Veteran dealers referred him to an 'error specialist’ across the Hudson River in New Jersey. He was shocked and amused when the ‘Mr.' Tell turned out to be 14 years old with three attic rooms of Lionel trains, planes, toy soldiers, stamps and coins. The man’s asking price was only...
advertised an alternative to the Scott Specialized via an email sent by the American Stamp Dealers Association: “Are you STILL waiting for the Scott US Specialized Catalog?” was the subject line. The Scott books are the major catalogues for stamp collectors in the U.S., Canada and Mexico....
“What upsets me most up here in the Midwest is that when one talks with a dealer about having them make an offer – they automatically tell you, ‘I’ve got all of that; not interested in buying any more, etc., etc.’ One cannot help but wonder how dealers stay in business without...