Should Sellers add videos of the coins they are selling?!

Constantine

Saw this on EBay: Listing

I thought it was great to see a video of a toned coin as we all know how they can look differently in hand and at various angles. With the video capabilities of smart phones, I personally think it would be worth the little extra effort. Do you think we will see more of this?

(This isn't my coin nor do I know the seller)

TomB

No. I think it is oddly creepy.

phnatacc

I've seen it on a couple of toned coins and found it beneficial to both the seller and potential buyers. They were multi-thousand dollar coins with only a fractional premium added due to the toning.

However, in this case, I think its a waste of time and therefore money. At that ask price, the guy is either buried or fishing to have taken the time to video toning of that type. A similar coin could almost certainly be found at any show in under an hour for less than $90.

Constantine

<< <i>I've seen it on a couple of toned coins and found it beneficial to both the seller and potential buyers. They were multi-thousand dollar coins with only a fractional premium added due to the toning.

However, in this case, I think its a waste of time and therefore money. At that ask price, the guy is either buried or fishing to have taken the time to video toning of that type. A similar coin could almost certainly be found at any show in under an hour for less than $90. >>



This listing was just an example of adding a video of a coin. Also, I would buy that coin for under $90 easily.

TwoSides2aCoin

Only on television.

Bochiman

No.
If everyone were to do it, the next step would be sellers hand deliving toned coins prior to purchase and then someone would want everyone to do that too

LanceNewmanOCC

.
kind of unfortunate to spend all that time & effort on images and video to end up with a sub-par representation
.

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>Do you think we will see more of this? >>



i usually do not see good reviews, including when i was doing the coin video thing.

the extra effort and creativity do not seem to be a good idea for coins imo
.

CarlWohlforth

Once the coins start moving around by themselves and doing cute things (like cats do) we will see loads of video. Until then not so much.

Zrider

I think its a wonderful Idea. It was probably linked to U tube. Its very easy to post a video on there.

robertpr

<< <i>.
kind of unfortunate to spend all that time & effort on images and video to end up with a sub-par representation
. >>



I was thinking the same. I don't think the video likely did that coin much justice. I think a well done photo would have both required less work and produced a better result. That's not to say that good video presentations can't be done, but this wasn't one of them.

BUFFNIXX

really a waste of time

stealer

Didn't HA try this out a while ago? I think it's helpful in some cases such as toned coinage since sometimes it's hard to properly capture the color in one or two photos.

Overdate

<< <i>Once the coins start moving around by themselves and doing cute things (like cats do) we will see loads of video. Until then not so much. >>


Video allows you to evaluate the coin's behavior and predict how well it is likely to get along with the other coins in your collection.

bestclser1

<< <i>No. I think it is oddly creepy. >>

Agree,has got to be the guy who called himself monstarcoins.See if his weird U-Tube video isnt very similar!

Staircoins

Sometimes a well made video can capture cartwheel luster in a manner that a photo cannot. This is not one of those videos.

COALPORTER

I dont know enough. Does it work on all platforms ?
That is the problem with being too fancy these days,
you need to write for ipod, andriod, RIM, Microsoft etc.

i would not make things to fancy as not to cut out
low-tech guys with lots of money. the main point is
to sell stuff the easist way and get the most $$$$$.

Coinosaurus

HA was doing this for more expensive lots. They had some machine that twirled the coin around while it was being video'ed. I thought it was useful.

illini420

I thought about adding short videos to some of my eBay listings of coins with crazy luster, or PL surfaces or just wild toning that can't be captured accurately in a single photograph. I think they would be very helpful to get the overall look of a coin and not just one angle of the coin that the photo shows. I really don't know how to post the videos though so I haven't done it yet, but I think I'm going to figure it out one of these days as I think it's worthwhile and fun.

123cents

If it is expecting close to $500 for that coin, I don't think the video helped his cause.

adamlaneus

First and foremost, I want to see a large, clear photograph of the coin.
One that I can stare and and examine.

eBay pictures are almost always too small. And that video does not help.

mkman123

I think its a great idea and should be used more often

Justlooking

I think that video gives you a really good idea of what the coin looks like in hand ... the seller's hand.

Not a bad idea, but that video really doesn't tell you much more than the seller's photos do. I've seen better videos.

amwldcoin

<< <i>HA was doing this for more expensive lots. They had some machine that twirled the coin around while it was being video'ed. I thought it was useful. >>



Yeah...they tried to sell that option to me 1 time.They recommended it and said the coin warranted it. It was only gonna add $500 to what Heritage was going to get out of my coin. Probably was the icing on the cake for Heritage never selling any more of my coins.

illini420

Ok, finally decided to try out a YouTube video for a coin that really isn't possible for me to fully capture in a single photograph... you can check it out here if you like:

Link to YouTube video of 1900 Proof Indian Cent

I figure that when I decide to put this coin up on eBay that a video like this would help give the potential buyer an idea of what the coin really looks like.