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Delcampe
In this group it was suggested I look into Delcampe. I have never used
Delcampe; loaded it up one time, didn't have a clue what I was doing so backed out of it. The prices seemed quite high on a couple of items I looked at and shpping and handling stinks. I doubt I will ever order from them but would like some feedback before I send the website to my wastebasket. Thanks, Ralphael, the OLD one...and Merry CHRISTmas to all. |
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Delcampe
On Dec 22, 5:37*pm, Ralphael1 wrote:
In this group it was suggested I look into Delcampe. I have never used Delcampe; loaded it up one time, didn't have a clue what I was doing so backed out of it. The prices seemed quite high on a couple of items I looked at and shpping and handling stinks. I doubt I will ever order from them but would like some feedback before I send the website to my wastebasket. Thanks, Ralphael, the OLD one...and Merry CHRISTmas to all. I'm a big fan, and I'm not even the target audience, being an American. It's "Wild West" -- the way eBay was at the beginning, but even more so. Everyone speaks different languages, uses different catalogues, accepts different payment systems, has different shipping policies, scans at different resolutions, prices things differently (relative to catalogue) and on and on and on. Their integrated payment module -- which takes some doing to join as an American -- is sparkling. And I've met some great people through the site. Just be sure to understand the terms of every auction. Some people will mail your stamps in individual glassines in reinforced photo mailers for 85 eurocents and accept mint postage stamps in payment. Some will stick the stamps in a paper envelope and charge you 6 Euros for registered mail, even if the item is less than a Euro. Because there are no listing fees, and because final value fees are calculated on the /aggregate/ of a month's sales, people can -- and do -- list things for a penny. Just try /that/ on eBay. Stick with it. It's a keeper. Joshua McGee http://tinyurl.com/mydelcampelink http://www.mcgees.org/stamp-offers/ |
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Delcampe
It's a great site! Friendly, cooperative, honest. I've picked up some
fantastic material at good prices and made some valuable contacts. John -- (remove "notme" and "jack") Ralphael1 wrote: In this group it was suggested I look into Delcampe. I have never used Delcampe; loaded it up one time, didn't have a clue what I was doing so backed out of it. The prices seemed quite high on a couple of items I looked at and shpping and handling stinks. I doubt I will ever order from them but would like some feedback before I send the website to my wastebasket. Thanks, Ralphael, the OLD one...and Merry CHRISTmas to all. |
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Delcampe
Me too. I've gotten some great items on Delcampe, especially postcards
that would probably never appear on eBay. I've had minor problems with language differences, but have managed. Bob |
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Delcampe
"Ralphael1" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... In this group it was suggested I look into Delcampe. I have never used Delcampe; loaded it up one time, didn't have a clue what I was doing so backed out of it. The prices seemed quite high on a couple of items I looked at and shpping and handling stinks. I doubt I will ever order from them but would like some feedback before I send the website to my wastebasket. Thanks, Ralphael, the OLD one...and Merry CHRISTmas to all. I have completed more than 600 auctions with Delcampe as a buyer only and found a lot of fine items. Prices of the lots are lower than the Ebay prices, bidder fights are rare. I like this website and auction platform very well. kind regards Gerhard |
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Delcampe
On Dec 22, 10:12*pm, Joshua McGee wrote:
On Dec 22, 5:37*pm, Ralphael1 wrote: In this group it was suggested I look into Delcampe. I have never used Delcampe; loaded it up one time, didn't have a clue what I was doing so backed out of it. The prices seemed quite high on a couple of items I looked at and shpping and handling stinks. I doubt I will ever order from them but would like some feedback before I send the website to my wastebasket. Thanks, Ralphael, the OLD one...and Merry CHRISTmas to all. I'm a big fan, and I'm not even the target audience, being an American. It's "Wild West" -- the way eBay was at the beginning, but even more so. *Everyone speaks different languages, uses different catalogues, accepts different payment systems, has different shipping policies, scans at different resolutions, prices things differently (relative to catalogue) and on and on and on. Their integrated payment module -- which takes some doing to join as an American -- is sparkling. *And I've met some great people through the site. Just be sure to understand the terms of every auction. *Some people will mail your stamps in individual glassines in reinforced photo mailers for 85 eurocents and accept mint postage stamps in payment. Some will stick the stamps in a paper envelope and charge you 6 Euros for registered mail, even if the item is less than a Euro. Because there are no listing fees, and because final value fees are calculated on the /aggregate/ of a month's sales, people can -- and do -- list things for a penny. *Just try /that/ on eBay. Stick with it. *It's a keeper. Joshua McGeehttp://tinyurl.com/mydelcampelinkhttp://www.mcgees.org/stamp-offers/ Thanks to the responders for their positive posts. Loks like I will have to dive in instaed of just getting my toes wet. RtOo |
