eBay Shill Bidding - how to increase price on ebay - Overprint Gandhi stamps Briefmarken Timbres

Recently I saw Cameroun Mahatma Gandhi  First Moon Landing space overprint stamp sold for $33.

To me this was overprint just to make money by selling it as Rare or unique or error stamps!!

No value in stamp collection right now as it is error.

Do we buy defective product? HELL NO.

First thing it does not make sense that someone will overprint on stamp.

Second thing it does not make sense to overprint multiple different overprint stamp on same stamps. (Gandhi type I stamp, Gandhi type II stamp etc)

Third thing it does not make sense that some one is willing to buy it for $33 in this Internet age world.

$33 for piece of paper!!

But there are 12 bids and 6 bidder!!!


Do you think this is artificially price increased by SHILL bidding?

SHILL bidding is easy. Just open another account on eBay and start bidding. eBay don't ask any payment info until to want to pay for it.!!

If you win then retract the bid.

You can cancel bid before certain timing also.

Do you think sellers has only one account?

Hell No.

This is widely used practice to increase price so it looks genuine that lot of people are buying it and there is increase in value since last year or 5 years!!

But no one know it was actually paid to seller or eBay?

Also some other stamp dealers will bid on this stamp and don't pay in order to increase their stamp collection value.

eBay seller just don't open case and eBay will not charge commission (10%).

Now you will see some of the ebay bidders are bidding on eBay 1569 items (most of them are  stamps, Briefmarken,  Timbres) with 2400 bids and retracting (take back) on 148 items.


Does it make sense?

China PRC stamp - 1967 Mao stamp on envelope cover - China stamps investment.

China PRC stamp - 1967 Mao stamp on envelope cover was sold for $4750 by eBay seller "jumapo60"  from Portugal. 

Do you think this is genuine China PRC stamp of 1967 Mao stamp on envelope cover and send it to Budapest ?

Reason for this is it was very hard to send anything outside China in 1967 because of communist rule.

It's very hard to find whether this is genuine but it's easy to consider as forgery ?

We know how easy is to make forgery cover in today's world and sell it on ebay like we saw in 2009 from Winnenden Germany. If it can happen in Germany it can happen in anywhere at anytime.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2010/01/fake-gandhi-postmark-cancel-from.html

Above is BOGUS (never exist) rubber stamp. They try to make it as if it was issued by German postal service.!!

It's not forgery because there was none like this issued.!! It's BOGUS rubber stamp like kids use to make artwork.

But it's an ART of Making Money.!!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/01/art-of-making-money-philately-greed.html

Just make rubber stamp  like above and apply it on any old cover available in stamp exhibition.!! 

My personal opinion is that following is forgery rubber stamp from China. (Who will know what happen in 1967 in communist country.!!)

My personal opinion is that this cover was made with some old cover send to Budapest from some other country as there is no address of sender.!!

Now fix some stamp and fake rubber stamp with Chinese date stamp.!!

Do you really think this was sold for $4750.?

I don't think so because

• No one collect stamp anymore
• SHILL bidding is used to increase price by stamp dealer and other philatelic collector
• eBay got commission on this transaction ? (10% of selling price.!!)

All you see is not real.

It's nothing but glorification of China stamp collection so some new guy will invest in stamps after advice from investment advisor as alternative investment in chinese stamps.!!

Still don't believe then read all of the following and think with your own brain.!!

Following is taken from Gandhi Stamps Club which are mostly all BOGUS (never exist) or Forgery which will help you to decide about slogan cancellation of Gandhi "Truth is God"

1) India 1911 Allahabad First Aerial Mail Post Commemorative cancel or Special cancellation 

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/07/first-aerial-post-indian-philately.html

2) India 1937 Rocket Mail Commemorative cancel or Special cancellation 

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/01/india-rocket-mail.html

3) India 1947 Jai Hind Cancellation

India First Day Independence cover Jai Hind Slogan Special Cancellation.

4) 1948 Chalta Dak Ghar Commemorative cancel or Special cancellation 

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/12/king-george-stamps.html

5) India 1948 Gandhi stamp First Day cover Jai Hind Commemorative cancel or Special cancellation (Biggest Forgery in single individual stamp collection).

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/02/gandhi-stamps-and-1948-jai-hind-special.html

6) 1969 Fiji, Luxembourg, Burma, Czech Republic Commemorative cancel or Special cancellation  (wide varieties available)

God knows which is Genuine and Which one is forgery !!

God knows which of this were even issued officially by postal department ?

Don't you think there are multiple rubber stamps from multiple collectors.!!?

