STAMP COLLECTION VALUE - SHILL BIDDING

 USA was 2nd country in the world after India to issue Mahatma Gandhi stamp in 1961.

Now if you see following screenshot you will be amazed that this 32 cents stamps on First Day cover is only getting 41 cents after 53+ years.!!!

Looks like no value left in stamp collection.!!

This has also free shipping + eBay fees and Paypal fees.!! So seller will be paying from his own pocket for all this expense.!!!

So what do you think after looking pricing about your stamp collection value.!!!

Does it make sense to collect stamps ?

This stamp was sold by "bargainhunterfriends"  with feedback 25419 and there were 4 bidders and 4 bids.!!!

And eventually won by k***k(3087).

This proves that it has nothing to with feedback of seller or buyer whether they have single digit feedback or 5 digit feedback. Everyone is using it and doing it.!!

Click following link to my blog post to learn about SHILL Bidding and apply to this blog.!!

SHILL bidding on Gandhi stamps

How to INCREASE price on eBay

Shill Bidding and Glorification

As usual I was more curious about lucky buyer for getting this FDC for only 41 cents, so I look at his detail and I was more amazed than any thing else.

Now if you look following screen shot and look at the 30-Day (You can click on bidder and see following detail about bidders). 

You will be surprised after looking at summary of this buyer!

In past 30 days this buyer k***k (3087) 

Total Bids : 1856

Item Bids on : 1616 -----------> different item bid on

Bid activity (%)  with this seller -----------------------------> 98%

If you do math then k***k(3087) bidded(not won) on 1583 items only for this seller only.!!! 

What does this 1500+ bids mean? 

So now my question is do you think stamp collection is this much popular.!!!?

Or this is a SHILL Bidding ?

Do you think any body will try to sell  and take loss.!!!

This is Gandhi stamp collection, were everyone think they are smarter than other.!!! Click one of the following link and you will become smarter.!!

1) Philatelic FAKE and FORGERIES.
2) FAKE AERO PHILATELY Covers.
3) Stamp collection CHEATING.
4) Stamp Collection Value
5) Stamp Collecting Facts
6) China stamp collection value.
7) First AirMail Post
8) World First Flight Cover
9) Greatest Stamp Collection Scandal 
10) Biggest stamp collection SCAM
11) SCANDAL in stamp collection 
12) How to increase stamp collection value

Now does it make sense to collect stamps after looking above blog posts?

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USA stamps value : A dead hobby .!!

After looking at pricing of 1961 Gandhi stamps FDC from USA, it looks like stamp collection hobby is DEAD.!!

USA was second country in world to issue Mahatma Gandhi stamps after India. So after 52+ years it's value is going down than initial investment.

Following 1961 FDC with 32 cents USA stamp(+ envelope cost) was sold for only 77 cents including free shipping.!!

So if you count 46 cents shipping  stamps and all expense of posting, eBay fees and Paypal charges it will cost more than $1.!!

So seller is loosing money on this sale even after 52+ years investment in stamps, all storing expense in album etc.!!

So what do you think about USA stamps value : Don't you think it's a dead hobby .!!

So don't you think hobby is DEAD.?

Than why we see all glorified price of stamp collection on eBay or in auction house.!!?

Because it's nothing but CHEATING in price manipulation by SHILL bidding or by not paying to seller.!!

But that's not only thing as there are more FORGERY material of rare stamps and philatelic material, which are sold, but never paid to buyer because all of them are involved in price rigging.!!

So BEWARE what are you collecting. Read my other blog post and you will understand it.!!

Only way to increase price is by

1) Shill Bidding.
2) Selling from different countries by opening account on eBay.!! This covers are selling from South Africa, India and Oregon, USA.!!
2) Buyer don't pay to seller by increasing price. Read following link to see other cheating activity.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/08/postal-history-cheating-in-indian-stamp.html

Also forgery philatelic material

1) Forged rubber stamp ( e.g Governor General cancellation used on Gandhi SERVICE stamp)
2) Forged stamp on philatelic material with forged rubber stamp (
3) Bogus special cancellation (Germany 2009 cancellation from Winnenden, Germany)
4) Forged stamps (facsimile, replica) used on philatelic material.

