Any stamp collectors here?

**Kazimiera** · 03-24-2017, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by Loki

Yeah, that's the problem. Philatelists won't pay catalogue value for it, but they would sell for it!

One thing you could do is sell them item-by-item on eBay. But that requires a lot of work and wait. By what you're telling me, it should be worth a fair amount.

You're right. It would take weeks of work from my side. First I would have to get the albums and I don't know when I'm going to the Karoo again. Probably in winter around July-August because the cold temperature is better for my MS and certain constellations my husband wants to see are up then. I will bring the albums down when I go there and see how far I can get with them.

**Skjaldemjøden** · 03-24-2017, 10:34 PM

Both my parents collected stamps when they were young. They still keep them somewhere around their house. It's a thing of the past though. I can't remember the last time I saw a stamp, and I've certainly never bought any.
I collected old coins, some trading cards, dead dragonflies and pixie books as a kid. I now collect small pebbles and blue sea glass.

**Loki** · 03-29-2017, 05:51 PM

Kaz, you might be interested in this site:

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/category/1...uth_Africa.jsp

You can buy or sell SA stamps there. Looks like an SA-type copy of Ebay.

**Kazimiera** · 03-29-2017, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by Loki

Kaz, you might be interested in this site:

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/category/1...uth_Africa.jsp

You can buy or sell SA stamps there. Looks like an SA-type copy of Ebay.

Yes, bidorbuy is South Africa's ebay version. Now I need those albums and go through ALL of them. This little undertaking could take years. And years. And years.

**Loki** · 03-29-2017, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by Kazimiera

Yes, bidorbuy is South Africa's ebay version. Now I need those albums and go through ALL of them. This little undertaking could take years. And years. And years.

.. but it could provide you with a steady income stream

**~~Squall Leonhart~~** · 03-29-2017, 11:41 PM

My grandfather collected stamps

**Kazimiera** · 03-29-2017, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by Loki

.. but it could provide you with a steady income stream

True. My mission is now to drive 600km to my mother. I'll do it when the weather is a little cooler than it is now.

**YashiroNanakase** · 03-30-2017, 04:45 PM

Some stamps from my collection

**Rumata** · 03-30-2017, 04:50 PM

I used to collect stamps in my childhood. It was quite a usual hobby back then (not anymore). AFAIK, my collection is quite ordinary, nothing particularly valuable. I'm going to sell it one day.