ilikecoins.com Open For Business!- Testing Giveaways Announced!

cmerlo1

Thanks again to everyone who helped us test the site a few weeks ago. We are finally ready to go live!

Tonight at 8:00 PM CST, the www.ilikecoins.com link will become active, and we will be open for business.

We have also added an online bourse for fixed-price sales, so you now have a choice of how you can sell.

We have a 1/4-page advertisement appearing in the Oct. 15th edition of 'Coin World'. This issue begins mailing this Tuesday. Listing before then will ensure that when our ad goes out, your coins will be there for purchase. We will also be sending out a press release to the major numismatic publications, and have more advertising planned.

As a way of saying 'thank you' to everyone who helped us with the testing and registered during that period, you will not be charged fees by us for anything you sell on the site before Nov. 2, 2007.

If you are interested in listing items before the 8PM go live time, email me directly at cmerlo@austin.rr.com. That way, I can let you know when everything is ready and you can start listing using the test site link (everything will carry over)...also, please use that email address for any issues you may encounter, or questions you may have- although we have spent the last few weeks swatting the bugs that were encountered during testing, some may appear that we did not catch.

One last thing- three of you won coins in the test auction giveaways- I haven't heard from you yet. If you don't want the coin, let me know...

Thanks again for your time and help!
--Christian

Shamika

Christian - Tell me about "COMMUNITY BASED DISPUTE RESOLUTION".

Thanks

cmerlo1

Christian - Tell me about "COMMUNITY BASED DISPUTE RESOLUTION".

Thanks




ilikecoins has a 'Resolution Commitee' of members who are asked to help decide certian issues on the site. These issues include: authenticity issues, buyer-seller disputes, and negative mark appeals. The Resolution Committe is comprised of members who have maintained a high level of feedback on the site, and are invited to participate. In return for their services, they receive a discounted rate on their auction fees for the next two weeks following their decision. Here's an example of how it works:

1. A user sees an auction for a coin they believe is counterfeit. They refer the auction to the committee by completing an online form.
2. The seller is notified, and they are given an opportunity to issue a statement regarding the auction in their defense. The high bidder is notified that the auction has been referred as well.
3. Once the statement is received (or not received after 48hours), the group that will render the decision is chosen from the Committee Member pool at random, and emailed, asking them to issue a decision on the matter.
4. After reviewing the auction and statements about the issue, the chosen members complete an online form, with their decision, and a comment about it, if they choose. For an issue such as this, the committee can choose to end the auction, end the auction and place a negative mark against the seller, or allow the auction to continue. They also have the option to decline making a decision, at which point, another random member will be chosen to take their place.
5. The majority decision is determined, and carried out.

We tested this during the test period, and it worked exceptionally well. We received a lot of good feedback on it. In a way, it's similar to what goes on here- someone sees an issue on eBay or another site and posts it here. The forum members then help by emailing the seller, reporting to eBay, etc...with our site, the users get to decide the outcome, right there on the site.

--Christian

Georgems65

can't wait

Broadstruck

Looking to check it out

Newcomp103

go my watch set for 10:00 EST!!

fc

i will check it out for sure. interesting question about the community
resolution thing.

Barbercoin

Best of luck on the website, Christian.

John

cmerlo1

Here are the winners of the 'secret auctions' during the testing a few weeks ago:

oxy8890 - 1947-S toned Roosevelt Dime NGC MS-64 Star

AgEagle - 1914-S Lincoln Cent EF-40

goodbuyer - 1919-D Buffalo Nickel ANACS VG-8

Please PM me and verify your shipping address, and I'll get the coins out this week.

We are going to continue the 'secret auctions' even after we go live...no one will know which ones they are, but if you're the high bidder, the coin is free!

UtahCoin

I'll put up a few goodies

TexasNationals

Online and registered, but no auctions to start with??

cmerlo1

True...that's why we opened it up for listing before the advertising hit...there's no risk for listing (no fees until Nov. 2), so go ahead- list something!

Casman

I didn't or couldn't see anything to buy?

cmerlo1

This is a listing period, for the most part...we expect to have traffic when our Coin World ad and press releases hit...we mainly want to invite our friends on the forum to list coins, but you can bid if you like, once the listings start...

coinman420

<< <i>I didn't or couldn't see anything to buy? >>



thats because it is going live now as i type this, i`m sure things will appear shortly

cmerlo1

Thanks to jcocoin...our first listing! You ROCK!

coinpictures

It's a shame you've made the conscious decision to exclude world coins from your site, especially given your self proclaimed mission of "preserving and promoting the dignity and enthusiasm of numismatics". Perhaps a better name would be "ionlylikeuscoins.com"...

To file under constructive criticism:

1. The font used on the buttons is very hard to read, and is poorly rendered to boot. Stick with a sans-serif font like Ariel or Geneva.

2. When the page loads, I have no idea what is clickable, since links are in the same color as text. My first attempt was to click on the title to go to an auction, which unfortunately is not linked, nor is the picture, which was my second attempt. I would recommend making the title and the picture link to the auction and omitting the "View" link entirely.

Nice concept, but the web design is a bit rough...

SeatedLibertyKeys

I'm on board and ready to go.

I will try selling some lower priced coins and see how it goes.

It will take a while to get used to the layout, as I'm so used to ebay/heritage etc...

But I think this is a great idea!!!!

StopMotion

Hey Christian,
Can you edit auctions once listed? I need to add photos to the auction I just listed.

Site looks good, excited to start using it.

