Dealers - Hall of Fame/Shame
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US singles - Classic Period Added to this list in 2008. US singles, with a mixture of .99c starts and 'buy it now' offerings. I can vouch for the fact that this dealer knows his stamps and is extremely honest in his transactions and descriptions. One should mention that geokster has done a lot of service to the stamp community in attempting to clear up misleading descriptions and fraudalent dealers. |
100% |
3,255 |
No negatives - ever! Mr integrity. Winner of the 2009 Dealer of the year. |
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US singles - mostly 19thC and early 20th |
100% |
6,812 |
One silly negative a long time ago. Great dealer. Most of the mail that I recieve concerns negative feedback about dealers, occassionaly I recieve mail telling me how wonderful a dealer is. Shopesiw gets more than his fare share of this mail. His customer service and attention to detail has won him many fans. |
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Covers Added in 2009. Covers are mostly in the $1 to $4 range
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100% |
8,688 |
Faultless |
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World and US singles
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100% |
41,872 |
Helpful guy who will go the extra mile for you. Quality merchandise. One negative which is was not well deserved and is in pre-history. 12/2006 update, sixteen more negatives, none deserved. Must have been a bad patch, last 1,000 sales did not pick up a negative. Earned the 2006 award for best seller of the year based on emails to us, high number of sales and high feedback. Aug 2008 Update: Picked up five negatves and as many again nuetrals in the beginning of the year. Nothing since then or the last 830 feedback. January 2009 Update: Feeback up to 100%, many happy letters from customers received at this site. Gets first medallion since 2006. |
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US singles - early 20thC |
100% |
4,973 |
Faultless record |
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Singles - mid to late 20thC Common US, mainly mid period, bargain prices, lots of blocks. Added 2009 |
100% |
11,742 |
Faultless record |
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US BOB |
100% |
6,151 |
Faultless record |
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General world and US. |
100% |
20,076 |
Despite SCADS negative review the seller has not picked up any negative feedback in quite a while. 2008 Update: Minimal negative feedback, one has to assume the customer service is good and the descriptions are accurate. 2009 Update: Receives first award. |
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Singles - classic period |
100% |
1,656 |
One negative over two years ago for gum dispute. Buyer did not ask for a refund. |
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Singles - classic period to early 20thC |
100% |
6,118 |
No negatives, no neutrals, this says it all. |
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Singles - classic period to early 20thC |
100% |
2,015 |
No negative feedback for a long time. Added to this list in 2008. |
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General Lots and Collections - On the cheaper end |
98.7% |
25,306 |
Negative feedback dates back one year now. |
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Singles - classic period to early 20thC |
100% |
1,143 |
One of the more well known names in the business. Recently started selling on ebay and no surprise that he has a 100% feedback rating. |
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Singles and Covers from Classic Period |
100% |
11,246 |
This dealers negative feedback is going from bad to worse. But this is only due to a buyer from South Korea that he seems to have really upset. Otherwise most feedback is of a positive nature. December 2005 update: Feedback going into the toilet, some unhappy customers, picks up red arrow. January 2007 update: Feedback much improved. Loses red arrow January 2008 update: No negative feedback for a year now, plus an extra 2,000 feedback in 2007. Recieves the medallion for 2008. |
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Singles and small groups - classic period |
100% |
9,442 |
No negative feedback for a long time. Added to this list in 2008. Couple of neutrals in first half of 2008, but they are very minor. Known for his customer service. |
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Singles - classic period to mid 20thC Sells mostly singles of classics. Large clear images assist in the buying process. Is honest about faults. Not a place for bargains, mostly buy it now merchandise. Good place to find the unusual and speciality items. |
100% |
13,702 |
One neutral, NO negatives!! in years. Over 13k feedback. Enough said.
