Buying Vs Selling Coins

I think the younger generation tend to be minimalists. Not saying there are no younger collectors out there but not nearly as many as say 50 and older. Yes paying e-bay fees beats the offers most dealers will give you. My main reason for starting this post was to say if you pay close to full retail for an expensive key date coin and then expect it to increase in value in say 8 or 10 years it does not work. This I know now just not when I started.

ebay is not a totally efficient market, and the final sold prices for comparable coins can vary quite a bit, especially for items sold by auction. If you're careful about your bidding and good at interpreting mediocre photos, you can do pretty well flipping coins bought by auction and then listed buy it now with some patience. Doesn't always work out, but you can usually beat the 13% cost of selling on ebay.

I don't buy with intent to quickly flip, but I agree that poor photos and low seller feedback can add up to a good opportunity for a bargain.

I suppose it should be said that using better photos for the flip will contribute to your success.