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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Collectors or Dealers?

 

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kajones
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13 Nov 2016
10:55:57am
The question is do we consider ourselves collectors or Dealers?

For years I know I was just a collector. Then I became both when trying to fill in my collection. Am I a dealer now that I am selling my collection? I don't sell on ebay. I only sell on StampoRama.

(But guess what? I just bought a few stamps I liked here on StampoRama.)

What about you?

Karen
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Tom in Exton, PA

13 Nov 2016
11:31:58am

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I always said "Ebay is like Cocaine. You start small, get hooked, and soon you are dealing to support your habit"

Karen, I'd say you are a collector. Selling on Stamporama is pretty much like trading stamps with friends, since most of us take the little money earned and put it right back into our collection.

I'd give the definition of a dealer as someone who buys with intent to resell at a profit.

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kajones
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13 Nov 2016
11:34:12am
re: Collectors or Dealers?

Exactly, dealing to support your habit, was what I did on e-bay.

What about you? What do you think your are?

Karen

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Tom in Exton, PA

13 Nov 2016
11:53:22am

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Back when eBay was new and I was selling car memorabilia I started out as a collector selling off duplicates. Once I discovered it was viable, I became a dealer. That is that I bought large lots with the intent of reselling the individual pieces at a profit.

I had a full time job, but this was a time when I had two small kids and a wife at home. So I made this a part time business. I had set hours when I worked, goals of the number of items I needed to sell each week and financial targets. That money came in handy for my family.

I am not a stamp dealer. Like you I sold a few things in the approval books with the intent of reducing my hoard. I've bought large lots and have a bunch of duplicates so I will disburse those on Stamporama or eBay. I will not do any significant volume. Then I still consider myself a collector since I will plow any profit back into my collection.

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13 Nov 2016
12:35:13pm
re: Collectors or Dealers?

I am a collector. USA, Costa Rica, Netherlands Indies / Indonesia, Expo '67, 1965 International Co-operation Year, Cardiology on Stamps, and Postal History of North Bay, Ontario.

I am also a dealer, as I am the retail manager for Chris Green Stamp, in Ottawa, Ontario. We are a full-fledged stamp shop.

David Giles

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13 Nov 2016
03:23:32pm
re: Collectors or Dealers?

A lifetime collector and as such there's no stamp that I have to "have" so I pretty much stay away from dealers since I rather trade with fellow stamp collectors. Its been a hobby full of enjoyment and I like to keep it that way.
Tony

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philb
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13 Nov 2016
07:52:40pm

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I have been a stamp collector since 1949...in 1998 i discovered ebay and began listing stamps and covers to offset some of my purchases. I do not believe i have had a year when i sold more than i purchased. But i do enjoy the thrill of getting bids on my stamps and covers.

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philb
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13 Nov 2016
08:14:09pm

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Brother Giles i think the APS sent me 5 bucks when you joinned !

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13 Nov 2016
09:18:19pm
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Brother Phil:

They did. I just renewed my APS membership and will now have been a member for 12 years.

I've been paid (in five dollar increments) $35 for recruiting new APS members.

David

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carlberky
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15 Dec 2016
03:40:32pm
re: Collectors or Dealers?

For many decades, off and on, I was a passionate, happy collector, immensely enjoying filling in those empty spaces, completing sets, completing pages. Try as I might, I could not comunicate that passion to those around me, and as I grew older I realized that there would be a disaster if they had to dispose of the collection.

So, I became a dealer, selling off my collection, bit by bit on EBay. I do occasionally bid on auction, but only if some dealer is selling a better stamp then the one I'm offering!

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kajones
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16 Dec 2016
09:31:55am
re: Collectors or Dealers?

I have been selling off my collection as no one in my family is interested. But as I sell I become more interested in what I see here. So, now I am thinking about becoming more specialized. Only problem is I don't know what in.

Here is to all you StampoRama friends. Happy New Year.

Happy trading, selling and collecting.

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kajones

13 Nov 2016
10:55:57am

The question is do we consider ourselves collectors or Dealers?

