I gave up on collecting because of that. I dumped the stuff a few years back and invested it in the stock market instead :-)
I'm sure there are some nice ones here and there amid the flood of dreck, but it's not for me anymore. The fraud rampant in the stamp/coin business is pretty off-putting, too. Being an amateur just means your tail feathers are going to get plucked.
I'm sure there are some nice ones here and there amid the flood of dreck, but it's not for me anymore. The fraud rampant in the stamp/coin business is pretty off-putting, too. Being an amateur just means your tail feathers are going to get plucked.