In sort, the answer is yes. It is legal to sell Forever Stamps. There are no laws or restrictions on buying and reselling postage.
Legally Selling Forever Stamps As A Business
If you see stamps for sale at anywhere other than the Post Office, that business is reselling them. Common places include Wal-Mart, Costco, and local gas stations.
Where They Buy Their Stamps
The only place anyone can originally purchase a Forever Stamp is from the United States Postal Service. These businesses buy Forever Stamps for the same price you and I would. They don’t get a discount, even if they buy them in bulk. Therefore most businesses who resell stamps mark them up from the retail price to make a profit.
How They Sell Their Stamps
It’s perfectly legal for them to do so. All they need to have is a reseller’s permit, which is fairly easy to come by. There are also no laws that restrict them on how high they choose to mark up the price.
These retailers offer postage stamps on their websites and in-store. The nice thing about Forever Stamps is they are always worth the current First-Class rate. So even if the Postal Service increases mailing rates, the business won’t take a loss because their Forever Stamp inventory will go up in value as well.
Legally Selling Forever Stamps As An Individual
If you are not a business, you can still legally sell Forever Stamps. You don’t need any special permits or licenses to do so. The best place to sell your stamps is through postage buying service like Sell Forever Stamps.
Sell To A Postage Buying Service
It is legal to sell Forever Stamps to a postage buying service. They will pay you cash for your unused stamps. While it won’t be the full face value, this may be an option for you if you are looking to turn them into cash fairly quickly.
If you are an individual looking to resell your Forever Stamps, you likely won’t be able to find a buyer who will pay face value for them, because they can buy them for the same price at the Post Office.
Therefore, postage buying services exist to help you liquidate your unused postage stamps and turn them into money.
Why Businesses Can Get More For Their Stamps
Businesses are able to mark their stamps over the face value because they provide a convenience to the customer to purchase them in-store instead of having to make another trip to the Post Office.
Plus, they serve millions of customers, so they are likely to find people who don’t mind paying above face value (or may not even know or care what the current face value is).