For years I know I was just a collector. Then I became both when trying to fill in my collection. Am I a dealer now that I am selling my collection? I don't sell on ebay. I only sell on StampoRama.

(But guess what? I just bought a few stamps I liked here on StampoRama.)

What about you?

Karen

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Tom in Exton, PA
13 Nov 2016
11:31:58am

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re: Collectors or Dealers?

I always said "Ebay is like Cocaine. You start small, get hooked, and soon you are dealing to support your habit"

Karen, I'd say you are a collector. Selling on Stamporama is pretty much like trading stamps with friends, since most of us take the little money earned and put it right back into our collection.

I'd give the definition of a dealer as someone who buys with intent to resell at a profit.

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kajones

13 Nov 2016
11:34:12am

re: Collectors or Dealers?

Exactly, dealing to support your habit, was what I did on e-bay.

What about you? What do you think your are?

Karen

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Tom in Exton, PA
13 Nov 2016
11:53:22am

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re: Collectors or Dealers?

Back when eBay was new and I was selling car memorabilia I started out as a collector selling off duplicates. Once I discovered it was viable, I became a dealer. That is that I bought large lots with the intent of reselling the individual pieces at a profit.

I had a full time job, but this was a time when I had two small kids and a wife at home. So I made this a part time business. I had set hours when I worked, goals of the number of items I needed to sell each week and financial targets. That money came in handy for my family.

I am not a stamp dealer. Like you I sold a few things in the approval books with the intent of reducing my hoard. I've bought large lots and have a bunch of duplicates so I will disburse those on Stamporama or eBay. I will not do any significant volume. Then I still consider myself a collector since I will plow any profit back into my collection.

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DavidG

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13 Nov 2016
12:35:13pm

re: Collectors or Dealers?

I am a collector. USA, Costa Rica, Netherlands Indies / Indonesia, Expo '67, 1965 International Co-operation Year, Cardiology on Stamps, and Postal History of North Bay, Ontario.

I am also a dealer, as I am the retail manager for Chris Green Stamp, in Ottawa, Ontario. We are a full-fledged stamp shop.

David Giles

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StampCollector

13 Nov 2016
03:23:32pm

re: Collectors or Dealers?

A lifetime collector and as such there's no stamp that I have to "have" so I pretty much stay away from dealers since I rather trade with fellow stamp collectors. Its been a hobby full of enjoyment and I like to keep it that way.
Tony

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philb

13 Nov 2016
07:52:40pm

Auctions

re: Collectors or Dealers?

I have been a stamp collector since 1949...in 1998 i discovered ebay and began listing stamps and covers to offset some of my purchases. I do not believe i have had a year when i sold more than i purchased. But i do enjoy the thrill of getting bids on my stamps and covers.

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"If a man would be anything, he must be himself."
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philb

13 Nov 2016
08:14:09pm

Auctions

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Brother Giles i think the APS sent me 5 bucks when you joinned !

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DavidG

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13 Nov 2016
09:18:19pm

re: Collectors or Dealers?

Brother Phil:

They did. I just renewed my APS membership and will now have been a member for 12 years.

I've been paid (in five dollar increments) $35 for recruiting new APS members.

David

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carlberky

15 Dec 2016
03:40:32pm

re: Collectors or Dealers?

For many decades, off and on, I was a passionate, happy collector, immensely enjoying filling in those empty spaces, completing sets, completing pages. Try as I might, I could not comunicate that passion to those around me, and as I grew older I realized that there would be a disaster if they had to dispose of the collection.

So, I became a dealer, selling off my collection, bit by bit on EBay. I do occasionally bid on auction, but only if some dealer is selling a better stamp then the one I'm offering!

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"To paraphrase, Life is but a bird, and the bird of Life is on the wing. Hurry up ... Life is waiting."
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kajones

16 Dec 2016
09:31:55am

re: Collectors or Dealers?

I have been selling off my collection as no one in my family is interested. But as I sell I become more interested in what I see here. So, now I am thinking about becoming more specialized. Only problem is I don't know what in.

Here is to all you StampoRama friends. Happy New Year.

Happy trading, selling and collecting.

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