Originally Posted by
Cancelcollector
Looking around the eBid "stamps" listings (with over 500,000 active listings, definitely a "major" category) I often find myself puzzled by the volume of very common material offered, and the sheer number of items being offered for "a few pennies" each.
Is this really worthwhile, to anyone?
I can't imagine very many collectors are actually in the market to buy the most common stamps of a country. Sure, if they are in particularly nice condition, or have superb postmarks or something like that. But otherwise? A common stamp in "average" (and sometimes even obviously faulty!) condition?
Second... the time it takes to choose, scan and list something to sell for 5p. I suppose it doesn't matter if you're purely a hobbyist... but aren't we basically agreeing that our time is only "worth" 50p an hour?
Maybe I am missing something here... just curious what other people's perception might be. I mean, I do this "for fun," but I can't see how it would be "fun" to spend hours and hours listing cheap faulty stamps nobody wants to buy. Part of the "fun" (at least for me) lies in the idea that someone actually WANTS what I have for sale.
Cheers,
Peter