Ebay vs. Walmart vs. Amazon?
jmski52
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There was a recent thread concerning Walmart marketing coins online.
Does either Walmart or Amazon compete with Ebay in consigning coins for individual (non-corporate) sellers?
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I think I would be very cautious about buying coins from walmart if they started selling them. 90% of thier stuff comes from china!
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Walmart sells coins from apmex and has very competitive options available with the choice of charging with their credit card. 5 ounce of 999 silver at $125 is a good deal. Caveat Emptor 😉🙀🦫
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Why would you? Amazon will take 20 to 30% and Walmart probably the same.
Why would you?
I never said I would. Just exploring my options and asking questions.
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fwiw, in the world of pokemon cards. (i've watched a few vids from reputable buyers/sellers/collectors)
sellers from around the world can use wal-mart's site to sell their goods. i won't pretend to be an expert on the ins-n-outs of how it all works, just that a lot of pokemon cards (COUNTERFEITS) were sold via the wal-mart site but it wasn't wal-mart selling them. there were at least 2 other companies (layering) in which people had to contact, outside of wal-mart to seek restitution (not that many people reported success in this matter).
IMO, it is seems kinda like an ebay, amazon, ali-baba etc. or a IRL mall, where shop owners simply use the venue to move their goods/services.
so anyone these days using certain sites, may want to dig a bit, especially if spending a lot of money and/or buying goods that are known to be highly counterfeited.
this is applicable also with clicking coin ads, especially on non-coin sites.
edited to add:
i kinda forgot to mention the really bad part of all of this. the cards were sold IN STORES across the country. kids/teens or whatever were getting counterfeit cards/boxes and at least as it was reported to us viewers, they didn't seem to appear all that concerned about it, morally or legally. SO PSA, FYI !
Nah. If they're not in our pocket , we're not playing by their terms of service.
I know Walmart does sell coins... Never looked at any to buy though... Just not what I consider a trusted venue. Cheers, RickO
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