Off-Topic Forum

I know some of you out there obviously collect more than just cards, so I thought I'd get any input I could from you all.

Apparently the postage stamps I collected when I went through a phase as a kid (say 1989 - 1993), which I thought had been long gone, were stuffed away at my mom's. Well, she dug them out and gave them to me this past weekend and at a guess, might be 5,000 to 10,000 stamps in 5 or so binders ad 5-8 stamp collecting books if I were to guess.

I don't really have much interest in collecting them still, so once my wife and kids are done looking them over from a curiosity standpoint, I might take a look to see if there is anything of value (I highly doubt it, but would kick myself if I didn't take a look), and then to get rid of them.

Looking for any favourable online resources that members out there know of or have experience with from a stamp pricing standpoint, or from a collection selling view. I probably don't have the patience or time to piece meal through ebay or similar, but might used a facebook group or kijiji site to try and sell the lot.

If there are any collectors, would also happily trade away stamps for cards - I'll need to figure out a way to summarize what the stamps are that I have. Also, if anyone collects stamps of sports - I know there were some olympics and similar in the bunch.

Appreciate any thoughts and input - thanks!

There's a good stamp forum called Stamp World. Doe MG tuned me on to it, I would recommend it.

The good thing about stamps is that, unlike cards, they maintain their value. You can use them as postage for your card trades!

  The three-cent stamps I collected in the 50s are worth three cents in postage, 60 years later.    It was a great hobby for me.    I don't many people taking an interest in them.    With video games and cell phone, those days are long gone.     I did learn a lot from those stamps though.

They are interesting enough, I can see putting a little album together for each of the kids, more as a first hand history than anything else, but something neat to keep, and maybe get rid of the rest to a collector. Appreciate the input from all, thank you.

I'm game to trade cards for stamps.  Hit me up, I've got tons I haven't organized enough to input here yet in addition to what listed for trade currently.

Well, as you can see from my quote, I need stamps, so if you have any extras that'd you'd be willing to part with for something AFTER I get the stamps (seeing as I have 2 right now and I am saving them for dire needs) then I'm your man. :D

Ditto, I actually just bought my first batch this weekend. All sports related pretty much. Foud some for hockey all the way back to 1956, uncircs. Some train ones, curlings ones was fun. I also bought four wartime nickels made from a mixture of metal that makes them yellow. They used shell casing that were unable to be reloaded hence why they are yellow in hue. Was a great online staore on eBay if anyone interested. If you find any hockey or winter sport stamps I would be interested.

I kind of collect stamps. So I'd be interested to see what you have. I'm quite picky about what I want though. The last stamps I bought to keep was a sheet of the Star Trek 50th Anniversary stamps.