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Sinbad said:
See if you can find the valuable coin  I got this lot for just over € 150.00.
 You've got me beat, Sinbad... unless that's a 1958 owl 100 francs, over there at centre row, extreme right. I can barely make out the dates; you must have an amazing graphics enhancer program if you can see the privy marks there!  As for the "is ebay worthwhile" question, I've always used ebay as the "place of last resort", living as I do in a big city like Brisbane. The only things I've bought on ebay are "must have" coins I haven't been able to get by any other means available to me (dealers, coin show, coin clubs, friends/fellow collectors). Mostly these are coins from overseas sellers. In the end, I don't use ebay all that much. I've been on ebay since 2002 and amassed a grand total of 28 feedback points. Pretty sleepy.  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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03/23/2007 10:12 am
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France
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Forum Dad
United States
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Sinbad, you can upload to our gallery here and use those images for ebay if you want. If you don't know how to do it, there's a little impromptu tutorial around here when I showed Rick how to do it. I'll see if I can find it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I buy and sell on ebay, have been burnt once on buying, never on selling. Education is the key, education on coins, the market, the seller. Not only check feedback rating, look a the feedback itself and check the item by cliking the number, much feedback can be generated selling 10cent items 40 times a day. Also check previous name history, change of names can be a red flag. the one time I got burnt was on 4 BU Morgans from a guy who had a coin shop in Las Vegas (I know, sounds bad already!) He had great history, feeback, etc. I even called him on the phone before bidding. Right after he got my money (and a bunch of other people's) he closed shop and filed bankrupty...so in spite of all the precautions you may take you can still get burned even though you do everything right. My last sale I sold some 2002 BU Eagles lising at $13.50 start price and $1 shipping. Final sales prices were $15.50 to $17.50 but auctions closing just before mine people bought the same 2002 BU Eagles or a little less but paid $6.50 for shipping! There is good and bad on ebay. I buy mostly proofs or mint rolls so I am on firmer ground. Raw coins I would prefer to examine myself if at all possible but all other factors above considered I would not be afraid to bid on one I liked...oh yeah, as long as it wasn't outside the US. |
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France
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Thanks Dad
Will keep a eye on here for a while
I am just wondering what is the "normal " postage cost for a small parcel to France from say South Carolina? Central
TY
Hain
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Forum Mom
United States
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We ship our coins overseas by Global Priority Mail using the small flat rate envelope whenever possible. There are some countries that you cannot use Global Priority and then we use Airmail Letter Post. We charge $6.00 for Global Priority. Here is the link to the USPS to calculate shipping. Remember that Priority boxes and materials are free from the post office and you can order online and get them sent to your home. http://www.usps.com/tools/calculate...ulatepostage |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Also check previous name history
How is that done? |
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Forum Mom
United States
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There is a link at the top that says ID history. When you click on it, you will see previous IDs.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Sorry I still can't find it. Does it only show up with sellers that have had previous ID's? Edit, I found out why I couldn't find it. Australian ebay is different. It does not show the User ID tab, but the USA version of ebay does. Took me a while to figure it out! Edit again, it is available on Australian ebay but it's hidden under the "more options" tab. Our pages are quite different. Well I learned something today. Edited by Learjet
03/24/2007 11:32 pm
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Forum Dad
United States
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
655 Posts |
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See if you can find the valuable coin
So, are you going to tell us or will we find out what's going on in the TV show "Lost" sooner?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Bit late here but it beats starting a new thread. ebay is, by far, the best place to buy coins. Why? Because you're in a store where there are literally millions of sellers. Coin shops have a very limited supply, and they can sell fakes too. I've bought coins on ebay for years without problems. I've also found some amazing deals. The majority of people selling coins on ebay don't know their value. Therefore, you can get great stuff for dirt cheap. The whole point of ebay is not to make millions but to save hundreds. I've bought coins worth $15 for $1. That's $14 off the catalog price. I've bought coins worth $125 for $40. That's 33% of the catalog value. Heck, I've occassionally overpaid to get rare stuff. I'd like to see one local coin shop with coins from Russian Turkestan. |
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United States
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I sell on ebay, (but can't tell you who I am until I get 50 posts). The general rule of thumb people use is to only bid one grade lower than advertised. If you stick with this, you might get some good deals every once in a while. Also, when I list coins I am not interested in keeping, I generally list them at half their posted value in Coin World's coin values magazine (a montly publication that updates values). Usually these are coins I buy in larger collections that I have no interest in. I don't need to make much more than my money back that I spent to buy the collection plus I get to keep other good coins from the collection, so I generally let these go at a discounted rate, just to move them and get my $ back quicker, so the answer to your question is yes, you can get some good deals as long as the guy or gal has good feedback. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ebay is great for seasoned collectors, but ebay needs a viable competitor in order to become a stronger site overall and to help the business/hobby generally.
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