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

1) 1948 India Stamps False hope of Riches?
2) 1948 India Gandhi Stamps: Are False hope of Riches - Part II ?
3) 1948 India Gandhi Mourning Private FDC : Are False hope of Riches - Part III?
4) 1948 India 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 India Gandhi Stamps - False hope of Riches - Part VI?
7) Indian Philately Exposed 
8) Indian Philately Exposed - Part II
9) Gandhi SERVICE India stamps overprint stamp price fell from $1009 to $1.!!
10) How can you tell that Gandhi SERVICE stamp is FAKE or Forgery ?

I hope all of the above will help you to make decision in investing stamps and to avoid getting CHEATED.!!

After reading above blog post what do you think about USA stamps value : A dead hobby .!!

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George Washington 1847 USA stamps

Recently I saw 10 cents George Washington stamp of USA issued in 1847 and I was wondering whether this is Genuine or Forgery?

Why I thought about this, because we all know what's going in 1948 Gandhi stamps.!! There are more forgery of 1948 Gandhi stamps from India than genuine. (It's like all 1948 Gandhi stamps with 10 Rupees value are forged.)

This stamp is for sale on eBay by USA eBay seller "victoire1"with stamp location in Belgium, which was offered for $1150.!! 

This is good for eBay shareholders as they will get commission around (7-10%) from eBay and PayPal, which will be around 70-100$.!! (Disclosure :- I am currently holding eBay stock in my personal account.)

$1150 is lot of money if you consider how easy is to make this kind of stamps and sell it by applying fake/forged rubber stamp.!!

It's more easier than forging Coach/Burberry ladies purse or Rolex watches or Nike shoes as it will required lot of machineries and different raw material, but to make a stamp just photocopy it or print it on piece of paper.

Older the stamp it's more easier to forged because it's very less precision is required and if it is imperf stamp then it's even more easier.

Also forged rubber stamp are also very simple with lines or lines with number.

This is common practice in 1948 Gandhi Service stamp with Governor General PO rubber stamp or any British India King George stamps or King Edward stamps or Queen Victoria stamps.!!

So my guess (my personal opinion) is chances are very high for George Washington stamps.

Also you don't have to mentioned about stamp too much. Just mentioned it as "See Scan" or don't even have to mention other things so you buyer will not find more information.

But another thing to notice it has "1 offer". It's another way to make you think that stamp is genuine and collectors are really interested in this stamp.!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ref1307005-1847-Scott-2-SUPERB-GEM-WITH-RED-GRID-/360759118586?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53feeb4afa

Now look at the following forgery stamps and you decide what are the chance of this 1847 George Washington stamps is forged by just applying Red Grid rubber stamp on scott#2 stamps.

All of the following USA stamps of Washington as well as other founders of America are forged.!!

Yes it's forged if seller don't mentioned it as Replica or  Copy or Forgery.

Now if you apply forged rubber stamp similar to used in 1847 by copying from some philatelic book or picture and apply on this than you can basically cheat people and make lot of money.!!!

Thank god seller is mentioning this and selling as forgery stamps for $10 for only 22 stamps which are some of the rare stamps of USA.

Now look at the following forgery in Gandhi stamps as well as other British India stamps and see what are possibilities in this Washington stamps of USA issued in 1847.

It looks like FAKE or Forged is a way to go in Indian Philately especially in British India, Indian Princely states and 1948 Gandhi Stamps as well as other Gandhi Philatelic material.!!

Following blog post will explain you that indeed that Indian Stamps and Philately (British India and 1948 Gandhi Stamps) needs to be examined before you even think about buying it.

Forgery in Indian Philately as well as 1854 Queen Victoria stamps.
Beware of First Aerial Mail.
King Edward stamp and Gandhi Stamps.!!
Gandhi Stamps and Independence of India. (shameless act !!)
A Hobby in Decline.!!

