I Bought Thousands of Old Stamps to Resell on eBay!

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  • Unboxing of thousands of stamps that belonged to an 80+-year-old woman! Many packets of vintage international postage stamps are found organized by country. See if stamps from your ethnic background is represented.
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ความคิดเห็น • 262

  • @flatbrokeatfifty
    @flatbrokeatfifty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    On paper with a cancel mark can be equally valuable for some stamps because it gives the stamp time and place which can also go to the plate numbers and production so can be more valuable depending on the stamp. A lot of people soak off the QEII stamps and put into larger lots. Collectors will collect them for shades in colour.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great to know once again! Thanks!

    • @stanpolchinski8956
      @stanpolchinski8956 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      god bless ya! 81-boop kie!
      keep them.

    • @lawrencecurtis3962
      @lawrencecurtis3962 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There are catalogues to help identify and value stamps. Scott’s catalog world wide 6 volumes is usually a public libraries. Retail prices are fractions of the catalog value. The albums have modest value with out stamps.

    • @lawrencecurtis3962
      @lawrencecurtis3962 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Stock books are for temporary organizing before putting in albums.

    • @lawrencecurtis3962
      @lawrencecurtis3962 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The stamps in plain envelopes will sell for modest amounts if you can set up a shipping system at a low. Cost.

  • @saintelmo46
    @saintelmo46 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm a bit late to the party and you've probably sold it all by now, but here are some notes: Collectors will have little or no use for the album; they only want the stamps inside. They may buy a whole collection to get a few high value stamps then throw away the album. (And the rest of the stamps.) The White Ace album has a good reputation, and they are still in business. Even so, in these days of desktop publishing, advanced collectors make their own albums. Cancelled stamps have a retail value of about 3¢ if sorted. (It's more work than you would want to do.) In those packets of 40-50 per country, they are about 1¢ each, so the packets I saw retail at 40-50¢. Stamps in bulk retail at about $2.00/lb if off the envelopes, and about $1.00/lb if on paper (on the envelopes). A lot of investor/resellers sell them by weight. The Celebrate the Century was probably the best you have, as you noted. If you get a large enough batch of unused US stamps, you can sell them in lots at or under face value. As you observed, they are no longer good enough for collecting, just using. Some resellers do that after they've made money from the rest of the lot. I've purchased some postage that way. The stock books and the stock pages are used by dealers to sort their merchandise, and by collectors who use them as a poor man's album to house a small collection. As a collector, I'd probably buy a brand new one rather than a dusty old one.

    • @johngreen3543
      @johngreen3543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You go to your local club and sell the common stuff in a album at 5 cents each on "Nickel Night".

  • @disgruntledviewer2763
    @disgruntledviewer2763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I bought three world books full of stamps last year at an estate sale for 90 total and sent them to an auction house in LA and made over 8k.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow!!!!!!

    • @sandipsalve744
      @sandipsalve744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I also have some stamps. How i can sent them for auction plz if you can give some idea!

    • @foreverjenuwin8793
      @foreverjenuwin8793 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also picked up an album & a bunch of packaged stamps at an estate sale for $10- The Scott Classic Specialized World (1840-1940) album is full of stamps! I was wondering how or if I should have them valued so I can resell them. I'm in the Omaha NE area and figured I should contact the Philatelic clubs in my area for help. I'm hoping for a few hidden gems but I would prefer an honest eval to save me time. Congrats on your find & flip!

    • @mathmadeez985
      @mathmadeez985 ปีที่แล้ว

      What auction house did you send them to?

    • @sams2418
      @sams2418 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What auction house?

  • @Gr8mom2tac
    @Gr8mom2tac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I need that kind of organization in my life! Someone had a real passion for collecting! I’m excited to see your sales on these!

  • @anitahaviland3036
    @anitahaviland3036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My mother sent me enough S&H Green Stamps in 1963 to buy a Kenmore sewing machine, my first one. Several years later she sent me enough to get insulated bedroom.curtains, needed in Vermont winters then.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great memories! Thanks for sharing!

    • @jeffw.1854
      @jeffw.1854 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      IN the 70's if yu had enough books you could get a car with s and h green stamps!

  • @ihatethe90s
    @ihatethe90s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'm a collage artist and many of us collagists use them in our art. So there's a market for them that way if they aren't worth a lot after you do your research. Great video, and good luck with the stamps! Love your channel, Dom. You've taught me a lot.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks Michelle! Great to know.

