though.
I use Scott Specialty catalogues, though please see my other videos for how I approach using a catalogue. I don't invest in them yearly though because they are so expensive... these values come from 2015. I did recently get the 2023 Scott Specialty catalogue for USA stamps however, so perhaps an interesting comparison would be how the values have changed since 2015. I sort of assume they've gone up since then because Scott is incentivized to increase the values though perhaps that's not true, as you say?
I've thought a bit about it... my style of collecting is to hunt for gems, and that often means someone 'loses' and I don't take joy in it. But I hope they appreciate how much of a kick I get out of their stamps (especially since I'm not a reseller) and maybe folks will start to realize they don't need to virtually give their albums away... there is a new generation of collectors...
For most folks, it is not worth the time or effort to gain the knowledge on how to properly identify and grade rare stamps, so getting less money NOW is fine for them. For example, assuming the high value stamps shown in this video were properly identified, nobody will dare pay anywhere near their catalog value unless they have been sent away to be graded and expertised.......more time and money. That is why this gentleman, like me, is a collector and lover of the hobby first, and an investor second. :-) I buy collections all the time, break them up and sell, more often than not tripling my investment. But it takes MANY hours of research which I enjoy immensely.
@@ferreus It is much, much more than that because you have to become experienced at grading using a specialized catalog and determining any downgrading required due to condition. You need to make certain the stamps have not been altered to improve their grade. This is VERY common with high-value stamps. And lastly, and perhaps most importantly, 19th century definitives can be extremely hard to properly identify due to shade variations, differences in dies, and error variations. There are perhaps a half-dozen works or references that need to be studied before you can achieve a relatively high probability of properly identifying some issues.
Love your attitude.
The stamps themselves are the attraction, the value is secondary.
And obviously the value is (usually) a great indicator of scarcity.
Congratulations on a great find, and a great video!
So nice to watch a success story. :) Good feelings all around. :) Congratulations again with your find and thanks for sharing. ☺
Thanks for watching! I love being able to share the hobby with folks... such a joy...
Wow, I'm absolutely amazed you found this rare treasure trove in an album for such a great price. Many hard to find stamps and I like you card storage method.
One of a kind find for me! Still can't believe it myself...
Incredible!
Awesome finds from your album search. So here´s your next task: try to get a similar album containing old U.S. stamps, but most of them should be in MINT condition. 😉 Fun fact: cut squares from postal stationery are worthless over here, with one exception: interesting and/or rare cancels. Greets from GER, U.
Agreed!
Great finds 👏 i love a good ebay find..
Retro Stamp Cave... awesome name...
You crushed it! Trying to top that value will be tough.
How close to catalogue value can you get, years a go the catalogue value was inflated and stamps were trading well below.
About 10 - 15%... I did a video awhile back on it, and probably should have mentioned it in this video too as a disclaimer...
There are exceptions to that rule of thumb though... like that unused blackjack... the more rare and sought after, the higher the percentage you can get if you choose to sell
@@silkontheweb Thanks just curious.
Only inflated on newer common stamps: finding 19th century and early 20th century in the condition that it requires ( Scott VF NO faults) you're going to be paying around that price.
Where did you get that template from?
I made it in Excel... there's an email address in the description of my newer videos, feel free to drop me a line and I'll send it to you if you'd like
Great video from eBay. My best one was not of value but the number. 10,000 stamps in a album for $95. This was a few years ago before stamp albums started going up. 😊
Great find!
Nice officials!
Nice video ! Could you tell me where you get your top loaders from ?
I got these at Target, in the sports card aisle. Amazon stocks them too I think
Is the way you store these cheaper than dealers stock cards?
Yes! Very much so... though my favorite part is that I can display them, and look through collection easier than with a longbox full of dealer cards
Thank you for sharing. What is the eBay search secret? Stamp Album Buy It Now?
And sorted by newly listed... you gotta sift through a lot to find the gems, but you can grab them when they first hit the market
You stole that album!😂
It's all about the thrill of the hunt for me!
Where are you getting these outrageously inflated catalogue values? A 1983 Brookman? These stamps have nothing approaching the values you've written. Not to mention their overall condition is average at best---poor centering, heavy cancels, straight edges, etc. See 2024 Scott US Specialized Catalogue. Sorry to burst your bubble. I do like and admire your enthusiasm, though.
I use Scott Specialty catalogues, though please see my other videos for how I approach using a catalogue. I don't invest in them yearly though because they are so expensive... these values come from 2015. I did recently get the 2023 Scott Specialty catalogue for USA stamps however, so perhaps an interesting comparison would be how the values have changed since 2015. I sort of assume they've gone up since then because Scott is incentivized to increase the values though perhaps that's not true, as you say?
it must be really depressing to be the one who sold that album
I've thought a bit about it... my style of collecting is to hunt for gems, and that often means someone 'loses' and I don't take joy in it. But I hope they appreciate how much of a kick I get out of their stamps (especially since I'm not a reseller) and maybe folks will start to realize they don't need to virtually give their albums away... there is a new generation of collectors...
@@silkontheweb hopefully it was inheritors that just wanted to get rid of it, or something
For most folks, it is not worth the time or effort to gain the knowledge on how to properly identify and grade rare stamps, so getting less money NOW is fine for them. For example, assuming the high value stamps shown in this video were properly identified, nobody will dare pay anywhere near their catalog value unless they have been sent away to be graded and expertised.......more time and money. That is why this gentleman, like me, is a collector and lover of the hobby first, and an investor second. :-) I buy collections all the time, break them up and sell, more often than not tripling my investment. But it takes MANY hours of research which I enjoy immensely.
@@patiencezero-xc9zl what does "research" entail? It seems like it's means looking them up in a catalogue?
@@ferreus It is much, much more than that because you have to become experienced at grading using a specialized catalog and determining any downgrading required due to condition. You need to make certain the stamps have not been altered to improve their grade. This is VERY common with high-value stamps. And lastly, and perhaps most importantly, 19th century definitives can be extremely hard to properly identify due to shade variations, differences in dies, and error variations. There are perhaps a half-dozen works or references that need to be studied before you can achieve a relatively high probability of properly identifying some issues.