Recently I saw 2 auction of forged cancellation of East India stamp and Queen Victoria stamps were selling with forged cancellation. (Of course seller mentioned this are FAKE or Forged philatelic material otherwise I will not know.!!, also it's selling at very minimum price. I saw Gandhi forged stamps sold for $1000!! which was also FAKE(shill bidding).!!)

This are Forged cancellation on East India Company stamp from Penang Octagonal cancellation and Sungei Ujong Chop cancellation.!!! on Queen Victoria stamps, King George V stamps.!!

So don't you see similarity with Gandhi Philately material.!! Following cancellation  are some of the  FAKE or FORGED special cancellation, postmark cancellation or local post office cancellation. It's just a RUBBER STAMP which my kids use to play to make art work.!! such as butterflies, rainbow, animals, etc.!!

Read my blog post about following FAKE AND FORGED Gandhi stamps and philatelic cancellation.

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

Mauritius FAKE zipcode : http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/early-usage-of-indian-pincode-classic.html

Early Usage cover : http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/01/gandhi-1948-stamp-early-usage-of-1948.html

Gandhi SERVICE FAKE : http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/04/gandhi-service-stamp-how-one-can-tell.html

Let me make sure that I am not telling that this is forged stamps. I am just comparing with other stamps and letting you know possibilities so you can think before you buy it, as you have to pay money. (not me!!). I am just happy if my eBay stock goes up.!!

What do you think if  apply all this in George Washington stamps of USA issued in 1847. Don't you think chances are very very high.

I hope this will help you to collect USA stamps of George Washington issued in 1847.

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Gandhi Stamps Club.

Postal History - Event Covers

"In philately, the term cover pertains to the outside of an envelope or package with an address, typically with postage stamps that have been cancelled and is a term generally used among stamp and postal history collectors. , , The term does not include the contents of the letter or package, although they may add interest to the item if still present. Cover collecting plays an important role in postal history as many covers bear stamps, postmarks and other markings along with names and addresses all of which help to place a cover at a given time and place in history, , Event covers are decorated, stamped and canceled commemorative envelopes. They are created to celebrate an event or note an anniversary. (From Wikipedia)"

Recently I was researching about postal history and event covers as philatelic material with USED stamps of Gandhi from various countries and I was surprised by selling price even after 40+ years.

This Gandhi stamps used on cover as event covers or postal history were selling from 0.01 cents to $3.!!

Can't believe it. Don't know why such a low pricing for used event  cover or postal history. Also it's not rare anymore from UK, Russia, Greece, India, USA and Germany.

Following are screenshot you can look in detail and understand type of cover, value of cover etc. This is only for reference so you can see what kind of covers are available and what's price you need to pay for event covers or postal history.

To me used cover does not make sense to pay high price as there are very large quantity available and because of that you can have wide variety in your postal history collection, but you don't have to pay high price for this kind of events cover or postal history covers.

Of course you will find unique varieties of this event covers as well as postal history covers, which will be unique but make sure you don't pay HIGH price

So what do you think about pricing of  this USED covers.

To me it's a genuine price when it's between 0.01 cents to $3.

You need to make sure about pricing when you buy this kind of used cover and if you see it's expensive then chance of forgery  or SHILL bidding is possible.

We had seen lot of forgery in USED cover also and very expensive by SHILL bidding or not paying to seller.!!

Read my blog post about following BOGUS FORGED Gandhi stamps and philatelic cancellation with rubber stamp applied on piece of paper or envelope and trying to MAKE huge money instead of selling just MINT stamps.!!

Germany FAKE Cancellation : 

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

Mauritius Gandhi stamp used on Indian cover with Early zipcode usage even before zipcode was introduce:

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/11/early-usage-of-indian-pincode-classic.html

Early Usage cover of 1948 Gandhi stamps : 

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/01/gandhi-1948-stamp-early-usage-of-1948.html

Gandhi SERVICE stamp BOGUS usage : 

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/04/gandhi-service-stamp-how-one-can-tell.html

F0RGERY of rubber stamp with Red ink.!!!
Chances of correct ink cover might be in Museum or selling on eBay!!

