I agree with the masses, let the coins sell themselves. It's a shame that the "Estate sale" tag has been improperly used to the point that people now find it unbelievable in most cases. But 99% of the time it seems to be a phony gimmick.
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Review the collection and determine if there are any slab candidates and submit what is appropriate. You might consider lumping afew things together if it makes sense. If the objective is to sell it all, develop a plan that will accomplish that, but do not rule out selling parts of the collection at a local coin show.
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"Coin Collection from the Johnson Estate" if the Johnson's do not mind you using their name. In your description stick to the facts, "Im proud to offer the life time collection of Mike Johnson."
If you stick to the facts and leave out the sob, I think you will get your point across without chasing away folks that have heard the story over and over.
Sell the Coins, not the story......
Take a look at how other auctioneers write their advertisements, look at the LARGE coin auction houses, follow their lead.
<< <i>Leave the story out. That's my opinion. Just describe honestly and let your photo's do the talking. Good luck, bob >>
Correct. Sell the coins, not the story. We do not buy stories, as they add no value to the coins when we sell. Besides "stories" only raise our suspicions, and make us skip the deal.
When I'm on the Bay, I'm looking for coins, not stories. Good pictures are worth a thousand words anyway.
Exclusively collecting Capped Bust Halves in VF to AU, especially rarity 3 and up. Joe G. Great BST purchases completed with commoncents123, p8nt, blu62vette and Stuart. Great coin swaps completed with rah1959, eyoung429 and Zug. Top-notch consignment experience with Russ.
I don't even look at the coins in those titles....don't mention where they come from....they all come from the same source: US Mint.....Just sell the coins and you'll get the price that's fair if you post good pics, supersize and give an honest description....leave the grade out unless it's slabbed. good luck, bob
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A little bit of the story WILL help. When I'm buying on ebay I like to think I'm buying from someone who is not a shark (ie pro) but knows what he has and it's something fresh to the market.
If you can get that point across without sounding like the Johnson Family Estate, all the better.
Thanks Brian! (beep) I'm getting lots of practice at photographing raw, circulated, Barber dimes. It helps to specialize
This is an older thread. I've listed over 50 of the Barber dimes on eBay so far and left out the story. Most of the coins turned out to be cleaned so this is no mega bucks deal. Not all "fresh" collections are great.
I sent some to ANACS and have results. I am happy with their service and agree with their grades. I sent the coins to them because I knew most of them had problems, but were worth good money anyway.
The thing is I am more convinced than ever that I could have put out the story, said I didn't know how the coins would grade, and I feel certain I would have gotten larger bids. That is why people keep trying that particular pitch. I wonder what bidders are thinking?
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I couldn't stomach it personally, but if you can - go for it.
JMHO
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<< <i>Just added Carl to favorite sellers list >>
I like looking at what Carl has on eBay and really like looking at the barbers.
Nice photos!
Brian
PS. I'm biased, Carl's a friend. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZcarlwohlforth
photo's do the talking. Good luck,>>
Quality pics, a brief description, and a return policy.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
"Coin Collection from the Johnson Estate" if the Johnson's do not mind you using their name. In your description stick to the facts, "Im proud to offer the life time collection of Mike Johnson."
If you stick to the facts and leave out the sob, I think you will get your point across without chasing away folks that have heard the story over and over.
Sell the Coins, not the story......
Take a look at how other auctioneers write their advertisements, look at the LARGE coin auction houses, follow their lead.
AL
<< <i>Leave the story out. That's my opinion. Just describe honestly and let your
photo's do the talking. Good luck,
bob >>
Correct. Sell the coins, not the story. We do not buy stories, as they add no value to the coins when we sell. Besides "stories" only raise our suspicions, and make us skip the deal.
Joe G.
Great BST purchases completed with commoncents123, p8nt, blu62vette and Stuart. Great coin swaps completed with rah1959, eyoung429 and Zug. Top-notch consignment experience with Russ.
come from the same source: US Mint.....Just sell the coins and you'll get the price that's fair
if you post good pics, supersize and give an honest description....leave the grade out unless
it's slabbed.
good luck,
bob
If you can get that point across without sounding like the Johnson Family Estate, all the better.
roadrunner
This is an older thread. I've listed over 50 of the Barber dimes on eBay so far and left out the story. Most of the coins turned out to be cleaned so this is no mega bucks deal. Not all "fresh" collections are great.
I sent some to ANACS and have results. I am happy with their service and agree with their grades. I sent the coins to them because I knew most of them had problems, but were worth good money anyway.
The thing is I am more convinced than ever that I could have put out the story, said I didn't know how the coins would grade, and I feel certain I would have gotten larger bids. That is why people keep trying that particular pitch. I wonder what bidders are thinking?