WALTHAM STAMP CLUB

Minutes of the meeting of April 15, 2008

 

President Shufrin opened the meeting at 7:58 with 27 in attendance.

 

The Treasurer reported a positive balance including a WALPEX escrow. He again called upon members to pay dues and presented a list of delinquent members which is included as an appendix to this report.

 

The minutes of the meeting of April 5, 2008 were approved with the added note that the Federation Show celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Model T and the 100th anniversary of Mothers’ Day.

 

Longtime member,Arthur Galius is recovering from the installation of a pacemaker.

 

Old Business

     Jack Miller asked for volunteers to help at the Federation Show on May 9-11.

     The Audit Committee will review the Treasurer’s records prior to the Annual Meeting.

     The President again expressed his unhappiness with the change of date for the Megashow which caused it to conflict with the dates set for WALPEX.

 

New Business

     George Mortenson told of his work as a volunteer at the Museum and how rewarding and educational it is.

     The members were asked if there was interest in visiting the upcoming APS show in Hartford. Seven indicated interest and a bus trip may be arranged which would be open to members of other clubs and members of the Museum. Further information will be forthcoming.

     The President noted that our Italian member has been heard from and will be paying his dues.

     He also reminded members of the Annual Meeting and Banquet on May 6th and to let him know if they want reservations.

 

The meeting closed at 8:33 and was followed by Peter Lenk’s workshop on selling on StampWants.com. He started by comparing the costs of offering auction items on ebay to those of StampWants.com, SWC. The costs are much greater for ebay, however ebay has a much greater numbers of customers and covers the world. Peter sells a lot of stamps on SWC and is pleased with the response he gets.  He demonstrated how he puts material up for auction including a live scanning of a stamp and how he puts it on the SWC site including all the conditions of sale. The use of a digital projector and the actual act of placing a stamp for auction sale made for a very compelling workshop.

 

Minutes submitted by Richard Spencer

Minutes approved May 20, 2008