Collectible stamps

[unstampsdotnet]

I sell stamps. They don't have UPCs. And, if ebay tries to fit them into a category other than the one it is already listed in, I will LOSE sales, as these are very specialized stamps. There's also NO WAY ebay can catalogue the millions of stamps out there for me to associate my products with.

Amazon allows collectible stamps to be listed without UPCs. Will ebay do the same?

[revenue-collector · Accepted solution]

I expect them to come up with some idiocy like "use the catalogue number".

Well... which catalogue system?

Scott

Stanley Gibbons

Michel

Yvert

Facit

What about specialized catalogues for niche collecting areas, e.g., Barefoot for world revenue stamps or Weiss for U.S. Civil War patriotic stationery?

Trying to reconcile catalogue numbers is a nightmare for experienced stamp collectors, let alone eBay, which has ZERO experience in the hobby.

Just wait until eBay tries combining the following into a single "group" and the chaos and SNAD claims that ensue:

Mint single

Used single

Mint pair

Used pair

Mint block of 4

Used block of 4

Mint plate block

Mint inscription block

Used single on cover

Used pair on cover

Used block on cover

Used single on First Day Cover

Used single on international cover, solo franking

Used single on international cover, combination franking

Used single on territorial cover

Used single on advertising cover

Mint single, double transfer, position XX

Mint single, double transfer, position YY

Used single, double transfer, position XX

Used single, double transfer, position YY

Mint single, plate scratch

Used single, plate scratch

Used single, fancy cancel type X

Used single, fancy cancel type Y

Used single, PAID cancel

Used single, PAQUEBOT cancel

Used single, revenue cancel

Used single, revenue cancel on document

Used single, blue cancel

Used single, red cancel

Used single, green cancel

I could go on all day.

Now, add faults, flaws, and other aesthetic charactistics to the mix.

THE PRODUCT CATALOG SHOPPING MODEL DOES NOT WORK FOR COLLECTIBLES!!

Please, for the love of GOD, let this idiocy die a quick and deserved death.

[unstampsdotnet]

EXACTLY my point.

Thank you.

EBAY, Wake UP.