Over the last two years I've been collecting a wide variety of the line-engraved issues of British Queen Victoria stamps, mostly bought on eBay. On several occasions I've ended up with forgeries- some sold...
I have been collecting stamps for nearly 20 years and you might think that is long enough to learn how to distinguish genuine item from forged stamps. VERY UNTRUE . On several occasions I've ended up with...
off_the_back_of_a_lorry NICE LITTLE TIP ON BUYING AND SELLING ON EBAY SELLERS: ENSURE THAT YOU CORRECTLY SPELL THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE SELLING IN THE TITLE SECTION OF YOUR LISTING, IF YOU DON'T THEN YOU...
It is a well known fact that many official overprints are faked to enhance the value of the original stamp. Quite often the seller will put the remark If genuine and it is then left to the buyer to decide,...
These two errors are confused by many! An Off center error is a Planchet that was struck partially out from under the dies. It will be missing some of the design of the intended coin. Example: it will be...
In about 1912, forgeries of the Penny Black were made from a photograph of a genuine block of stamps from Plate 9. They shouldn't dupe the experienced collector, but if you are new to philately and perhaps...
Hi fellow eBayers I thought I'd draw up a little guide of knowledge I have built up over time on eBay regarding eBayers reputations. As Feedback Ratings are the corner stone of the eBay community,they are...
It may be not for me to say but we have all seen it too often, something put on Ebay with a starting price of next to nothing to attract a bid on an item which clearly has a high value, we have wondered how on...