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The listing, Forever Stamps No Limit Roll, Fun "5" Tiered Auction (Read first!) has ended.

As five is my favorite number, this auction is tiered on a scale of fives; that is, every time there is a 5 in the currently winning bid, I add another stamp. If we pass the 100 mark of a roll, I'll start another, restarting the "5 counter".

No limit means just that - bid till it's over and I'll keep adding.

The stamps being bid on are sealed US Forever stamp rolls of Lady Liberty and Flag. The third picture above is of opened example.

The auction will start with one (1) stamp. I'll track the number and update regularly.

Good luck everyone and have fun!

Questions & Comments

The winning bid is 115... so thats another stamp, right?

Jul 19th, 2011 at 8:29:13 PM PDT by

Absolutely. I just put an update in... we're at 7!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 11:21:26 AM PDT by

I love the auction and will bid later when the number reaches over 225 only because the cost for shipping is high unless you end up with more than 25 stamps or more. Would you concider cheaper shipping?

Jul 19th, 2011 at 3:07:55 AM PDT by

If you are not in the states I will consider cheaper... in the states is free!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 11:23:52 AM PDT by

Huh? Shipping is free right?

Jul 19th, 2011 at 1:38:24 PM PDT by

Yeppers.

Jul 20th, 2011 at 11:22:28 AM PDT by

Wow! I was reading the other shipping....Sorry!

Jul 19th, 2011 at 6:33:55 PM PDT by

*Grin* I've done that. :)

Jul 20th, 2011 at 11:21:54 AM PDT by

oh, and great auction! Fanned you, hope you can fan me back... Thanks ;)

Jul 19th, 2011 at 8:30:06 PM PDT by

Fanned back and thanks!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 11:19:19 AM PDT by

WOW! I love this auction! The digit five idea, is so GREAT and sounds like soo much fun!!
I just have a question......would you consider adding a stamp when there is a five in the bid history or only on the currently winning bid?
Because you can see the bid history, but you can't ALWAYS be on to see what the currently winning bid is.....

Fanned you! Hope you can fan me back?
I think this is the absolute BEST stamp auction, I've seen here on Listia yet! You should do more like these when this one ends, just with different digits..... well, of course! thats up to you...LOL ;)
Watching this AMAZING auction!!

Jul 19th, 2011 at 8:36:40 PM PDT by

Fanned back and thanks for all the kind words. :)

Jul 20th, 2011 at 11:17:50 AM PDT by

135!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 11:32:47 AM PDT by

Thanks for the heads up, updated!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 11:48:36 AM PDT by

luv2read, the auction states it's every time there is a 5 in the winning bid, not every time anyone bids and there is a 5 in it. If you are the highest bidder and keep bidding, those bids won't show unless someone bids to that number (or the next lowest).

Jul 20th, 2011 at 4:04:07 PM PDT by

Exactly. I'll see what I can do to make sure the winner gets the proper amount of stamps - everyone's comments are a definite help!

In the meantime, I'll do what I can to keep updates regular so everyone knows where things currently stand.

Jul 20th, 2011 at 5:20:49 PM PDT by

Cute idea! Wish I had enough credits available. Maybe next time!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 7:44:58 PM PDT by

I'll definitely be doing this again - or something similar - so keep your eyes open! :)

Jul 20th, 2011 at 9:30:16 PM PDT by

Sounds like FUN !!! I'll be watching.

Jul 15th, 2011 at 12:14:19 PM PDT by

Good stuff! As I said, up to two stamps now... just because you bid on the 15th!

Jul 16th, 2011 at 4:14:09 PM PDT by

ugh i want to bid but im out of credits till my auctions end but ill give everyone who commented a +1

Jul 20th, 2011 at 1:11:47 PM PDT by

That's very good of you - fanned you!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 2:35:54 PM PDT by

I was wondering... do you realize that you can't see the entire previous bid history? Because I bid every single number possible with a five in it after 105... and not all of them show. I gave a 115, 125, 135, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 165, 175, 185, 195, 205, 215, 225, 235, 245, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, and so on. And that adds up to a lot more than 10 stamps! The way I see it, thats 32 stamps already.