Above are all bogus RUBBER stamps (which never exist) or forgery which will help future collectors whether they really want to start collecting stamps and philately as postal history or event covers.!! 

My personal opinion is that when any expensive philatelic item from India there are more chances of forgery. Also it's not only India philatelic material but any expensive postal history or event cover philatelic material.!!

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Gandhi Stamps Club.

India stamp used abroad

Hello Gandhi Collectors,

We had seen lot of India used abroad stamps during British India. I am not sure whether it was really used abroad or just get cancel it like following or even forged cancellation as it will be very hard to know whether it was actually used abroad.

Looks like above is genuinely used abroad stamps with USA Gandhi stamps in 1967, but I don't think it was travelled through regular postal stream. 

It's easy to make this kind of cover with abroad stamps. Just affix regular USA stamp on cover and request  post office to cancel it and it will also go through postal stream.

Following cover has 2 USA Gandhi stamp as well as 1948 India Gandhi stamp as well as label or Cinderella stamp (reprinted) of Azad hind which was sold for $6.

I think anyone can make this kind of cover by affixing proper postage and asking for hand cancellation.!!

We had seen some 1948 Gandhi stamps used abroad from Tibet as well as Nepal. To me both looked like forged because it has lot of known issue such as date of Sunday used on cancellation as well as there is no genuinely used of 1948 on official first day cover.!!

In past I wrote blog post about India used abroad stamps. Following are the links.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/12/india-used-abroad.html

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/12/great-britain-used-abroad-stamps.html

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/01/christmas-stamps-great-britain-used.html


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Gandhi stamps club.

USA stamps First Day Cover

Hello Gandhi Philatelist,

USA was 2nd country in the world to issue Mahatma Gandhi stamp in 1961 after India.

After 52 years this first day cover with 4 USA stamps of Mahatma Gandhi is selling for $1.79. (still available). This USA stamps are listed in Scott catalog as 1174 and 1175.

Now think if USA First Day Cover has only one stamp than what will be the value.? Might be 20-45 cents.!!

I think it is still expensive because this USA stamps  were printed in very large quantity along with lot of first day cover are still available because stamp collection hobby of collecting USA stamps and USA first day cover at that time. 

Also stamp collection hobby is declining so it's very hard to keep up the price.

So BEWARE what you are collecting and why are you collecting.!!

Read my following blog post to understand about stamp collection in DECLINE.!!

1) A Hobby in Decline : 1948 Gandhi USED cover case study.!!
2) A Hobby in Decline.!! - Part-2
3) How to invest when philately price is dropping.

If you see stamps are not even selling or selling like 5-10 times lower their value than mentioned in catalog.!!

Now let's talk about 1948 India Gandhi stamps.

Even official 1948 Gandhi Memorial Folder from Post & Telegraph department of India with all 4 Gandhi stamps are selling for $137.!! (To me it looks that seller is Genuine as there are multiple copies of folder and also you can enlarge it to see in detail).



You will see blank folder selling for $150.!!! which was sold for 10 paise (1/10 rupee) or 7 US cents in 1948.!!

It's nothing but waiting to swallow your money.!!

There is nothing RARE or Scare in philately because this hobby is in downward trend because experienced collectors are loosing interest because value is not appreciating and new collectors are not coming in to this because there are lot of other things to do for them such as playing video games on Nintendo or X-box , social networking on facebook or google+ or  surfing on web through internet or SMS through iphone or android or watch games such as cricket, football or basketball.!!

Only way philately can sustain is to stop cheating in this hobby. Yes CHEATING.!! which is what you will see in order to increase value artificially by inflating the price by SHILL bidding, not paying to seller or mutual understanding cancelling transaction and lot more.

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 ?

I hope all the above will help while making decision in investing stamps and to avoid getting CHEATED.!!

Now don't you think it does NOT make sense STAMP INVESTING!! or even Collecting.!!!

It's a GAME.!!

