Important News About Selling On Coin Community

what if it is something where you have multiples at a set price?

btwx1000, I appreciate it that you are sinking your time and money into this forum solely for the education of people and for no gain. it is really amazing and says something about the kind of person you are

, and this is just a thought, with the way it is now we could do something like a little forum auction where willing members donate a numismatic lot and the proceeds go to the forum. its just a rough idea.

Just my 2 cents worth.
The sellers killed the for sale section.
I know people want as much as they can for their items but generally people were using the pocket now function and listing at prices they would expect to get on ebay. Since there are no fees here (thank you Bobby)Sellers were actually looking to make more return than they would on ebay. It was not everyone but it was enough to deter people from looking on the sale section on a regular basis. I liked the system and used it when I had collector coins for sale. I knew the coins were going to people who actually wanted them. Generally I was not looking for profit. I know a little bit about how much work went into to section and I am sorry it died.
When selling here the first thing you have to understand is your audience knows the product, sometimes better than you. ultimately something is worth what some one else is willing to pay for it. So putting a Pocket it now option just shoots yourself in the foot.
I will miss the section it was entertaining sometimes to peruse the asking prices for items then check sold prices on ebay.
This site is an educational site mainly and I don't think Mom or Dad want it to be how people make a living. I have been away from coins for a little over a year. Just too much going on in my life right now to devote the resources. But I still visit here regularly its my family. The forum will continue to grow because people come here to learn not to sell or buy so much.
So Dad thank you for the time effort and money you put into the the forum selling feature I am sorry it did not take off like we both expected it to.

I agree 100% with nohope. Instead of looking at the sale section as an opportunity to pass on (or split) the savings in fees sellers attempted to get ebay prices. Without ebay variety there was really no reason for buyers to shop. On the flip side, many buyers seemed to be looking to pay grey sheet bid or less.




It never ceases to amaze me that people will frequent a "free" venue.....complain constantly if it doesn't exactly meet their needs and/or expectations......while never bothering to thank the people who do the heavy lifting, much less show their support in any tangible way. IMO if you aren't satisfied either move along or contribute in a meaningful way BEFORE you open your mouth to complain.

Just thinking out loud, but maybe in addition to everyone doing their own sales thing, have a once a week / month / year auction? You might get more eyeballs to the sale that way.

Perhaps do it as a site fundraiser even with some portion of proceeds going to support CCF and the community.

By offering space to sell, for free mind you, you have a competitive advantage as a seller to list product here. So say $1 from every sale in the fundraising auction goes to CCF. Still way less than we are paying ebay or Heritage or the like. Plus you get to support the CCF community.

perhaps another rule might be that sellers must also be supporters.

Bobby, thanks for all you do for us.
I learn something new about coin collecting every time I visit CCF.

If I could - I would put my entire inventory on here... and let CCF members have first crack. The reality of it is that I simply don't have the time. Coins are a hobby for me, and my real career, plus family and busy, active kids are recently sucking a lot of my spare time... I still use ebay, but I am lucky if I can post 5 listings in a week...