Jul 20th, 2011 at 3:46:25 PM PDT by

mirksmama has the right of it in the response a few down... As far as I know, the bid history I can see is the one of winning bids - that's part of why I'm throwing in so many extras as well though.

Jul 20th, 2011 at 5:17:26 PM PDT by

IDK, maybe you can write to Listia, and they have the entire bid history in file, so that way you could keep an accurate count... because there's no possible way you could always be on and see all of the bids.

Jul 20th, 2011 at 3:48:16 PM PDT by

True I'm not always on but I will do my best to keep up. :)

Jul 20th, 2011 at 5:17:49 PM PDT by

It's just that as soon as there are new bids, the oldest bids get hidden and replaced by the newer ones in the bid history. Sorry if I am a bother!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 3:50:05 PM PDT by

No bother at all, I'm glad you are excited! I try to be fair, and this is a new idea, so we'll work out the bugs all together. Thanks for all the input, I appreciate it!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 5:18:52 PM PDT by

So there are still 10 stamps as of now?
Sorry, but this is a little confusing......
But its still not possible to be always on, as luv2read mentioned, to see what the winning bid is.....

Jul 20th, 2011 at 5:29:20 PM PDT by

We must have been typing at the same time (lol). See below. :)

Jul 20th, 2011 at 5:39:58 PM PDT by

Forgot 51,52,53,54,56,57,58,59.So 19 stamps per 100 credits.

Jul 20th, 2011 at 10:25:30 PM PDT by

Not quite. If one person bids 105, but it only shows up as, say, 17 and then the following bidder bid 110... that 105 never shows up. It simply goes from 17 to 110. That's a 1 stamp increase by the wording. However, as I've said, I'm tossing a bunch of "freebies" in and this is an idea in beta. (Very beta - first one here folks, be sweet!)

Jul 20th, 2011 at 10:32:46 PM PDT by

I do indeed hate going to the post office and buying stamps. But, it seems to me that you're getting the "short end of the stick" by throwing in an extra stamp in here and there. Nice idea, but I'd be too chicken (and broke) to do it myself. I hope you get enough credits to balance out the amount of $$ that you kicked in to buy the stamps for this auction. Best wishes :)

Jul 22nd, 2011 at 10:16:07 PM PDT by

Aw, thank you. :) I won't be able to do this often (and I'm talking maybe once a year kind of not often) but I thought it a fun way to get people active and talking to each other.... we often forget to have fun and that's the whole point of sites like this. :)

Jul 22nd, 2011 at 11:41:26 PM PDT by

Mom2Noah - high bidder!
Jul 21st 2011 12:26:53 PM CDT

mommanapz 1579 credits
Jul 21st 2011 11:45:12 AM CDT

Mom2Noah 1575 credits
Jul 21st 2011 12:26:24 PM CDT

Mom2Noah 1555 credits
Jul 21st 2011 12:26:05 PM CDT

Mom2Noah 1535 credits
Jul 21st 2011 12:25:51 PM CDT

Mom2Noah 1515 credits
Jul 21st 2011 12:25:34 PM CDT

Mom2Noah 1485 credits
Jul 21st 2011 12:25:18 PM CDT

Mom2Noah 1465 credits
Jul 21st 2011 12:24:38 PM CDT

Mom2Noah 1435 credits
Jul 21st 2011 12:24:22 PM CDT

Mom2Noah 1405 credits
Jul 21st 2011 12:24:05 PM CDT

Mom2Noah 1335 credits
Jul 21st 2011 12:23:39 PM CDT

Jul 21st, 2011 at 10:38:15 AM PDT by

Thanks for the assist! I count 15 "5's" in this batch, and for this one at least I'll go with the fact that it was mostly the same bidder. :) That might or might not change if I do this style auction again... but I'll keep this one consistent for sure. Ok, that 15 is added into the update below.

