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BlackBeardBlackBeard Posts: 1,064 ✭
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This person is auctioning off silver dimes one at a time only, shipped for $1.29. After postage, eBay fees and Paypal fees he's probably clearing 40 something cents. He had an auction with over ten listed but you can only buy one item a week from him and he sold 40 or more(he had several single auctions as well as this one). Is he mining silver collectors addresses or what? I passed.

Just plain weird
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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,824 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He's 10% below melt, delivered.

    most likely building his item count so he can open a store and become eligible for reduced fees and eventually further reduction as a top notch seller.

    Or, he is building a database of email accounts that he sells or spams.

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  • BlackBeardBlackBeard Posts: 1,064 ✭


    << <i>most likely building his item count so he can open a store and become eligible for reduced fees and eventually further reduction as a top notch seller.

    Or, he is building a database of email accounts that he sells or spams. >>



    I think you nailed it with the item count/store deal. He sells a lot of camera equipment and probably needs a boost in numbers. I didn't consider that one, paranoia struck first.image
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  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭✭✭✭


    What do you mean item count? I have a store and I only have 65 things up at the moment . There is no minimum amount.

    This guy is probably sending his dimes out in a stamped envelope without tracking that won't help top rated status. He has $600 camera lenses up the fee discount on one sale like that would pay for a basic store subscription.


    Plus he already has a store. image
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>What do you mean item count? I have a store and I only have 65 things up at the moment . There is no minimum amount.

    This guy is probably sending his dimes out in a stamped envelope without tracking that won't help top rated status. He has $600 camera lenses up the fee discount on one sale like that would pay for a basic store subscription.


    Plus he already has a store. image >>



    Item count: 100 sales per year to qualify for top rated seller status and be eligible for the 20% FVF discount.

    btw...I purchased the last one.image
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  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>What do you mean item count? I have a store and I only have 65 things up at the moment . There is no minimum amount.

    This guy is probably sending his dimes out in a stamped envelope without tracking that won't help top rated status. He has $600 camera lenses up the fee discount on one sale like that would pay for a basic store subscription.


    Plus he already has a store. image >>



    Item count: 100 sales per year to qualify for top rated seller status and be eligible for the 20% FVF discount.

    btw...I purchased the last one.image >>



    He isn't top rated though ,if you clicked sold items it shows he has sold 538 things and only 63 were bullion the rest were in cameras. Maybe he is just a silver dime evangelist , flooding the world with small silver coins to spread the gospel of sound moneyimage
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>What do you mean item count? I have a store and I only have 65 things up at the moment . There is no minimum amount.

    This guy is probably sending his dimes out in a stamped envelope without tracking that won't help top rated status. He has $600 camera lenses up the fee discount on one sale like that would pay for a basic store subscription.


    Plus he already has a store. image >>



    Item count: 100 sales per year to qualify for top rated seller status and be eligible for the 20% FVF discount.

    btw...I purchased the last one.image >>



    He isn't top rated though ,if you clicked sold items it shows he has sold 538 things and only 63 were bullion the rest were in cameras. Maybe he is just a silver dime evangelist , flooding the world with small silver coins to spread the gospel of sound moneyimage >>



    Could be his DSR needed improvement to qualify. Selling 30 dimes is not exactly "flooding the market."
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • OperationButterOperationButter Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Could be his DSR needed improvement to qualify. Selling 30 dimes is not exactly "flooding the market." >>



    Why so serious
    Gold is for savings. Fiat is for transactions.



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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just received a notice that my dime was mailed today with USPS tracking. The PayPal shipping label with d.c. alone costs $1.93. This seller is def. trying to improve his DSR before 8/20, and he'll get my help.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
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