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Valued Member
Canada
55 Posts |
Do any of you guys sell coins or bank notes locally?
Sometimes I'll throw something up on Kijiji or a Facebook buy and sell group if I want to get rid of it quickly.
I prefer to do auctions and flea markets where it's a bit anonymous. I've never let anyone pick up the coins from my house because I don't want to be robbed. The coin club in town is just some guys that like to take advantage of the new members and buy their stuff at a discount. You know how they can be, guys that have been collecting their whole life don't pay much. My question is if anyone else sells locally or what precautions you take. Thanks.
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Moderator
 United States
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I am very, very leery of selling locally. The worry is not so much the actual transaction as being followed home afterward. No way I can endorse such a practice.
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Valued Member
 Canada
55 Posts |
Thanks for the reply. I suppose an auction or flea market would be the best way to sell locally. You're right about the possibility of people following you home. Is there a way to link my ebay store with this coin community? Thanks. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
Canada
55 Posts |
Thanks. It says "invalid username or password" when I click that. I put my ebay link where it says "home page" in my profile. Is that right? |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
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.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1314 Posts |
I'm even concerned that Gun Broker proudly displays the sellers home town. In a small town, there is not so much guesswork work is selling Civil War sabers.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
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.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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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. |
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Moderator
United States
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Quote:I put my ebay link where it says "home page" in my profile. Is that right? Nope. It's the "Sales Information" block. That should be available to you at 50 posts. If you look at other members' posts, you'll see a little " ebay" icon in the row above the post - that's a link to the member's ebay sales. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks guys. The symbols Isee on top yours posts are: Show profile, email poster, ccf auctions, bookmark, add friend, and get a link.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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I have bought and sold locally and have not had any problems but the situation may be different here in a different country. I have either had a good chat on the phone first or email exchange so I know whether I am comfortable with the situation. If not I meet up at a coffee shop.
My bigger problem is that I now know the 3 other collector in town and we have bought and sold to each other so its now back to the internet.
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Valued Member
Canada
55 Posts |
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.) |
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Moderator
United States
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I can't believe you do that on Facebook, and although you have the right to make your own choices I do not wish for any new collector to read this and think it's OK. You are advertising yourself as a target to the largest gathering of humans ever assembled. It's foolhardy.
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Valued Member
Canada
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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. |
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Posted 01/02/2015 9:32 pm
