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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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What do people think of this? I've priced it out buying coins from detectorists online I get a pretty good price and I could more than double my money per lot of 10. Postage is £2.70 to anywhere in the UK - not much more to America (maybe £1 more) - priced at £8.99 per lot of 10, Id be the cheapest on the UK ebay. This would be to start getting some money in - even if it is £3 every once in a while. Its a pretty good profit margin and shouldnt be so much effort to do (I live pretty near the post office but it shouldnt be hard to just coat the parcel in stamps and sticking them in the nearest post box). Opinions! Naysayers - I want to hear your reasoning. And any advice or ideas - go ahead. |
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Pillar of the Community
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list some on here, if I can find some spare cash I might grab 10
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am buying at that price whether it be here or ebay! What is your ebay ID? Edited by Tim Stroud
02/02/2013 8:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Tim - I havent started yet, but I definitely will now. Ill start sourcing coins tomorrow and hopefully start listing here soon for preordering. Ill put up a post in the trade section of the forum - in US$ it would be $14 plus shipping (would have to calculate that).
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 United States
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You can give it a try, if they are decent coins I'd buy some.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Good idea!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
Bingo! Looking forward to your listings.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
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work out postage to aussie land when you get that far.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Erkle, its a few quid (more if you have several lots)
My issue here is I have the option to get 79 uncleaned smaller coins including barbs but I'm not very happy with the quality - should I get them anyway and mix them in? Theres some nice coins in there too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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[quote] My issue here is I have the option to get 79 uncleaned smaller coins including barbs but I'm not very happy with the quality - should I get them anyway and mix them in? Theres some nice coins in there too.[/quote As long as they are not worn slick I don't see a problem there. They have to be better than some I have seen on ebay over the last couple of years. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Okay, once I've confirmed a source for a lot ill list them on the trade forum for pre-order. I'm having to borrow a paypal as I dont have an account and the terms are that if I can bring in 150% cash that went out then they agree on the business premise and I can order in a larger quantity. Ill be starting with probably 4 lots of 10 on this forum for the time being but if it goes well ill buy up some other lots (I missed a good source recently)
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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
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Sounds interesting, thanks for thinking of us!
Can I ask, what type of coins are we talking about? Have any sample photos?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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When I've sourced a lot ill get some sample photos (could take a while for any lots to arrive). The coins I have my eye on (theres over 50, but I'm buying the lot for a particular coin I've been looking for, which, while not rare, hasnt come up in any of my lots) are pretty good condition and I reckon I could sell them quite well. Wish me luck getting them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You could also get a metal detector and get a lot of your own too. That would cut the costs and make it cheaper for everyone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I lived in Europe or in the UK, I definitely would get one.
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Posted 02/02/2013 8:03 pm