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General lots A mix of buy it now and auctions. A few bargains can be seen here. General stamps, from covers to BOB to anything US stamp related. |
100% |
9,022 |
Not one negative and only one neutral feedback left in the last twelve months. Lots of comments about fast shipping and good service. |
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Covers |
100% |
6,356 |
Jan 2006: Great feedback, one neutral from way back when. His buyers have asked him to be added, we thought they were right, earns a medalion. 2008 Update: Still no negatives or neutrals. |
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US singles US singles are this sellers primary business. Takes care of any problems (which are very rare) quickly. Deserving of reputation that has grown him, however you pay for this in high prices |
100% |
6,566 |
One silly negative feedback that is so far back in history as to be discounted. One recenct, and equaly unwarranted neutral feedback. |
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General lots - some US Seller of bulk general items mostly of the cheaper variety, pictures are representative of the lots (a rare thing!). Look carefully at these lots as I see that quite often folks have missed out on some rare stamps in these collections and the winner has made out like a bandit. One of the last old time dealers who sell it as it is, with complete honesty. |
100% |
5,400 |
Negative feedback is so far back in history as to be considered void. |
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Singles - classic period to mid 20thC |
100% |
3,045 |
No negative feedback for a long time. Added to this list in 2008. Gained one very silly nuetral from a Frenchman years ago. |
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Collections and general lots Most lots are general at the lower end of the market, which usually sell for under $20. Sometimes he will sell a few expensive items. Not exclusive to US stamps. Does not try and dress mutton up as lamb. Very good customer service. |
100% |
5,306 |
No negative feedback. One silly neutral. Good to see someone who sells at the lower end with this kind of integrity. |
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Sheets Sells only sheets, mostly US, almost all fixed price and the majority of these are buy it now. |
100% |
10,979 |
Last negative feedback was over a year ago and that was due to a bit of cross communication which the seller put right quickly. July 2005 update: Feed back continues to improve, reputable seller Jan 2007 Update: No negatives for a year now.
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US covers Major cover seller, the place to go if you want higher end or quality items |
100% |
15,699 |
Faultless |
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New for 2009. This is none other than Ed Reiser, one of the icons of the stamp world. Ed is better known as Century Stamps. He sells on ebay four times a year. When he does, look for him. The best quality at a discount. |
100% |
2,766 |
For those in the trade who know Ed, it would be a big surprise if he ever picked up a negative or a neutral. |
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Classic US singles AKA Uncle Shelby's Really Old Stamps. |
100% |
11,091 |
Negative feedback has been about faults, in these instances the seller has refunded. Occasional comment about item being lost in the mail. No response from seller. July 2005 update, no change, still getting feedback claiming no delivery. December 2006 update: Seller getting better. September 2008 Update: No negatives for a long time January 2009 Update: Gets medallion |
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Coin and stamp dealer, a large percentage of his sales are US stamps. Mostly, but not all, are of the "Buy it Now" variety, however he keeps the prices down. |
100% |
9,524 |
A couple of negative feedbacks left by idiots, plenty of positive comments about good service and fast shipping. Jan 2007 Update: Picked up a few too many neutrals and negatives recently. Medalion removed. Sept 2008 Update: Back into form, no negatives. Should be a 2009 medalliion winner.
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World stamps with a fair proportion of US stamps, mostly singles. Starts bidding at very reasonable prices. |
100% |
2,721 |
Faultless record.
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New for 2009, FDC specialist, all US, often puts together interesting mixes of the same subject. |
100% |
4,642 |
This seller has generated quite a bit of mail. I think it fair to give both sides of the argument. He has is supporters who point to his spotless feedback from happy buyers. He has his detrators who are unhappy with the amount of FDC's he creates on his computer and then adds them to the market. The supporters feel that as he mentions that he has added the cachet's in the lot description, the detractors still feel buyers are being misled. His medallion has been removed because of the controversy.
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US dealer who has a small number of select, usualy mid period singles. Carefully chosen stock that always starts at incredible prices. |
100% |
1,322 |
Faultless record.