    • @kellybrown685
      @kellybrown685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So, to recap, artists have NO RESPECT for stamps

    • @waxreliquary
      @waxreliquary 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kellybrown685 since when are stamps sentient beings that demand respect? Your comment is inane.

  • @stephenholten537
    @stephenholten537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    As a collector for 52 years and over a million stamps in my collection I can tell you that the value in these stamps may be more in varieties and watermarks than the actual stamps themselves. Most are fairly common with little value except as I said for varieties. The only problem is that usually only a stamp collector would want to take the time to check them out.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting. Thank you!

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kingston163 correct. Thanks

    • @whoisharo4689
      @whoisharo4689 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Stephen Holten, I have a very interesting vintage collection of over 600 stamps and I want sell them but don't know the value. How can I find out? Some are as old as 1917. Thanks!

    • @stephenholten537
      @stephenholten537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@whoisharo4689 Go to your public library and borrow Scott's Stamp Catalogues to get an idea of value. Also can look them up on Ebay to see what the going price is for your specific stamps. You will not get the price the stamp catalogue suggests but a percentage as the prices are a little inflated. On Ebay check the price of sold stamps not the asking prices. Anyone can ask any price but whether they get it is another matter.

  • @GatewayPickers
    @GatewayPickers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was a thing back in the 90s that might have went back decades. I had a man that voluntarily came to my elementary to teach us stamp collecting and gave my class envelopes of stamps each week. He received so many from multiple countries of other collectors that he left them at our post office. We then could go and ask for stamps from Mr. Locus and receive a wax paper envelope of stamps. Now if only I knew where mine are.

  • @treasurecoastpicker2744
    @treasurecoastpicker2744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hi Dom, I did not watch this video when it was first published because it was about stamps, and I really wasn't into stamps. Well that all changed today when I bought a "room full" of stamps at an estate sale. I can't post pictures here but will post some to the Facebook group. The largest bag of stamps weighs 45 pounds another weighs 12lbs and a rubbermaid toteful weighed in at 25 lbs. There are one or two smaller boxes. There are stamps from all over the world. No books, just a gazilllion loose stamps, most stuck to envelopes. Some are sorted by country and the majority are cancelled (used). When I got them home and wrestled that huge bag up two flights of stairs, I searched your group for stamps and your video came up. This will be fun, but I have no intention of becoming an expert or collector. The downside is I finally got my small workspace cleaned out and now its filled with stamps. LOL

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol. That’s awesome Scott! They are really fun to go through! Enjoy!!!

  • @MidwestPicker
    @MidwestPicker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow, those s&h green stamps bring back memories. when I was a little kid I licked an entire sheet of stamps and stuck them to my bedroom wall, my mother was not happy!

  • @lisaruiz139
    @lisaruiz139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    LOL-I saw the title and was like-meh stamps, I don't have time to learn stamps too. But I was then like-Eh Dom always has good content so let me watch. And then your opening was like you read my mind. Good job, sir lol!

  • @karenhenderson3889
    @karenhenderson3889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great buy Dom, my head would explode with all the research that is needed to justify this lot. Best of luck friend 😁

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Karen. I think the key is just breaking it down into sections in moving it out in a systematic way.

  • @formerlybernard6460
    @formerlybernard6460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    stockbooks retial empty and you use for your own storage of stamps or build your own collection. they allow for stamps to be contained without the needs for hinging on the back. ebay has stockbooks with stamps in them that was someone else's collection that you can buy if it contains items of worth.

  • @elenadellasiega2795
    @elenadellasiega2795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It will take you a LOT of time to understand this collection.. Awesome!

  • @jezabelpagan4797
    @jezabelpagan4797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Incredible find… even for those not into stamps but like history it is cool!

  • @jamesshattell1425
    @jamesshattell1425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The term for the "books" or binders that hold stamps is "Stamp Album". Stamp albums, album binders, and pages can be costly to buy new. Therefor there is a market for used albums. Some collectors like the vintage albums to hold their collection. But like books, the dread of mold ruins the resell of used albums.

  • @ikonhero
    @ikonhero ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've got into stamps only recently and I learned that most stamps have close to no value at all. I bought a lot of around 6000 stamps from my country for 20 bucks, took everything I needed from it and then sold it again for 20 bucks. So unless you find a hidden gem in there you won't make much money from it. But I think that you paid 40 bucks for that lot is a pretty good deal.

