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BUYING |
My minimum BUYING price for UM missing colour errors (excl. SG 981a) is now £40
I have an increasing need to purchase selected items in the field of Great Britain QEII Errors and Varieties.
I will not make claims to purchase all material offered. However for items I particularly require I anticipate that my offer is likely to exceed most others. I deal almost exclusively in Errors and Varieties and will put my knowledge to work in your favour. Many have been surprised at offers I have made. I often buy direct from sellers at more than auction realisations.
Vendors should note that once auction houses have have added their premium and other fees they may actually receive as little as 65% of the actual price realised.
An true example of how it would have been better to sell direct to me
My current (September 06) buying price for SG 820a is £160
Item SG 820a sold at auction (Bonhams September 06 lot 1193) for hammer price £130.
The seller commission is 15% + VAT. Insurance fee 1.5% / lot.
The vendor therefore received £105 after commission and fees (This is 67% of total price realised after commission)
I purchased the above item at the auction and paid a total after commission of £156.73.
Had the vendor sold direct to me he / she would have received £160 or £55 more than actually achieved.
It could be to your significant advantage to request my offer before selling elsewhere.
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Procedure if you have items you may wish to sell |
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1) Please email, fax or write with a list of items you may wish to sell. Please do not send material unless first requested. 2) I will write or email with a proposed purchase price Email: lasoksmith@aol.com 3) Purchase and payment subject to inspection 4) Items not purchased will be returned at my expense UNLESS condition is reason for non purchase. (This does not apply to items sent without my first requesting them, such items will be returned when cost of return postage has been received) 5) All items to be sent by method requiring signature on receipt e.g Royal Mail Special Delivery / Recorded Delivery. Please note that recorded delivery is not insured. 6) Payment made within 72 hours IMPORTANT NOTE: All items (covers excluded) must be pristine unmounted mint.
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Examples of some current BUYING prices. December 2006
1964 Botanical 1/3 (ord) Watermark Inverted SG 658Wi.....................£850
1965 Battle of Britain 9d (ord) Watermark Inverted SG 677Wi............£50
1965 I.T.U. 1/6 (ord) Watermark Inverted SG 684Wi..........................£200
1967 EFTA 9d (phos) Watermark Inverted SG 715pWi......................£40
1966 Battle of Hastings 6d (phos) Watermark Inverted SG 711pWi.. .£45
1968 Bridges 1/6 missing red-orange SG 765b.................................£220
1968 Paintings 1/- missing gold, embossing, phosphor.SG 772Eb... £275
1968 Paintings 1/6 missing gold SG 773a........................................£90
1969 Anniversaries 1/6 missing black SG 794e.................................£55
1970 Anniversaries 9d missing ochre SG 820a..................................£160
1970 Anniversaries 1/- missing brown SG 821d.................................£120
1970 Anniversaries 1/- missing brown and phosphor SG 821Eya.... ..£120
1971 Literary Anniversaries 5p missing gold SG 885a.........................£300
I am particularly keen on positional pieces such as cylinder and traffic light blocks and will pay a premium (often very significantly) over pro rata rates.
I am also keen to purchase missing colours on first day cover. Although condition is important (date must be legible and stamps not damaged) plain covers with hand written addresses are of interest.