Harrison
Stop Motion

cmerlo1

...for the daytime folks!

kimon1230

Hello, I just finished my registration

Some more feedback:
* If the site is called ilikecoins.com, users should not be redirected to URLs like https://787900.web001.whp.server-hosting.com especially with all the phishing sites out there.
* Are you not allowing non-US based members?

Good luck with the site!

Iomsir

I tried to register but the site will not accept non US members.

cmerlo1

* If the site is called ilikecoins.com, users should not be redirected to URLs like https://787900.web001.whp.server-hosting.com especially with all the phishing sites out there.

This is with our web hosting company, and has to do with the way it handles SSL and non-SSL encrypted pages...you will never receive an email from ilikecoins with a link to the site in it- this is done to help curtail phishing.

* Are you not allowing non-US based members?

Apologies to our friends outside the U.S. Currently, we do not have the site open to non-US users. We do plan to open it up to the rest of the world, once we get going.


Also, there was a post about world coins...support for world coins is definitely in the plan...we wanted to start with just U.S., mainly because it's what I know. Because of how we handle our searches and listings, a very compreehensive world coin database needs to be built, just as we did for U.S coins. More than likely we will need to hire a world coin expert to help with this, which will have to wait until we know how the site will do...

Connecticoin

Can sellers place a reserve? I can't see a seller wanting to use this without a reserve until sufficent traffic is established.

cmerlo1

Yes, you can place a reserve. There are no fees for doing so....

tonyhar

I had to reply from work hence alt id.
Please keep us non US types upto date as to when we can register and when you enter the Darkside.
Many thanks.

mattniss

Just signed up. Great site!

Rampage

Is there a problem with the site? I cannot seem to get on.

cmerlo1

Just checked- everything's working OK. Please try again and PM me if you still can't get on...

StopMotion

I'm getting a "Runtime" Error, also.
SM

cmerlo1

Please PM me with where on the site you arewhen you get the error...

cmerlo1

The home page errors should be fixed. I modified the page slightly earlier today (the thumbnail images are now links) and I made a small error that caused big problems (isn't that always how it works with computers!)

--Christian

Casman

This is what I got....



Server Error in '/' Application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".


<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>


Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.


<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>

kryptonitecomics

Ok I registered and was looking at the toned morgan which shows no bids. I was going to place a bid but it says the next bid amount is $99 bucks? Am I to assume that the reserve is $99 so it won't take a bid for less than that or what?

Thanks.....

cmerlo1

The seller has set a starting bid of $99.00...that is the next bid...

tombr

Looked at your site Sundsay nite. Looks good and I intend to join and list, and buy. Can't get on tonight though. Hope you get it fixed soon.

Tom

coinman420

cmerlo1, i listed 3 so far to help you get it going.

thanks for fixing the plat bullion listing glitch, its up there now

good luck

cmerlo1

I just reverted home page to the version that was out last night...if you still have problems getting to the site, try www.ilikecoins.com/home.aspx...

tombr

Here's what I'm getting:

Server Error in '/' Application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".


<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>


Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.


<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>

StopMotion

still getting the error, too
SM

cmerlo1

I have the hosting company looking at it now...should be fixed soon.

gemstatecoins

Hi,
Just logged in and tried to put a bid in on a coin and got following;

Server Error in '/' Application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Input string was not in a correct format.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.

Source Error:

The source code that generated this unhandled exception can only be shown when compiled in debug mode. To enable this, please follow one of the below steps, then request the URL:

1. Add a "Debug=true" directive at the top of the file that generated the error. Example:

<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %>

or:

2) Add the following section to the configuration file of your application:

<configuration>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>

Note that this second technique will cause all files within a given application to be compiled in debug mode. The first technique will cause only that particular file to be compiled in debug mode.

Important: Running applications in debug mode does incur a memory/performance overhead. You should make sure that an application has debugging disabled before deploying into production scenario.

Stack Trace:


[FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.]
Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ParseDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat) +211
Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat) +74

[InvalidCastException: Conversion from string "" to type 'Double' is not valid.]
Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat) +218
Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToDouble(String Value) +6
ASP.confirmbid_aspx.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) +326
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +105
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +107
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +7
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +11
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +5102

cmerlo1

We are currently experiencing a web entrepeneur's worst nightmare- there is a server issue with our hosting company, which they have been unable to figure out as of now, with our new site that just went live. This was the cause of the issues everyone has been having...I apologize for the issue, and ask that you all please be patient and give us another chance when the issue is fixed. I will let everyone know when that is...

--Christian

tmcsr69

I just listed a coin for sale and everything went nice and smooth-very easy to follow step by step instructions.

coinman420

<< <i>We are currently experiencing a web entrepeneur's worst nightmare- there is a server issue with our hosting company, which they have been unable to figure out as of now, with our new site that just went live. This was the cause of the issues everyone has been having...I apologize for the issue, and ask that you all please be patient and give us another chance when the issue is fixed. I will let everyone know when that is...

--Christian >>



i`m using your site with no problems.

cmerlo1

Good to hear something positive tonight! The issue is that some of our users can get to the site just fine, while others can't...thanks for hanging in there!

cmerlo1

Just got of the phone w/the hosting company- everything should be good now. Thanks for your patience.

cmerlo1

Disregard the email about the fee rate expiration- I had it set for 10/2 instead of 11/2. The rates are adjusted, and the auction fees are free until 11/2 as promised!

Georgems65

started to list coins. i love the listing set up. its so easy. i really this works out for and all of us that are using it.

StopMotion

Just a heads up, still can't access the site. I've tried mutiple computers and browsers and still get the same error message.
Thanks,
SM

Georgems65

it works fine