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My First Ebay Coin Auction As A Seller :)

bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
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Hi, Everyone.

I'm putting the 1940-P Mercury dime I won up on the block. (I'm keeping the other one.) Please let me know what you think of this auction listing. If I made some grievous mistakes, I can always revise the listing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8397474449

I like that Ebay lets you donate to charities through their auctions now. image I hadn't seen that before.
If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

-- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


My Ebay Auctions
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  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • TopcoinTopcoin Posts: 143
    Hello bhartman35,
    I think your auction is well done and cudos to your charitable donation. I just noticed that your shipping charges for 2.00 for priority mail is low.
    Your actual cost to USPS will be $4.05. Maybe you meant first class mail instead which would more than cover your cost. Just an FYI. Have a great day.
  • nccoinnccoin Posts: 606
    You are lacking an item desription. Also the ad title is kind of generic. Maybe include the grade in the title.
  • majorbigtimemajorbigtime Posts: 2,937 ✭
    After postage, ebay and Paypal fees, you may not net face value!
  • RampageRampage Posts: 9,485 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't eBay require that the minimum donation for a charity is $10.00 per auction? That would mean that even though your coin sells for $5.00, for example, and you are donating 10%, youwill still have to give eBay the minimum $10.00. Maybe I misread something a while back, but that is what I thought.
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    Topcoin:

    I didn't realize the shipping would be that high. I'll revise the shipping.

    nccoin: I'm struggling about the grade. I don't want to put an unreasonably high grade on it and scare bidders away. In the item description (which you should be able to read now that I've fixed a problem with my HTML code) I say that the bidder should make the grade determination. I think the coin could go AU-55, maybe AU-58, though. That's just a wild-ass guess, though, since I'm not really a Mercury dime expert. What do you think of it, in terms of grade?
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    Rampage:

    You're right about the $10.00 minimum. That sucks!! I was going to do the donation thing with this auction, but with those costs, I can't afford it unless someone grossly overbids. imageimage
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    I've revised the auction so that it should more closely cover my costs, if it sells. Unforutnately, you can't back out of the donation, so unless I cancel the auction altogether and relist, I'm stuck with it. I'm seriously considering relisting. I don't see any other way.
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In most cases a coin will make it to a buyer just as fast in a bubble mailer as it will via priority mail. Your shipping amount for a coin like this will just scare off any bidders. Also if you would have started the auction at 99 cents I think you would have saved a few cents also.

    Ken
  • majorbigtimemajorbigtime Posts: 2,937 ✭


    << <i>I've revised the auction so that it should more closely cover my costs, if it sells. Unforutnately, you can't back out of the donation, so unless I cancel the auction altogether and relist, I'm stuck with it. I'm seriously considering relisting. I don't see any other way. >>



    Consider it a cheap lesson and a good learning experience.
  • lonelyplonelyp Posts: 1,634
    If it was early teens I would have given you a high bid just to start you off. I like mercs, and thats a nice one. But I allready have 40s.
    Do you have any nice early ones you want to list?
    (Old man) Look I had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was, “That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah”.

    (Priest) BLASPHEMY he said it again, did you hear him?
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    Hi, lonelyp, fairlaneman.

    I don't have any earlier Mercs, unfortunately. This is one of only 2 that I own so far.

    Fairlaneman: I'll take your advice and revise the shipping method and cost, as well as the starting price.

    Geez, this auctioning is tough stuff! image
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    Revised Auction Link
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • lonelyplonelyp Posts: 1,634
    it is a nice one. I like your pics also. so i gave you a starting bid. go plenty of time to be out bid.

    Good luck.
    pz
    (Old man) Look I had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was, “That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah”.

    (Priest) BLASPHEMY he said it again, did you hear him?
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    Lonelyp:

    Thanks for your bid, and thanks for your vote of confidence. image
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,209 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Scotch Plains! I grew up in Summit image If you haven't already, be sure to check out The Stone House Coin Shop... great people there.
    JK Coin Photography - eBay Consignments | High Quality Photos | LOW Prices | 20% of Consignment Proceeds Go to Pancreatic Cancer Research
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    Hi, airplanenut.

    The Stone House Coin Shop is right down the block from me. Unfortunately, it's got steps going in, and I'm in a wheelchair, so although I've passed by there many times, it remains a forbidden zone for me. image
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • majorbigtimemajorbigtime Posts: 2,937 ✭


    << <i>Lonelyp:

    Thanks for your bid, and thanks for your vote of confidence. image >>



    WHat bid? Ebay sez " No bids have been placed."
  • TACloughTAClough Posts: 1,598 ✭
    You don't offer insurance on the auction?

    Timimage
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    I'm seeing 2 bids placed:

    Linky-poo
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    Tim,

    Because of the value of the item, I didn't think to offer insurance. I can always offer it when the winning bidder pays. I think the cost of insurance would be nominal. I will add that to the description of the auction.

    Everyone,

    Thanks for all the advice on the auction!
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭
    its a nice acurate graded coin, 4.05 for shipping on a very common low value coin is high, many people dont even look when they see high shipping, too many other exact coins listed at reasonable shipping charges.
  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398


    << <i>its a nice acurate graded coin, 4.05 for shipping on a very common low value coin is high, many people dont even look when they see high shipping, too many other exact coins listed at reasonable shipping charges. >>



    Hi, Sam.

    I have updated the auction with new shipping charges ($1).

    Auction

    Thanks again, everyone. I appreciate your help with this.
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image

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