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The seller loves Revenues, often prices lots at a bargain basement price for top quality material. One of the undiscovered sources of good bargains. |
100% |
1,765 |
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One of the largest sellers on ebay stamps. Prices are super high |
100% |
55,580 |
2006: A few complaints about the material has been sent to my email box, time will tell if these are frivolous or well founded. 2008 update: Not only has 2007 gone buy without complaints or negative feedback, I have recieved glowing reports about the material. As a result this dealer is awarded a medallion in 2008. 2009 update; Complaints back up again, almost all about quality, hidden problems. etc. I would point out that the seller does have 100% feedback so the best I can say about the seller is to continue to buy but examine carefully or get a certificate before leaving feedback. |
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Sells mostly collections, mostly US material. This guy is catching up with Roecy and NY Stamps in the amount of US collections he sells. The material is lot of what you would find on the bargain table, which is not a bad thing. If you are starting a collection or want to fill holes with common stamps, he is a good place to start. |
99.9% |
3,114 |
One negative feedback indicating stamps were not as good as advertised. Couple of negative-positive feedback indicating stamps not what they thought they may be. 2006 Update,: feedback had improved Jan 2008 Update: feedback is very good now. Jan 2009 Unlucky enough to pick up one negative.
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Sells US and world, mostly inexpensive material with fixed prices. |
99.9% |
29,746 |
Negative feedback can be ignored as seem to on trivial matters. |
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Sells mostly US singles and cut squares, mostly inexpensive. Quality is there though. Has a habit of picking up and selling the unusual and interesting. |
99.9% |
31,740 |
A nandful of negative feedback, all retaliatory, so can be ignored. Knowledable seller and likeable guy. |
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Sells mostly kiloware of Customers are happy about the $4.25 lots he sells, must be good value. |
99.9% |
4,210 |
Feedback used to be not the greatest, however in last year greatly improved Jan 2007 Update: No nuetrals or negatives for the past year. Has really improved . Gets awarded the seal of integrity. Jan 2008 update: Picked up a couple of negatives, mostly for communication issues, ,but these from sellers not, importantly, from buyers |
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Specializes in sheets and covers. Mostly mid 29thC. Low starting bids. Added to this list in 2009 |
99.9% |
15,528 |
A couple of negatives about missed flaws, a long time ago which the seller offered to fix. So negatives were a little unfair. |
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Along with Gerard, NY stamps, and Pavstamps they are in the bulk business. After vacuum cleaning stamp shows you get to see the material on ebay. Good items, they benefit because they found that one country collection that you wanted that was going at a reasonable price, once upon a time, at a stamp show somewhere in Florida. Try not to bid on the fixed price, high value world collections, for the price of an airfair, you are better off going to a large stamp show and finding one yourself. |
99.9% |
17,828 |
2006 Update: This seller goes from strength to strength. After a weak 2004 and a good 2005 the seller has an excellent track record in 2006. Awarded a medallion 2008 Update: Feedback has improved since 2006, customer satifaction, reading my emails, is way up from what it was. |
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Coin and general stamp dealer Large images, very honest about the smallest fault on the stamps. Fair percentage of stock is US material . Prices items very low so they attract bids. Possible bargains here, quality and honesty is the best. Known to ship fast. |
99.9% |
24,893 |
Only six negatives ever, and those were not warranted. April 2009 Update. Picked up three more negatives last year, but none since then. It should be noted that his packaging is one of the best in the business. |
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Added in 2009. Excellent cover seller who is an expert in the field. |
99.8% |
11,933 |
Five negative feedback in 2009 from the same buyer in Canada, the item was sent to the customer, the dealer has the customs receipt to prove it, yet the buyer give the negative feedback any way. |
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One of the largest sellers on ebay stamps. Ranks up there with NYstamps, Roecy etc. However this dealer is a cut above. Does a good job and I have received many emails of support and telling me that they get a real bargains. Sometimes under describes items. The seller offers a real mix, from collections to singles, from 'buy it now' to fixed price to dollar starts. |
99.8% |
13,928 |
Most complaints about shipping, lost packages, poor packaging, wrong packages or overcharging on shipping. One or two complaints on item not being what was represented. Some negative positive comments saying the stamps looked better on the listing than what they recieved. Response from seller was mostly negative, no offer for refund indicated. December 2005 update: Seller seems to be trying to make ammends. Red arrow removed. January 2007 update: No negatives for a year now. Seller has really improved. Medallion awarded. Packing problem is no longer, no mails received regarding this past problem for two years now. January 2008 update: A few negatives in 2007, although reading them they can be discounted. January 2009 update: A few malicious negative comments from the same buyer should not effect one's opinino of this sellers integrity.