  • @andykupersmit350
    @andykupersmit350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For anyone interested in collecting or learning about stamps, I highly recommend you acquire 2 books -- 1) Scott Specialized Catalog of United States Stamps & Covers and 2) Scott Classic Catalog of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940 (it says 1940 even though it contains prices for British stamps up to 1952). These are published yearly but you don't need to spend the money for the latest issues. You can buy issues that are a year or two older. In most cases, the values won't have changed that significantly and you can learn a great deal from these books about the prices and the identification of postage stamps. Be aware that the green stamps shown at the start of the video and the stamps shown at 13:40 of the video are neither postage nor revenue stamps and are not listed in the two Scott Catalogs. FYI Revenue stamps are stamps used to show a tax has been paid.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the info!

    • @johngreen3543
      @johngreen3543 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can check out those catalogs from your local library. Or join a local club and check them out from their library.

  • @flatbrokeatfifty
    @flatbrokeatfifty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The random sheets you can throw up straight away for auction and get your money back.

  • @sylviasushi
    @sylviasushi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a great lot. I’ve actually collected stamps since I was a little girl. I don’t really know the value of any of them now though, I just collected what I like LOL ! My mom used to work for a book company (think pre: amazon), and we would ship out THOUSANDS of books from our basement back when I was in like 1st and 2nd grade. We sold tax books and my mom would let me keep allll the international stamps off the packaging. I would cut them off the envelopes and then soak them and store them in a book. My favorite were the foreign stamps from China, Japan, Korea etc. Nowadays, I still collect stamps but I just buy the pretty ones I like at the post office. :) I love the Disney ones, Harry Potter, Batman, Star Trek etc. Recently my husband needed some stamps for some mail and just pulled some off the middle of one of my sheets and I flipped out, LOL ! Maybe ill send you a message about a couple I may be interested in if you come across haha.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol he must have slept on the couch last night. Thanks for sharing that with me.

    • @cocoyeabroom
      @cocoyeabroom 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What you've done is actually ideal for a collector : you created something with a personal connection to your interests (and thus your personality ) as well as a connection to your family history. It has "provenance " as they would say in antiques, which gives it meaning for the next person to own it :-)

    • @Turtlehands
      @Turtlehands 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're doing it right, Jessica. You should just collect what you like, and let someone else worry about the value. Some of my favorite stamps wouldn't sell for 5 cents.

  • @metalflippinmell6417
    @metalflippinmell6417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW!! What a great learning opportunity!

  • @malcolmadams1051
    @malcolmadams1051 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kitchen scales, weigh the on-paper stamps, and divide them into suitable size packets. These are good for children.

  • @Gary_Daytona
    @Gary_Daytona 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stamps can be a dicey market, for sure but knowledge is good and I do the same thing - try to take opportunities to learn more about an area I don’t know about. I have a box of stamps I bought last day of estate sale for $10 that I’m waiting until after the new year to start looking through them and see what I bought. Good luck with yours Dom, you know you can always throw out a lifeline to Don. He knows them pretty well. That’s where I learned the ‘back of the book’ tip.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Gary! What’s the back of the book tip?

    • @Gary_Daytona
      @Gary_Daytona 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seems like Don said the higher priced more, valuable stamps were at the back of most stamp books. That’s the only thing that stuck with me on it, could have been certain stamp book types, but I can’t remember. Next time you two do a live show together, I’ll make sure to remind you so we can ask him.

  • @Couturecollectibles
    @Couturecollectibles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love learning about new things took out for. Thanks for the info!

  • @jamesshattell1425
    @jamesshattell1425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    By in large, most stamps you find in these "accumulations" have a value of a dollar or less. There can be stamps that have a bit higher value. It is unlikely to fine a valued rare stamp because well, they are rare. Also these accumulation were like purchased aquired recently (last 50 years or sooner) from stamp dealers. So, unless the person accumulationing these stamps was seeking to buy high value items, it is unlikely there would be any in the accumulation.
    But the enjoyment of collecting come from the search for stamps that will complete your collection in the way you want to see it. The affordability of stamp collecting I think is what keeps the hobby alive.

  • @Ositored1
    @Ositored1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes We love Postal Stamps great Video man

  • @LouisGedo
    @LouisGedo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It seems as if philately (the hobby of collecting and studying stamps and philatelic related items) is getting more popular than it's been in decades. I don't know the reason but there's been stamps in the news over the past couple of years and surprisingly there seems to be quite a number of stamp TH-cam channels.
    Incidentally, $40 is probably a great bargain for such a large collection.
    How has the selling of these on eBay been going?

