Where could i sell old stamps and get a good value on them?
If the stamps have been valued at £1750 you shouldn’t be trying to chase more. The first point is, whenever you had your valuation, the collection could only be worth £750 within one minute of the valuation. Like all collectables, the value of stamps goes up and down, depending on the demand. Age does not play a part in the valuation, only condition and rarity apply. Coins are the same. You could pick up a coin that is hundreds of years old and it may have no value at all as it’s in poor condition and there are thousands of them around. Nowadays, most people would sell collections on E-Bay. It’s either that or an Auction House. You have to bare in mind that whatever you raise, you will have to pay a commission on it. The risks are the same, at auction, they might go for only one or two hundred pounds if there is no demand for the stamps you have. However, if you manage to be holding a rare stamp, you may reach £10,000 plus. It’s the way it goes. The same applies with E-Bay. However, E-
