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Pillar of the Community
United States
1534 Posts |
I'm not referring to any specific members or posts, but it seems that more and more people are chiming in on threads, asking why the price is so high, is that coin cleaned, etc. Any questions, especially those that could detract other potential buyers, should be made in PM only. It's extremely frustrating as a seller when a random poster comes in and makes a derogatory comment about your coins, and it is the seller's right to price their coins at whatever price they want, without having to deal with rude and often annoying people who question their prices. Most of the time, if a coin is overpriced, then others won't buy it. No need to butt in with "words of coin pricing wisdom". I have no problem with nice or positive comments in a thread though.  This is all just my opinion and I'm not trying to take the place of any Mods or administrators, so if this thread is unnecessary or if any of the Mods/Admins disagree with me, please feel free to remove it. Thanks! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2120 Posts |
I agree completely, I've experienced this once or twice myself. Very aggravating.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5610 Posts |
I think your post is a very interesting one of value to the sellers and the potential buyers, I belong to this forum for many, many reasons, one of which is the expertise, the communication of that knowledge we all seek to have a better understanding of this addicting hobby we all have come to enjoy.
I have posted comments on for sale items, That I would want others to do the same for me, should I be the seller and another member made a comment referring to my "sale", after all communication is IMO, a very integral part of any thing in life, be it a hobby or w/e, I never made any negative remarks about any sellers products, I made an observation and posted it, for that I will not make any apologies if any one has taken my comments out of context,also when using a keyboard, I find somethings get lost in transit,from one to another. I do not want to sound rude or arrogant, I just feel being I posted on this topic I would try to relay my aforementioned thoughts to any one of interest......PS, I do also believe their is a strong difference between an asking price and reality,reasonable and unreasonable. I would also ask, why would it be derogatory to ask the seller, out in front of all, if the coin was cleaned, this I do not understand and again, am not trying to be rude or confrontational, I have never sold anything on this forum, however, I have bought my share of coins/currency, and while doing so, I have found most to be very honest and kind to do business with, there are always exceptions.... just my opinion.....
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Valued Member
United States
285 Posts |
I agree 100%. The only comments on for sale threads should be serious questions concerning the coin(s), "PM sent", or "I'll take it". Anything else is not needed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
628 Posts |
My take on this leans more towards that of morgans dad.
We're a forum. The majority of questions/comments I've seen concerning coins for sale seem reasonable to me. Questions or opinions on price or condition I think are fair. I've seen a few tactless comments, not many. To be expected when selling coins here or anywhere else, in my opinion.
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Valued Member
United States
364 Posts |
So if a guy comes in here wanting $200 for a common-date Morgan, and some poor newbie wants to buy it, what then?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes I agree wheatguy.  You don't have any business typing in someone sale/auction thread unless you are actually planing on buying his or her coin.(i will buy/sold)And if you are buying PLEASE post what coin you are buying so we know whats still for sale.  Thanks. You can get a larger better quality pics in a e-mail then a post also. If it's a decision maker in buying the coin then send a friendly PM that's what it is there for. A lot of time I see a sale thread that is 5 pages long and I just figure all the coins have been sold already and don't even open them and move on.  I don't see I need to pick apart someones coin that I'm not wanting to buy. There are plenty of E-bay coins you can pick apart. LOL  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So if a guy comes in here wanting $200 for a common-date Morgan, and some poor newbie wants to buy it, what then? I think that's an extreme example. I would expect a thread like to have comments. However, not "WOW that is way over priced, you should sell it for $25 IMO." You can still voice concern with out leaving negative repercussions for the seller. Such as, "Can you explain to me why this coin is priced at $200?" I think what WheatGuy was getting at (at least this is my interpretation) is that when someone comes in saying; "Hey, so that piece you;re trying to sell is over priced, on ebay these are going for XXX, so a more reasonable price is XX." It scares away almost all potential buyers, they dont even look at it themselves and just pass on to the next thread. What if that day that particular item was selling way low, but for the last 5 years it has sold steadily at the OPs asking price. Would it still be over priced? And whos to say that whoever posted that it is over priced is right? Maybe the mistook the MM, or think that Die Crack is actually a scratch. But I digress, Constructive comments = good, Suggestive comments = Bad. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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So if a guy comes in here wanting $200 for a common-date Morgan, and some poor newbie wants to buy it, what then?
I agree with Ian. And I'm sure that due to the Buying and Selling rules here, someone who's been here for 3 months and has 250 posts won't be paying $200 for a common date Morgan, especially when a quick look on Google or ebay would lead him to Morgans at $18 a piece. If that really did happen, I would send a PM to the buyer and seller, telling the buyer that Morgans could be had for under $20 apiece and the seller that the coin is extremely overpriced. I really don't understand the logic of posting questions that could scare other buyers away in the thread and not via PM. Quote:
I would expect a thread like to have comments. Again, . Anyone who has the aforementioned 3 months of membership and 250 posts won't be selling a coin priced that high. Especially on a coin forum, where there are knowledgeable people to out the seller. Edited by wheatguy
09/25/2010 4:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
672 Posts |
Interesting discussion, but that theroy on experence buyers only works if you need 250 posts to buy... which you dont... you only need 50.
I feel I am kinda split down the middle on this one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
592 Posts |
If commentary on posted items is not wanted then they should be posted only in the auction / for sale section, not in the topic section. If they are in the topical section for sale aren't you asking for questions / comments? I see many things posted in the topic section that do not seem to belong there. just an observation.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If they are in the topical section for sale aren't you asking for questions / comments?  I meant it for the threads with coins for sale, not particularly this one. Quote:
Interesting discussion, but that theroy on experence buyers only works if you need 250 posts to buy... which you dont... you only need 50.
My mistake. However, anyone who has 50 posts should have the brains to check on another venue and that possibility is highly unrealistic. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1406 Posts |
I believe that comments regarding the sale of an item should be limited to those that are interested in purchasing OR interested in learning. Negative remarks are from non buyers (mostly) and should be kept to themselves.
On the other hand I encourage conversations regarding the sale of my items. I remember the satin nickel that someone politely asked why it was worth more then other nickels of the same grade. This was an opportunity for the seller to educate another forum member. I think some side conversations regarding the sale, if kept tasteful and not adversely effecting the sale, should be open.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
592 Posts |
So........this means Captainkurt's buffalo's that are posted in the topical section are not supposed to be commented on?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1285 Posts |
It's the seller's prerogative to determine the asking price. By standers who have "no vested interest" in the item being sold and chiming in shows a lack of respect / disregard towards the seller (jmo). I do agree with others that it also scares away any potential transaction. If you do not agree send a PM to the seller and do it with some "class" and "elegance". What do the bystanders do when things are "under priced" by 20%? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1406 Posts |
Billie, PLEASE comment all you want! I could use the input and encourage it!!
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Posted 09/25/2010 12:30 pm
