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Auction sites other than eBay
Ok. EBay is where I sell virtually all my coins. It is where I buy most of
the coins I buy. Other than eBay, I have bought and sold on Andy's UrBid, mainly because I like Andy and want to contribute, .....well, that's not quite true, I have picked up a few bargains and a number of reasonable purchases there, amid some of the listings for common, heavily circulated IHCs that have a minimum starting bid of $40, or some such. So, I have bid at UrBid when I see a coin that has a very low starting bid, and because the site is not heavily trafficked, I have been pleased with a good percentage of my purchases there. Still, it seems that good auctions are getting scarcer at UrBid. I am forgoing the pursuit of my classic commemorative halfs, probably until next spring. I have tended to stay away from eBay, so as to avoid temptation. I get withdrawal symptoms really bad by not looking for and pursuing coins for my personal collection. So, with some time to spare, I looked at some auction sites that I have never or seldom visited. One word - disappointment. Years ago, I used to bid and win at Coin Universe and CCE auctions, and was satisfied with my experiences. I tried CCE today with no luck. The coin auction site must no longer exist, even though the search engine described the site as a coin auction site. It looks like a server site now, call "cce-auction.com", but no auctions and no coins. I tried Yahoo. I have visited Yahoo auctions before, following links from rcc postings, but I had never surfed the site. I did update my Yahoo "Mu Auctions" page, and I did tag one auction to follow it until it ends tomorrow, but I really found that there were none of the low start auctions that I like. I tried Amazon auctions. What's with that? 700 coin auctions, and I found one auction with one bid out of 700 auctions. The auction with a bid was a tenth ounce certified platinum coin and the bid was showing $25 with the reserve not met. I thoughtabout popping in a $65 bid but just said phooey. So, I suspect eBay is the only place where I would ever do what I and others dare to do, list coins at $1 start, no reserve. Any one have some other sites to suggest? Bill |
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So, I suspect eBay is the only place where I would ever do what I and others dare to do, list coins at $1 start, no reserve. Any one have some other sites to suggest? Bill For a $1.00 start with no reserve any other auction site is too risky, just not enough traffic to take a chance IMO. |
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"Bill Krummel" wrote
So, I suspect eBay is the only place where I would ever do what I and others dare to do, list coins at $1 start, no reserve. Any one have some other sites to suggest? Bill Teletrade. I've always been happy with their service and have gotten some tremendous bargains there. -- John Visit the RCCers favorite coins web page http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jcarne...ns/rccers.html |
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I haven't bought or sold anything, but occasionally I look at www.bidz.com.
It does seem to be mostly common stuff mixed in among stamps and postcards. "Bill Krummel" wrote in message ... Ok. EBay is where I sell virtually all my coins. It is where I buy most of the coins I buy. Other than eBay, I have bought and sold on Andy's UrBid, mainly because I like Andy and want to contribute, .....well, that's not quite true, I have picked up a few bargains and a number of reasonable purchases there, amid some of the listings for common, heavily circulated IHCs that have a minimum starting bid of $40, or some such. So, I have bid at UrBid when I see a coin that has a very low starting bid, and because the site is not heavily trafficked, I have been pleased with a good percentage of my purchases there. Still, it seems that good auctions are getting scarcer at UrBid. I am forgoing the pursuit of my classic commemorative halfs, probably until next spring. I have tended to stay away from eBay, so as to avoid temptation. I get withdrawal symptoms really bad by not looking for and pursuing coins for my personal collection. So, with some time to spare, I looked at some auction sites that I have never or seldom visited. One word - disappointment. Years ago, I used to bid and win at Coin Universe and CCE auctions, and was satisfied with my experiences. I tried CCE today with no luck. The coin auction site must no longer exist, even though the search engine described the site as a coin auction site. It looks like a server site now, call "cce-auction.com", but no auctions and no coins. I tried Yahoo. I have visited Yahoo auctions before, following links from rcc postings, but I had never surfed the site. I did update my Yahoo "Mu Auctions" page, and I did tag one auction to follow it until it ends tomorrow, but I really found that there were none of the low start auctions that I like. I tried Amazon auctions. What's with that? 700 coin auctions, and I found one auction with one bid out of 700 auctions. The auction with a bid was a tenth ounce certified platinum coin and the bid was showing $25 with the reserve not met. I thoughtabout popping in a $65 bid but just said phooey. So, I suspect eBay is the only place where I would ever do what I and others dare to do, list coins at $1 start, no reserve. Any one have some other sites to suggest? Bill |
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On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 16:40:02 -0500, "Bill Krummel"
wrote: So, I suspect eBay is the only place where I would ever do what I and others dare to do, list coins at $1 start, no reserve. Any one have some other sites to suggest? Bill I have listed a few things on epier (www.epier.com): no listing fees, and auctions can be set to automatically re-list. I *have* sold some items, but bidding has been anemic at best. Last I checked, epier had more coins listed than many auction sites do, though still a pale shadow of eBay. I would definately *not* list a valuable item on epier starting at $1 with no reserve. Forrest Stevens |
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ive been listing on yahoo for about 6 months now.did ok at first.one sale