Jul 22nd, 2011 at 2:33:00 AM PDT by

What a great auction you have going here! Fanned and Watching!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 8:21:38 PM PDT by

Thanks very much! Fanned back!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 9:30:31 PM PDT by

Neat idea watching and fannef will bid once my auctions are complete

Jul 20th, 2011 at 9:38:06 PM PDT by

Glad to hear it! Fanned back!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 9:54:11 PM PDT by

With the bid at 325, we're holding steady at 24 stamps... just as a thank you to all the kind words from everyone, I'm bumping that up to 25...

25! 5 squared! Woot!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 9:32:26 PM PDT by

Lol, so awesome. My favorite number happens to be 5 as well. Might have something to do with my birth month, lol. : ) Definitely watching & fanned.

Jul 21st, 2011 at 12:54:51 PM PDT by

Another 5 fan! Woot! Adding one just for that in update below.

Jul 22nd, 2011 at 2:34:19 AM PDT by

currently 1579 does that mean add one for a 5 in the bid :*) if thats the case then 1515 should count as 2 stamps added?

Jul 21st, 2011 at 10:39:27 AM PDT by

Absolutely! (Who wants to help this get to 5555?)

Jul 22nd, 2011 at 2:33:36 AM PDT by

lol hey there is another one new high bid is 865 with 307 bids at 11:17 ;)

Jul 21st, 2011 at 9:16:37 AM PDT by

Got that one while "invisible". :)

Jul 22nd, 2011 at 2:28:22 AM PDT by

well that's one more that should be added bid 825 with 304 at 739am and I'm done I hope that shows everyone how to get more stamps with about 12 credits each time just look at the high bid and see how much u have to bid like it says 833 is what u have bid so bid 834 and the high bidder already has there's set so they'll out bid u every time and it's going to go to 835 automatically so ya I'll e watching closely an seller I have say this is the coolest auction a newbie has ever done and u get props for this good job I'll be watching

Jul 21st, 2011 at 5:41:35 AM PDT by

Thanks so much for all the help! I am paying attention and definitely counting in any 5s that my watchers see and I miss. I'm pretty sure I caught all the ones you mentioned this go round but I think that was luck. :)

Jul 21st, 2011 at 6:11:29 AM PDT by

it works and anyone who stops and reads first should only put there bid for example since it's at 782 now the next person should bid 784 so. o matter what whoever the highbodder is the bid will go to 785 and so on and or people only bid a couple extra credits eah time so it stops at 785,790,795,800 ad so on so a new stamps added every few bids and once y'all get all the stamps then worry about out bidding rachother in last 20 seconds but till then it doesn't matter who the high bidder is work together and u will get alot of stamps added and then fightto win lol not really fight but u know!! well good luck and I'll try help get few extra stamps up

Jul 21st, 2011 at 5:35:28 AM PDT by

Well done. :) Everyone wins!

Jul 21st, 2011 at 6:13:03 AM PDT by

hey I think this is pretty cool and I completely understand how

Jul 21st, 2011 at 5:30:11 AM PDT by

Hey, no fair being good at math! ;) Lol, kidding. I'll take any help I can get.

Jul 21st, 2011 at 6:12:34 AM PDT by

This is a really fun auction. great idea to keep everyone busy

Jul 21st, 2011 at 1:09:02 AM PDT by

Many thanks! I like everyone getting involved.

Jul 21st, 2011 at 6:11:59 AM PDT by

Ok, folks, update time! I saw three bids with 5's in them, adding another 3 stamps - bringing us up to.... 5!! In honor, I'll toss another 2 in, so current total is 7. So far so good, keep it up!

Jul 20th, 2011 at 11:17:11 AM PDT by

Ok, this is getting exciting!

If your current winning bid has a 5 in it, leaving a comment with the time would be very helpful... this idea is new so still getting all the kinks worked out!

I see 9 bids for sure in the history that have my favorite number! Last count was at 10 so 9 more.... 19.... and I'll toss another 5 in due to "beta" issues. ;) Thanks for all the patience everyone!

So new current total is 24! We're almost at a quarter of a roll!

Keep going folks, and remember, enjoying yourself is the most important part - these are wedding leftovers and I don't mind working with the winner so that everyone ends happy. :)

Jul 20th, 2011 at 5:33:09 PM PDT by

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