  • @jlforrest
    @jlforrest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What I saw was a lot of very common stamps. The mint US can probably be sold for 40% of face value, but the rest are just minimum value that most collectors wouldn't be interested in.
    Keep in mind that many countries, especially in Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East decided that selling stamps was an easy way to make money. They would print many different stamps each year, much more than the people in the country would ever use, and sell the stamps to naive collectors. Some countries even cancelled these stamps to make them look used, but most of the time they still have the gum on the back, so it's clear that they're not postally used. These are called Cancelled to Order (CTO). Some of the packets you have were put together by stamp companies that specialized in this sort of thing.
    Of course I can't tell what's in those unopened envelopes but it looks like this collection was put together by somebody who fell victim to the kinds of stamp dealers I mentioned above. This doesn't mean that the person didn't enjoy putting together the collection. But, it doesn't have any significant value.
    Big collections like this turn up every so often. Sometimes they're really valuable so it's fun to go through collections looking for the good stuff.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very interesting. Thank you!

    • @Turtlehands
      @Turtlehands 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, this is too true. I figure I won't order again if I get CTO and nothing of great value. I try to thrw my trash away, but too many people try to re-sell it.

  • @billsventure
    @billsventure 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some people save stamps as a hobby and don't worry about value. They will soak some on paper to float the stamps off just as a pastime, others only collect mint stamps and carefully mount them in albums.I played with it for awhile and still have some. Once in awhile I will put them on the back of a letter or bill thinking bit will give someone some fun just seeing an old stamp.

  • @notthatyouasked6656
    @notthatyouasked6656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For $40 you did fine, but it's going to be a fair amount of work to sell all that.
    FYI, on the US side, there is virtually nothing issued since 1940 that's worth more than face value. Complete sheets of most issues are available at or even below face because they were overprinted and overcollected. There is a market for "bulk" postage, but you have to sell at 70% of face or less to get any interest. I just bought a Minkus album for $25 at an estate sale this weekend. The stamps inside were junk, but tucked in the back was what turned out to be around $90 in unused postage, mostly in full sheets, but unfortunately nothing above 15 cents face. I should be able to get $50-$60 for that, plus another $10-$15 for the nice album. Not a great score, but still a decent profit.

    • @allendale18
      @allendale18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sorry Dom, but it is not a great lot. It looks like most of it is "junk" or fun for a beginner. Don't spend too much time on them, it is not worth it.

    • @KenVanTassell
      @KenVanTassell 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@allendale18 agreed. Looks exactly like my collection when I was a kid.

    • @KenVanTassell
      @KenVanTassell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would just auction this in several lots.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No need to be sorry at all. I bought it for then experience and to learn and for $40 I’ve already learned a bunch in the comments.

  • @killafrog124
    @killafrog124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good lot, even if they end up being sold cheap and a learning curve for you.

  • @jamesshattell1425
    @jamesshattell1425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    $40 is well worth it for this lot if you have the means and the knowledge to redistribute. If the mint sheets had a face value of $60 or more it would be worth it. There is a thing called discount postage which are obsolete mint stamp that sell for 70 to 90 percent of face.
    I would have brought this lot for $40 to donate and give to kids and other collector through my stamp club in Syracuse NY, the Syracuse Stamp Club. Since you are in Syracuse, look up the club.

  • @debbylafollette7465
    @debbylafollette7465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! All those for only $40? Your sourcing is out of this world!

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! The thing is though I have passed up on zillion stamp collections because the prices are absolutely insane. This was the first time I was able to pounce on one and it paid off.

    • @andykupersmit350
      @andykupersmit350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter Experienced resellers know that you make your money when you buy, not when you sell.

  • @leephillips4191
    @leephillips4191 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting and informative videos!
    Thank you for sharing your time and passion with us in Pembrokeshire Wales UK 👪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🙋🇺🇲🇺🇲

  • @flatbrokeatfifty
    @flatbrokeatfifty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Woohoo thanks for the shout outs. Two things - If you auction the albums if there is something in there a collector wants it will go higher than a buy it now. Second the world stamps if not collectible in and of themselves, can be put into world lots and sold like that to younger newer collectors or also sold as art supplies. People use vintage older stamps and modern colourful ones like the butterflies in stamp art and other art and craft projects.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great to know!!! Thank you!!! I did not realize that you were a stamp expert.

