I reckon Australia Post has pulled off one of the greatest magic tricks in Australian history. You’ll sit at home all day waiting for a parcel like some sort of emotionally neglected Labrador. You won’t shower, you won’t duck to the shops, you’ll practically hold your bladder hostage because you know the second you leave… that’s when they’ll show up. Then your phone pings. Delivery attempted. Attempted where, babe? Because I’ve been home. The dog didn’t bark. The doorbell didn’t ring. The cameras didn’t pick up so much as a leaf blowing past the front gate. Yet somehow you’ve “missed” me. Then, to really rub salt into the wound, my parcel gets sent to a post office that’s apparently located in another postcode and only opens for seven and a half minutes every second Tuesday. The tracking doesn’t help either. “Onboard for delivery.” Brilliant! That could mean it’s five houses away, or doing laps of regional Victoria with a packet of Temu eyelashes, someone’s emotional support protein powder and a pair of Crocs. Then comes the final kick in the guts. “Sorry we missed you.” No you didn’t. You avoided me. At this point I’m convinced those little red “Sorry We Missed You” cards are just being launched out the driver’s window at 60km/h like Ninja Stars.

@Anthony Griffen following your comment in the Wheel thread, here you go: "No pop of the Pokemon bubble yet as Heritage’s sale of cards tomorrow has racked up $5.5 million-worth of bids already. Top of the pre-sale running is a Pokemon 1st-edition base set with a $675,000 offer in place."

I'll spin the wheel on 30 June. All you need to do is make a comment in this thread to go into the draw. Your comment needs to be something about you that we don't know, just like last time 🙂. The prize will be something stampy, hopefully to suit your collecting habits, with a minimum value of US$10 The first two winners were @Stacey Youlios and @Anthony Griffen. You could be next!

We assume that auction houses have the knowledge required to sell collectables, but that is definitely not always true. This auction house is selling 144 painfully common US stamps in a weathered stockbook, with an opening bid of $30. Everything in the book can be purchased at 1c or less. Now look at the estimate they've placed on the lot, $65-$10,000. They should stay in their lane and you should avoid listings like this like the plague

@Chris Wise welcome to the community. Please take a moment to introduce yourself, look around and join in. We're glad to have you here!