So let's see how to play  Philatelic Game.!! (click to read how to, rules and regulations.!!)

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Gandhi Stamps Club.

FFC : First Flight Cover

Hello Gandhi Philatelist,

Do you think following FFC First Flight Cover with Gandhi stamps make sense, specially with USA Gandhi stamps and United Nations Gandhi stamps ?

I don't think it make sense to collect this kind of cover.!! It's waste of time and money and it will never appreciate in your life. Ofcourse it will be good display and exhibit write up, but it will never appreciate because FFC collection is DEAD since last 10+ years.!!

Don't you think it's easy to make this kind of cover and make money instead of selling just mint stamps?

I think so because $1.05 will get you minimum $8 if it sells!! or in future it will sell for $20 or $30.!!!

Do you think this are actually traveled in first flight?  

I don't think so. It's just either by sending envelope to certain post office and get it stamped for particular date and get it back in SASE, and then go to receiving destination post office and get it cancelled.

If you don't want to do this get your own rubber stamp. !! It's easy to make.!!

This is not true for 2012 or 2010  FFC but also for all FFC which were made after 1970.!! But there might me forgery in 1969 or 1970 FFC from certain countries.

Some of the following cover don't consider as First flight cover  because Gandhi stamp used on the cover was not either flight path of the first flight.!!

But main reason for such a decline is FORGERY selling as Genuine which is killing hobby.

Also price are increased by SHILL bidding in order to glorify stamps as well to increase value, which eventually brought down this King of Hobby.

It's like dealers and collectors want to ripoff new collectors instead of motivating new collectors and some experience and genuine collectors just sit and watch Philatelic GAME.!! instead of exposing what's going.!!

What to learn how to play Philatelic GAME then click following link to read my blog post.

1) Philatelic GAME.!!
2) Philatelic Greed !!
3) Stamp Collecting FACTS.

Also following are different ways to make money by selling stamps on Internet. (Of course is CHEATING!!)

1) Make money by selling SPECIMEN postcard 
2) Make money by making RUBBER stamp
3) Make money by selling TRIAL PROOF waste by stealing it or by art using Photoshop.
4) Make money by selling FORGERY stamps
5) Make money by selling FORGED special cancellation from different cities.
6) Make money by selling FORGERY stamps as GENUINE.
7) Make money by selling BOGUS - never exist special cancellation
8) Make money by selling LABELS - forgery or bogus
9) Make money by selling FAKE or BOGUS First Flight Cover FFC
10 ) Make money by OVERPRINTING stamps.!!

Thanks

Gandhi Stamps Club.

stamp used abroad - India stamp

Hello Gandhi Stamps Collectors,

We all know that during British India rule around the world, some India stamps were used abroad. Used abroad stamp means that stamp is used from other countries then it is issued. Not sure all that used abroad was genuine and really used as postage from other countries as it's easy to forged rubber stamp as we had seen it from Tibet, Nepal, Maldives etc covers with fake rubber stamp on the cover and made it used abroad.

Recently I saw 1948 Gandhi stamp from India with 1.5 annas value was used from Arizona, USA on 2nd October 2012 on Mahatma Gandhi Birthday which is known as Gandhi Jayanti in India and International day of Non-Violence all around the world when United Nations declared in 2007.

Technically this is valid aerogramme because it has 43 cents postage on it. I think it's 1 cent less than the regular postage requirement of 44 cents in 2012. I think it might be overlooked by postal administration of Arizona or it may not be actually travelled through regular mail stream as it don't have barcode in front, but some times because of smaller size it can be missed.

It's legal to use other countries stamp if there is a valid postage on the envelope.

Ofcourse it looks unique and varities in your collection, but it's not appreciating all the work and looks like no interest in stamp it only sold for $10 for 2 covers.!! Also needs to research more in bidding details.!!

But all other used in Tibet and Nepal or any other countries are nothing but BOGUS and forgery as it was nothing but to make money out of it by making it DIFFERENT.!!

In past we saw following FORGED cancellation from India.

