CANADA – SCOTT #1705b – TWO VERTICAL IMPERF PAIRS Start Price USD 310.00 Current Price USD 310.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, August 25, 2008 End Time Monday, September 01, 2008 Location Middlebury, VT See more about 'CANADA – SCOTT #1705b – TWO VERTICAL IMPERF PAIRS' Description CANADA – SCOTT #1705b – TWO VERTICAL IMPERF PAIRS   Before I talk about this item let me briefly state:   ●          The color of the item in the photo may not be a 100% match to the actual item – I have tried using the color adjustment options but I am worse than the programmed corrections available with the software so that is what I use.   ●          Don’t assume anything, e-mail me with questions.   THE PHOTOS – At the suggestion of a few bidders I now take my photos using the MACRO setting.  The advantage of this is that down in the right hand corner of your eBay screen you should see 100%.  If you click on this, you can increase the magnification of the photo.  By using the MACRO setting the photo should stay in focus even up to 400%.  No promises however.   ME AND STAMPS   If you go to my bio, you will see that my background is in coins.  Coins and I get along very well.  In my bio you will see that I admit to attempting to branch out into stamps and it was a total failure for me.  The stamps I am selling (and I have a lot of them) are left over from that failed venture.  First I don’t know how to sell them.  A lot of my items are very inexpensive.  To sell something for 99 cents on eBay using only the free photo cost me 54 cents (15C eBay listing fee, 1 free photo, 9C eBay selling fee & 35C PayPal fee).  So if I have a group of unused stamps with a face value of $1.40 and I list them at 70% of face (98C) and that is all I get, I net 44c for something with a face value of $1.40, so you see it is stupid to even try to sell such stamps on eBay that is why I am using them to mail my coins.   However, collectors still need such stamps for their collection.  If you have to drive just 10 miles (one way) to a stamp dealer and get 30 miles to a gallon of gas than you will spend about $2.60 on gas.  You could stay home and have that money to spend on eBay.   I will not list anything for less than $2.50; it just is not worth it.  So you may see a lot of stamps grouped to justify that starting price.   This Week’s Listings:   This week I am listing only seven lots.  All seven lots are for stamps with errors.  Even though I really am not into stamps I have a fatal attraction for errors.  My coin collection has a reasonable assortment of coinage errors.  So when I decided to try stamps I was first attracted to errors.  I had every intention in keeping my stamp errors even though all my other stamps would be sold.  But I thought I would test the waters.  I know I over paid, but since I bought something I liked, it didn’t bother me.  So I know I will take a loss on each lot.  But I will not sell them at any cost.    I have come to realize that whoever provides the valuation for stamps in Scott’s catalogue must be consuming some illegal substance when developing those valuations.  I also know that there are catalogues that specifically address stamp errors only.  These catalogues also attempt to quantify the number of outstanding examples.  I am amazed at how low these estimates are for the quantity of error produced and also how low the valuations are.  If coins were produced in such low numbers they would be totally unaffordable for all but the richest collectors.  So either these estimated quantities are being low-balled or there are almost no collectors for stamp errors.  I am listing these lots at 60% of catalogue.  I figure if I get any bids, I most likely will not get more than one (maybe two) per lot.  But that is OK because it will be for a value I am willing to accept.   Now for the Stamp(s):   The stamps in each of the seven lots I am offering this week are mint-unhinged and are free of any faults.   This lot offers two vertical imperf pairs of Canada’s Scott #1705.  I use the term imperf but I understand it is actually missing a “Die Cut”.  I don’t know what more you could ask for in this lot.  And at my starting price you are almost getting two pairs for the price of one (if you believe Scott).   Faults   I am weak in this area.  I don’t know a stamp thin from a Wheat Thin.  I thought a thin was when for some reason the gum lets say stuck to a page and when the stamp was removed the gum and some of the stamp’s paper stayed behind.  Well now it appears even if all the paper is there but some gum is missing that is a thin?  OK if that is what it is.  When I decided that I might want to add stamps to my inventory (believe me that was short lived) I purchased a philatelic dictionary.  Boy was that a waste of money.  It seems everyone who collects stamps have definitions that differ from that in the philatelic dictionary.  That is when I knew it was time to make a quick exit from stamps.  But I still have a heck of a lot of stamps.   OK if I spend the 15C to show the back of the stamp, I believe someone out might find a fault with it.  If I think there is a (or more) fault, I will tell you about it/them.  If I don’t show a picture of the back I am telling you in my opinion it is absolutely perfect.  If I am wrong you get your money back no questions asked.     NOW WHAT NO ONE READS   BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, I provide large photos (the colors may not always 100% match, I do my best).  If I blow it, just send me an e-mail saying the item is coming back so I know to expect it.  When I get the item you get your money (not credit – your money).   I have had 1000+ positive feedbacks and no negative feedbacks.  Does that mean I never made a mistake or screwed up?  NO!!!!!!!!!  It means that when I make a mistake, I ALWAYS correct it to the customer’s satisfaction.   Now for the bad stuff, my S&H fees.   S&H WITHIN THE U.S. & CANADA   Postage is free   Insurance will be based on the selling price.   I will ship via registered mail should you request.  Please e-mail me for a quote for this service. 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