tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post7623062901360247277..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Selling a 94% Filled Big Blue: A ReportJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-92037473173084753772018-08-09T15:54:56.779-07:002018-08-09T15:54:56.779-07:00Update: Summer 2018: Another BB - broken down into...Update: Summer 2018: Another BB - broken down into countries for sale - sold for ~ $31,000.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-246608817035285912018-08-09T15:07:23.255-07:002018-08-09T15:07:23.255-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-59070437592986438802018-05-16T13:34:13.576-07:002018-05-16T13:34:13.576-07:00I have mixed feelings about this. Clearly, bidders...I have mixed feelings about this. Clearly, bidders are overpaying. But there is something about seeing a full BB page where the collector needs some of the stamps to fill their own BB that seems to be difficult to resist.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-83086774359991534292018-05-16T09:01:22.593-07:002018-05-16T09:01:22.593-07:00I have been following kenr2's recent BB auctio...I have been following kenr2's recent BB auctions. Recent returns are even more astounding for the relatively cheap stamps that the album houses.Dave Humphreysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-35508646065874041312016-02-28T10:13:49.443-08:002016-02-28T10:13:49.443-08:00At auctions (the local, country type that I freque...At auctions (the local, country type that I frequent) I've found Minkus albums to be much cheaper than Scott and, similarly, more difficult to sell after I've pilfered through them. So, I've bought them only when there is some clear incentive (rarer stamps, for example).Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-65674664361519508702016-02-28T08:00:45.505-08:002016-02-28T08:00:45.505-08:00Not sure. It might be harder to value a Minkus alb...Not sure. It might be harder to value a Minkus album for many collectors.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-67972047458069359982016-02-28T07:41:00.983-08:002016-02-28T07:41:00.983-08:00Jim, I have heard that too. I guess the reasoning...Jim, I have heard that too. I guess the reasoning is that many collector would prefer to buy a lot that can be incorporated directly into their collection rather than having to remount everything?ChrisWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271059939734829748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-68620139801047589272016-02-27T19:29:54.982-08:002016-02-27T19:29:54.982-08:00You may be right. I recall a dealer mentioning th...You may be right. I recall a dealer mentioning that Minkus sells for about a 20% discount compared to a Scott album.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-30590231778500193532016-02-27T18:53:27.516-08:002016-02-27T18:53:27.516-08:00I wonder if a 94% filled Minkus Supreme sold in th...I wonder if a 94% filled Minkus Supreme sold in the same manner by the same seller would have brought near as much? Even though it has more stamps my guess is that it would have been at least 10% less as there are more Scott collectors than Minkus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-1845239405734396062016-02-19T08:12:11.181-08:002016-02-19T08:12:11.181-08:00I'll be in a position, after a while, to answe...I'll be in a position, after a while, to answer that question from the perspective of one collector. I suspect, however, that other collectors at the 5% and 1% levels will, for the most part, have widely varying want lists. The stamps I kept from the collection I sold tended to have fairly high CVs. The holes I had remaining after making the transfers to my album had a CV of $8267; they range from $0.25 to $375.00 and average $22.69 per stamp. Since then, I've acquired a little over half of these at 32% of CV. How typical that may be is difficult to estimate. Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-17195512248595526482016-02-19T06:44:14.157-08:002016-02-19T06:44:14.157-08:00You bring up an interesting- and, in my view, a no...You bring up an interesting- and, in my view, a not yet answered question. Are the last 100 stamps a "random" assortment, or are they actually "rare' and difficult to find for all BB collectors?<br /><br />My own speculation is a little of both. ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-75807109689545583642016-02-19T06:06:12.336-08:002016-02-19T06:06:12.336-08:00It would be cool to know the 'need list' f...It would be cool to know the 'need list' for the last 5% and the last 1%. I bet the list is common between a lot of BB collectors at this completion level. It would be funny if there was a stamp that Scott has priced at $0.25 that is actually unique or does not exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-23528330314443681762016-02-17T16:42:37.844-08:002016-02-17T16:42:37.844-08:00Jim's right. No US stamps or pages were includ...Jim's right. No US stamps or pages were included when I acquired the album. Were the albums mentioned in your blog including USA sections?Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-36981037940923482632016-02-17T15:46:15.741-08:002016-02-17T15:46:15.741-08:00Bob- I don't think the U.S. section was utiliz...Bob- I don't think the U.S. section was utilized in the album. Bud can chime in if my memory isn't correct.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-91942788655583719622016-02-17T13:29:32.536-08:002016-02-17T13:29:32.536-08:00It is, at very best, an incomplete comparison, bec...It is, at very best, an incomplete comparison, because any two BBs, even if the examples included have similarity, are wildly different from each other in condition, quality and completeness. That said, however, inserted pages full of stamps that have no spaces in BB would have increased the bottom line, I think, because the dealer would have sold them as separate lots. In some instances he did seperate the BOB pages.Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-11697936261339968252016-02-17T13:00:49.412-08:002016-02-17T13:00:49.412-08:00Bud and Jim, a question about something I don'...Bud and Jim, a question about something I don't think has been mentioned. There were no US pages offered on eBay, correct? Were they in the original collection and offered through another venue, or were missing in action from the album?