Selling Coins And Paper Money Locally.

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...?mode=goEdit

Not sure if there are post count limitations before you can actually do it though...

Use the land line telephone for an agreed meeting point, perhaps 10 or more kilometres from home. After the transaction, leave your parking place 5 minutes one after the other, and drive in the opposite direction to where you live.

In the whole of my collecting life of decades, I have never needed to take such precautions.

It's really taking a chance trying to sell locally. Mostly due to all the crime in some areas. Around where I live even going to coin shows is risky. IF you have any coin shows in your area, that would be the best place to try to sell your coins. So many times at coin shows as I walk around, dealers are always asking if I have anything to sell. Again though where you live makes a lot of difference. In some areas it is not safe to make any money transactions in person.

Although I buy most coins at the LCS or on ebay, I have also dealt many times on Kijiji. Probably bought 80-90 coins and sold over 100. I have had buyers come to my house and gone to their house for pickup. Never had any inkling of trouble.
The odd time I have met someone halfway somewhere if the distant is too great.

Thanks guys. The symbols Isee on top yours posts are: Show profile, email poster, ccf auctions, bookmark, add friend, and get a link.

Thanks for the replies guys. The reason why Facebook buy and sell groups are good is because the general public gets to see your stuff. There are over 10,000 people on my city's local buy and sell group. If you post something interesting, people will like it and comment on it so it gets lots of exposure. Way more than a few people that happen to stumble upon your stuff on kijiji or ebay. You get way better prices than at the local auctions too. You can also give a lot of details to tbe buyer like a history of the piece and even a catalog reference for the price. The only downside is the privacy. They see your first and last name and who you're friends with.

(I see the ebay icon on some of the posters's messages now. I'll add mine when I'm able to.)

SsuperDdave: I've sold lots of things on there, just not currency. I've sold cook books, bottles, stamps, figurines, beer openers, tea cups, etc. It's a great way to sell junk you want to get rid of because way more people see what you have compared to Kijiji and ebay. Yes, sites like Kijiji and ebay are safer because it's more anonymous, but I find stuff will sit there for months with only a few views and I barely make any sales there. A lot of people don't use their real last name on Facebook, but I agree that you do make yourself a target for robbers, that's why I made this thread. Facebook is unfortunately the fatest way to sell just about anything.

fistfulladirt:
I have no problem finding a buyer for coins and bills within about 5 minutes on social media sites like Facebook. However, it's a privacy issue. I've had days where I lined up 5 or 6 sales in a few minutes. I've only sold lower end stuff though. The problem with Kijiji is that you get a few tire kickers and a few grinders that say "Hey.... can you do $20 instead of $50?" Most of my ads only get about 20 to 50 views, and it's the same people I see at auctions. I'm going to try a flea market on the 24th. Hopefully it won't be like yard sales where people bring $5 for the day and try to haggle everything so they never spend more than $5 in total.