Private Sellers trying to Sell Valueless Stamps at Stupid Prices

[jere-nott]

I am a stamp dealer. I sell mainly GB Queen Victoria postage stamps.

Has anyone noticed that some private sellers (since the free listing) are listing valueless stamps at ridiculous prices. In particular I have noticed quite a few listings showing QEII Wildings and some Machin stamps which are valueless. One seller has a QEII 1955 4d Wilding (CV 20p) at a buy it now price of £5000!!

Not only do they make themselves look stupid and a  joke they insult the intelligence of serious collectors (and dealers) when they describe it as "rare" or a "must have" 

It infuriates me when I see listing after listing of these  private sellers chancing their arm and do not have a clue what they are doing. Just clogging up eBay with their crazy prices and lack of knowledge.

Just having a little rant and letting off steam.  Now I feel better!

[jere-nott]

I too saw that stamp at an eyewatering £29,000.00+  someone had very cleverly drawn an anchor at the front of the ship, tant about to fraud. The stamp is valueless.

Another is a Wilding 1955 3d Lilac on a scrappy bit of paper again a crazy price of £1200.00, it belongs in the bin, probably where he found it!

These people insult the intelligence of collectors and dealers. Who are they trying to kid? They clog up eBay with tat but eBay say, I suppose quite rightly, that they are not violating eBay policy. Just irritates me.

[654aac]

Yes, the scamming is still rife among stamp and coin sellers but if you look deeper most of them have practically no feedback so appear to be a new wave of fraudsters attracted by eBay's new system of not charging commission to sellers so if, by chance, they get lucky it costs them nothing.

[roserrow]

The trouble is that these people would have been happy to pay twice the previous eBay commission if they were lucky enough to make a sale!  There needs to be a way of flagging dodgy offers for sale - but I can't see eBay agreeing to that...