Semi OT: Critique my auction layouts (for coins)

Rover

OK, so I have been on ebay since early '99 and now have feedback of over 400. I sell mostly modern stuff. My auction layouts have evolved over time. As I see stuff I like in other auctions I try to incorporate them in my own. I try to be as accurate as I can in descriptions, pics etc. I am not a very wordy person though and try to say as much as I can with as few words as possible. I figure most people aren't going to spend much time reading paragraphs of info, unless it's an Anaconda ad -heck I read them, most are great.

I want to know what the crowd thinks of my auctions. This is not meant to be disquised as an ad. I have purposely waited until I have just a few auctions running for this exercise.

I have thick skin, so bring it, the good, the bad and the ugly.

My Auctions.

Dan

tjkillian

I would prefer to have much larger pictures of the coins. I generally don't care what the layout looks like, it's what the auction is all about that I care about.

Tom

Russ

Perfect.

Russ, NCNE

its4real

Clean ad - not too much junk. Need a little more coin and less empasison the holder.

i.e. - if you are gonna say "Bugs bunny" varitation - you had best show it.

otherwise - nice clean ad.

BNE

Nice coins! I would put the picture up at the top of the page, so it is the first thing you see. Also, on the "Bugs Bunny," I would have included a close-up shot of the mouth, so the viewer can really see the "teeth" -- for a specialty issue like that, one wants to be sure it's really "all there." (Same with overdates, three-legger Buffs, etc.)

Also, using the phrase "estate sale" is always advisable since it brings in lots of bidders. (Well, maybe I'm kidding about that last one.)

Other than that, not a lot to criticize. They look like nicely laid-out auctions. Hope you get a lot of swell bids!

Rover

Good point on the Bugs. I added the pic.

ursabear

Rover,

Excellent. Simple. Clear. no problems.

I use close-ups of the obv/rev of the coin, then one smaller one of the holder (just my personal preference).

Good format and layout, too!

DCAMFranklin

I wouldn't change a thing. Good luck with your auctions!

Rover

Thanks everybody, I appreciate the input. Others???

stujoe

Let's see

1. Return policy stated...check.
2. Shipping stated...check.
3. Payment forms and options stated...check.
4. Description of actual item being received...check.
5. Pictures...check.

Looks good to me. The format is nice and professional looking. Granted, the format doesn't mean a lot unless it is horribly butchered (flashing lights, multicolored wild text, ALL CAPS, music, etc) but it is still nice to have a clean, good looking auction.

As others have said, the pictures of the coin could be a little bigger as opposed to the slab pictures. I like it when a picture of the whole front of the slab is there and then cropped bigger pictures of the obverse and reverse or links to same. Even just a cropped picture of the cert label aloneand then the big pics of the coin is fine with me. Just my tastes.

Overall, very good format. I think it is a keeper.

dorkkarl

my monitor may be cheap or something, the ad spills off the right side, & i have to scroll over to read the text. too much "real estate" is taken up by the slab, & i can't get a good look at the coin. otherwise, good choice of colors, informative text & appropriate brevity. i like it!

K S

coindaughter

Very nice. I like the lay-out...clean and uncluttered. The only thing I would change is bigger photos of the coins. Maybe one of the entire holder, and then close-ups of the coin reverse and obverse.

I like the inset of the Bugs Bunny. Is that one of our Franklins? Very nice!

-CD