Hint to those that use the BST

Bochiman · October 4, 2015 5:44PM

If you have something you are trying to sell, especially if you are using another service (like GreatCollections, which is on a certain timing for the sale that you don't directly control), you may want to answer PMs about the coins you are hawking....

Someone recently used the BST and I was interested in knowing a little more about a few of their coins.....I PM'ed them, with ~5 days left in the auction, and never did get a response. Hope they got the price they wanted without my bidding on them....I probably would have been bidding ~retail as they appeared to be nice coins, but, I put the funds into another coin and kept some in my wallet.

I don't know the seller (unless they are an alt) as they don't have many posts, haven't been on the boards for years, and I don't recall any posts outside of the BST (but their PM function was active when I did it).

So, sellers, if you truly want to try to get more for your coins and are using the BST, answer questions you get

....particularly easy "yes/no" type of questions about the coins.

oih82w8 · October 4, 2015 10:08PM

It really is frustrating...lack of seller/buyer communication. I can understand using a couple of different avenues for sell/auction of items, but it seems like there are quite a few people who list and forget...the try and play catch up towards the end.

ricko · October 4, 2015 11:31PM

I have always had good communications with buyers/sellers on the BST..... If I encountered such as you did Ron, I too would have terminated efforts. Cheers, RickO

bosco5041 · October 4, 2015 11:53PM

True. I was interested in a coin on the BST a while back from a person who had several coins for sale but there communication skills were very poor to zero so I didn't bother.

SoCalBigMark · October 5, 2015 1:29AM

You could have called Ian, he is very responsive. I don't think he sleeps.

Bochiman · October 5, 2015 2:54AM

<< <i>You could have called Ian, he is very responsive. I don't think he sleeps. >>

Some questions, Ian wouldn't know or it wouldn't be fair to ask of him and expect the full answer one wants.
It IS fair to ask the personal who actually instigated the selling of the item since it was theirs to start with.

SamByrd · October 8, 2015 1:47AM

Type2 · October 8, 2015 4:19AM

I would of bid any way a lot of sellers come to the board and put look what do you think of this coin to get buyers to look, Trust me if I want a coin I will not post it till I have it in hand. But that's just me dumb Type2

SeattleSlammer · October 8, 2015 8:21AM

<< <i>So, sellers, if you truly want to try to get more for your coins and are using the BST, answer questions you get

....particularly easy "yes/no" type of questions about the coins.

>>

Bochi: "Nice coin. Will you accept beanie babies in trade?"
Seller:

Bochiman · October 8, 2015 8:58AM

<< <i>

<< <i>So, sellers, if you truly want to try to get more for your coins and are using the BST, answer questions you get

....particularly easy "yes/no" type of questions about the coins.

>>

Bochi: "Nice coin. Will you accept beanie babies in trade?"
Seller:

>>

I have to offer something in trade...heck, you said they were dupes so you didn't want them

ebaybuyer · October 8, 2015 1:23PM

were these coins graded and pictured on GC or the BST ?

SoCalBigMark · October 8, 2015 1:47PM

Not meeting CAC approved would be important to know I agree.

Moldnut · December 30, 2015 10:25PM

And put a stinking price on your coins!

ricko · December 31, 2015 12:31AM

And put a stinking price on your coins!

I totally agree with this....Cheers, RickO

SeatedHalf1839 · December 31, 2015 12:32AM

Originally posted by: Moldnut
And put a stinking price on your coins!

This.

bestday · December 31, 2015 3:09AM

Originally posted by: ricko

And put a stinking price on your coins!

I totally agree with this....Cheers, RickO

Biggest turnoff .. I just move on without a price listed

Southcounty · December 31, 2015 3:34AM

I agree, I had to PM one guy asking for a price and he basically said "Im entertaining offers at this point, kinda leaning toward sending it for auction, the pictures will be better and it will get a lot of attention." so no price provided and despite posting on BST sounds like he really wanted to send it to auction. Strange, a total turn off and I am generally a strong buyer for that type of material, plenty of fish in the sea.