Roosevelt dime Ebay bidding question for Registry Members.
Fairlaneman
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Hello Roosevelt Dime Folks.
Back in the old days when the Mercury Dime folks were putting their sets together when a coin came up on Ebay that more than one member needed or wanted it was sort of a rule that some members would back off from bidding and let the guy that needed it the most go after the coin. Sometimes the unwritten rule would not work because some of the early dates came up maybe once a year and that was it. When this happened it was "May the Highest Bidder" win. With Roosevelts the coins are pretty much available with no real stoppers that only come up once a year. With the previous statements in mind here are a couple of questions that are put forth. Lets hear your truthful opinions.
When you see a member bidding on a coin that you want for one reason or another do you bid or back off ? Do you bid if the coin is just something you like but does not stand a chance of being in your set ? When does your "May the Highest Bidder Win" mentality come into effect with you ?
Right now two coins are on Ebay that look very desirable with bids from members. With the availabilty of Roosevelt dimes I see no reason to bid against the members and just run the price up. If the member falls out of the bidding before the coin hits my personal max then I would say at that stage the coin is fair game. Does that make any sense at all?
Cheers and Happy Hunting.
Ken
Back in the old days when the Mercury Dime folks were putting their sets together when a coin came up on Ebay that more than one member needed or wanted it was sort of a rule that some members would back off from bidding and let the guy that needed it the most go after the coin. Sometimes the unwritten rule would not work because some of the early dates came up maybe once a year and that was it. When this happened it was "May the Highest Bidder" win. With Roosevelts the coins are pretty much available with no real stoppers that only come up once a year. With the previous statements in mind here are a couple of questions that are put forth. Lets hear your truthful opinions.
When you see a member bidding on a coin that you want for one reason or another do you bid or back off ? Do you bid if the coin is just something you like but does not stand a chance of being in your set ? When does your "May the Highest Bidder Win" mentality come into effect with you ?
Right now two coins are on Ebay that look very desirable with bids from members. With the availabilty of Roosevelt dimes I see no reason to bid against the members and just run the price up. If the member falls out of the bidding before the coin hits my personal max then I would say at that stage the coin is fair game. Does that make any sense at all?
Cheers and Happy Hunting.
Ken
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That makes sence to me. Although I don't that many of the bidders names, so most of the time I don't know who I am bidding against.
I'm not really looking for Roosies right now, so I guess this is a moot point.
Someday I MIGHT want to up my silver roosies to 67.
Jon
lost a key date FB Roosie on ebay to a board member because I was hoping he didn't
see the auction. I tried to steal the coin. I lost it and immediately offered the winner
$500 more then he paid. He kept the coin. As far as running the price up, I have no
problem with that as long as the bidder running the price up is willing to pay for it.
Just to give fair warning since you posted about a couple Roosies on ebay. I have a snipe
bid in on the 46-S and 55-S. Once I enter a snipe bid I never go back to the auction
to see who is bidding on the coin.
<< <i>Just to give fair warning since you posted about a couple Roosies on ebay. I have a snipe
bid in on the 46-S and 55-S. Once I enter a snipe bid I never go back to the auction
to see who is bidding on the coin. >>
BIG
May the Best Bid Prevail.....
Ken
Later, Paul.
P.S. I will in the future try to avoid $229.95 BIN's on eBay!
Later, Paul.
<< <i>P.S. I will in the future try to avoid $229.95 BIN's on eBay!
Paul.....Now that is FUNNY after the abuse you took the other day on the coin forum. Sense of humor you also have....
Ken
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
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Its such a small world that I commonly bid against other ebayers that buy from me. However, where I dig deep and bid strongly, I seldom bid against other collectors - most of whom are Registry set type collectors. Fortunately, rainbowroosie and I have different looks we bid on and we seldom cross paths.....keeps us from spending moon money trying to outbid each other!
If I had it my way, stupidity would be painful!
I couldn't have said it any better, except for the rainbowroosie part. When I see Bill
bidding I always bid the coin to moon money......
<< <i>I couldn't have said it any better, except for the rainbowroosie part. >>
Glad I wasn't included in all of this...I'm just a small fry collector not worthy of running up.
Although, I would echo Craig's response. I won't usually bid against a fellow Roosie fan unless it's a date/coin I really want.
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rainbowroosie April 1, 2003