Need Advice on purchase

[sforgca]

A rare opportunity to acquire some real unique classics but which one to get??





This one appears to have a better selection

[bethg]

Oh, definitely the second lot. I have a well-trained eye, so can tell you there are duplicates in the first lot.

I've been seeing a lot of rare stamps in my eBay travels lately, too.

[ignorans]

Since there is only one available, I would buy both, quickly, before they disappear!

[angore]

The seller only has to find one person!

[stampie78]

Jun 7, 2021 6:16:32 GMT -5 sforgca said:

A rare opportunity to acquire some real unique classics but which one to get??





This one appears to have a better selection

I would pay 5 cents for stamp 6 in top pic simply because it's in nice shape. (assuming I did not have it already) I can sell you a dozen for half his price if you wish.

I would also pay 5 cents for the 4 cent Lincoln. (first stamp second row) Only because it looks like a perfin. (I probably have that one as well)

I sure do feel sorry for the winner of this lot when he goes to resell.

[stampie78]

Maybe I should get this seller to sell some of my giveaway lots on consignment.

Of course going by his pricing/value/rarity he would probably price them in the millions.

I don't know any collectors who would be able to afford my extras using his pricing.

[crazyquilter]

Very true stampie78, sure hope the person does their homework or asks someone before they buy. There are a few "garage sale" sellers that have albums of stamps in beat-up scott albums. $800-1000..... Don't see anything of value.

[coastwatcher]

Perhaps the seller can convince Sotheby’s to include his lots in tomorrow’s auction of the British Guiana 1c Magenta! All those who bid on the Magenta and don’t win will have millions of dollars burning holes in their pockets! 

[bethg]

Jun 7, 2021 14:19:51 GMT -5 coastwatcher said:

Perhaps the seller can convince Sotheby’s to include his lots in tomorrow’s auction of the British Guiana 1c Magenta! All those who bid on the Magenta and don’t win will have millions of dollars burning holes in their pockets! 195446146

"Next up, we have the Blue Monroe.... You can tell it's old, because the sitter is wearing a Federal-style outfit. The 5 cent denomination makes it especially valuable, since everyone knows that that was a lot of money in the early 1800s."

[guyana1230]

[khj]

For US buyers, this is a particularly good deal given the very favorable exchange rate for the US dollar in the past 5 years. Granted, there has been a significant drop against the Canadian dollar in past year, it's still significantly above the near 1:1 exchange rate of the preceding 5 year period.

I would recommend the bottom one, because I see 3 selvedge in there, including an electric eye selvedge!

Hurry, because the seller makes it clear that there's only 1 available!