  • @vanjam9556
    @vanjam9556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow that first 10 seconds of the video was exactly what i was thinking lol!! glad i stayed. great intro.

  • @dennisferguson9129
    @dennisferguson9129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good way to sell that type of material would be offer selections by country of say 30-50 different stamps or whatever you can line up on the scanner and hope for couple dollars per lot. Best ones you have there are the Celebrate the Century sheets

  • @susanboyer4136
    @susanboyer4136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I looooove stamps! I am watching because I thought maybe you were a collector. I have collected stamps for 40 years! I have way too many stamps and know way too much about them, lol. My area of specialty is classic British Commonwealth stamps! I can tell you that if have time and patience, you can check perfs, watermarks, color varieties and more to check for hidden gems.

  • @ronaldsorenson6006
    @ronaldsorenson6006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My father was a stamp dealer for many years. From what I have seen, there isn't much value as far as a investment point of view. Your best bet is to lot up the foreign stamps from the US stamps. Collectors generally stick to US or foreign. If you lot them together, you will get a lot of requests to separate them. I don't know if I would spend a lot of money making them look nice. The stamps of paper sell them as a lot. Some collect them only on paper. The more recent stamps you could use as postage or sell for below face value.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks. From what I could tell I think I’m going to do well though for just a $40 investment into the tote

    • @ronaldsorenson6006
      @ronaldsorenson6006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter Yes, I think that you will make your money back. Most people don't understand that stamps take a long time to have any value and some stamps need to be cancelled for them to have any value at all. My father once had a stamp like that and he took it over to the post office to get it cancelled so that he could sell it. It is a weird hobby to get into. Also, grading is extremely difficult unless you have been doing it for years.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ronaldsorenson6006 Thanks. Yeah, I think it is going to be a nice profit in the end.

  • @josecarlossousa2126
    @josecarlossousa2126 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    from US, France, Australia and Ingland

  • @MikeinEtna
    @MikeinEtna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You sir are a better man than me, did stamps once and it burnt my mind out, never again ! Very time consuming figuring out who the lady on the stamp was and where from, etc etc . Still, is a good buy !

  • @ronaldsorenson6006
    @ronaldsorenson6006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stamp Stock books come blank. They are basically a holder for your personal collection of stamps

  • @BBQNBLUES
    @BBQNBLUES 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've always purchased unused USPS Stamps (below cost/face value) Makes for interesting mailings & may spark a Young Collector :)

  • @losttreasuresreturn6087
    @losttreasuresreturn6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree with the previous commenters. While I don't want to be a discouraging voice, truth will help as you try to become more knowledgeable. Many countries produced stamps as a revenue source from collectors rather than to meet an actual need for mailed items. Everything I saw was very common and won't have much of a market. I recommend trying to sell the whole lot for $50 and then try to make your profit from the Green Stamps. When most of the stamps you see are common, the odds of finding high value are low. Quality collections contain easily identified value. It just won't be worth your time to go through it stamp by stamp.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No no no, it is not discouraging at all but the notion that I am only going to be able to sell everything in that tote except the green stamps for $50 just is not true. It will be quite profitable. I am not going to go through them stamp by stamp but just the books alone well sell for well more than $50. The stamps of the century alone should sell for $50.

    • @losttreasuresreturn6087
      @losttreasuresreturn6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter I'll be watching! Let's see where it goes. I wish you well as you sell.

  • @Cjnchef
    @Cjnchef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The pouch book is like you working book sorted to go to big book or ones you need to research more on

  • @simonyip5978
    @simonyip5978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Using stamp tweezers is essential when handling them, unused stamps are not necessarily more expensive or in higher demand than used stamps, it's unlikely that anyone will find rare or very expensive stamps in large lots/accumulations/old collections for various reasons.
    Stamp collecting is a very interesting hobby but it is unlikely that anyone will make any significant amounts of money.
    The envelopes you have, that contain stamps from specific countries are worth a few pounds or dollars per envelope. As are the plastic bags from specific countries.

  • @cyrusIIIII
    @cyrusIIIII ปีที่แล้ว +2

    May I ask how you got access to this hoard of stamps? If I want to buy in bulk where should I look at?

  • @Wolfmancollectibles
    @Wolfmancollectibles 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just to let you know e little booklets called "Quick Saver Stamps" those are not reward point stamps those are actually "Food Stamps"! That's what Food Stamps used to look like back in the day, my mother saw this video and asked me to let you know this as she has had to use them ALOT back inn the good old days!

