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 Posted 04/04/2013  11:20 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MrMorgan to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Unless I am missing something with this lost it looks like change from one's pocket. There is nothing of value other than face value. The starting bid is way too high and the description is too confusing to understand. I understand you want to be as descriptive as possible but try listing it in bulleted form and having a concise paragraph at the end. I personally feel there is nothing desirable in this lot and would rather purchase an ounce of silver for the listing price of these coins.
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 Posted 04/04/2013  7:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bassmaster to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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I personally feel there is nothing desirable in this lot and would rather purchase an ounce of silver for the listing price of these coins.


Just to be honest with you, there is really nothing desirable in this lot for me either except the earlier wheat cents. That is why I am selling it, but this is coming from longtime collectors like us. I tried to gear this lot for a beginning collector. I know the majority of would obviously not be interested in this lot, but if you were going to buy it, what would I have to add?
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 Posted 04/04/2013  8:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bassmaster to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Okay, so there are several of you saying that the description is to long and confusing. If I was buying a lot like this I would want a long description. However, that is clearly not what most of you guys want. Below is a link to a truck part I have on ebay. How is this for listing length?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-ford-t...em43ba7facba
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Its not the length its hows it presented. The wall of text with the paragraph was what they were saying they didnt like

For example instead of having it as

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The dates of the 4 half dollars are 1986 D, 1971 D (x2), and a 1974. The carded coins in this lot include a bicentennial quarter, 1965, 1966, and 1967 dime, and a 1919, 1920, 1939, 1942, and 1951 D wheat cents. These have writing on the top (ex. 1919 Wheat cent). You can see an example of it in picture 6. You might have trouble reading some of the handwriting on them, use the example to see. The rolls of nickels include a roll of 2004 D Peace Medal type, and a roll of 2005 P&D Buffalo nickels. These nickels are in random circulated condition. They have the date and type written on the roll (ex. 2005 PD Buffalo). There may be more of one type of mint mark than the other one in the 2005 PD Buffalo nickel roll. The 1959-1970 penny roll contains at least one penny from each year between 1959-1970.


Have it as

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The dates of the 4 half dollars are 1986 D, 1971 D (x2), and a 1974.

The carded coins in this lot include a bicentennial quarter, 1965, 1966, and 1967 dime, and a 1919, 1920, 1939, 1942, and 1951 D wheat cents. These have writing on the top (ex. 1919 Wheat cent). You can see an example of it in picture 6.

You might have trouble reading some of the handwriting on them, use the example to see.

The rolls of nickels include a roll of 2004 D Peace Medal type, and a roll of 2005 P&D Buffalo nickels. These nickels are in random circulated condition. They have the date and type written on the roll (ex. 2005 PD Buffalo). There may be more of one type of mint mark than the other one in the 2005 PD Buffalo nickel roll.

The 1959-1970 penny roll contains at least one penny from each year between 1959-1970.


Break it up or do it in list form and make it more reader friendly
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Okay, that is a good idea. Did you think the truck part description was better?
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The truck parts better for the truck part since thats self explanatory. For coins at least noting everything in a lot is better than letting people guess, especially for common lots. No matter how you list it though its going to be a hard sell just because of what it is
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