Not enough country categories listings?????????????

[madelaine]

Jan, it isn't as simple as making requests - the stamp categories are horribly incomplete. Creating a proper set of requests would take AGES. Adding piecemeal has got us into the mess we are in. It needs a professional job.

[JanetB]

Jan, it isn't as simple as making requests - the stamp categories are horribly incomplete. Creating a proper set of requests would take AGES. Adding piecemeal has got us into the mess we are in. It needs a professional job.

I have no idea about stamps. Sounds pretty complicated but couldn't some knowledgeable member start the process here with others adding to it?

[JanetB]

How about this to start with?

Africa >
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Chad
Congo
Ethiopia
Gabon
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Mali
Morocco
Niger
Senegal
Somalia
South Africa
Tanzania
Togo
Other

Asia >
Bhutan
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong SAR (1997-Now)
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Laos
Mongolia
Nepal
Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
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Other

Australia >
Australian States >>
Antarctica
Christmas Island
Cocos Island
New South Wales
Norfolk Island
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Other
Booklets
Covers
FDCs
Flight Covers
Individuals
Kangaroos
Plate Blocks/Multiples
Sheets
Collections, Lots
Other

Canada >
Back of Book
Blocks/Multiples
Booklets
Covers
FDCs
FFCs
Mint
NFLD (pre-1949)
Provinces
Used
Collections, Lots
Other

Commonwealth/ British Colonial >
Aden
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Ascension Island
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Basutoland/ Lesotho
Bechuanaland/ Botswana
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Guiana/ Guyana
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Honduras/ Belize
British Levant
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Burma
Cayman Islands
Ceylon
Cook Is/ Aitutaki/ Penrhyn
Cyprus
Dominica
Falkland Is & Dependencies
Fiji
Gambia
Gibraltar
Gilbert & Ellice Is/ Kiribati
Gold Coast/ Ghana
Grenada
Heligoland
Hong Kong (1842-1997)
India
Jamaica
Kenya/ Uganda/ Tanganyika
Kuwait
Leeward Islands
Malaya/ Malaysia/ S. Setts.
Maldive Islands
Malta
Mauritius
Montserrat
Morocco Agencies
Nauru
New Hebrides/ Vanuatu
New Zealand
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Borneo
Northern Rhodesia/ Zambia
Nyasaland/ BCA/ Malawi
Pakistan/ Bahawalpur
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Island
Rhodesia/ Zimbabwe
St Helena
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Samoa
Sarawak
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somaliland Protectorate
South Africa
South West Africa/ Namibia
Sudan
Swaziland
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Turks & Caicos Isands
Tuvalu
Zanzibar
Other

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Germany & Area
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Italy & Area
Liechtenstein
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Netherlands & Colonies
Norway
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Portugal & Colonies
Romania
Russia & Area
Spain & Colonies
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
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Latin America >
Caribbean
Central America
Mexico
South America >>
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Other
Collections, Lots
Other

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Bahrain
Egypt
Iran
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Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
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Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
UAE
Yemen
Collections, Lots
Other

UK (Great Britain) >
Elizabeth II
George VI
Edward VIII
George V
Edward VII
Victoria
Booklets
Commemorative
Covers
FDCs
PHQ Cards
Plate Blocks/Multiples
Postage Dues
Presentation Packs
Regional Issues
Sheets
Collections, Lots
Other

United States >
19th Century: Unused
19th Century: Used
1901-40: Unused
1941-Now: Unused
1901-Now: Used
Back of Book >>
Air Mail
Booklets
Duck Stamps
Postal Cards & Stationery
Proofs & Essays
Revenues
Other
Confederate States
Covers >>
Event Covers
FDCs (pre-1951)
FDCs (1951-Now)
Postal History
Other
Errors, Freaks, Oddities
Plate Blocks/Multiples
Plate Number Coils
Possessions
Postage
Sheets
Collections
Other

Worldwide >
Postal History
Collections, Lots
United Nations
First Day Covers
Postal Stationery
Philatelic Covers
Other

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Transportation & Space >>
Aviation
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Space
Trains & Railroads
Other
War
World Errors, Freaks, Oddities
Other

Publications & Supplies >
Albums
Magnifiers & Loupes
Memorabilia
Mounts & Hinges
Protective Envelopes
Publications
Watermark Detectors
Other

[madelaine]

That's great, Jan, but still horribly incomplete and, in some cases, not right... and I, for one, am not prepared to put in the work needed to get it right for free.

No, let's rethink. I MIGHT do the work for free IF I had a promise that it would be implemented swiftly. But it is hours of work and I have better things to do than do hours of work for it to be lost. For one thing I have thousands of stamps to list and I can create the category structure I want in my stamp shop.

[JanetB]

That's great, Jan, but still horribly incomplete and, in some cases, not right... and I, for one, am not prepared to put in the work needed to get it right for free.

No, let's rethink. I MIGHT do the work for free IF I had a promise that it would be implemented swiftly. But it is hours of work and I have better things to do than do hours of work for it to be lost. For one thing I have thousands of stamps to list and I can create the category structure I want in my stamp shop.

That list I got from somewhere else (the other place - and they are supposed to be perfect)

[kozersky]

That list I got from somewhere else (the other place - and they are supposed to be perfect)

I think this is a great start. The question is - will the list be used?

Bill K-

[wilber11]

great comments, but i must say that 'Delcamp have ,i think, the best listing model there is to date for philately, and other categories, pity ebid could'nt emulate theres??? If ebid dont get onto fixing this then im afraid the philately section here will fade into obscurity, I'm sure most sellers in the stamps, have given it there best shot, some have been here longer than i, patience is wearing 'thin' and we all try to build this place up too.
We need More parent category space to add more of our own categorys, mine are all full up, i haveto have three countries in one cat' and this way is all filling fast and ive only got 2300 listings.
Whats happenin in the office? come on Gazza get ya 'shift' together

[wilber11]

To whom?,seems no one is listening, whats the point

[JanetB]

great comments, but i must say that 'Delcamp have ,i think, the best listing model there is to date for philately, and other categories, pity ebid could'nt emulate theres??? If ebid dont get onto fixing this then im afraid the philately section here will fade into obscurity, I'm sure most sellers in the stamps, have given it there best shot, some have been here longer than i, patience is wearing 'thin' and we all try to build this place up too.
We need More parent category space to add more of our own categorys, mine are all full up, i haveto have three countries in one cat' and this way is all filling fast and ive only got 2300 listings.
Whats happenin in the office? come on Gazza get ya 'shift' together

As it states here Read before adding your request.
You have to start the ball rolling for them.
Give them a layout of what you would like in Categories and subcats - they won't do it for you.

[JanetB]

To whom?,seems no one is listening, whats the point

Admin are not interest in 'chit chat' they want examples.