We have seen a 40%
increase in sales this year compared to the same period last year. Prior to September 11, 2001, the Dot com
stock certificates were very popular.
Since September 11th, New York related certificates and
patriotic items have become very popular.
The most popular New York related certificates are from Old Railroads
and the Merrill Lynch Certificate with an image of the Manhattan Skyline
including the World Trade Center.
Other companies such as Atari, Buckeye Steel signed by President Bush’s
Great Grandfather, Pan American Airlines, Dr. Koop.com, Webvan, Penn Central,
and Marconi Wireless have shown consistent sales throughout the year.
“We are all very
excited about our sustained growth over the past several years. Consistent with our approach of prior
years, we will continue to reinvest our profits into expanding our inventory,
developing strategic relationships, expanding our distribution and providing
quality customer service” according to Bob Kerstein, Chief Executive
Officer. “Although we had seen a drop
off in sales for the month of September, we have seen a significant increase in
sales in October through December to bring keep us on track for another record
year”, Kerstein added.
During the year we
added over 1,000 new items to our retail selections. In addition, we added old collectible postcards, citrus labels,
cigar labels, billheads, Old Checks, and paper money to diversify our retail
selections. We also expanded the distribution of our products through Ebay
Stores where we were one of the 25 pilot stores selected by Ebay in May
2001. We received addition recognition
when Ebay mentioned Scripophily.com as one of their Ebay Store success stories
at their analyst meeting in October.
We also added our product listings to Go Antiques, which gave us
addition distribution on AOL.
Our old company
research service at Oldcompanyresearch.com has been very successful to our
overall business strategy. This service
helps people find track down information on old companies to determine whether
the financial securities they own have any redeemable or collectible value
SCRIPOPHILY (script-a-fil-ly)
is the collecting of old stocks and bonds.
The word is half English and half Greek. It combines the word
"scrip" which represents an ownership right and the word
"philos" means to love.
There are thousands of Scripophily collectors worldwide. Many collectors like the historical
significance of certificates while others prefer their beauty. Scripophily can be used to decorate homes
and businesses and it makes a terrific gift.
Bob Kerstein founded
Scripophily.com in 1986. Bob has been a
CPA since 1978 and has worked as Chief Financial Officer and in other
capacities for both Public and non
Public companies. He is a finance veteran with more than 20 years
experience in the communication and entertainment industries including
Cellular, Satellite Communications, Internet Development, Cable TV, Motion
Pictures and Professional Sports. He is also the founder of Encyberpedia,
Broadband.com and Cams2000. He is also
one of the founders of Angel Technologies.
Senior positions held by Kerstein include Cellular Chief Financial
Officer at McCaw Cellular Corporation (Now AT&T Wireless), Chief Financial
Officer at American Mobile Satellite Corporation, Chief Financial Officer at
Falcon Cable TV Senior Vice President and Director of Financial Reporting at
Warner Brothers and Chief Information Officer at Orca Bay Sports and
Entertainment (owners of the Vancouver Canucks and Grizzlies).
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