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Jadey Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 03/24/2019 6:22 pm I have seen experienced sellers doing quite well with the 99 cent approach as others have mentioned. However, when I started selling on ebay a few months ago, I was not particularly happy with my auction results, with quite a few coins selling for less than melt value. Some of that was certainly because I made a couple of obvious mistakes, but some I believe is due to being a new seller and getting less visibility and less trust from buyers because you have low feedback. I have since switched to doing mostly Fixed Price listings with a few auctions mixed in. I'm not under any time constraints to sell, so I am more comfortable with that for now. That will give you a better sense of how visible they are to buyers. Before you start auctioning, be sure to read up on peak listing/closing times. Also, be sure to try using the ebay search feature to find your listings, rather than just looking at them via your "Active Listings" page. Edited by Jadey 03/24/2019 6:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 03/24/2019 6:38 pm Sorry for your loss. If you have some images we can be of more assistance. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
Pauldog Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 03/24/2019 8:50 pm Before selling on ebay, take a look at what your coins have sold for in the past in various conditions, slabbed and unslabbed, fixed price and with bids, and what the current auctions are. Some coins should do fine with bidding, and some would do better with a fixed price, especially if you're willing to wait. The total ebay and Paypal fee is about 15%, and you have to pack and ship individual items, so a reputable auction house with a 5% fee could be pretty attractive. You could get your feet wet with different methods for different things. You could take some coins to local dealers and see what they say. I would add that in my opinion, silver is now at a low price historically and relative to gold, so you might want to put off selling coins whose main value comes from the silver content. Right now, the silver value of most US 90% silver coins is between 11 and 12 times the face value. A pre-1965 quarter is worth at least about $3, no matter how low the rarity or condition. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7943 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 11:00 pm I've been selling my old childhood collection on ebay over the last 5 years. A few things to consider ... For coins worth $10 or less, and smaller than a half dollar, I just put them in a flip or even a small paper 2 x 2 envelope, wrap a little extra paper around them, tape that to the ebay shipping printout, and put them in a first class envelope with a 50cent stamp. I've sold and shipped Indian Head cents, Lincolns, Jeffersons, Seated and Mercury dimes and Washington quarters that way. Yes, that entails some risk that a coin "goes missing", but it's happened only about 1 out of 100 shipments for me. I charge 59 cents for shipping that way, and I think I get more eyes on my coins because I'm not charging $3 or $4 for tracking. Just a thought ... If you are new on ebay, consdier trying to sell a bunch of lower value items to build up your feedback, before selling the higher value items. I know this goes against the grain of what most of us would prefer to do. Above all, enjoy yourself and don;t make it feel like work! Report this Post to the Staff
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