here and there,untill i went and purchased a camera.now my sales have tripled. i checked out ebay but i cant see why someone would pay what they want to list items.especially if an item sells for a $1.seems to me in the long run you would take a beating.i can see why some of the s&h charges are so high. i tried bidville for awhile but never got a single bid,just alot of looking. which bring me to another post thats going on.what is a fair price to list things at?US coins ive been going about 25% under the graded price,depending on the coin.canadian usually about 1/2 book price,again,depending on the coin. if anyone wants to take a look,im listed as ch_enderby,and if anyone has any tips i would be greatful chuck(beta90) "Bill Krummel" wrote in message ... Ok. EBay is where I sell virtually all my coins. It is where I buy most of the coins I buy. Other than eBay, I have bought and sold on Andy's UrBid, mainly because I like Andy and want to contribute, .....well, that's not quite true, I have picked up a few bargains and a number of reasonable purchases there, amid some of the listings for common, heavily circulated IHCs that have a minimum starting bid of $40, or some such. So, I have bid at UrBid when I see a coin that has a very low starting bid, and because the site is not heavily trafficked, I have been pleased with a good percentage of my purchases there. Still, it seems that good auctions are getting scarcer at UrBid. I am forgoing the pursuit of my classic commemorative halfs, probably until next spring. I have tended to stay away from eBay, so as to avoid temptation. I get withdrawal symptoms really bad by not looking for and pursuing coins for my personal collection. So, with some time to spare, I looked at some auction sites that I have never or seldom visited. One word - disappointment. Years ago, I used to bid and win at Coin Universe and CCE auctions, and was satisfied with my experiences. I tried CCE today with no luck. The coin auction site must no longer exist, even though the search engine described the site as a coin auction site. It looks like a server site now, call "cce-auction.com", but no auctions and no coins. I tried Yahoo. I have visited Yahoo auctions before, following links from rcc postings, but I had never surfed the site. I did update my Yahoo "Mu Auctions" page, and I did tag one auction to follow it until it ends tomorrow, but I really found that there were none of the low start auctions that I like. I tried Amazon auctions. What's with that? 700 coin auctions, and I found one auction with one bid out of 700 auctions. The auction with a bid was a tenth ounce certified platinum coin and the bid was showing $25 with the reserve not met. I thoughtabout popping in a $65 bid but just said phooey. So, I suspect eBay is the only place where I would ever do what I and others dare to do, list coins at $1 start, no reserve. Any one have some other sites to suggest? Bill |
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beta90 wrote
"US coins ive been going about 25% under the graded price,depending on the coin.canadian usually about 1/2 book price,again,depending on the coin." What "book" have you been using for your pricing information? JAM |
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my uncle is a dealer up in NY and he gave me a copy of his gray sheet from
january `03 coinworld`s prices are outragous on some things,and i dont like the redbook. chuck "J. A. M." wrote in message ... beta90 wrote "US coins ive been going about 25% under the graded price,depending on the coin.canadian usually about 1/2 book price,again,depending on the coin." What "book" have you been using for your pricing information? JAM |
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beta90 wrote:
my uncle is a dealer up in NY and he gave me a copy of his gray sheet from january `03 coinworld`s prices are outragous on some things,and i dont like the redbook. chuck "J. A. M." wrote in message ... beta90 wrote "US coins ive been going about 25% under the graded price,depending on the coin.canadian usually about 1/2 book price,again,depending on the coin." What "book" have you been using for your pricing information? JAM The graysheet is closer to reality than any other pricing guide for us coins. The Canadian Coin News list prices in Canadian $ so the exchange rate has to be factored in. Even then you will come up with the "fool" retail prices just like Coin World and Numismatic News price guides. JAM |
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I haven't seen any comments on Heritage Coin auctions, so here's my two
bits. I'm also curious as to people's opinions of them. I have made many purchases from them trying to complete sets for my kids and have been happy with the transactions. I've had some miserable dealings with some sellers on ebay (only a couple, most are very positive), but with Heritage, it's been painless. I bid low enough so that even with the premium, I feel like I've gotten a deal. They ship fast with good packaging. There's always 5 to 10 coins that I need in each auction and hundreds that I'd love to scoop! I've never sold anything through them, so I can speak on that. So in general, is Heritage a RCC favored auction or is it to be avoided? Rob "Bill Krummel" wrote in message ... Ok. EBay is where I sell virtually all my coins. It is where I buy most of the coins I buy. Other than eBay, I have bought and sold on Andy's UrBid, mainly because I like Andy and want to contribute, .....well, that's not quite true, I have picked up a few bargains and a number of reasonable purchases there, amid some of the listings for common, heavily circulated IHCs that have a minimum starting bid of $40, or some such. So, I have bid at UrBid when I see a coin that has a very low starting bid, and because the site is not heavily trafficked, I have been pleased with a good percentage of my purchases there. Still, it seems that good auctions are getting scarcer at UrBid. I am forgoing the pursuit of my classic commemorative halfs, probably until next spring. I have tended to stay away from eBay, so as to avoid temptation. I get withdrawal symptoms really bad by not looking for and pursuing coins for my personal collection. So, with some time to spare, I looked at some auction sites that I have never or seldom visited. One word - disappointment. Years ago, I used to bid and win at Coin Universe and CCE auctions, and was satisfied with my experiences. I tried CCE today with no luck. The coin auction site must no longer exist, even though the search engine described the site as a coin auction site. It looks like a server site now, call "cce-auction.com", but no auctions and no coins. I tried Yahoo. I have visited Yahoo auctions before, following links from rcc postings, but I had never surfed the site. I did update my Yahoo "Mu Auctions" page, and I did tag one auction to follow it until it ends tomorrow, but I really found that there were none of the low start auctions that I like. I tried Amazon auctions. What's with that? 700 coin auctions, and I found one auction with one bid out of 700 auctions. The auction with a bid was a tenth ounce certified platinum coin and the bid was showing $25 with the reserve not met. I thoughtabout popping in a $65 bid but just said phooey. So, I suspect eBay is the only place where I would ever do what I and others dare to do, list coins at $1 start, no reserve. Any one have some other sites to suggest? Bill |
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