Listed below is an outline of my current stock-in-trade. It gives a good idea of what I have in stock and what I need immediately. My approval sheet stock is sorted in envelopes which are the same ones that I use for mailings, and each envelope is labeled with what it contains. HEADINGS IN BOLD TYPE LIKE THIS are general headings, and my stock is not sorted to generally include these issues, although there may be a few sheets wtih these headings. HEADINGS IN REGULAR TYPE LIKE THIS indicate envelopes that exists. [ITEMS IN SQUARE BRACKETS LIKE THIS] indicate how the above heading will be broken down in the future. There may be envelopes labeled with this heading, but they may only contain a few sheets that confirm to the heading. HEADINGS IN ITALIC TYPE LIKE THIS do not have separate envelopes, and are not planned for the future. They merely indicate things that have been requested from me.
Each category is rated on this scale AA-70-100-Z-$
The first letter is DEMAND or how many customers request this material. "A" indicates very heavy demand from many customers. "D" indicates little or no demand.
The second letter is SUPPLY, or how much of this material I have in stock. "A" indicates a lot of material in stock, "D" indicates little or nothign in stock.
The first number is the TYPICAL TRADE CREDIT GIVEN in percent of U.S. Scott's catalogue value in Canadian dollars. In the example, a stamp with a $1.00 catalogue value would get $0.70 in trade credit. Typical trade credit can be reduced by OVERSTOCK percentages below, and by WHOLESALE DISCOUNT below. "Typical" usually means the most common material for this country. Premium issues generally bring more, but very common material brings less.
The second number is the TYPICAL SELLING PRICE and BLUE SHEET CONSIGNMENT PRICE. Stamps submitted for consignment on blue sheets may be sold at this price in trade credit as a percentage of the U.S. Scott's catalogue value. In the example, a stamp with a $1.00 catalogue value could be sold for $1.00 in trade credit.
The "Z" indicates the material can be submitted on pink "no commission" sheets at any asking price. The "$" indicates the material can be submitted on green "cash" sheets at any asking price. These replace the old four star and five star ratings.
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The standard offers for trade credit are in the following percentages, 100-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-10-6-3-1. Trade credit is discounted for large quantities as follows:
1-10 copies - No Reduction
11-50 copies - One Reduction
51-100 copies - Two Reductions
101 or more copies - Three Reductions
For example, material that would usually obtain 50% in trade credit for one copy will receive only 40% for 15 copies, 30% for 75 copies, and 20% for 1000 copies.
For mint postage in collectible condition (no hinge marks or damage), trade credit is generally based on face value as follows:
1-10 copies - Face +25%
11-50 copies - Face +12.5%
51-100 copies - Face Value
101 or more copies - Face Value -12.5%
Offers of trade credit may be reduced if I am overstocked in the area you are submitting (with the exception of mint postage, which always gets standard credit). There is no reduction if the area will be sorted for stock within the next year (this list replaces the old SORTING LIST). Reduction is based on the largest category the material can fit in, which means the Worldwide reduction applies to all material if Worldwide is overstocked, even though other areas within the subhead may not be overstocked, e.g. if you submit Germany, it will also be subject to a reduction if G countries, F-J countries or Worldwide are overstocked. N/R means "No Reduction", you won't face a reduction in credit for these areas, even if I am overstocked. Each letter is followed by the month or year I expect to start sorting it.
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