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t believe that’s correct. S&H Green Stamps were one of the first retail loyalty programs. Retailers would buy the stamps from the company and give them away to customers at a rate determined by the merchant. Food stamps are given out by the government.

  • @flatbrokeatfifty
    @flatbrokeatfifty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For the ones you laid out on the table, in glassine envelopes, you need to look those up there could be some value in some of those.

    • @duncanvr7567
      @duncanvr7567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Watch out on the 1st Glassine small lot of China!

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Kathy

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@duncanvr7567 will do!

    • @StephRenee812
      @StephRenee812 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why the glassine envelopes.. I found tons in my attic stamps from late 1800’s as well as post cards

    • @flatbrokeatfifty
      @flatbrokeatfifty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@StephRenee812 so the glassine envelopes are specifically purchased by collectors to protect the stamp from moisture, similar to comic book backing boards, the glassine offer an extra layer of protection. They also cost a little bit (relatively). Therefore if a collector has taken the time to store a stamp in glassine it may be a stamp that they haven't quite got around to putting in an album, or also want to put into a presentation folder to sell at a stamp meeting. Generally, but not always, you should consider stamps found in them to have some type of value - either catalogue value - or collector value - which are two different things.

  • @josecarlossousa2126
    @josecarlossousa2126 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    they value a lot

  • @tko1417
    @tko1417 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice buy- good interest should be early Uruguay, Canada, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Hawaii, USA

  • @Gigislaps
    @Gigislaps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You give me so many different niche items to look out for. You duh man!

  • @paulguarino9721
    @paulguarino9721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The “White Ace” binder alone you held up with the MNH stamps is worth $35! Most of your investment.

  • @VoiceInTheCyberness
    @VoiceInTheCyberness 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Recent US high denomination ($5+) fine used are like gold dust. Try local big mail order Co. Or charity outlet.

  • @josecarlossousa2126
    @josecarlossousa2126 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello you buy a great collection of stamps , you have to see if you have stamps of the early 1910

  • @DiaryofaFlipper
    @DiaryofaFlipper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such an epic collection man! you should do awesome in this lot. Appreciate the shout out thank you!

  • @mindymurata730
    @mindymurata730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, what a deal! $40 investment for all those amazing stamps🤗

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! I’m excited!

    • @mindymurata730
      @mindymurata730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter You should make a video on “ HOW MUCH 💲you made” for those amazing stamps 😊

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mindymurata730 Hopefully some of them will show up in the monthly what sold video that I do

  • @jrstamps9939
    @jrstamps9939 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you should start with a good pair on stamp tweezers.
    Then refer to a Scott's catalog. You can find these at your local library.

  • @tgkstamps
    @tgkstamps 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    very useful and nice stamps! Always support the channel

  • @Jessy.shops23
    @Jessy.shops23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This turned out to be super interesting & fun. (Not that I doubted you) very cool collection. Can’t wait to hear how it goes and your experience with them. Please keep us updated. Good luck!

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Jessy! Do you have any stamps in your collection? I would think maybe you have some butterfly ones.

    • @Jessy.shops23
      @Jessy.shops23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter I have zero stamps as of now. I’ll check out yours as you list them for sure

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jessy.shops23 oh wow

  • @rickrude23
    @rickrude23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A fantastic bargain Sir, great find.

  • @formerlybernard6460
    @formerlybernard6460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    quite often s cancel is worth more than the mint version. depends.

    • @foreverjenuwin8793
      @foreverjenuwin8793 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also acquired an almost full Scott Classic Specialized World Catalog (1840-1940) + lots of packs containing classic stamps. Could you give an example of a few cancelled stamps of value that may be found in the lot I have? I'm gonna learn what I can- but I need an expert! LOL

  • @alisoncurtis4006
    @alisoncurtis4006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a few stamps as well, not as many as you but I've avoided going through them because it's so time consuming. I want to follow how you sell these so I can apply it to my own situation. Maybe it will give me some motivation to go through mine. Good Luck Dom $$$$

  • @j.tyler2024
    @j.tyler2024 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Actually the most collectors prefer the rare cancels and precancels which on a more common may make it more valuable so you have to research the different markings stamps are a hobby that takes a ton of research its not like sportscards. I collect everything art, antiques, cards, coins, pottery, books but stamps are recently new to me and I feel going to be tougher than coins and coins errors in my opinion.