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Blocks - mostly mid to late 20thC |
99.8% |
5,452 |
Negative feedback for inaccurate descriptions |
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Coll |
99.8% |
17,126 |
Neutral feedback is mostly minor, seller will willingly arbitrate and refund if just cause 2006 update: Feeback improved 2008 update: I notice the negative feedback has no response, I am wondering about the earlier statement about willing to arbitrate. 2009 Update: Much improved. |
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Usualy features dealer bulk lots and value items. One of the largest, if not the largest dealer out there. Getting good at describing items. |
99.8% |
24,138 |
2009 Update: Much improved. |
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General world and US. Selling less and less US stamps these days, mostly Buy it now and mostly very expensive. Feedback going down the toiled, sorry to see a once great dealer go this way.
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98.8% |
6,943 |
Negative feedback is so far back in history as to be considered void. 2006 update: Picking up a lot more nuetral feedback, but from one idiot buyer. Jan 2008 Update: The sellers feedback rating percentage has improved due to the fact that they have not acquired any negative feedback since 2006. July 2008, I see the feedback percentage has plummetted, picked up five nuetrals at the beginning of the year. Since then things have improved greatly. Jan 2009: Picking up a huge amount of negative feedback, gets red arrow. |
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Sells mostly US singles. His listings are a mix of buy it now, fixed price and $1 starts. Still many bargains to be found here, the stamps are described accurately and quality and service are top notch. |
99.8% |
28,921 |
Although it appears not to be the sellers fault he has a much higher than normal negative feedback on items not being received by the buyer. Probably needs to speak to Boiling Springs Post Office. July update, feedback is improving. May have shipping problem solved. December 2006 update: Feedback is getting worse, but due to unfair feedback, seller is unlucky . January 2008 update: Lots of letters of support for this dealer arrived in 2007. No negatives for nine monhs. Recieves the medallion for 2008. August 2008 update: Picking up negatives for shipping. |
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Seller of bulk general items, glowingly described in optimistic terms, although most of the stuff he is selling is common material. Better items will be sold as singles. |
99.8% |
32,788 |
Feedback is generaly about being decieved by the pictures or "hyperinflated text". In most instances the seller responded that they would have refunded if the buyer had complained. July 2005 update - things about the same, items proving to be of no value when described otherwise. Seller continues to grossly inflate value of stamps in listings. December 2005 update; Feedback is getting worse, more complaints about the material being junk, earns an extra red arrow. 2006 update: Feedback still going downhill. Jan 2008 Update: Feedback still stuck at 99.5%. This is not bad as the dealer has really improved in the last six months and with this high number of feedbacks it will take some time to move back up again. |
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One of the largest sellers on ebay stamps. Ranks up there with NYstamps, Roecy etc. However this dealer is a cut above. Does a good job and I have received many emails of support and telling me that they get a real bargains. Sometimes under describes items. The seller offers a real mix, from collections to singles, from 'buy it now' to fixed price to dollar starts, mostly at the lower end of collections and lots. |
99.8% |
14,617 |
Most complaints about shipping, lost packages, poor packaging, wrong packages or overcharging on shipping. One or two complaints on item not being what was represented. Some negative positive comments saying the stamps looked better on the listing than what they recieved. Response from seller was mostly negative, no offer for refund indicated. December 2005 update: Seller seems to be trying to make ammends. Red arrow removed. January 2007 update: No negatives for a year now. Seller has really improved. Medallion awarded. Packing problem is no longer, no mails received regarding this past problem for two years now. January 2008 update: A few negatives in 2007, although reading them they can be discounted. January 2009 update: A few malicious negative comments from the same buyer should not effect one's opinino of this sellers integrity.
