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Old February 6th 09, 10:41 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Pay $35 for a coin and then list it for $.99 on eBay?
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Old February 6th 09, 10:48 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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RWF wrote:
Pay $35 for a coin and then list it for $.99 on eBay?


Before answering that question I'd need documentation that $35 was indeed
paid.

Independent of that, a nationally-known purveyor of numismatic literature
starts out almost all his auctions at $6, even for items with a retail value
of over $200, but almost always gets close to the retail price, and
sometimes even more. I keep waiting to see someone make off with the
two-volume set of large cent books by Bill Noyes for $25, but so far it
hasn't happened.

James


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Old February 6th 09, 11:18 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Because a low start very often results in a higher finishing price than a
high start, but not always, sometimes you win and sometimes you don't.

I have listed many items at a 99p start that cost a lot more. Billy


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Pay $35 for a coin and then list it for $.99 on eBay?



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Old February 7th 09, 01:30 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On Feb 6, 4:18*pm, "note.boy" wrote:
Because a low start very often results in a higher finishing price than a
high start, but not always, sometimes you win and sometimes you don't.

I have listed many items at a 99p start that cost a lot more. *Billy



I made a small net profit on this, started at one cent, and I paid
$425

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=120369003368

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Old February 7th 09, 03:32 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:41:16 -0500, "RWF" wrote:

Pay $35 for a coin and then list it for $.99 on eBay?


Someone trying to save 85 cents on the insertion fee?

If you are pretty sure that bidding will go up to $35+ anyway then why
give eBay more $$ ?

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Old February 7th 09, 04:54 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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"Jon Purkey" wrote in message
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On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:41:16 -0500, "RWF" wrote:

Pay $35 for a coin and then list it for $.99 on eBay?


Someone trying to save 85 cents on the insertion fee?

If you are pretty sure that bidding will go up to $35+ anyway then why
give eBay more $$ ?


Fair enough but those who take that risk should come here whining about
how unreliable eBay is when their coin auctions wind up losing money.

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Old February 8th 09, 01:32 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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No doubt you (George D) would not. But there are a lot of people out
there who seem very afraid that they will not get what they think
their material is worth, and then some, almost to the degree of
phobia. I can usually spot them by just reading their auction copy
and comparing their starting price with book. It's no longer a hobby
for them, but more a matter of lives, fortunes, and their sacred
honor.



At least most of them don't come here to whine about how eBay is
unreliable because they can't sell their coins for more than they paid
for them!

 




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