I am sure you have heard of people who collect stamps before, right? You probably belittled these hobbyists for spending their time collecting something that seems completely worthless. I mean, is there a shortage of stamps that one would need to conserve them? Like most people, you probably snickered when you passed by the guy with glue on his fingers busy with some huge stamp collection book.

Hold on! He may be the one snickering at you. See, there is real money to be made in stamp collecting, real good money. The serious collector is not in the business because he loves looking at little pictures. He's in it because he can make millions if he knows what he is doing. See, there are billions of standardized stamps produced throughout the world. With all this stamp collection, sometimes mistakes happen. Stamps are printed upside down, they come out back to front, etc. When this happens, inspectors usually immediately stop the presses and fix the machinery to make sure that there are no more problems. Yet a few stamps get by.

The serious stamp collector will have his eyes out for these. While some people just think an upside down stamp is curious and stick it on their phone bill, some people know that these stamps can be worth hundreds, thousands, and even hundreds of thousands of dollars. They find the stamps, preserve them, and then find a dealer who is willing to pay top price.

Did you know that of the world's hundred richest people, twelve percent were stamp collectors. Now, I am not saying that this is how they acquired their wealth. On the other hand, if they thought it was a worthwhile pastime, shouldn't you?

Just don't laugh on the collectors anymore. Not unless you feel like laughing at people getting rich.