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Hi Ted, thanks for another interesting video for which you did some substantial work, and which gives so much information. I love your videos! It was interesting to see what happens in the stamp market. Although monetary value of stamps does not indicate the joy of the hobby, as you said, it is interesting to note the money your stamps in your collection is "worth". Congratulations on your new forever home! It is an important step to reach after having to move so many times.

Have you read The Crying of Lot 49? That’s what lead me down the stamp rabbit hole. Thank you.

Hi, Ted. The US pages look awesome. I see in the comments that you used A4 size paper. I recall older videos where you used Staples brand standard laser pages. What brand/size/weight A4 did you use here? And what color? The border and fonts look fantastic against the color choice.

Great market for collectors. I remember and participated in the craziness in the late 70s and early 80s. I am so glad we aren't in a market run by speculators and "flippers".

I appreciate you doing all this work Ted but will point out a) the constant disconnect between catalogue values and retail prices which seems to be widening, with cat values maintained more or less flat while sale prices continue to go down. and b) cherry picking a small number of individual pieces does not reflect the collecting market. "We're about the same as 10 years ago" is not the reality in my opinion. I think we need other KPIs, such as APS membership, local and national shows (number of shows, attendance, number of exhibits), volume of transactions at online sites, etc.

good afternoon. I think the price reduction for stamps depends more on the amount of demand and on the number of collectors interested in them. and now the economic situation allows few people to spend extra money, including hobbies.

👋 good episode

Very interesting to see the index updated. Are the indexes using adjusted values to take inflation into account? I wonder if Scott is actually tracking stamp prices - their staff seems too small these days to do much more than add the new stamps to the catalog each year. I wonder if eBay sold listings could be used for more accurate data... not sure if Hipstamp has similar functionality for sold listings. Another great video Ted - Congrats on your new forever apartment in Funchal!!!

Thanks for another video Ted,. A couple things to mention. Catalogue values are a horrible way to value a collection. Except for the few high value items that sell in major auctions, the cat value does not represent retail. I use Facit for my Scandinavian collections, Michel for my German, and Stanley Gibbons for my BC collections. Facit incudes English translations. Michel doesn't but it can be followed easy enough with little effort. All are high but Scott is the worst. I remember when Linn's had a column with actual retail values. It was one of their most popular columns but was discontinued in the mid to late 80's, I don't recall the exact year. Also, given the high inflation we've seen in the lst four years, unless charts to make comparisons are adjusted for inflation, they don't tell a true story. A stamp that had a $100 cat value four years ago and remains around the $100 area now,, is actually worth substantially less today.. If you bought if for $100 then, and sell it for $100 now, you've lost money. Everything sells for more now so if it remains the same, it has lost value. Good luck on your move. I've moved enough to know that it is a hassle. Thanks again. I'll keep on following you. I do like your vids.

There is a sentimental value to stamps as well...hold a Franklin-Washington postmarked Brooklyn NY Dec 1915, wondering if it was freezing cold or snowing that day when the person mailed his or her letter...

Thanks for another interesting video...... the enjoyment value and the educational value of Philately have, at least to me, greatly increased since I retired a few years ago. Its fun to rediscover treasures I obtained in the past as I am organizing this 35+ years of stamp / philatelic accumulation.... To me, like anything else, if you go into it for the fun of it and generally don't worry about "whats it worth," there is great value in that.

I’m glad to see that the index has more or less stabilized in recent years as opposed to continuing to drop. Great video Ted! As a side note, I just put your Christmas card in the mail yesterday. I hope it gets to you before you move! Happy Stamping!

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Thank-you for doing this Ted. As you say, the true vale of philately is in the learning and exploration, and not in the financial reward. But it's useful to see that the stamp market has been stable in recent years (at least in nominal terms, as others have pointed out). Also, as I become more selective and specialized in my collecting habits, I would observe (in a completely non-scientific way) that prices for higher value issues from several countries have, if anything, increased a bit over the last 4-5 years. All the best...

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we love you , Ted Talks Stamps.

You have another Bluesky follower. I also dumped twitter.

I joined Bluesky pretty much for the same reason. Way too toxic.See you there!

Nice work with a spreadsheet!!!

I assume these numbers are not inflation adjusted which would indicate a slow value degradation. One experienced auctioneer split the market into 3 brackets re catalog. Sub 2k, between 2k and 20k, anything above 20k. He stated that these markets moved separately in his experience as they affected different groups within the hobby. Great presentation, thank you.

Umm, you have to adjust for inflation. 688 in 2024 is equal to about 297 in 1991 dollars and 180 in 1980 dollars.

Absolutely. In the Western hemisphere, stamps got a price peak in 1980/81 due to high inflation rates in the 1970s. Same with precious metals like gold and silver. Then we got a crash on the philatelic markets in America, Europe and even in Japan, and the prices for standard items never really recovered. With three exceptions: PR China and the "Tiger States" in South East Asia since the 1980s and, with some restrictions, Russia since the 1990s.

I guess, to sum it up, that stamp collecting is not dead, just in a coma. It’s not the stamps, it’s the outrageous prices of the accoutrements, I mean $5.00 for 1000 garbage stamp hinges. Give me a break.

