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Pillar of the Community
United States
1327 Posts |
I was in my normal coin shop which I go to about once a week. He asked me what my opion of selling coin on ebay were. Thought it was good to do or not. He doesn't seem to spend alot of time on the computer. I wasn't sure how to answer him thought. since in my opion some thing are a good deal other are not. And with the high rates is would it really be worht it for him or not, what advice would you have given him. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1262 Posts |
I think ebay has its place in the marketplace. I would not sell high value, high quality coins and notes on ebay but I see no problem in selling others. I have purchased many items thru ebay and know so of the better dealers in Australia. Just have to watch out for the "shonky" dealers and individuals. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1079 Posts |
I agree,
As a seller it is a good opportunity to sell coins via a different channell, and allows you to build repore with buyers which will then continue to buy from only you.
On the flip side to sell coins for a good price is an art and then there are the fees.
He needs to weigh it up and maybe start off small and go from there.
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Moderator
 Australia
16849 Posts |
As BM said, the main drawback with ebay is the abundance of "shonky sellers". Most of these, I would say, aren't even deliberately shonky - just ignorant (and/or wildly optimistic) of what they have. To that extent, the more "good role model" sellers there are on ebay, the better off ebay as a whole becomes. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
853 Posts |
Without ebay my stock levels would rise and I would have a ton of stuff I do not want or can not sell through my shop. ebay is 1/4 of my business...without it I could not pay the bills. |
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Forum Dad
United States
24173 Posts |
The problem for him would be coming in as a new seller. This would be very difficult.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1327 Posts |
thank you, I thought about offering him my service in selling, but I would be afford to loss money on his coins. I will let him know some of your guys opions
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
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Originally posted by bobby131313
The problem for him would be coming in as a new seller. This would be very difficult.
It could be done, however, but he would have to establish his reputation through a policy of strict honesty and openness, good images, accurate descriptions, a solid return policy, and maintenance of open communications. ebay could use some new honest sellers to counter the estatedoctor's and pamiam003's. Further, before he makes the decision to sell on ebay, he should plan to be on his computer a LOT and, by inference, he needs to be fairly computer literate. I know one dealer who is very, very good, but also is very old and scared to death of computers; while he would make a very good ebay seller in terms of his scrupulous honesty, he would probably fall flat on his face due to his ignorance of computers and the internet. Fred |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
853 Posts |
I spend over half of each day doing ebay...including scanning, listing and post auction admin. It is time consuming but can make a large portion you your income. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1262 Posts |
I enjoy searching thru ebay each day. You never know what you might find. Also enjoy bidding and (sometimes) winning. Gives me a buzz. |
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Posted 03/07/2006 10:01 pm
