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New Member
Greece
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Hello everyone! I am very curious here, where are you all buying and keeping your hobby alive with this coronavirus? I am very much a touch and feel before you buy kind of guy. I will look at what I want, save, then head to the one big expo we have in our city and buy what I want. I will occasionally flick through ebay but I have found most of it is just many listings of inflated prices that will never get sold and repeats every week. I am tired of scrolling through it all. As It's unlikely these expo's will happen this year, what are you doing to keep your hobby alive? Any websites you recommend? Any auction sides you recommend (not ebay)? Let me know your thoughts :) Thankyou DLM |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1040 Posts |
Quote:I will occasionally flick through ebay but I have found most of it is just many listings of inflated prices that will never get sold and repeats every week. I am tired of scrolling through it all.  I agree 100% with your comments but ebay is still the best site,just time consuming compared to the old days. All this repeated listings thing started when they allowed free lisings with unlimited times a item can be re-listed. I contacted ebay last year and suggested they highlight re-listings already read but no action so far. One thing about the ridiculous inflated prices is you can scroll thru quickly. |
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New Member
 Greece
16 Posts |
They shouldn't have auction prices at inflated starting prices (it's clearly for then to save on fees) I think there should be a system where your starting price must be maximum what the last item sold for. Example - A 1925 Penny recently sold on ebay for 80 and therefore the starting price must be maximum of 80 dollars. If you don't like this as a starting bid? then put it on as a 'Buy it now' and people like me can just unclick buy it now filter |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1333 Posts |
well you can just filter that out in the first place not item above a certain price? second it not like everyone just auction something starting at same prices, plus not the same item go take a closer look.
Edited by ryurazu
05/05/2020 01:30 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1333 Posts |
as for place to meet up and trade I don't think there are any place at the moment or maybe even for a month, after that will see how condition are. Would love to meet up with some people and do some trades, however maximum for the moment is about 4 people, with business rough 20 depending on area. :D
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New Member
Greece
16 Posts |
I understand you can filter, but I'm saying I see a lot of repeated auctions for inflated starting prices. They do this to eliminate those people like me filtering 'buy it now' Anyway ebay is terrible in my opinion and I can't do the old fashion way. This is why I was asking of any other sites you guys use. Edited by DLM
05/05/2020 03:25 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1040 Posts |
There is "Trade Me" in NZ,no connection to ebay,Ebay shut up shop in NZ years ago. Nice Coins bob up up there every so often but like ebay ,time consuming. https://www.trademe.co.nz/Edited by Basil
05/05/2020 06:48 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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With my strong preference to examine every coin in hand before deciding to buy, my coin acquisition activities have come to a complete halt. Even with public auctions I always like to attend the view days. Quite often, I catch up with my numismatic buddies on these occasions. Doesn't happen just now. ebay OK for those who are very experienced with it, and honest dealers have to embrace this form of selling much more than they used to, just to keep their businesses afloat. Because I embrace all forms of numismatics, I can cover much more ground at a coin show, than I ever could on line, but that doesn't happen for me just now, either. Fortunately, I am in a position to regard my whole collection as very mature, so that there is no need for me to search for any particular item, and I can sit back reasonably happily out of the market, and actively watch from the sidelines. If you wish to continue on line, I would suggest that you search the dealer's websites. To find the dealers (for example), search; 'coin dealers Melbourne', or 'coin dealers Australia'. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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:) sadly dealers have overheads. Well there isn't much in term of volume compare to ebay, if that's what your asking I believe a lot of the auction house have cut maybe half their businesses since auction come into place, however many have online site just beware they have fees on top of fees. Edited by ryurazu
05/05/2020 6:58 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I've been buying less but ebay is still the biggest and easiest place to look. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1040 Posts |
Quote:I've been buying less but ebay is still the biggest and easiest place to look. Sadly yes,but a large proportion of Dealers have only themselves to blame since the Internet started but are adjusting now.The mug punter/buyer is well educated these days,only takes a minute to look up the value of a Coin. I should have mentioned to the OP that Facebook has many Coin groups,I'm a member of about 6 but rarely buy/sell just mainly read the posts. Like ebay,FB has a lot of smarties out for the quick $ so extreme buyer beware needed. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Having just started collecting coins I've been looking at ways to purchase bulk world coins as well as some of the recent Oz coins. I agree that most coins on ebay are way overpriced and just get listed over and over (and are all "rare" or "scarce"). I also browse Gumtree but there seems to be a lot of dreamers asking way too much. Facebook marketplace seems a waste of time for coins. Living in Brisbane it seems all the good deals are interstate. There seem to be no local auction houses that get occasional coins, except the ones that specialize in coins who buy deceased estates and then sort the coins and list separately. Does anyone have any other suggestions on where to buy loose coins at reasonable prices in Brisbane? Cheers |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1040 Posts |
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Does anyone have any other suggestions on where to buy loose coins at reasonable prices in Brisbane? Cheers The Dealer in Southport is still going,has his little shop under his house. Not sure with Brisbane these Days,so not much help, but a quick Google should throw up who is left. As I said in a previous post there are plenty of Qld. sellers on the various Face Book Coin groups. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Thanks Basil. Wonder if this is the same dealer on ebay located at Burleigh Waters? Have you dealt with them and recommend them? Also, can you link some of the FB groups? I could only locate one. Cheers |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2180 Posts |
Honestly, I rarely buy Australian coins off ebay - I just do it at shows (which is a little difficult now). |
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New Member
Greece
16 Posts |
Well I'm in Melbourne and there's an expo coming up in July (Finally!)
If anyone knows of any others please let me know
thanks
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