Golden Rule of Stamp Trades

You know when I started out trading
my doubles in yahoo groups I wish
that I had know about some of these
simple rules witch I don't feel like that
they are unfair, they may seam unfair
to some and a bit over the top.

But this is coming from someone
that lost ever double that I had to
trade with in just a matter of a
couple of months and now I am
offering FDC for your used stamps
Budrow@Highland.Net
just so I can build a trading pill
back up because I miss trading
with the good trader that are to be
found in the groups.

I have started a list of good traders
as well as a Black Ball list if you
watch group messages you can find
where they was a member for a short
time till the got a few of the members
to send them stamps and after they
got the stamps from the members
then would leave that group.

only to join another groups and start
all over again with a new name
they can change the name you send
mail to, but something that's it's real hard
for them to change is there postal
address so by starting the black ball
list I save my self from loosing a big
set of FDC that I had all ready
fix up to put in the mail but one
member of the group seen us talk
about a trade, so he showed me where
this person was not to be trusted
they had took a lot of people in about
seven of the stamp groups.

The same person I was ready to mail
a set of $45 Lunar New Year FDC
out to so I ask about all the messages
in the groups about them and showed them
the groups messages and still offered
to do the trade if they would send first.

I never heard any thing back from
them so that just showed me that they
was truth in the groups messages
if they had of been false you would
think they would want to set the
record straight.

So here is some simply rules
that should help out with many
happy trades.

A Few good rules for happy stamp
exchanges What to do before?

Define the trade : quality, definitive,
commemoratives, used, mint,
CTO, topical, country, price,

Specify before if you send or accept
duplicates Do you accept CTO ?
Canceled To Order :
very beautiful stamps for
commercial use only
Cheaters are mostly acting at
the first trade :
so consider first package
as a test only.
Don't accept too interesting trade
quickly, this may be suspect.

Avoid to send more than 50
stamps in the first package.

Avoid to send high-value
stamps in the first package.

Trick : Avoid to send first
if someone contacts you first.
The one who contacts first,
sends first.

Trick : Accept to send more
than initial trade if the other
sends first (60 for 50)
And Send only what you would
be happy to receive.

Do you have a little doubt ?
Don’t trade high-value stamps
Do you have a little doubt ?
Do a quick search about this
person on the net before
(google)

Generally when someone gives his
postal address, this person
agrees the trade.
Who is this stamp trader?
When you are in contact with a new stamp
trader you never know who is this person.
Ask the new contact to give you some emails
of past traders as reference.
I have giving out email of past traders but
only after I asked them fist.

be sure to let the person know why you want
to give out there email address as a trader
Reference to a new trader.
What's about the Postal service?

If you don't send by registered letter,
accept letters to be lost or stolen
sometimes And when mailing out side
the US Registered or tracking don't
coast that much better safe then sorry.

Give a good protection to your stamps,
cardboard is the best.

What is a normal trade agreement?
Golden Rule :In any case if you are not
satisfied some trade could be cancelled :
"I don’t accept your stamps please
send mine back please"

Stamps must be in perfect condition :
no transparency, no tearing off,
no coloring, no fold.

Defective stamps should be returned
and exchanged if possible,
without discussion as a quality warranty.

Accept that stamps could be lost
on the way and never arrived if you
don't have some type of tracking.

Important: Always be polite.
A Gentleman agreement
is always possible.

You can use a scanner
for your stamp.

For high values scan
each side of stamps.

What to do after?

When stamps arrive (99% of trades),
confirm it by a mail, give a feedback
about received stamps.
Most of stamp cheaters are famous
and mostly already identified on
a stamp black list, start you own
as well and any time you see a bad
trader from a group but them in your
list .
If you are cheated, don’t hesitate to
ask assistance in the groups.

This can help.Send a complaint to the
post office of the cheater.
Send a complaint to all the
philatelic sites you can find.

HOPE THIS WILL HELP
FOR HAPPY EXCHANGES !!!

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