Rossi's Rules on Buying Stamps on Facebook

ROSSI’S RULES ON BUYING STAMPS ON FACEBOOK



1. CHECK THE SELLER’S PROFILE. WHETHER THEY SOLD BEFORE OR NOT THEY 

SHOULD HAVE A LENGTHY PROFILE EVEN FOR SOMEONE ONLY ON FB FOR A YEAR. 

THE ONES THAT APPEAR TO HAVE NEXT TO NOTHING JUST CREATED A PROFILE FOR 

THIS SALE PURPOSE. THIS IS RED FLAG.



2. ANY STAMP OR COLLECTION BEING SOLD FOR $40 FOR MORE SHOULD HAVE 

EITHER  A CERTIFICATION OR A TRACKABLE APPRAISAL. WITHOUT THIS 

INSTRUMENT OF VERIFIABLITY YOU ARE THROWING DICE BASED ON TRICKY 

PHOTO SHOTS,  MISIDENTIFIED STAMPS, UNDECLARED REPRINTS, FORGERIES 

(OWNER MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF), OR GROUP CHEERLEADING FROM 

EITHER FRIENDS OF THE SELLER OR JUST IGNORANT PEOPLE WHOSE MONEY IS 

NOT AT STAKE. YOURS IS! NO  PROOF OF AUTHENCITY. THIS IS RED FLAG.

3. ALWAYS. ALWAYS INSIST ON PAYPAY FOR THE TRANSACTION. ANYONE THAT 

CLAIMS A MONEY ORDER OR CASHIER’S CHECK IS ONLY ACCEPTABLE FORM OF 

PAYMENT IS 100% TRYING TO DECEIVE YOU AND YOU SHOULD NEVER ENTER INTO 

THAT ARRANGEMENT. THIS IS RED FLAG.PAYPAL IS INSURED AND YOU CAN FILE A 

CLAIM AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK QUICKLY. IT’S SAFE AND TRACKABLE. ALL 

OTHER FORMS ARE VULNERABLE TO YOU LOSING YOUR MONEY FOREVER.



4. ALWAYS INSIST ON PRIORITY MAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBER. IT COSTS A FEW 

DOLLARS MORE BUT IT’S A BIG SIGN OF THE SELLER BEING A GOOD PLAYER IN 

THE TRANSACTION. IT ALLOWS YOU TO TRACK THE MERCHANDISE AND ITS 

ANOTHER ELEMENT IF A PROBLEM EXISTS TO ADD TO YOUR CLAIM FROM PAYPAL 

AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK.

5. LASTLY DO NOT LISTEN TO NAYSAYERS WHO CRY ABOUT SAFETY AND COMMON

SENSE LIKE THEY ARE FOOLISH WAYS TO DEAL WITH FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT. USUALLY THESE PEOPLE TALK TOUGH BUT HAVE FAKE

NAMES AND SUSPIOUS INTENTIONS. ASK THEM IF THEY ARE WILLING TO USE 

THEIR CREDIT CARD TO PAY FOR THESE TRANSACTIONS. BECAUSE IF THEY ARE 

WILLING TO BELIEVE GRAINY PICS AND TOTAL STRANGERS ON THE INTERNET 

THIS SHOULDN’T BE A PROBLEM FOR THEM. THEY CAN BELIEVE YOU TOO THAN 

YOU WILL PAY THEM BACK VIA PAYPAL ONCE YOU RECEIVE THE GENIUNE ITEM.



I HAVEN’T HAD A SOUL TAKE ME UP ON THAT OFFER. USUALLY YOU GET

CRICKETS. I CAN STILL HEAR THOSE CRICKETS. REMEMBER THE FACTS:



A. STAMPS OR NOT – THIS IS A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION!!!! YOU GET CAUGHT UP 

IN THE ROMANCE OF OLD STAMPS AND YOU WILL GET CAUGHT WITH YOUR 

PANTS DOWN IN A PUBLIC PARK, METAPHORICALY SPEAKING.

B. FACEBOOK IS NOT EBAY, THERE’S NO TRACK RECORD TO LOOK AT, ONLY 

THROUGH PROFILES, PICS AND GENERAL LANGUAGE AND BEHAVIOR CAN YOU 

ASCERTAIN IF THE SELLER IS LEGIT. (NO FORMULA IS PERFECT.)

C. PAYPAL & PRIORITY TRACKABLE MAIL ARE ABSOLUTE MUSTS. IF YOU WANT TO 

THROW AWAY YOUR MONEY, SEND IT TO ME, I PROMISE MY KIDS WILL USE IT 

UNWISELY. PROTECT YOURSELF PLEASE.



D. DON’T BE PRESSURED BECAUSE OTHERS INQUIRE ABOUT THE ITEM IN 

QUESTION, YOU DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS A SALES TACTIC TO RUSH YOU INTO A 

POOR DECISION, TAKE YOUR TIME TO GATHER FACTS, ASK QUESTIONS, THE 

MORE ]THE SELLER KNOWS THE MORE YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO VERIFY, THE LESS 

THE SELLER KNOWS, THE MORE QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK SELLER, 

YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN THE GROUP, KEEP IN MIND YOU DON’T KNOW IF 

OTHERS COMMENTING HAVE DONE ANY RESEARCH, IN FACT YOU SHOULD DO 

SOME RESEARCH. {STAMPWORLD.COM. STAMPDATA.COM, AND A FEW LISTINGS IN 

THINGS SOLD AT EBAY OR EVEN HIPSTAMP) CAN HELP TRIANGULATE A GENERAL 

VAULE. IT’S NOT PERFECT BUT SOMEONE ASKING $100 FOR A STAMP WORTH 5 

CENTS AND THEY HAVE NO CERTIFICATION, THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOUR OWN 

RESEARCH CAN PROVE THAT IS NOT A WISE PURCHASE.

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