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Valued Member
Australia
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Has anyone else tried out the new "live" auctions on ebay? A couple of well known dealers have run auctions using this new format. I tried participating in them but found it incredibly frustrating and even impossible to even place a bid on the last auction! For such a well established platform as ebay and for such high profile dealers as the ones involved, I would have expected a more professional product. I think the last attempt was extraordinarily amateurish. Just wondering if anyone else here tried participating in any of those "live" auctions and if you did, were you able to place a bid? I might try one more auction and hope the teething problems have been ironed out. Sounds like a great concept but so far it seems to be a monumental flop. Sad really. Anyone have any luck yet? |
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Moderator
 United States
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Interesting. This is a new format to me. Maybe I should start reading the emails I get from ebay.  Sounds like this new option has been rushed.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2339 Posts |
Yes, I get notifications on my phone almost every day, which I hate, and I can't find a way to unsubscribe from them!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
26915 Posts |
I was getting them on my phone. Accidentally clicked on one and it seemed to be a bad way to impulse buy problem coins. Quote:
Yes, I get notifications on my phone almost every day, which I hate, and I can't find a way to unsubscribe from them! It turns out that I had "saved" the seller years ago. Taking them off the list ended the notifications. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
United States
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I removed all the saved sellers I had from my Ike project. That cut down the notifications a lot. I now only have it set to email, no app notifications. I only have the three saved seller that I bought older coins from, they might have my "last three" show up. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
26915 Posts |
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they might have my "last three" show up. And what might these be? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
United States
193305 Posts |
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And what might these be? These.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
26915 Posts |
Sorry, don't have spares of those hanging around.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
United States
193305 Posts |
I did not think you would.  But if you find yourself with a few extras...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2339 Posts |
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It turns out that I had "saved" the seller years ago. Taking them off the list ended the notifications. Quote:
I removed all the saved sellers I had from my Ike project. That cut down the notifications a lot. I now only have it set to email, no app notifications. Thank you, Hondo and jbuck. I just went and dumped them all, some by mistake...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've found that a lot of people tend to bid very high on there, often not on items worth the bid, I occasionally hop on just to watch in awe. The amount of pure gambling on "packs" is astonishing... "1/10 packs have gold" etc. I'd be interested to know if anyone had received something interesting/worthwhile from a "losing" pack. The few times I've jumped in on silver world coins I've also had issues with the bids not taking, or coming in much more delayed than a standard auction would be. Never won one, sometimes bids never took  Not a fan so far! Edited by MintedNotPrinted
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