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Ebay vs. Walmart vs. Amazon?

jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,627 ✭✭✭✭✭

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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  • Jzyskowski1Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 33,357 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmski52 said:
    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?

    Why would you? Amazon will take 20 to 30% and Walmart probably the same.

  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,627 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why would you?

    I never said I would. Just exploring my options and asking questions.

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  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 30, 2022 11:04AM

    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 !

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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,172 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nah. If they're not in our pocket , we're not playing by their terms of service.
    :joy:

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I know Walmart does sell coins... Never looked at any to buy though... Just not what I consider a trusted venue. Cheers, RickO

  • dunkleosteus430dunkleosteus430 Posts: 471 ✭✭✭✭
    edited July 29, 2022 9:37AM

    I bought my first peace dollar on Amazon. $35 for a random date in low XF, and I got a 1922. It was one of my first coins, and I cleaned it a few times before I knew that was a no-no. It survived my "selling my good coins and buying several cheaper ones" phase, and now it's my pocket piece!

    Young Numismatist

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