  • @pradeepprasannapererakadan3045
    @pradeepprasannapererakadan3045 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have lot of around the world old stamps

  • @malcolmadams1051
    @malcolmadams1051 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How much for all the stamps in the envelopes. To reduce postage, the stamps can be removed from the envelopes and sent in a small plastic box? Sent to UK.

  • @leedaintry2923
    @leedaintry2923 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alot of stamps are printed in the billions. Most valuable ones are errors, inverted watermarks, rare perforations, omitted colours, retouches, rusted clichés, short runs, and rare post office cancellations. It takes alot of years of research of multiple countries and issues.

  • @esmelovesvintage
    @esmelovesvintage 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My thoughts exactly (I’m not into stamps blah blah) but I enjoy your treasure hunting and yup, you delivered another great video! 👍🏼
    Hungary hungry hippo 🦛😂
    I like that you took a step into a relatively new category for you, and making back your money on just a couple of items is a winner winner chicken dinner in my view! 🐣

  • @OohAahCrochet
    @OohAahCrochet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Neat lot!!!!# good luck with the lot!

  • @traceysfootprints8660
    @traceysfootprints8660 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sorry I’m so late in responding but do you have any left? I’m interested in Jamaica and Czech Republic at this time.

  • @andykupersmit350
    @andykupersmit350 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The numbers in the top right corners of the glassine envelopes containing used American postage stamps (36:30) are Scott catalog numbers.

    • @StephRenee812
      @StephRenee812 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You think those could be worth mibey

    • @andykupersmit350
      @andykupersmit350 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@StephRenee812 I expect you to earn a modest net profit when you are done selling. If you buy stamps again the books will help you. Bear in mind the books assign a minimum value of 25c to a stamp, but many are worth below this amount. For example, if you purchase a sheet of 100 1c stamps at the post office, the catalog value is $25, but the market value is $1 if you use the stamps on mail.

  • @stampcollector0452
    @stampcollector0452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think you sell whole box 200$ . I'm a stamp collector , there is little to no value in 95 % of stamps . Plus you only get 30% of catalog out of your stamps .

  • @donstaples4812
    @donstaples4812 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would've easily paid $400 for the bin. Sounds like you took advantage of an old lady.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Did you not listen to the video? Of course not. Lol. I bought it from a relative who was selling off items from a deceased individual’s estate. No one took advantage of an old lady lol. Good grief 🙄

  • @jameskruczek9635
    @jameskruczek9635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The only envelope I would like to see is the one with the Tibet stamps hasn't existed since the Chinese took over in 1949

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello. Could you remind me of the part in the video that showed the Tibet stamps? That will make it much easier for me to find them

    • @jameskruczek9635
      @jameskruczek9635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The envelope is the one that listed Hong Kong Philippines and Tibet

    • @jameskruczek9635
      @jameskruczek9635 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      About 25:40

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jameskruczek9635 Thanks. I just open up that envelope and unfortunately none of them contain stamps from Tibet. If I find any stamps from Tibet when going through it though the rest of the collection, I will reach back out to you

  • @B3NSipodtouch
    @B3NSipodtouch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just picked up a big lot of stamps

  • @williambrown-fh3ve
    @williambrown-fh3ve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes, stock books are sold empty and you put your own stamps inside..

  • @eatportchops
    @eatportchops 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You did not send in the Green Stamps there were Green Stamp stores where you took your stamps and shopped. Also got them at grocery stores.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could redeem them at stores, yes, but you also could redeem them through a catalog.

    • @treasurecoastpicker2744
      @treasurecoastpicker2744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When I was a kid, we lived right down the street from an S&H Green Stamp redemption store. It was like a new car showroom without the cars.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@treasurecoastpicker2744 that must have been cool to see

  • @erik0073
    @erik0073 ปีที่แล้ว

    Empty stamp albums are nice, or full. But 10% full isn't too great.

  • @rennakanote2411
    @rennakanote2411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do some stamp collectors assign value to used postage stamps based on what the rubber stamp the clerk decided to use on the day of using the actual stamp to mail the package? I feel like some Clerks will have cooler rubber stamp designs to mark the stamp as being used.

  • @jordansmith9450
    @jordansmith9450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From what was shown there wasnt too much value. It looks the baggies would have been sold at a local stamp shop as a random assortment to fill empty spots in the stamp albums. Most of the time these worldwide bags of stamps have very little value unless sold as a lot. If i were you I would look through the envelopes of the worldwide countrues and see uf anything stands out. From what was shown i would say you might make 200 dollars if sold as an entire lot. Maybe 300 if split between the binders and the random envelopes of stamps

  • @jrstamps9939
    @jrstamps9939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think the rare Disney stamp has the red omitted.
    You should take a real close look at the block.

