|
|
|
|
 |
Our Current Ebay Auctions |
 |
 |
|
Over 38,000 Positive Comments |
|
|
|
 |  |
|
|
|
|
| About Us |
 |
|
|
Southwest Stamps is entirely owned and operated by Gary Goldstein. I have been in the stamp
business on and off since 1975 when my father and I started a fledgling stamp business in New
York. We did many local shows and, occasionally, some of the bigger shows in and around the
New York area. In 1977 (or so) I began to delve into the stamp auction business under the name
of Gemini Stamp Co. and was in partnership with my brother for two years. We soon parted ways
and I continued the auctions under my own name until about 1982. While I didn't run auctions
for the next few years, I continued to run Mail Auctions and sell via price lists. In 1985 I
stopped selling stamps altogether and concentrated on my family opting instead for a steady
paycheck in the business world.
Fast forward to 2000. I had moved from New York to Las Vegas in 1986 and decided to dabble in
stamps once again by offering a few items on eBay. I started with a meager $500 investment to test
the water and bought a few things at an auction. When I saw the potential for running a
full-time stamp business again, I began buying and selling more and more until I was able to
quit my day job and focus entirely on the stamp business. In 2002, I registered the name
Southwest Stamps in Nevada and the company was born. Several years passed with the company
slowly building. Then, in 2005, my wife, Cheryll, and I made the move to South Carolina. We
both quit our jobs and began to focus entirely on the business. I decided not to change the
company name as I felt the Southwest Stamps had a nice ring to it plus I didn't want to have
to change all my advertising ads with a new company name. In August 2006, I decided that it
was time to open my own website and see if it would do as well as my sales had been doing on
eBay. I was very happy with the sales that the website had generated. So, I pulled most of my
listings from Ebay and added them here. In 2007 I continued the expansion of business by opening
a store on StampWants (now Bidstart). I was just looking to expand my customer base. So now I
have a presence at (3) locations. It is not always easy trying to keep up with the sales from
all (3) sites. Our next change came in the spring / summer of 2008 when we moved here to Iowa.
So, here we are. From a $500 start-up investment back in 2000 to the full-time business you see
here, on Ebay and on Bidstart. Actually, I can thank eBay in several ways. First, for providing the
venue which allowed me to start Southwest Stamps and have it grow as it did. And second, for
raising their store fees to the point that it forced me to STRONGLY consider opening this website.
Well, that's the brief story of Southwest Stamps. I hope you like the site and can find some
nice stamps for your collection.
Gary
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States 