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111329068221289436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-85729460365086585762016-02-17T10:00:42.188-08:002016-02-17T10:00:42.188-08:00One would think additional stamps on blank pages w...One would think additional stamps on blank pages would bring a higher bid. But I note the 97% complete BB with 15,000 additional stamps in the album- sold for $30,000 in 2013- less than Bud's.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-23161608779947985262016-02-17T07:14:30.975-08:002016-02-17T07:14:30.975-08:00I think the issue of stamp condition can't be ...I think the issue of stamp condition can't be overlooked here. From briefly looking over the scans, most of these stamps look to be in pretty good condition. Many BB collections I've seen before have been pretty "ratty." I suspect these kinds of collections would not bring nearly the amount of $$ that Bud's collection did.<br /><br />Also makes me wonder if there would be a different (better) outcome if say the majority of countries had several additional blank pages added for stamps not in the album, varieties, color shades, etc. Would that make a difference to most WW collectors? <br />ChrisWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271059939734829748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-27570640984374046802016-02-16T19:11:16.100-08:002016-02-16T19:11:16.100-08:00I appreciate your kind words and glad you found th...I appreciate your kind words and glad you found the article useful. The seller I used often breaks BB albums into country lots, and they do very well.Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-24148914530946515052016-02-16T09:47:59.264-08:002016-02-16T09:47:59.264-08:00I sell the feeder albums on Ebay as a whole. If I ...I sell the feeder albums on Ebay as a whole. If I have some dupes lying around I put them in to sweeten the pot. I don't expect a lot, but there are people who will bid. I don't need extra albums hanging around, and I figure I've made my money back already with the additions to my collection. But I'm not 90% complete, so I know this'll get more difficult.trptjoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693848945933915289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-9695711922456193552016-02-16T07:37:58.838-08:002016-02-16T07:37:58.838-08:00I'm a little late to the commenting, but want ...I'm a little late to the commenting, but want to chime in about the overall awesomeness of this article. :)<br /><br />What really grabbed me was how it was more profitable to break down the collection. Less romantic, perhaps, but way more practical. I could bid on the country lots but could only dream of bidding on the entire collection.<br /><br />I also really appreciated the information on eBay consignors and how that all worked. It sounds like the partnership worked for both parties. <br /><br />Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience!<br /><br />MarkMadbakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206921216996463967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-32939345684487423842016-02-15T15:37:21.525-08:002016-02-15T15:37:21.525-08:00Thanks for keeping me from taking the easy (well, ...Thanks for keeping me from taking the easy (well, easier) way out! I'll stay with Jim's blog as my guide, too.<br />Joe - 34% completedtrptjoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693848945933915289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-12051009079739598112016-02-15T15:32:08.230-08:002016-02-15T15:32:08.230-08:00It might be a possibility in the future, and, of c...It might be a possibility in the future, and, of course, be up to Bud also. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-44216729904405908492016-02-15T14:25:33.028-08:002016-02-15T14:25:33.028-08:00A response to Joe Lill. See above.
Joe asked: are...A response to Joe Lill. See above.<br /><br />Joe asked: are your spaces filled without regards to things like watermarks?<br /><br />I have no idea about the collection I sold, although as far as I could see the folks who built it were very careful. I did, however, find a very few instances where a stamp in the album did not fit exactly Scott’s strictures. The guide for my own album is none other than this blog. Jim has done us WW collectors a tremendous service by providing country checklists. So I try to conform them. There are a few instances in BB where watermark detection is necessary, but not many. Sometimes even these can be worked around. See, for example, Jim’s discussion titled “Brazil Watermarking 1918-41” indexed in the blog’s left margin.<br />Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-66968422971603911562016-02-15T13:59:14.844-08:002016-02-15T13:59:14.844-08:00A response to ChrisW re: extraneous tip-ins. See a...A response to ChrisW re: extraneous tip-ins. See above.<br /><br />As BB fills up, tipped in values for which the album does not provide spaces begin to look messy; worse stamps can get lost. Desirable tip-ins, for me, include not only the omitted values, but also interesting cancels, local issues, Cinderellas, etiquettes, even the occasional small cover. I have about 20,000 such and, if they were all included, there would be more than one tip-in for every two permitted spaces. Not a pretty sight. So what to do? <br /><br />Jim’s solution, Steiner, appeals to me so far as omitted values are concerned, but that would leave out the locals, et al. I’ve opted for inserting blank supplementary pages with the standard BB border. These blanks allow for creative arrangements and philatelic essays as well as for expansion to whatever extent is necessary, yet preserving the original album’s integrity. A minor annoyance in doing this is that the punched holes in the blank pages never seem to match exactly those in the original album, so some trimming becomes necessary.<br /><br />About four years ago I removed all extraneous tip-ins from my BB. Only recently have I started filling blank pages with them, currently up to the Cs. A few tip-ins have crept back in, however, especially where the immediate comparison is interesting. <br />It goes without saying that, in the future, more and more of the 1840-1940 stamps I acquire will not fit spaces provided in BB. So some of the pages I’m inserting are filled only with anticipations and expectations.<br />Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.com