EzStamp 2013

5.0 stars

"The best program there is for the stamp collector"

March 27, 2012  |   By Mainiac007

Version: EzStamp 2013 8.11.1.21

Pros

Very intuitive, easy to use, the amount of supplied data and images is fantastic! Has more accurate data then any other software package. Has more images as well. I have reviewed them all.
Runs great from windows XP to Win7-64bit (which I use).
Entering data is easy, very few mouse clicks needed. Easily add your own images if you like. Largest selection of countries available.
The tech support is very good, always someone there to answer the phones. Got a question? They are happy to answer it.
I can't say enough of how good the data is, the pricing is right on with market prices.

Cons

Could be a little cheaper, but for what you get, it's well worth the price.

Summary

Fantastic.

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5.0 stars

"Great Software. Professional grade. The best there is!"

March 23, 2012  |   By kshijawi

Version: EzStamp 2013 8.11.1.21

Pros

Superb program, easy to use, great pictures & unbelievable support. Obviously made by someone who knows a lot about stamps and is passionate about it. Well thought out and everything you want is here. Reports are so good, it's hard to believe. I was using a different program for 2 months, but after being totally frustrated by it & no support, a friend suggested I try ezstamps. What a pleasure to use & deal with these people. Highly recommend. If you want to inventory your stamps, this is the one to get.

Cons

none I can find.

Summary

This is the best program out there. I tried one which was cheaper, but what a waste of time & money. If you are serious about inventorying & tracking your collections, ezstamps is nothing short of fantastic. Truly professional grade software.

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1.0 stars

"Did not go the extra mile"

June 28, 2011  |   By bshopiro

Version: EzStamp 2013 2007

Pros

Have not received the software.

Cons

EZ Stamp blamed the CA postal strike but I have waited 20 days and no software yet. I offered to share FedEx expense so it could be tracked but they didn't want to spend another cent to satisfy a customer. Not helpful at all and they have my money.

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5.0 stars

"Just what I needed. Easy to use & people to support it"

December 20, 2010  |   By noreenbequette

Version: EzStamp 2013 2009

Pros

none i could find. just bought it after using the demo for a week.

Cons

great images. super easy to use and install. support is even better. I sent an email with a question & had a response in less than 5 minutes on a Sunday no less!!! reporting is really easy to use ( even for a novice like me ).

Summary

I am convinced now that I have the program, that this is the best. what really made my decision was the almost instantaneous support. I send a few emails just to see how long it would take to respond. Once I knew the support was there I went & looked at others who reviewed the program & they had similar comments. I ended up getting the DVD which has a ton of images & countries on it. Using the program is sooooo easy.
I have managed to inventory my US, Canada & Russia stamps very quickly wiith ezstamp.
i would highly recommend it to any stamp collector.
Noreen

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3.0 stars

"Poor Demo Options"

September 27, 2010  |   By Alex_2058

Version: EzStamp 2013 2009

Pros

Looks good

Cons

I was very much disappointed that demo does not come with Canadian stamps. Considering the programmer lives in Canada you would think they would include.

I believe the first few reviews are by programmer or friend of programmer.

Summary

Since my stamp collection is only Canadian, I can not evaluate for my needs.

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5.0 stars

"OUTSTANDING product. Does not get better than this."

July 10, 2010  |   By wendymilarkovski

Version: EzStamp 2013 2009

Pros

Superb design. Easy to use interface that is very easy to understand. Quality images. Data presented in meaningful way. Reports are uncluttered & a huge asset to this program. Pretty much everything I wanted & then some.

Cons

None that I can find. Have used it for about one month & no problems at all. Developer says they are working on the 64 bit version which I will upgrade to when they announce it. I really have nothing but praise for this product.

Summary

Ok, let's start by saying that I tried 2 other programs before I purchased EzStamp. I hesitated at first because of the cost, but I learned my lesson the hard way. You get what you pay for. If you want a bullet proof system with GREAT support ( and I do mean great ), then don't waste your time & money on others like it did. The one thing that I find truly amazing about this program is not just that the program is fantastic, but the support level is just unbelievable. After I bought it, my system crashed & I lost my key to register the product. I was really mad as I put a lot of data in there. I did do a backup using their built in backup, but had never tested it. So on a Saturday afternoon I sent them an email requesting my registration key. Within 10 minutes ( no word of a lie ), I had an email from their support people with my key & instructions on how to re-register the Ezstamp program. It worked great & the program was re-installed. NOw I had to get my data back in there, ut was not sure how to restore the data ( I later found out it is described in the manual ). So at about 10:30 PM on a Sat evening I sent a desperate email as I wanted to get going again. Withing minutes, I had a response with instructions & an offer for them to call me back & walk me through the restore process if I needed help. I took them up on it,
just to see if they would call, & they called right away. Took about 2 minutes & every piece of my data was back in the program. I used to work in the service industry & let me tell you, they have FANTASTIC customer service.
So, let's get back to the program itself. I have found it a true pleasure to use. Every aspect of the program is described in the manual ( pdf ). I did read another persons review of Ezstamp here& they criticized the manual. Well, let me tell you. The manual is well written, comprehensive ( everything is in there ) and it is really easy to understand. The person who wrote the manual ( if it was one person ) made a few assumptions though. 1) That you know how to cut & paste ( ie ctl+c, ctl+v ) and other basic windows functions. Other than that, the manual has been very helpful. I never read manuals, until this one. It helped me a lot in finding all the other features in Ezstamp.
In summary, I would unequivocably recommend Ezstamp to any collector. Period. By far the best program & easily the BEST customer support hands down.

