West Coast Stamp Company

How To Send Photos For Your Unlimited Collection Appraisal

Thank you for ordering an Unlimited Collection Appraisal. There is no limit on how many photos you send. You have 14 days from your order date to upload them. Your appraisal is emailed to you within 10 business days after your upload window closes, or sooner if you tell us you are finished early.

Before you start: what to photograph

  • You do not need to photograph every album, page or stamp.
  • Photograph large groupings or whole pages of stamps in a single photo.
  • Take close-ups of anything that looks old, unusual or special to you.
  • Use good light and hold the phone steady. A phone camera is fine.

Upload your photos (no account needed)

Upload your photos
  1. Open the upload link above on your phone or computer.
  2. Select your photos, or drag them onto the page from a computer.
  3. Enter your name and email, and type your order number next to your name so we can match your photos to your order.
  4. Send the upload. You can come back to the same link and add more photos any time during your 14 days.
  5. When everything is uploaded, tell us with the “I’m done” form at the bottom of this page.

Each photo can be up to 2 GB, so regular phone photos are no problem. If the button does not open, copy this link into your browser: https://www.dropbox.com/request/se38u9t1fmshoqiayhp8

Already have your photos in Google Drive or Dropbox?

You can share that folder with us instead. Name the folder with your name and order number, for example “Smith Order 4400”, then share it with support@westcoaststamps.com with view access (Viewer in Google Drive, Can view in Dropbox). Anything you add to the folder during your 14 days shows up for us automatically.

When you are done uploading

Let us know with the short form below. Choose “Yes, that’s everything” and we start your appraisal right away, so you get your report sooner. If you still have more to add, choose “Not yet,” keep uploading, and come back to this form when you finish. If we don’t hear from you, we start when your 14-day upload window closes. We will send you one reminder before it closes.

You’ll find it in your order confirmation email.

What your appraisal includes

We value the collection as a whole, list the key stamps individually, and value bulk material by lot. Your report includes the overall condition, what a dealer would likely pay (wholesale value) and what it would likely sell for to a collector (retail value). We appraise from your photos only, so nothing is mailed to us.

Questions or trouble uploading? Email support@westcoaststamps.com and we will help.