Personal I don´t care much about the worth of stamps. This is overrated anyway in 90% of the collections. The outcome in your video didn´t surprise me because there are not many price changes. Even on the auctions with popular stamps. It is stable. One changed the last 20 years a lot: Modern stamps are very often nothing worth anymore. You talked a bit about German stamps and if you look for stamps from 1955 - 2002, you get them for very small money. In the 1980s it was total different and there were some of them which were very expensive. But if you look for older stamps it is quite stable and there are people out there looking for them. It is still not easy to get a good collection in good quality. People look for specialities far more than in the past. This is one main topic which changed. Getting "rich" with stamps is near impossible. You have high fees at ebay & Co. and in auctions it is the same. If you buy something for 100 EURO it costs you with everything around 135 - 140 EUROs and the seller gets if he negotiates good 90 EUROs and if he has normal fees 80 EUROs. Nothing to earn there or you are the lucky guy seeing something the seller and the auction house does not see. Overall it´s not about money it´s about stamps.

Bluesky: sorry, but I would never use a forum that blatantly advocates censorship. While it's unlikely that stamp posts would be censored, the fact that ANY posts are censored will keep me away. One of the inherent privileges of being American is free speech. When we cannot speak freely, we are headed for totalitarianism. Having lived in such countries, I assure you, you do not want to go there. I'll continue to watch your vids but will not see you on Bluesky.

Hey Ted. Thanks for the video. Interesting topic that I don't think about. I can recall your 'first' video about this topic. Thanks for the video.

Very interesting video! Maths give me a headache. So thank you Ted for doing the all leg work here. I'm not surprised that stamps values have gone up after 2021. If anything, I would have expected an even bigger jump. Covid, with all the lockdowns, gave a lot of people free time and not much to do while staying at home. This was a time where a lot of people discovered or rediscovered stamp collecting. I'm sure you also noticed a big boom of channels about philately on the old Ytube at in the same period. And, as you pointed out, only a couple of values brings the index down in 2024. All the rest is pretty much the same. So, I would say a pretty stable situation.

Is the portugal address on your about page on RUclips your current address? I would like to send you some stamps.

What do you think of handwriting on graph sheets about stamps and then mounting them? I don't have a printer available and don't think I get one in the near future, could I display handwritten stuff in exhibitions?

Thanks so much for this video Ted!!! Learned a lot and noting this down for near future tasks.

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Your finished stamp pages turned out beautiful! Creating stamp pages is still in my future, but it was very interesting to see how AlbumEasy works. It is quite involved, but as soon as one gets through the first learning curve it seems to be really useful. Thanks for taking us step by step through the process of making the pages and mounting the stamps, Ted. Really thanks for a highly informative video!!!!

thank you for this video

Remember ... value and price is not the same :-)

Ted, have you done a video covering the various Stamp Identification Apps available for sale via AppleStore and Android App Stores? I looked and didn't find anything listed. I would be interested in learning more or getting your opinion before committing, paying and possibly regretting the purchase of one of the handful of identification apps currently available. I don't trust any App reviews as they are often fake.

Another great video Ted. Very educational for people like me who are new to collecting via an unexpected inheritance of a recently deceased loved one's collection. You are helping me honor them by continuing and caring for something they loved and shared for more than 70 years of their life. Thank you. I am glad to learn about the ability to use the OG designation even when there is signs of a hinge!!! I always thought the gum had to be whole 100% and unhinged before one could use the OG designation. I've been unnecessarily downgrading many of the stamps I have been going through.

How cool! You've printed the Funchal album I made for AlbumEasy! 😀

yes! i do love this episode. Missing the two 220 and 440. Are they difficult to find?

I am from Sri Lanka. I have a collection of stamps from many countries, even 100,200,300,400 years ago. For example, in many countries like America, China, Pakistan, if you can, please help me sell them.

I am from Sri Lanka. I have a collection of stamps from many countries, even 100,200,300,400 years ago. For example, in many countries like America, China, Pakistan, if you can, please help me sell them.

Good afternoon, Ted. The San Marino stamps are very interesting. It's pleasant and interesting to see how you create sheets for the album. Thanks for the interesting video.

👋 hi

Thank you for this, very informative.

What areas do you collect ?

Nice job of organizing and displaying.

Nice pages - thanks for sharing your technique, and I especially like the Hawid glue pen tip :)

this is because of the internet. because people have more access to purchase from regular collectors rather only from dealers like in those days . so more sellers online and more options for bargain. but i advise you try to check from 2004 or 2005 and see how the market has changed and prices have been going up. i am collection from around 2010. in 2010 stamps were cheaper than now . im talking about ebay because i only from from ebay. My opinion. kind regards Cristian

Great video - Thanks Ted.

Thanks for the excellent video. One little tip for using AlbumEasy: Even though it is only a little thing, I got annoyed with having to press the save button after making changes before generating an album. It turns out that there is an option in the configure dialogue box "Show save prompt when generating an album." If one unchecks this, then you only need to press generate, and it will first save the album.

Great video Ted. I have been considering creating my own pages but wasn't sure whether to use clear or black mounts. However, after seeing how nice the black border around each stamp looks on your pages, that is the route I will take 👍