Coin Rag Classified Ads: RESULTS????

wayneherndon

I was sending in my weekly free classified ad form to Numismatic News and thought that might be an interesting discussion topic. I send these in every week, sometimes a buy ad, sometimes a sell ad. The results are so pitiful it is hardly worth the stamp to send them in. Yet, apparently many people actually pay to have classified word ads listed in NN as well as Coin World. I'll admit I've paid for a few but it was a long time ago and I quit. So, I guess the results weren't that great then either. I've had good luck with display ads (the kind you buy by the inch or portion of a page). But not good results at all with the classified word ads (the ones you buy by the word). Have you tried these ads? What were your results?

WH

kieferscoins

I sent in one free ad to NN and got one reply. The deal was worked out and I got some coins. well worth it - just a pain having to mail it in every week, I hardly ever do it.

Cameron Kiefer

GaCoinGuy

I've never placed ads in either, but I have read thru many of them. I don't know why, but I feel somehow safer dealing with EBay than a classified ad...maybe its the convenience thing? Eventually, I suspect that most newspapers will lose the classifeds section.

paigowjohnny

I don't even look at them.

eureka

I've had want ads in CW off and on for 15 yrs. After the results of my most recent ads from last Nov through February of this year, I doubt I'll be placing it again. Response was far higher pre-Internet/Ebay, and even during the early years of Ebay through '98-99 my want ads still produced decently. This time around, all but one response were from computer-less people, or Mom & Pop coin shops....who I believe make use of the want ads there to sell off bulk junk.

lordmarcovan

The free classified ads were the only reason I used to subscribe to NumiNews, and I did a lot better buying from their classifieds than I did in buying from display ads. Until the Internet came along, that was my connection to the numismatic community. In fact, I met some friends and regular trade partners in the N.N. classifieds that I was happy to be reunited with here, in some cases a decade later.

My results were good, but not anything like eBay.

BigD5

You can sift through the internet classifieds (ebay etc.) and have pic's for the coins in the ads. The paper seems destined for death. Way outdated, and I can't imagine persued very strongly by anyone.

cladking

When you measure the cost of an ad against the business it generates immediately
it is rarely worth it. But these ads are great for making contact. I used to trade ex-
tensively and needed items in bulk since I collect varieties. An ad might recieve only
a few responses and occasionally none at all, but often I'd trade with the other per-
son for years afterward. The ad was always skewed just a little to the other guy's
favor but would be a small trade. All subsequent trades were mutual benefit only.
The same things tended to apply to the other types of ads and all worked well for
finding interested parties.

One of the most frustrating thing was finding someone to do business with, but one
or both had very few of the necessary items to trade. Early on it's a good idea to let
the other party know of other interests and trading opportunities.

There are several good monthly magazines for reaching other collectors also. Certainly
"The Restrike" comes to mind. If you do a lot of advertising in a lot of venues there
will be responses on which to build.

I certainly notice the weekly ads by the originator of the thread.

michael

from my experience with coin world classified ads

a huge worthless waste of time

sincerely michael

wayneherndon

cladking,

Hey, I'm glad my ads are at least getting noticed. Now that you mention it the few responses I've had usually did lead to many more trades. I let me Restrike subscription go a couple of years ago. I remember when they were running around 100 or moe pages per issue and by the time I quit subscibing I think it was more like 30. It was certainly inexpensive.

WH