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<p>[QUOTE="DonSellos, post: 620209, member: 1797"]EBay is a potential outlet for them, but a sale may not be profitable. EBay charges a listing fee and a sales commission, if the lot sells. Then too, you must have a PayPal account to sell on eBay and PayPal also charges a commission for a sale. Then there is the postage costs for sending a sold lot to the buyer. </p><p><br /></p><p>All of the costs of selling whether on eBay or elsewhere work against the profitable sale of lost-cost stamps. That, plus the time spent identifying, describing, and listing what is in a lot is a chore. That is why stamp dealers don't want to buy common stamps from collectors or other sellers. There is just no profit in it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Go to the library and look at the Scott U.S. catalog and see how much work it is to identify each of your stamps. That will give you an idea of what the starting point would be. You might be able to get a good scan of the sales lot and not identify them, but a potential buyer generally wants to know what he/she would be getting and how many. </p><p><br /></p><p>My recommendation is to keep the stamps, learn how to use a catalog to identify them, and start a collection. No money it it, but it does make for an enjoyable hobby if you are a collector by temperament. If you don't have the patience or inclination to collect things, the whole process is just a lot of work. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonSellos, post: 620209, member: 1797"]EBay is a potential outlet for them, but a sale may not be profitable. EBay charges a listing fee and a sales commission, if the lot sells. Then too, you must have a PayPal account to sell on eBay and PayPal also charges a commission for a sale. Then there is the postage costs for sending a sold lot to the buyer. All of the costs of selling whether on eBay or elsewhere work against the profitable sale of lost-cost stamps. That, plus the time spent identifying, describing, and listing what is in a lot is a chore. That is why stamp dealers don't want to buy common stamps from collectors or other sellers. There is just no profit in it. Go to the library and look at the Scott U.S. catalog and see how much work it is to identify each of your stamps. That will give you an idea of what the starting point would be. You might be able to get a good scan of the sales lot and not identify them, but a potential buyer generally wants to know what he/she would be getting and how many. My recommendation is to keep the stamps, learn how to use a catalog to identify them, and start a collection. No money it it, but it does make for an enjoyable hobby if you are a collector by temperament. If you don't have the patience or inclination to collect things, the whole process is just a lot of work. Don[/QUOTE]
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