  • @BoldlyGrowHomestead
    @BoldlyGrowHomestead 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a sheet of circa 1997 "The World of Dinosaur" stamps -- not worth much IDT .. about the extent of my stamp experience. I need to frame it up to preserve it better.

  • @janice1406
    @janice1406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a large stamp collection. I got them in a large box like you. Still at it 20 years later I love to look at them to me is might be a!ot of one stamp value of a stamp to me is that little stamp has been around and made it to 100years

  • @peterkwiatkowski151
    @peterkwiatkowski151 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How much do you want for the Italy stamps?

  • @jimmyleejohnson3000
    @jimmyleejohnson3000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi my name is Jimmy Johnson and I have also been collecting stands for quite a while I think it's the artwork for the prettiness or something I do love them and it's the value of some of them but I am 60 years old now and I would like to get the money out of them I have about six big totes like that full books

  • @tomokovlog8567
    @tomokovlog8567 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Stamp collecting is a very expensive hobby. Stamp resaling is very difficult, best bet is to sell as entire lot for like $200. Or you'll have those stamps for ever

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ve actually sold alot of it for well over $200 at this point

  • @evelouiseolanolan7002
    @evelouiseolanolan7002 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im s guy from the Philippines and i have 4 albums of old stamps foreign and loca.cay you buy it?

  • @crazytexan7532
    @crazytexan7532 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the cost this was a great buy, I've been accumulating stamps for several years I plan on posting on Facebook or ebay, the nice thing about stamps is that they are relatively inexpensive, I get large lots from other companies and then split them down into yearly sets, or topicals, and even just random lots,

  • @malcolmadams1051
    @malcolmadams1051 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    China stamps overprinted are good.

  • @nirashapremasiri08
    @nirashapremasiri08 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have so many stamps, I have no idea to sell stamps… They are very valuable… I have queen Elizabeth’s stamps too.. Can anyone tell me how to sell stamps …

  • @rogerpitcher4531
    @rogerpitcher4531 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Collectors don't always want mint stamps as occasionally used stamps are more valuable than mint. SG300 from Germany is a fine example as are used stamps from some Great Britain Commonwealth countries especially small island nations.

    • @johngreen3543
      @johngreen3543 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SG stands for the Stanley Gibbons catalog

  • @dimitrischannel2877
    @dimitrischannel2877 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Any greek stamps please?

  • @Cjnchef
    @Cjnchef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lot loose stamps with the book. Empty books like that are hard sells

  • @natashathomas5141
    @natashathomas5141 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do you sell them in big bags?

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I generally sell them in lots, but sometimes the bags are small, medium, or large

    • @natashathomas5141
      @natashathomas5141 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ok when you selling them please send me a link.

    • @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter
      @PrimeTimeTreasureHunter  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@natashathomas5141 just selling them privately by request. If interested, contact me at primetimetreasure@gmail.com

  • @mr.m7014
    @mr.m7014 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am looking for stamps that are sealed in those envelopes. How much are you looking for if you still have all of them in the same box? I love to have stamps from all over the world in bunches.

  • @michaelcarolan3288
    @michaelcarolan3288 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey I just watched this video today even though it says you put it up a year ago I live in Australia and I am in and out of stamps every now and then don’t really know a great deal about it but I just wanted to know that stamps just a personal thing I like collecting stamps with aircraft on or balloons or anything that flies man made that is Just wanted to let you know that stamps never expire they can still be used for postage today if they are and unused but make sure you don’t stamp a letter with a $20 million stamp. Lol

  • @VishnuLuchoomun
    @VishnuLuchoomun 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    l have many spemps

  • @ajaysingh-mi4vq
    @ajaysingh-mi4vq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I also like same type of stamp buying (bulk) but didn't get anywhere in lot. If anyone knows then let me know.

  • @robertschoepfer4139
    @robertschoepfer4139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Be careful make sure you get the right books & The right UV lights or the stamp collectors will eat you for lunch and cause you hell

  • @pauliec17
    @pauliec17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Don't discount the postmarks. There is a strong collecting community who only collect postmarks & some can be quite valuable - similar to stamps, rarity, quality, completeness & clarity will dictate the value.