02-06-2007, 05:04 PM
I would go with selling them still sealed...
I had a great result selling envelopes of stamps on eBay that were originally sorted and sealed by a stamp dealer in the early 1900's (1905-1910).
I opened ONE from each bundle, to show what was likely inside...
And put the rest of the bundle up on dutch auction.
Most of them were valued at less than $1 for the contents of each envelope (very common stamps).
The sealed envelopes went for from $2 to $8 EACH.
Most of the feedback from buyers was that they really enjoyed opening them themsevles and searching.
No one to my knowledge found anything REAL valuable, but there were a few $2-3 stamps in some.
I started my investment portfolio with the proceeds of these auctions
I had a great result selling envelopes of stamps on eBay that were originally sorted and sealed by a stamp dealer in the early 1900's (1905-1910).
I opened ONE from each bundle, to show what was likely inside...
And put the rest of the bundle up on dutch auction.
Most of them were valued at less than $1 for the contents of each envelope (very common stamps).
The sealed envelopes went for from $2 to $8 EACH.
Most of the feedback from buyers was that they really enjoyed opening them themsevles and searching.
No one to my knowledge found anything REAL valuable, but there were a few $2-3 stamps in some.
I started my investment portfolio with the proceeds of these auctions