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Delcampe
"Ralphael1" wrote in message ... In this group it was suggested I look into Delcampe. I have never used Delcampe; loaded it up one time, didn't have a clue what I was doing so backed out of it. The prices seemed quite high on a couple of items I looked at and shpping and handling stinks. I doubt I will ever order from them but would like some feedback before I send the website to my wastebasket. Thanks, Ralphael, the OLD one...and Merry CHRISTmas to all. Go to the International site :- www.delcampe.net to see the largest number of items. At the moment there are over 6,300,000 items listed under Philately. Join Moneybookers if you can - give PayPal some much needed competition. Geezer. |
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Delcampe
On Dec 23, 11:27*am, "Geezer." wrote:
Join Moneybookers if you can - give PayPal some much needed competition. Geezer. A note on that: someone claimed that new Moneybookers accounts owned by Americans are blocked (I think it has something to do with gambling sites) but if you can get one, don't worry about the "payments between US users and between US and foreign users" being banned -- due to Moneybookers' "special arrangement", payments to sellers through the Delcampe Electronic Wallet system count as payments to a /merchant/, and are permitted. Moneybookers is fantastic: but do not that withdrawals, unlike PayPal, are /not free/ for sellers. -- Joshua McGee, Los Angeles, California, USA Member: APS, ATA, ISWSC, AFDCS, MBPC, MCC, BPS President: http://www.penguinstamps.org Trade?: http://www.mcgees.org/stamp-offers/ |
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I totally agree with Gerhard. Delcamp is much cheaper than Ebay. Perhaps it is because I have a very special collection area and have a good relationship with some vendors have built up. My collection area: Indonesia tax stamps. Very rare. See what I mean: http://home.planet.nl/~hvschaik/ Kind regards, Hans Gerhard Reichert schreef: "Ralphael1" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... In this group it was suggested I look into Delcampe. I have never used Delcampe; loaded it up one time, didn't have a clue what I was doing so backed out of it. The prices seemed quite high on a couple of items I looked at and shpping and handling stinks. I doubt I will ever order from them but would like some feedback before I send the website to my wastebasket. Thanks, Ralphael, the OLD one...and Merry CHRISTmas to all. I have completed more than 600 auctions with Delcampe as a buyer only and found a lot of fine items. Prices of the lots are lower than the Ebay prices, bidder fights are rare. I like this website and auction platform very well. kind regards Gerhard |
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Delcampe
On 23 Dec, 02:37, Ralphael1 wrote:
In this group it was suggested I look into Delcampe. I have never used Delcampe; loaded it up one time, didn't have a clue what I was doing so backed out of it. The prices seemed quite high on a couple of items I looked at and shpping and handling stinks. I doubt I will ever order from them but would like some feedback before I send the website to my wastebasket. Thanks, Ralphael, the OLD one...and Merry CHRISTmas to all. I've only used it to buy postcards, where I too have got a few gems that I've never seen on eBay. I don't think I've ever had anyone bidding against me, and for this reason savvy Delcampers will set their starting prices a bit higher that eBayers, but if the price isn't right -- don't buy and see if they reduce it. Since auctions can get relisted for ever, it avoids the annoyance of losing something because you forgot to bid, or didn't need it at the time, though the downside is that people leave up lots of dross that will never sell. You have to check the payment method in case they only accept something not easily obtainable, like Zim dollars that won't devalue before arrival. For stamps, it's a handy online catalogue, with numbers from all different cats, which is useful when someone here talks about a stamp by number without adding the year and brief description. In short, don't neglect the "other" auction sites. For buyers at least, there's a certain advantage in obscurity. Chris |
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