Wendy M.

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5.0 stars

"Outstanding software. I LOVE this program !"

July 3, 2010  |   By orvalsakruk2

Version: EzStamp 2013 2009

Pros

Easy to use and install. Detailed and complete, beautiful scans of images. Fantastic reports. Built in backups but best of all is their customer service. WOW !

Cons

Wish they had a 64 bit version ready now. They say it will be ready int he fall. I can't wait to get that version. If it's as good as the one they are selling now, it will be the perfect program for stamp collectors.

Summary

I installed Ezstamp and entered about 300 stamps (in less than a half hour) and wanted to let you know how pleased I am. This is an awesome product that REALLY delivers! Thanks again for making a great product that is easy to install and delivers on its promise.
I was surprised at how quicky I received my order!. It is SO great to use a product that actually does what it claims!
The reports in Ezstamp are simply great. They are very easy to produce ( one click most of the time ) and very easy to read and understand.
The images are spectacular. You can tell the quality & care they took in creating this product. It is so simple to use. I am a novice at computers but I have been collecting for over 40 years. Every detail you could want is in this program. The databases are very complete and very accurate. I have yet to find an error or typo. What really tickled me pink was their exceptional customer support. I was wanting to keep track of 2 separate collections ( one for my duplicates and one for my main collection ). So I emailed them & within 15 minutes I had a detailed and easy to understand reply. They offered to call me if I needed further help. The email also indicated that there is a "comprehensive" manual included in the program & that all aspects of the program are described in detail there. I took a look and sure enough, on page 27, there was what I was looking for. But, I hate reading manuals.
Over the course of the past 10 days, I have inventoried most if not all of my USA collection. I now have my collection organized & I can see what it's worth at the click of my mouse. I must say, I cannot get how easy this process was. Whoever designed this software, must certainly be a collector. Pretty much everything has been though of. I will be purchasing other countries ( maybe their DVD ) and some of their other products soon.
I have NO reservations in recommending Ezstamp to any collector. You will not regret it. Simply outstanding software. It does not get any better than this.

I was using another product claiming all sorts of things and delivered on none.

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2.0 stars

"A mixed bag"

June 23, 2010  |   By phovey1

Version: EzStamp 2013 2009

Pros

Images and pricing info are above average. Report generator has a lot of options. Data entry options include mass entry (or deletion).

Cons

Product documentation. Unable to edit certain data info on entry page. Exporting features are extremely limited. Search function is underdeveloped.

Summary

This software is on the edge of being outstanding, but it may take a while. The developer(s) have a clear understanding of what a typical collector needs; this is demonstrated by the nature of options availabe. Hoewver, it many of the features are woefully under developed - or, maybe I got a bad copy of the program. For example, the report function does not allow for the kind of on-screen data manipulation that you would have in Excel, It would be nice if you could export/import using Excel or Quattro Pro. Lacking that feature, it would be nice to have the ability to cut and paste into a spreadsheet. This software does not permit that. The software is not "smart"; e.g. there is an indexing function in the software that, when used, does not return you to where you left off. The "Previous" and "Next" buttons are inconsistant in "knowing" where were if go off the beaten path. Many times I have gone to view another stamp, but cannot get back to where I was unless I manually enter the stamp number. Another issue deals with the images. They are fairly complete, but many times they use an image that is NOT that of the specific stamp you may have in your collection. This inconsistancy creates a sense of unreliability. For example, Yiu may have a strip of stamps, but they will only show 1 of the stamps in the strip. Unless you read in the "notes" section of "stamp related information", you may think that they have missed it. But they haven't. It is just that you are relying on the image to match what you have. And that should be your expectation because that is what they promote. The solution is obvious. One feature I noticed that they have eliminated is the "save as" function and replace it with a "compressed backup" utility. I don't know why they chose to do this, but I am confident that their reasons have merit. However, why not have both? The "save as" function is an industry standard and useful to many people.

My biggest issue is the software documentation. The documentation provided (in .pdf (hack,hack) is uneven at best, but, frankly, is unworthy of the developers product. Documenting software is an art form if the software has even a modicum of sophistion. The documentation provided (in .pdf) is uneven at best, but, frankly, is unworthy of the developers product. It is a common problem with software documentation that it suffers mightily as a result of the developer(s) being too familiar with their product. Because of this, many things are "intuitive" to them that are not to the user. I think that improved documentation should be the starting point for improving this product. That way, as they upgrade the product, it should be much easier to maintain the documentation at a level that this product deserves.

This is a useful product and I hope that the developer(s) continue its development.

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5.0 stars

"PERFECT stamp software. Love it !"

June 12, 2010  |   By cereales68

Version: EzStamp 2013 2009

Pros

Installed so easy. Up & running in under 2 minutes. Inventoried 500 stamps in about 10 minutes. Absolutely stunning stamp pictures. Eye candy !! Reports are so easy to use & so simple. Kudos on such a nice program. I will buy other countries shortly.

Cons

Does not run on Win 7 64 bit. I called tech support & they said it will be ready in about 2 months. They actually answered the phone. Very nice people & very, very helpful. They even imported my data from stamp manage at no charge.

Summary

The more I use Ezstamp, the more & more I realize how good this software really is. The details & information is not only accurate, but easy to access. They have a great manual but pretty much everything is easy to understand. if you are looking to inventory your collections & are needing to find out what your collection is worth, then this program will likely work for you. I highly recommend this program over every other program out there. I tried them all & wish I had bought this one first.
Their support is really incredible given the way things are. They email you back almost right away & will return your phone call. This is the best software I have bought in a LONG time. great job.

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