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940 Austrian Shilling United Nations Vienna at 75% off Face MNH Discount Postage
Not sure if he meant 75% of face, or 75% off face, but either way it makes no difference as these have not been valid for postage since 2002.
Also, he wants US$210, so assume he's charging 75% face, that means $280 face. That means an optimistic exchange rate of 3.35 schillings/dollar.
This guy is a total dreamer, first of all theres been no schiling since 2001 because of the Euro. Second of all I know the exchange rate in 2001 for the New Zealand Dollar (In 2001 it was worth 42 US cents!!) was 7 schillings to a dollar, so about 16 to the US $
New (stamp) player in town who has picked up a few stamp terms and does not have the faintest idea what they mean - but hey these phrases look good, even though they make him look like an idiot and clearly don't mean what he thinks they mean. And eBay have him as a Top Seller!!! which really annoys me.
Described as
FRANCE. 1923. 1fr claret & ol grn. MNH. Postmark Paris
Uuuummmmm.....
Priced at: USD 399 (real world value, close to nothing)
His other items are equally hilarious and overpriced, and he has a number of clearly used stamps described as MNH and MH. He known not of what he speaks, and should stick to surfboard wax. Here is the rest of what he has in all its glory. Overpriced junk, listed 'cause he has a search engine and thinks he can read.
Another item from would be stamp seller, and eBay top seller alohasurfshop who must be suffering from an excess of salt water in his nose or has sniffed too much wax. USD 499 for this one.
FRANCE STAMP YVERT N° 4 SCOTT 6 " CERES 25c BLUE 1850 " MH VF EXPERTIZED Used
So it is an expertised mint hinged/used stamp. I would love to see the expert certificate for this unique classification. If so, it is a world first. Maybe somebody could ask for a scan of the certificate. And I am tempted to comment that the item he listed and scanned is perforated (not imperforate), and was not issued until 1870, but I will let that minor little point go. Oh value - zip, nada, zilch, nothing, like everything else he has offered.
Can't resist doing one more from eBay designated top selleralohasurfshop a.k.a. Moondoggie for future reference.
SI53D CHINA CHINESE ENTRY BASE 20 MINT VERY RARE
It's in upper case, so it must be true. Except, this very common stamp (he wants USD 999 for this) is used not mint. I will give alohasurfshop a slight clue - see the black markings that take up about the top third of the stamp?
These make a stamp "used" not "mint" Look these terms up in a dictionary some time. If you cannot find one, there is always something called a "Library" Hint: It's a big building with lots of books in it. Ask the Librarian to explain these big words to you.
I sometimes wonder if these guys are doing this intentionally to launder money. If this guy has Top Seller (maybe that should be top cellar) status then someone is buying from him.
Wayne
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fromdownunder wrote:
So it is an expertised mint hinged/used stamp. I would love to see the expert certificate for this unique classification. If so, it is a world first. Maybe somebody could ask for a scan of the certificate. And I am tempted to comment that the item he listed and scanned is perforated (not imperforate), and was not issued until 1870, but I will let that minor little point go. Oh value - zip, nada, zilch, nothing, like everything else he has offered.
I contacted the seller and asked if i could see a copy of the expert certificate and got the following reply :
"Hi there~thank you for all of your feedback. You have alerted me that I am definitely out of my realm! I inherited thousands of old stamps and obviously have no clue what I am doing,
Do you have any advice on how I can identify what all of these are? I am a single parent and also work, so my time is limited.
Thank you so much for your help!"
I considered directing them towards stampboards but not sure if I should or not in case they came across this thread and took offence!
If they are lucky and live in an area with a local stamp club, someone there might be happy to give her some guidance.
I am "ddaannv" on ebay, Dan at Dan's Stamps on HipStamp, and an APS member 86690 since 1976. Currently listing some British colonies, Disney, birds on stamps, and world-wide souvenir sheets including some on cover.
vendo francobollo da collezione !!!
francobollo da collezione della serie "Castelli d'Italia" raffigurante il castello di Ivrea 700 L.
accetto il pagamento con paypal!
Giudicate dalla foto!
Buon'asta!
Google Translate
I sell stamp collection!
stamp collector series "Castles of Italy" depicting the castle of Ivrea 700 L.
I accept payment through paypal!
Judged by the photos!
Happy bidding!
I judged it by the photo. It will not sell.
Norm
Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in Vain
vikingeck wrote:has this one been around already? If so please forgive me for posting it. I am struggling to get images up from outside my own photobuckets album so not sure what to do to get it here permanently
Reduced from $12,000 to half price must be a bargain!
Vendor angrail reckons he has unique " Red/Green" shade !
Seller alvarezstampsinc has somehow managed to identify this as "India,Barwani,SG#17,4as,MNG", in blithe disregard of the fact that the stamp is inscribed 'QUARTER ANNA', and the fact that Gibbons says of SG 17 that is perf '7 on two or three sides'.
alvarezstampsinc seems to think $US65 is a fair starting price for this stamp. I've told him/her that it's an SG 37A, cat. generously at £7.50, and provided scans of both SG 17 and SG 37A. So either alvarezstampsinc is a Class A dreamer, not be disturbed short of the end of the world, or a bit of a slimeball.
