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• Beware of stamps displayed on "old album pages"
• by stamptraveller( 1180)
• I was caught once by this trick, and quite handily too. A seller, who shall remain nameless and who has since disappeared from eBay after, I suspect, wreaking much havoc, knowingly or unknowingly placed some... 

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  forgeries | forgery | stamps | "as is" | bad seller

• 327 of 351 people found this guide helpful

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• Soaking self-adhesive or Peel & Stick stamps
• by stamptraveller( 1180)
• This is a relatively quick method for removing self-adhesive or "peel and stick" varieties from their paper backing. (This method may not apply to every self-adhesive stamp from every country; I have used it... 

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  soaking stamps | self adhesive stamps | peel and stick | removing stamps | handling stamps

• 105 of 114 people found this guide helpful

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• The "fine art" of leaving feedback on eBay
• by stamptraveller( 1180)
• Boy this is a ticklish question! I guess the main thing to consider is that there are all sorts of people out there, including you! Although at this point (412 feedback with nearly 1,000 transactions over 6... 

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  feedback | negative feedback | bad seller | low feedback | auction problems

• 47 of 62 people found this guide helpful

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• Using "spacefillers" to identify genuine copies
• by stamptraveller( 1180)
• This is especially worthwhile if you are collecting old "classic" stamps. Classic stamps may be considered as those printed prior to 1900 roughly. Obviously, many so-called classics are too rare to hope to... 

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  spacefillers | forgeries | watermarks | perforations | classic stamps

• 44 of 51 people found this guide helpful

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• Shipping issues - beware of overcharging
• by stamptraveller( 1180)
• When you bid on an auction, make sure to begin with that the stated shipping fees are not too high. I don't know what you consider to be fair, but for me, if the cost of the postage (and insurance, if any) is... 

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  shipping | overcharging | handling | charges | S&H charges

• 29 of 35 people found this guide helpful

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