What's your choice for dealer website management?...poll

topstuf

I know what I like.

What's your preference?

ctf_error_coins

When an item sells off my website, the quantity goes to zero and it can not be purchased again.

I do leave up the image (listing) for a few weeks so the seller can confirm what they got from the photos.

topstuf

I must be anal, but I always save the pix AND the description WHEN I order.

Broadstruck

I like archives sales as you can inquire if the dealer will contact the previous buyer about resale...

A couple items in my collection where acquired that way instead of having to wait for them to wiggle out of strong hands on their own.

Most dealers don't mind as they make a percentage twice on the same item along with making both new & old buyers happy.

ricko

I like the archive idea, for the same reason as Broadstruck.... Cheers, RickO

DAM

My choice was Archive. That said, I like to know when a coin is being looked at, "On Hold", and likewise "Sold".

The sold tells me I need to move on. On hold lets me know I still have a chance. I was able to upgrade a coin years ago when I saw the coin on a dealer's site, it was On Hold. Made the call and was next in line if the current buyer passed. Which they did.

TopographicOceans

On Hold until it's a done deal - then off to the archive.

oih82w8

I agree with the aforementioned. I really don't like it when the seller leaves the coin up on their site and get my hopes up only for it to be "sold".

An archive gallery wold be great, kinda like Heritage.

winky

If it's gone remove it. That way I don't have to suffer with what I missed.

lasvegasteddy

<< <i>On Hold until it's a done deal - then off to the archive. >>


^^^ this^^^
an archive of items sold can give me an idea of what coins this dealer focuses in

biggest thing is...the images and quality of those images

telephoto1

Once it's sold, it's sold. No reason to leave the image up and potentially create hard feelings with someone who thinks it's still available. If you want to create an archive of previously sold items, fine...but make it a navigation link to a separate page so people aren't wasting their time. It's a personal pet peeve. I also find that people low in inventory use this "SOLD" tactic to make the page look more full than it actually is. I don't like having to navigate past 30 items with "SOLD" on them only to find three items still available. If it's sold, pull it off the damned list.

bigjpst

I usually leave the sold up for a week or two then move the item to archive. The archive page I use is not linked directly from my pages, but when someone uses the seach box on my home page it show all items. I also like leaving the coins in archive because it helps direct Google searches to my site.

topstuf

<< <i>I usually leave the sold up for a week or two then move the item to archive. The archive page I use is not linked directly from my pages, but when someone uses the seach box on my home page it show all items. I also like leaving the coins in archive because it helps direct Google searches to my site. >>



Now that's SMART!
I dislike archives because it's just one more notice of what is NOT available.
But YOUR method allows one to research your exes if DESIRE

plus that google tickler is smart, too.

But get the things OFF the offerings page.

Some leave the "holds" on way too long.

astrorat

<< <i>I like archives sales as you can inquire if the dealer will contact the previous buyer about resale...

A couple items in my collection where acquired that way instead of having to wait for them to wiggle out of strong hands on their own.

Most dealers don't mind as they make a percentage twice on the same item along with making both new & old buyers happy. >>

That's a clever approach.

EXOJUNKIE

I voted for an ARCHIVE and often enjoy perusing them, but I always wish the dealers would leave the sale price there instead of just changing it to a boring and secretive "SOLD" ... far too many dealers delete the sale price, which is the most valuable piece of information. Am I naïve? Why?!

jcping

I also voted for an ARCHIVE

MrEureka

always wish the dealers would leave the sale price there instead of just changing it to a boring and secretive "SOLD" ... far too many dealers delete the sale price, which is the most valuable piece of information. Am I naïve? Why?!

If I were the buyer, I wouldn't want the old asking price to remain public. It might hurt me when the time came to sell the coin.

rhedden

As a website buyer, I get annoyed looking at photo after photo of nice coins that are "sold." I also would not want my purchase price sitting up there with the photo, especially if I cracked a coin and scored a 2-point upgrade. In my mind, HOLD is reasonable if it was bought buy a persona non grata customer who may or may not pay for the thing, or perhaps an a--- retentive buyer who likes to return 50% of their purchases.

Timbuk3

Archive !!!

mrearlygold

<< <i>Archive !!! >>




With prices or without?

topstuf

WITH OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stman

I don't care for when a dealer offers a coin to one of their clients privately and it sells. Then they put it on their website sold without giving anybody else a shot at it. I can understand some dealers like to let folks see what kind of coins they offer..... but I think some like to tease. Well, they tease me right into not checking their website if they make a regular practice of this. And some do.