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THE US revenue dealer, period. If you are interested in revenues this is the man. |
99.8% |
47,490 |
I cannot believe this man has only 99.6%. Most of the negative is not Erics fault. I receive more letters of support for Eric than any other dealer. To date, I have not, in six years, received a letter of complaint. Enough said. August 2008 Update: I am getting worried about Eric, picking up negative feedback and not responding to them either. What's up Eric? July 2009 update: Things are improving and the rate of negative feedback declining. |
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World and US seller, one of the largest. Omnipresent. Has some interesting speciality material, but can be very hit and miss with quality. It is worth perusing their listings as they often get it wrong, of all the large sellers on ebay this one has to know stamps the least. Opportunities abound, but so do pitfalls, so know your stamps and buyer beware. |
99.7% |
160,725 |
Most negative and neutral feedback relates to the item not being as described. It seems this is due to lack of knowledge about the stamp. Probably new staff issues. 2006 Update; this seller goes from bad to worse, this year I have purchased two stamps for this dealer which were wrongly described in the sellers favor. 2007 Update: Still receiving complaints about this dealer at the rate of about two negative comments a week as opposed to one positive comment a month. March update; the amount of mail about unresponsiveness to complaints, items not described as they should be, undisclosed faults etc etc is just off the scale. Avoid this dealer!! 2007 September update; A very good email from a viewer summarized Ruby Stamps, simply put; they do not know what the hell they are doing. Which means that there are real bargains as they slap a price on and see if it sticks. Ignore their estimated values, grading and anything else they state. Check the catalog and see if their price i 1000% over cv or 1% of CV. Both are possible. 2007 October update: I have four emails this week from customers questioning the extremely rare designation that Ruby stamps are assigning to their listings. In some instances they are sending scans of their own copies. Looking at the listings I would have to state that one should take most of their descriptions with a pinch of salt 2008 January update: 206 negative feedback in 2007 alone, which bumped them down from a 99.8% feedback at the start of the year to a 99.7% feedback at the end of the year. 2008 September update: Seller earns the reputation of filling my email box with more complaints than everyone else combined.
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Sells mostly US singles. |
99.7% |
16,803 |
Only negative was fraudently placed, ruined a spotless reputation. Many comments on fast shipping. Jan 2007 Update: Prolific seller, quality improving all the time. No negatives for a year now. August 2008 Update: Growing his business rapidly. Seller get better, two unlucky negatives this year. |
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Great images, dedicated seller, mainly US singles and covers. Slow at shipping and something must have happened to this once great seller (see negative column to right) |
99.7% |
4,458 |
Recently started to pick up some negatives, worse is that they claim of no response. August 2008 Update: Feedback percentage has plumeted due to negative and nuetral feedback on slow shipping. Recently things have improved. |
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Sells the more expensive US singles. |
99.7% |
16,868 |
After a rough 2006 things improved in 2008. Minimal negative feedback. August 2008: Picking up a fair amount of negative feedback. Not good negative feedback either. July 2009: Much less negative feedback, going up from the 2008 99.3% to 99.7%. |
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Their auctions feature bookcases stuffed with albums, groups, collections and singles. They had a terrible rap for showing a few good items and shipping tons of junk. That seems to have gone and now they are possibly a place to find a bargain. I have not had enough reader feedback to comment further on this seller. |
99.7% |
2,954 |
As would be expected (read comments on MM to your left) most of the complaints (in German so you will have to translate it) refer to the material being full of fakes or being a whole lot of Kiloware material. They do get kudos for their quick shipping, however the shipping charges are steep. Jan 2008 Update: Still getting negative feedback about the stamps being forgeries September 2008 Update: Seller appears to be out of business. July 2009: Seller back in business with no negative feedback this time. Cleaned up their act |
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Coin and stamp seller. Many complaints received about this seller 2008 Update: Seller seems to be out of the stamp business, and may be out of business altogether. |
99.6% |
2,510 |
