Collecting stamps and Future values?

Question

Hello, what do you think?

Someone is offering to sell me 2000 stamps from different countires for 10 cent each. what do you think ?could these stamps have valuable price in the future?

Answer 1

It is probably not a good buy. Most stamp dealers sell mixtures for much less than that. If there are valuable stamps in the lot, it would of course be a good buy, but most stamps, even ones 100 years old, are not valuable.

Find a stamp dealer or stamp show in your area at http://www.stamps.org or go to your library and ask if they have a copy of Linns Stamp News or Scott Stamp Monthly. I see an ad in the latest Linns offering 10,000 used US stamps (with lots of duplication) for $30 - also 500 different US for $11 and 5000 all-different large worldwide stamps for $85. Lots of offers like that.

Answer 2

10 cents each is toooooo much. Usually Qu to ask: 1. Are these from countries I have heard of? Ahjman is a stamp issuing country, and issues many stamps, but they are not of any value to the philatelic community. 2. Are these stamps CTOs (canceled to Order) If so they are worthless to the majority of the philatelic community 3. Are these stamps definitives (small and issued in HUGE quantities) or commemoratives (Larger usually and not such large printings) The commems are better value. 4. Are these stamps modern (1960 and onwards) or old (Pre 1960) Stamps were 'invented' in the 1840's. This is probably not a good deal unless it is a private sale by a guy who is NOT a dealer. Take pictures if you can, or ask for them and take the pics to a dealer in your city.

Answer 3

Stamps do not go up in value that much in general. I would say no.

Answer 4

if they were he or she would have kept them for their self if you like them then collect them and if you make a profit in the future then so be it