From: jaSPAMc@gbr.online.com   
      
   On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:54:46 +0100, "David"  found   
   these unused words floating about:   
      
   >David   
   >   
   >The one thing that appears to be missing with these responses, is the   
   >caution that the catalogue value is not what the stamp is worth,  as a   
   >guide, you will normally have to pay 50% cat value to buy mint stamps and   
   >25% cat value to buy used.  If you are selling, to a dealer you can half   
   >these figures again   
      
   Presuming that they are 'average collectible' copies. Truly "Very Fine" and   
   above do sell closer to a retail catalog. (Note - this leaves out Scutt and   
   Gibbons, both use inflated pricing).   
      
   >ignore very low cat values, say under 50p / $1   these are usually so   
   >common, no one wants them anyway   
   >   
   >trust this helps   
   >   
   >David   
   >   
      
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