It looks like FAKE or Forged is a way to go in Indian Philately especially in British India, Indian Princely states and 1948 Gandhi Stamps as well as other Gandhi Philatelic material.!!

Following blog post will explain you that indeed that Indian Stamps and Philately (British India and 1948 Gandhi Stamps) needs to be examined before you even think about buying it.

Forgery in Indian Philately as well as 1854 Queen Victoria stamps.
Beware of First Aerial Mail.
King Edward stamp and Gandhi Stamps.!!
Gandhi Stamps and Independence of India. (shameless act !!)
A Hobby in Decline.!!

So after looking above forgery in Indian cancellation what do you think about following India USED abroad stamps on covers or stationary.

Read some of interesting blog post to see how CHEATERS are working to get your money by selling forgery or Bogus gandhi stamps.!!

1) Philatelic FAKE and FORGERIES.
2) FAKE AERO PHILATELY Covers.
3) Stamp collection CHEATING.
4) Stamp Collection Value
5) Stamp Collecting Facts
6) China stamp collection value.
7) First AirMail Post
8) World First Flight Cover
9) Greatest Stamp Collection Scandal 
10) Biggest stamp collection SCAM
11) SCANDAL in stamp collection 
12) How to increase stamp collection value

Thanks 

Gandhi Stamps Club.

FFC First Flight Covers : Are all BOGUS?

Hello Gandhi philatelist,

What is First Flight Cover ?

A cover officially carried on inaugural first flight of  airlines new route or new  aircraft which is flying for first time to particular route with stamps of originating country and cancellation date stamp of that particular date. Also it should have cancellation from destination city post office with next same day of next day.

Now look at the following FFC and decide whether this is Genuine or BOGUS (never flown.!!). Reason for BOGUS is stamp is not from originating country, also CDS from Cape Carneval is on Feb 20th where as first flight is on May 4.!!

First Flight Airlines :- Airberlin (AB8481)

From :- Gdansk, Poland (But no stamps from Poland on this FFC.!!)

To :- Berlin, Germany

First Flight Date :- May 4th, 2012

Postage stamp :- 8 cents Gandhi & 98 cents Grant Teton National Park from USA.

Special Cancellation :- Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Date of Cancellation :- Feb 20th, 2012.

After looking to this kind of forgery in 2012 FFC, I think all Gandhi FFC from Germany, Morocco, Syria are nothing but BOGUS or Forgery. This is my personal opinion about Gandhi FFC after looking in my collection!!

According to me this FFC never traveled in first flight!! They just affixed stamp on envelope, put some rubber stamp as cachet and CDS.!!

Who knows whether it was really first flight in 1969.!!

Look at following cover which was made by my son and send it to Algeria.!! It also has official barcode which indicates it travelled to Algeria.!!

Is this a First flight cover?

No it's not a first flight cover but an event cover to celebrate 50th Anniversary of First American in orbit.!!

So BEWARE what you are collecting and why are you collecting and at what price.!!

Read my following blog post to understand about stamp collection in DECLINE.!!

1) A Hobby in Decline : 1948 Gandhi USED cover case study.!!
2) A Hobby in Decline.!! - Part-2
3) How to invest when philately price is dropping.

If you see stamps are not even selling or selling like 5-10 times lower their value than mentioned in catalog.!!

There is nothing RARE or Scare in philately because this hobby is in downward trend because experienced collectors are loosing interest because value is not appreciating and new collectors are not coming in to this because there are lot of other things to do for them such as playing video games on Nintendo or X-box , social networking on facebook or google+ or  surfing on web through internet or SMS through iphone or android or watch games such as cricket, football or basketball.!!

There is little chance of philately can survive by stopping cheating in this hobby. Yes CHEATING.!! which is what you will see in order to increase value artificially by inflating the price by SHILL bidding, not paying to seller or mutual understanding cancelling transaction and lot more.

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 ?

I hope all the above will help while making decision in investing stamps and to avoid getting CHEATED.!!

Now don't you think it does NOT make sense STAMP INVESTING!!

Thanks

Gandhi Stamps Club.