Not sure whether this are BOGUS (never issued), but made to handbooks and yearbooks or exhibit.

                    http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/04/luxembourg-postmark.html

7) India 1969  "FLAG DAY 1st October Help Ex Servicemen"

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2014/08/commemorative-cancel-special.html

8) Bogus (never exist) 2009 Germany Winnenden Commemorative cancel or Special cancellation issued for High School shooting for Non Violence.!! (No respect for who died during this school shooting).


http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2010/01/fake-gandhi-postmark-cancel-from.html

Click following link to read more about BLUM case and OPEN YOUR EYES.!! There are 650 forged rubber stamps from Germany  and think about chances of forged from INDIA or China or any other countries.!!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/fake-ffc-flown-in-airbus-a380-with.html

All of the below are FORGERY.!! 

http://www.filatelia.fi/forgeries/blum.html

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/11/china-stamp-collection-value.html


So what do you think. Can we add this in above list.

It's all about MONEY. How to get your money.!!

To know more about this kind of activity read my following blog post and think what are the possibilities in cheating, glorification, SHILL bidding, FAKE, Forgery etc.

1) 1948 Stamps False hope of Riches?
2) 1948 Gandhi Stamps: Are False hope of Riches - Part II ?
3) 1948 Gandhi Mourning Private FDC : Are False hope of Riches - Part III?
4) 1948 Expensive Gandhi FDC : Are False hope of Riches - Part IV?
5) 1948 Gandhi Stamps Early Usage cover :  Gandhi Stamps Are False hope of Riches - Part V?
6) Maxi Card sold for $5100 with 1948 Gandhi Stamps - False hope of Riches - Part VI?
7) Indian Philately Exposed 
8) Indian Philately Exposed - Part II
9) Gandhi SERVICE overprint stamp price fell from $1009 to $1.!!
10) How can you tell that Gandhi SERVICE stamp is FAKE or Forgery ?

So what are chances of this cover is forgery.?

I am not an expert so I cannot say it's forgery or it's genuine.

But you can see how easy is to make rubber stamp and apply on any piece of paper and call it as Philatelic material.!!

It's your money.!!

Thanks
GSC

Forgery philatelic material - Making money on eBay.

Forgery philatelic material is very easy to make. 

Make a rubber stamp and apply it on any old cover/envelope or postcard or folder etc and Unique, Rare philatelic material is ready.

Recently India 1948 Gandhi stamps folder with special cancellation (rubber stamp) was sold for 15000 rupees.

Even seller mentioned it may be forged cancellation !!

Not sure about Forgery stamps was on the folder but most likely it will be forged stamps as large quantity of forgery stamps of 1948 Gandhi stamps available from India.

It will be very hard to some buy stamps valued Rupees 10 in 1948.

Because Rupees 10 was too much at that time. 10gm Gold was selling for Rupees 80 in 1948.

So do you think someone will invest in piece of paper during that time. 

Even though it was mentioned as "May be forged cancellation" someone bought it for 15000 rupees.!!

If you count all the expense then seller got good money out of it.

You need to reduce expense like

• GST is mandatory on ebay selling and buying.
• ebay commission
• Paypal fees
• Indian Capital Gain Tax or income tax
• State tax 
• Shipping and handing 

So don't you think seller made money on this forgery philatelic material.!!

Thanks
GSC.

Anglo-Indian-Affairs sold India EDVII 1909 SG147 25r stamps.

In past I wrote about King Edward 1909 stamp from India with 25 Rupees face value.

This King Edward 1909 stamp is available in plenty as REPRINT stamp from X-soviet union countries under $5.

What are chances of this stamp selling as Genuine.!!

Also consider 25 Rupees was lot of money in 1909 for any Indian people and to keep it in Mint condition for 100+ years in good condition is very rare unless you are from King's/Queen family.

In past REPLICA stamps were sold for $8-9. Don't you think it's easy to sell it for $1600 by SHILL BIDDING.!!

Click following link to read more about Replica stamp of King Edward stamp.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2015/09/jal-cooper-kgv-ked-stamps.html

Recently India EDVII stamp issued in 1909 with (Stanley Gibbons # 147) SG147 of 25 Rupees stamp was sold for $1600.!!

Now did Ango-Indian_Affairs really sold this stamp ?

      * might not got money from buyer after winning it.!! (ebay will give refund to commission to seller)

Did it really sold ?

     * Did eBay got commission ?

Did UK government got tax ?

     * If it is sold then UK government should get TAX as capital gain tax.

Did UK government got VAT ?

     * If it is sold then UK government should get VAT.


My personal opinion(freedom of speech) about this transaction is

• It's a Replica stamp
• It was not sold for $1600 even you can see it on eBay.
• No commission to eBay
• No payment made. (Paypal did not get any commission).
• No Capital Gain Tax to UK government.
• No VAT paid.

What is your opinion ? 

Thanks
GSC.