Commentary In Sellers' Threads

It's the seller's prerogative to determine the asking price.

By standers who have "no vested interest" in the item being sold and chiming in shows a lack of respect / disregard towards the seller (jmo). I do agree with others that it also scares away any potential transaction.

If you do not agree send a PM to the seller and do it with some "class" and "elegance".

What do the bystanders do when things are "under priced" by 20%?

I agree 100%. Posting about a coin anywhere else on the forum is a whole nuther story. But in the selling arena it should be nore professional. WOLF

I have seen many differing comments from derogatory, rude, uncalled for, buy or do not comment, classy, elegant, I am trying to make a point that any one and every one has an opinion, I also believe this is the place to be heard, "the forum."........IMO, I do not see the problem with asking questions about a sellers product on the sellers auction page about anything they are placing up, for sale.........Tact would be a useful tool, but by all means, ask away, as far as scaring away another member, I believe we all have a better sense of knowing the over-all difference between being ripped off, and doing a fair sale or buy.....After all, this is "a Family Forum" and honestly have not seen a "lot" of uncalled for comments, lighten up, enjoy life.... As suggested before, play nice. Communication is a good thing.

I do not actually think any one has any malice here to cause any seller any problems, I do also see some sellers selling things, No names needed when you contact them on more than 3-4 occasions, on 3-4 different auctions and they completely ignore you and do not reply to you being the only member showing any interest in buying that sellers coins or currency, as a "not very friendly oriented " or kind thing to do, actually rude and childish, I know these people know who they are, so, sellers keep up the selling and us buyers will check out your sale, and maybe if interested, and a PM is returned, a sale might be made!

I agree, I don't think anyone is doing it on purpose.

The point is that it happens, and this was just a public way bring about the issue with out calling anyone out.

in general practice if I think a coin is overpriced I just move on to the next one. I see no reason to post a negative comment about anyone's price they chose to accept for anything they own, if its theirs they can chose how much it will take for them to let it go. For example I would not pay 1.7 million dollars for any Lincoln Cent not even if it was a 1 of 1 but I have no right to tell the seller he is a idiot for telling someone that is how much it would take for him to sell it. Of course I would be the one who looked like a fool since someone did actually pay that much for it but that is because a coin is worth what two parties agree its worth no matter how many other people disagree on the price. I am speaking as a person not a moderator on this subject so this in no way should reflect on the forum as a whole, it is just my opinion in the matter and should be taken as such

I've neither bought nor sold on this forum, but my attitude is that, being this is a forum, why the aversion to discussion? If someone asks if a coin has been cleaned, it takes two characters to answer: No. If your answer, however, is "yes", then shame on you for posting it without that caveat! If there's a question about why your coin is priced as it is, that takes more effort to answer, but that answer too could be enlightening.

Of course, this doesn't excuse rude, derogatory or destructive postings, but then again, what's particular about the selling boards in that regard? Such postings shouldn't be tolerated anywhere.

I've sent PMs that haven't been responded to. I might send a second, just in case they missed the first, but not a third or fourth. Sort of borders on harassment, at that point.. and the seller might be being VERY nice and NOT coming straight out and telling me they don't want to deal with me! I certainly would not harangue them in their for-sale thread about not returning my PMs. But, that's just me.




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Actually, I've seen a few cases (not lately) where someone did not know the item was worth more, and someone else did pipe up. That is more likely to happen when the seller asks for input (and many do - as in "If I'm way off on pricing, let me know"). Sometimes they just need the money fast and are knowingly pricing lower than usual, sometimes they simply don't know, and might be very appreciative of better info.

On overpricing... I sold a couple of Cap and Rays 1-2 years ago and Swamperbob was nice enough to give me some pricing information, letting me know that one was not as uncommon as I thought it was. He did it via PM, and when I went in and adjusted my prices I thanked him for it. It's not that anyone would be adverse to better information on the coins they are selling, it's simply that making it sound like the seller is trying to rob people blind is not a good thing.

A seller has every right to place whatever price they want on something. If one can get that coin for half that price all day long at their local dealer, great, do it! But don't post that in such a way that it makes the seller look like he/she is trying to put one over on people.