Just when really good dreamers were getting hard to find, o2ke makes his long awaited comeback for our entertainment. And his word salad descriptions are just as bizarre as ever. But this (sorry about the scan - it's the best I could do) could be yours for only AUD 7,525.00 including free postage.
Africa denomination series. White - cotton touch paper, red and blank ink.
Roman numeral use. "Described as a definite new denomination this is compared with other 1c and defiantly half cent stamps" Said to be part of a set rather than a first release, the stamp is certainly new in currency. It is immaculate and well kept.
It is a Game Wallet hobby piece item Treasure and fair as is..
A delightful, 30th Year Private Collection Celebration. This stamp is an ex-world expo display tour item. Thankyou.
No, o2ke, thank you.
The bolded part is right up their with his "pinky thumb" stamps as yet another phrase I have spent my whole life waiting for. But how to use it.....????
Norm
Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in Vain
Norm . It is all explained in the small print .. You failed to quote the final line of his description . which makes it all clear:
I quote:
"Collector notes. " rare, indeed." Priceless are worthless to keep, but it only take one to satisfy" Saying that is it still possible to sell one all ruin"
"Ruin" indeed Who does he think is the " soft touch!" ?
whatever it is -------it's better than a poke in eye with a wet umbrella !
michael2010houmam who has already graced this thread is offering the following for GBP 95 and is another eBayer who "thinks (and I use this term in the loosest possible manner) that he has done some reserarch. He found a heap of stamps that "look like" his, are not, and simply copied the desriptions. In reality all of his junk is worthless junk
[Obi Wan] These aren't the stamps you are looking for [/Obi Wan]
I'll even give him a hint here, if he happens to read this. The "AIRMAIL" stamp has what we call an Airplane overprinted onto the stamp. An "airplane" is a thing with wings which you can see occasionally if you look up into the sky, or more frequently, go to an "Airport"
I also note that all his "listings" (if that's the word I.m groping for) are private. To protect the identity of anybody stupid enough to bid no doubt.
Norm
Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in Vain
Oh My ! what a thread I was half expecting to see some of my Ebay stamps for sale !!
I admit I've stumbled into a world I know nothing about. But I feel I have taken some time to try research a stamp before putting it up for sale.
you got to admit tho its not an easy job for a beginner and knowledge its the main reason why I'm here.
mag1c wrote:Oh My ! what a thread I was half expecting to see some of my Ebay stamps for sale !!
I went through all your listings - mostly 99 cent stuff IIRC, and found nothing dreamer worthy at all. Definition of a dreamer from the very first post on this thread:
Why is it that otherwise normal people come across a stamp or a stamp collection and suddenly believe that they have discovered the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
You don't fit the definition at all.
Norm
Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in Vain
Haa yeah no probs'
It's all 99p stuff at the moment as I'm too worried about not doing my research and things sell for way less than they should.
Wasted my 100 items a month posting a lot of common rubbish just to get a scope on things.
I have contacted michael2010houmam to ask why the 15o violet appears to be a 25o blue and asking for a copy of the expert certificate. I'll post the response - in the unlikely event I get one!
fromdownunder wrote:michael2010houmam who has already graced this thread is offering the following for GBP 95 and is another eBayer who "thinks (and I use this term in the loosest possible manner) that he has done some reserarch. He found a heap of stamps that "look like" his, are not, and simply copied the desriptions. In reality all of his junk is worthless junk
[Obi Wan] These aren't the stamps you are looking for [/Obi Wan]
Thank you, o2ke, you've reversed all my years of study in art history. When I visit a museum exhibition of priceless treasures, I'll be sure to query the curator "why do you display all these things that are worthless to keep?"
michael2010houmam's "research" capabilities know no bounds. He has found some stamps that look very vaguely like some of his kiddies krap, and decides that they are the same thing.
Here we have:
3 FRENCH LIBERATION - MEDIS #5 - MINT/NH
For anyone with enough brains to open a door, no they are plain old French stamps worth nothing. Yours for only GBP 200
This is where he found the description for the stamps he has "offered" above, so we can include the ability to see is also not one of his strengths.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FRENCH-LIBERATION-MEDIS-5-MINT-NH-/220748884704
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And again, from the IQ challenged one, some stamps from Cochin, which he could not find, so he just chose a non-committal description with an even more stupid price - GBP350.
"My Kiddie junk kollection is up for sale, and I want GBP 5,000 or BIN GBP 10,000 for this garbage."
Thus sayeth zero eBayer slipsasdonatas. And it's his personal collection (in caps no less), as opposed to collections from the rest of us which is publicly funded by thousands of people. It also contains a whole 330 stamps. My god, it's huge.
THIS IS POST STAMPS PERSONAL COLLECTION FROM ALL WORLD, MOST STAMPS IS FROM CCCP,GERMANY,AUSTRALIA,USA,ISRAEL, THE DEMOCRATIC TUNIS,CUBA,MONGILIA. POST STAMPS IS FROM 1960-1984, IN COLLECTION I HAVE 330 STAMPS.MORE INFO 07548318658 OR SLIPSAS@
See, all the Philatelic big guns are here, and I must confess, I do not have any stamos from Mongilia. So, here it is in all its magnificent glory.
(to be continued)
Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in Vain
. Shame I didn't see these yesterday, when I completed an eBay 'buyers' survey.
I was half expecting to see some of my Ebay stamps for sale !! 
