How Do You Sell Coins Besides Ebay

@rtg, you've got enough posts to sell here on CCF. I don't have a good feeling for the market for these errors though.

Thanks. I will need better equipment to get some pic then.

Ms RTG: wish best of luck in any sales venture of error coins. Fining out the hard way that folks like Ken Potter's claims are hard to reach, huh? Most of us serious error collectors have reached that same conclusion, it's not as easy as it sounds. My forte is RPM's. Altho there are many listings estimating a "relative" value, most never are realistic. This is a "projected" value based upon an estimated "population" of that error (dies only last so long. I have tried selling a mid to minor valued RPM in many places, finally resorting to an auction house consignment who would "try" to sell some lots of multiple RPM's (6-8). Altho they did sell the two lots listed(had given 8), one for $1.25 and other for $1.50, all remaining were sent back, not worth time and effort to list, only 15% went to them. I've resorted to trying to swap with others, give away as contest prizes or give to YN's. Same will go for all these newer LSC varieties/errors, just NO REAL market. Seems only one's "Striking it Rich With Pocket Change" are those writing the books!

Only those specific coins will bring in the sales, clips and other mint errors, actual doubled dies easily see, major varieties. Of course, all these are quite easily faked as well, market is flooded with cheap Chinese stuff and Little Johnnie In the Garage error wannabes, look at some of the ebay stuff that finds a buyer!

Any coin clubs near you? Local news paper. Facebook.
John1

Rocktowngal, I've moved this to a forum I thought would give you the broader audience the subject deserves.

What you're talking about moving is very much a niche product. Even if they're the type of errors which engender excitement among those interested in them, that is still a minority of the minority who concentrate on that particular issue. That's why dealers won't touch them; they don't want to tie up inventory dollars in stock which won't have such a narrow interest.

The key to moving such a product is getting it in front of an audience which has it in demand. That means selling in a place they go, or selling it in a place (I won't mention it because of the title of this thread) where everyone goes.

It's not easy.

In good old Yurop we have a few 'local' sites like ebay, for example Catawiki or Marktplaats in The Netherlands or MA-Shops in the German language area. Catawiki stopped accepting new shop owners a long time ago and for MA-Shops you'd probably be scared away by having to speak German, apart from that you scare people away by sending from the US and offering American (error variety) coins. Plus having a shop there costs you a subscription fee. We also have Finn in Norway, but that's not purely dedicated to coins and in Norwegian only.

Having said that, ebay is about the only American alternative I know of that is somehow credible. You can also offer your coins here, as you have enough posts. I'd stay away from other platforms. I'd certainly not go for an auction, as what you describe simply isn't valuable enough for that. Error coins are a niche market, so it's quite difficult to get something out of that.