Feedback is about being lied to, cheated, stole from. A chamber of horrors. July has been a better month, seems to be trying to improve. December 2006 update: Feedback improving, one red arrow removed December 2007 update: Feedback still improving, the other red arrow remove August 2008: Looks like seller has returned to bad old ways January 2009: The word that comes to mind is irratic. |
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Singles - Classic Period |
99.6% |
7,119 |
No negatives for a long, long time, then boom seven stupid negative feedback from one buyer. |
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Huge seller, world and a few US. Mostly singles and some very interesting items. At the time of writing a goodly percentage of revenues. Fixed price auctions, although he is rare in setting a reasonable price. Wish he sold more US! |
99.4% |
22,370 |
Negative feedback appears almost always be due to wrong item being shipped which the seller quickly ammends. Also picked up some unfair and nasty negatives, not sellers fault. I still recommend this seller. Jan 2008 update: A little negative feedback, but none of this is the fault of the seler August 2008 update: Getting negative feedback on shipping, and stupid retaliatory feedback. Ebay should stop retaliatory feedback. |
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Mostly country lots, at time of writing always $9.99 and not that great value. |
99.0% |
3,236 |
Feedback has crashed, going from bad to worse. Negative feedback is exclusively about not receiving the goods or a refund. |
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Added to this list in 2008. US singles that are started at well below retail value, gets a lot of attention. Worth a look. |
97.1% |
1,064 |
One silly negative from years ago. September 2008 update - Seller seems to be out of stamp business |
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General world and US. Concentrates on middle to upper singles.New for 2008. I notice that the prices his stamps realize are near the bottom for the condition described. Probably the not so great feedback is being read by his potential buyers. |
98.1% |
1,183 |
Jan 2008 - Recent feedback is not all that encouraging. Hope it improves. Mostly complaints are about gum condition and action taken when buyer attempts to resolve issue. Lower than normal score on shipping time. July 2008 - Things are getting a lot worse. Feedback has gone down five full percentage points. Picking up negatives and nuetrals. Gains a second red arrow. Looks like the seller has stopped selling September 2008 Update: Seller appears to be out of business. |
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Stamp seller who seems frequently not to ship or answer his emails or ebay messages |
93.7% |
825 |
This guy stands in a league of his own. One of his feedback comments described him perfectly 'APredator' December 2005 update; Feedback percentage dropped from 98.5 to 93.7%, last feedback says it all "Collecters Horror" . |
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Sells stamps and lots of other stuff. Deserves a better feedback rating |
99.1% |
2,231 |
Negative feedback appears not to have been sellers fault, seller offers refunds if not happy. Feedback is getting worse though. December 2006 update: Wow! how fast can you slide downhill. Last thirty feedback are 50% negative. One to avoid, seems the seller has a problem shipping the item to the wining bidder. Jan 2007 update: Looks like seller no longer in business. |
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World and US stamp dealer based in the Netherlands |
0% |
3,397 |
Feedback was awfull, for good cause Jan 2007 update: Looks like seller no longer in business. |
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Sells US collections and singles. Seems to have problem replying to emails for two years running now. |
0% |
2,357 |
Dealer seems to make the extra effort, clean record for over a year. January 2008 Update: Seller has fallen off the map. I am presuming out of business. Sold but never delivered last few items. |
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Mostly country lots, at time of writing always $9.99 and not that great value. |
0% |
4,440 |
Feedback has crashed, going from bad to worse. Negative feedback is exclusively about not receiving the goods or a refund. |
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Bulk stamps, usually US stamps. Prone to selling large piles of stamps. 2008 update: Seems to be out of business. |
0% |
3,332 |
A lot of negative about false advertising, not getting what they purchased, receiving junk and not receiving anything. Seller has refunded in some cases, not replied to emails complaining in other cases. Buyer beware. July 2005 update, feedback dropped from 98.7% to 98.4%. December 2005 Update: Feedback drops again, this time down to 98.4%. Avoid!! Jan 2007 update Feedback drops again, down to 98.3%. One wonders why folks buy from this dealer
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