This seems strange to me....my ebay items that did not sell..

SUMORADA

Not spam....these are no longer for sale, anyway I listed (10) raw very nice looking 1963 Franklin Proof coins...(some I'm sure would make 66-67 Cameo) for 15.00 , great pics, etc.....not (1) bid.........

Is it all about the plastic ? or in this case the lack of plastic ?

Example of listing....Happy Holidays !

LINK

TomB

I think it's about the coin and ebay more than the plastic or lack thereof. You are asking $16.95 for a 1963 proof Franklin, which to me seems high even with the silver content of the coin around $10. Your image also shows a great looking coin, but ebay is so full of deceptive images and less than truthful listings that many might not believe it is as good as advertised. So, do folks want to pay $16.95 for what might or might not be a good coin that is very common or would they rather go to the local B&M or coin club and buy what they think will be an equal coin for a few dollars less?

Dog97

Bull-yon. Bull-yon is hot, low grade Proof is not.
Just guessing.

AUandAG

Seems that graded ones sell at or just above $30. Why buy raw and then spend
the grading fees on a maybe when you can buy already graded for double your bid?

bob

BaseballAbs

I have noticed not as many views latley on my coins that i have been listing lately on Ebay. Perhaps that could be in part why. Then again anything will sell for the right price.

BlindedByEgo

Low end collector coins for any premium over the recently inflated bullion value are pretty dead - Christmas may have a part in that. I pretty much shut it down on eBay after Thanksgiving. Usually picks up mid-January, and it's usually fairly lively on the 'Bay for a couple of months.

notwilight

With ebay fees of around $2, if it had sold the only winner would have been ebay. --Jerry

fivecents

If you wanted your Frankies to bring cameo money, you should have put "Cameo" instead of "Frosty" in the auction title.

Cameonut

<< <i>If you wanted your Frankies to bring cameo money, you should have put "Cameo" instead of "Frosty" in the auction title. >>



Bingo! When I look for cameos, I search for cameo not frosty.

Frankiefanatic

Dang that is a nice looking CAMEO Franklin. Now had this been in a holder graded in the 6-7 Cam area it would have sold in my opinion.

Ebay seems to be notorious for hundreds of raw sellers that many feel squeamish on wanting to buy in the raw- even from a well respected seller.

maybe a few words of encouragement in the listing would have helped it a bit instead of just saying 'frosty' in the headline!?

ambro51

Change your key words to generate more hits such as

"1963 Franklin Half Dollar Looks Great with New iPad"

SamByrd

Looking at the link I see a well imaged coin for a very low price. I think the listing was poor though in a few respects, first as has been said using frosty instead of cameo is one. I would suggest add a small description of the coin and why the cameo is special. The main buyer is someone working on a set and many bidders are less experienced collectors. Many people are buying these proofs as a secondary set. 1954 - 1963 very nice coins can be found at modest prices many if not most of these buyers are not specialist.

Just my opinion. Your coin is well imaged and your feedback is great , really a 25 buck coin in my view. The shipping and handling as well is rather low in todays world.

MsMorrisine

Fees, Cameo, Unholdered, lots to agree with.

To me, there are uncertified collectors out there that'd take a 6-7cam from you for the right price. The holdered collector probably wouldn't bite at these with holdered ones selling for less than grading fees and shipping.

Like me, you need a better camera/lens/lighting setup.

And you might want to add a bit of text to say how you'll protect the coin when shipping. It may seem odd, but for a low price point coin, there could be fears that you'd send it cheapo to save money instead of protecting it.

OPA

Nice coins, but similar coins are selling in the $12 price range...You'd have more interest if it was a straight auction starting at $.99 & most likely a majority would have sold in the $12 - $15+ range.

AUandAG

Another side note regarding the coin. It's spotted. Will it really grade 67?
Reverse is worse than obverse but it too has spotting next to the L in Liberty
and in the field in front of Ben.
bob

SUMORADA

Another side note regarding the coin. It's spotted. Will it really grade 67?

There were (10) coins up all starting @ 15.00 each, as I stated above...Text...(some I'm sure would make 66-67 Cameo)

I appreciate all of the imput above, I will relist these using some of the suggestions and post some results...again thanks all for the suggestions.

Happy Holidays!

57loaded

i have bought stuff from Eric offa eBay and find his descriptions accurate and trustworthy. i'd give him a "buy with confidence seal of approval"

i'm not saying he should have put cameo or looks cameo or whatever.

other posts above have been thoughtful, too with regards to Christmas and eBay and Ag bullion vs a raw although it is very nice Franklin proof.

coindudeonebay

I wouldn't say they were great pics. And, the one that you posted I doubt would cameo in today's standards. There seems to be too much shine on the reverse. All that said, it was a good deal for $15.

Leonidas

The 50C is what did you in IMHO. eBay search is not like it use to be. Use Half Dollar.

RedneckHB

Right now, with silver near $30/oz, a proof Franklin is worth maybe only a buck more than a business strike in AU. Good Seated half dollars are not worth much more than a 1964 Kennedy.

High precious metals prices are going to kill the low end collector.

Overdate

<< <i>Right now, with silver near $30/oz, a proof Franklin is worth maybe only a buck more than a business strike in AU. Good Seated half dollars are not worth much more than a 1964 Kennedy.

High precious metals prices are going to kill the low end collector. >>


I think the high silver prices will cause the low end collector to shift from date-mintmark sets to type sets.

As a result, premiums will continue to evaporate for all but the major silver keys. Premiums have already disappeared for all circulated Roosevelt silver dimes and all circulated Franklin halves, except for a small premium on the 1955. Common date Barbers in good or lower are also selling near melt - and if silver prices continue higher, many of them will probably hit the melting pot.