PSA - Discount Stamps | Selling

ilikehockeyjerseys · 2025-01-03T22:25:33.281000Z

Canada Post lettermail rates are set to rise significantly this month. One way to counter that is to purchase discount stamps before the rates go up. For those of you stocking up on discount stamps, be careful where you buy them from. Always buy them from a long standing stamp dealer. Counterfeit Stamps ExistYou need to be sure that you buy from a reputable source to avoid counterfeit stamps. Over the last few years, there has been an increase in counterfeit stamp websites. They are usually advertised on Facebook or Google. If you google "discount Canada Post stamps", there is a reasonable chance you might find a website selling counterfeit stamps. There have also been some available on eBay. It would be very easy for someone to get burned. Legitimate Discount Postage Can Save Your eBay Store MoneyFor those unaware, you can buy discount (legitimate, not counterfeit) postage like P-Stamps or small denomination stamps directly from stamp dealers. eBay "lettermail" sellers do this to increase their margins. Depending on how much time you want to spend putting together smaller denominations of postage, you can get stamps for anywhere from 20 percent to 40 percent off of the face value. The caveat is that you usually need to order a large quantity. The reason these are available is because people collect stamps. When they sell their collections of bulk unused postage to dealers, there simply aren't enough buyers at face value for more common stamps. So it makes more sense for dealers to sell the stamps in bulk to businesses for below face value. In Short:-Be very careful if you buy discount postage. Counterfeit stamps are a big problem right now. The websites can look very legitimate.-If you can find a stamp dealer with a valid reputation (some have been around for decades, are incorporated in Canada, etc), you can save a significant amount on lettermail through buying bulk discount postage. This is more of a PSA, so I won't link to any websites. Assuming it is allowed, don't let that stop you from shouting out legitimate stamp dealers if there is one you use that could save other sellers money on postage.

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