Make $200,000 from Floor Sweepings
Here you go. Minimum bid is $50,000 for what is, literally, a collection of floor sweepings. On top of that the (wheeler) dealer assures you you can “piece it out” for $200,000.
https://www.hipstamp.com/listing/selling-my-whole-collection/45520263

https://www.hipstamp.com/listing/selling-my-whole-collection/45520263

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2.) Notice that at his "store" the items in the scans are offered separately as well.
4.) I don't know why, but almost everyone who does crap like this thinks "vintage" is an important word to use with stamps. "Rare vintage red Washington stamp, used, very mint."
https://www.hipstamp.com/listing/scott-544-coil-wast-perf-11/44895590
Please report this one as well... I've sent it in twice, and yet this garbage is still on the site.
Another 0 feedback seller, I honestly don't know why they allow this one to stay.
Bogusly states as well "First day of issue". It's postmarked 22 Dec 1922, the EKU is 17 Dec 1922....
Completely fraudulent listing. It's a plain 498.
Both are gone.
At least, unlike The Bay, they actually do remove things, especially when enough people report it...
But they could have a simple search on obvious items, like reprints of the pictorials (how many of those "no grills" do people think exist, and for the largest part, there are easy examples of all known issues), or simply have a policy that any stamp with a value over $1,000 needs to have a cert with it...
It's difficult there's just so many variables, and high value items out there. Best we can do is keep at it. It benefits everyone, and as I mentioned, at least the staff here will take action eventually.
Yes you are right but I would think if one or two people have an issue they would at least look into it.
I think that the people who have to do the looking unfortunately do not know what they are looking at.
There's far too little proof, and for some reason the phrase "Let the buyer beware" rules the day, rather than, "Let the seller bear the burden of proof", which is what should be the norm.
Having gone there, it isn't really Hip's job to examine/evaluate these listings at all. They are here to provide us with a venue. Hip makes money by leeching off of our effort. They have no motivation to take these listings down. WE will not get any traction with them taking these listings down by complaining about the price. The price is the price. When we contact Hip about these listings stay away from the argument about the price, instead point out all the ways the listing is fraudulent. They seem to jump on fraud.
Value over $1,000 + Has a cert, no need to check it.
No cert, it gets flagged.
Agree, no need to check 100% of listings. But there could be a database created of "Highly Faked" issues, there really are not that many Scott #s that this applies to. This is a simple lookup. If it hits one of those (and this could easily be built over time), and there is no cert, then it flags for a "real review" before the listing goes live.
Hell, I'd even volunteer to be a reviewer. They don't have to make it a paid position, just a trusted one...