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Valued Member
United States
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I noticed some coin prices that were high this past weekend, a ms 70 ike for $93,000
another for $88,000.
today I was looking through my save to watch list and noticed that one seller had a coin for $20.00. it did not sale so he relisted it at $26.00.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 It's the old saying throw something against the wall and see what sticks. It's not costing the seller anything to relist at the higher or lower price so why not? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
937 Posts |
I would sugest that those of you who see these listings as bad, wrong or even worth ridicule spend some time looking through the French coin listings on ebay. That 41-s cent is down right affordable compared to some of the listings I see there. And being an E-bay seller has nothing to do with how one sees this. The listings may be stupid but that is not against any law or rule last I checked. Laugh and move on. |
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  United States
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I fail to understand why the fact that the French overprice their coins means that these specific listings should not be discussed (or even ridiculed).
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Moderator
United States
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I sent the first seller a polite question about the "penny collection" that shows a single photo of a 1960-D Lincoln Cent for $2,500. The seller's response was "The penny is old and its a collection that I have from diffrent years the only one that old that I have is a 1949 pennie." So, in this case, it appears to be an incredibly naive (as to value of coins) person that does not know how to properly create an ebay listing. If they truly expect someone to pay them $2,500 for a "penny collection" with no photos of the collection and no description of what is in the collection, they are (how can I put this tactfully?) just dreaming. It is not a "come on" to get an off ebay sale, or they would have responded to my inquiry differently. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree, nss-52. A seller's "right" to ask what they want is beside the point. These listings aren't scams. They were created out of ignorance, which is the real issue in most of these cases.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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TBOP - Yep... That's it exactly. No different than someone at a garage sale asking $1000 for a rusted 43 Lincoln Cent. Same difference, not against the law and in America they have the right to ask whatever they want for property they own. Again, I agree wholeheartedly that these listings are offensive but I keep my blood pressure down by laughing at them and moving on.. |
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Forum Dad
United States
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Quote:So I Can list on e-bay a badly rusted 1943-P WW2 Lincoln Cent, very rare wartime coin ! BIN -$1,000 . And e-bay will let it slide because the seller is not breaking any e-bay rules. And I pray ebay never decides to tell sellers how much we are allowed to ask for our stuff. Be careful what you wish for.... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bobby, I think that would be ebay's death knell. But you are absolutely correct, be careful what you wish for. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Disturbing... but I am glad to see that most of you are reasonable in your approach to this discussion.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Understandable !  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
Sure ebay sellers have the right to price their personal property at whatever levels please them as long as no deception is involved HOWEVER I do feel that members of the numismatic community should be able to freely ridicule their listings. Kind of like the listing a year ago where a seller was "professionally polishing" their coins "to increase eye appeal", it is a free country they can do as they please but we as collectors should be able to openly discuss and perhaps ridicule them. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hope grandma & grandpa don't see these great deals and investments & fall prey to these kinds of listings.They could potentially loose their life's savings.It's just another way to look at it
Edited by jasper62
05/25/2016 7:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Profit and greed from the unsuspecting buyer is what I see.
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