Confused by wildly varying stamp prices?

[termitex2000]

Hi All,

I am trying to work out how to sell my granfathers stamp collection. There are quite a few Australian pre-decimal stamps.

The problem is, when i look up a particular stamp, for example; King George VI,  2 1/2D - Red, i am seeing prices from $9000.00 to $45.00 dollars,,, no distinguishable difference in the stamps as far as i can see, so, What the bleep is going on??

Any advice greatly appreciated?

[termitex2000]

Yes, looking at the sold price is the key.... i remembered that this morning before coming here, and i was going to report it, but suddenly two people already mentioned it - funny!

So looks like my Australian king george vi stamps will reliably sell for $50.00 ..... NEVER $9000.00, geez, what scammers they are, its amazing.

[eol-products]

Likely just based their price on other items for sale not knowing the difference.  As you can see by the sold lists none sell for that amount.

[sugar249]

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@termitex2000 wrote:

So looks like my Australian king george vi stamps will reliably sell for $50.00 ..... NEVER $9000.00, geez, what scammers they are, its amazing.

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In this case it doesnt make them a scammer.  They advertise their price upfront,  people can do their research and make a decision to buy or not to buy.