Poll - What is the highest value you have sold a coin on eBay for?

TopographicOceans

Everyone complains about eBay, but actually they have the lowest fees for sellers.

With a store you pay 6% (plus PP fees) but it is capped at $250 maximum. So if you sell a $10,000 coin the fee is only 2.5%

It really is a bargain considering the number of eyes eBay provides.

Use the amount in the poll as a range with the amount listed being the top of the range. So if you sold a $15,000 coin select $20,000

Cougar1978

Ebay is a great deal for sellers. I buy many items off ebay many non numismatic and they all add up in getting my ebay bucks.

There is no juice on ebay auctions one wins either. Ebay is a super place to buy and sell. On ebay one has control on what they list their material for whether BIN, BIN / make offer, or auction (and even then control of opening bid).

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AUandAG

1893-s Morgan $5,005 several years ago.



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bigjpst

Originally posted by: FadeToBlack

~$800 so I picked $1k.



Cougar, too bad you can't use those eBay bucks on coins any more.

The only thing I see about not being able to use ebay bucks for coins is on Bullion.

jwitten

Originally posted by: bigjpst

Originally posted by: FadeToBlack

~$800 so I picked $1k.



Cougar, too bad you can't use those eBay bucks on coins any more.

The only thing I see about not being able to use ebay bucks for coins is on Bullion.

Ya, that's what the rules SAY, but I had a coupon the other day that said the same thing, and it would not let me use it on a coin. I called and asked about it, and they said they were changing it to all coins and paper money category. I guess we will know for sure when they next bucks are delivered.

oih82w8

More than $1K but less than $1.5K

TwoSides2aCoin

No 6 or 5 figure coins

Several 4 figure coins

Hundreds of 3 figure coins

Thousands of 2 figure coins

Under a million dollars worth in 15 years.

Lakesammman

Need another category - "Can't recall".

Lakesammman

Have sold some 5 figure coins but can't figure out if they were sold on eBay or the contact came through eBay.......

ChangeInHistory

A completed Dansco 7070 type set for $5000 back in 2002 or so.

OPA

No coins, but 10 oz Platinum bar for around 5k+ in 2008. Mailed via USPS EXpress mail with Sign required ......No problems ....

logger7

Most dealers do a tremendous amount of low value items, and only a few high value ones. Once you start going over $2K interest declines markedly. Of course if you list bargains you will get lots of interest.

TopographicOceans

I sold 100 PCGS moderns for $9k around 2006.
Even though he had to sign for the box, I was worried he'd say it was filled with phone books.

It went fine, but back in those days buyers were pretty much on their own anyway.

I'd be worried more today with a buyer doing a chargeback and PayPal giving them their money back.

OPA

Originally posted by: TopographicOceans
I sold 100 PCGS moderns for $9k around 2006.
Even though he had to sign for the box, I was worried he'd say it was filled with phone books.

It went fine, but back in those days buyers were pretty much on their own anyway.

I'd be worried more today with a buyer doing a chargeback and PayPal giving them their money back.

Yup ..As a seller, paranoia can lead to a hole in your pocket. 99.99% of the time, if you abide by the conditions implemented by either eBay or PayPal along with using common sense, your sale will go through w/o a hitch.

zas107

Originally posted by: FadeToBlack
~$800 so I picked $1k.

Cougar, too bad you can't use those eBay bucks on coins any more.

You can't spend ebay bucks on coins any longer?

ebaytrader

Ah, the good old days...
I've sold a few coins in the past in the $5-$7k range. I remember an 1875 Tr $ in MS63, a 1878-CC Tr $ in AU, an XF 1893-S dollar, a gold 8 Escudos treasure cob, and a few more with specifics that presently escape me.

Today, I wouldn't chance it. I wouldn't list anything over a few hundred dollars. My new motto adopted from reading the feepay forums is "don't list anything you can't afford to have stolen because it will happen to you."

VanHalen

I voted $500 but it was closer to $400 IIRC. Most of what I've sold on ebay was $50 to $150.

mbogoman

Sold a Gobrecht dollar for $9200, so I went with $10K in your poll.

DollarAfterDollar

A few $500 or so transactions.

lordmarcovan

Somewhere just shy of the $1,000 mark, I believe. Mid-$900s.

ARCO

Bought a 1799 Bust dollar for $4,500.00, enjoyed it for a while then sold it on Ebay for $4,000. Buy high, sell low, that's the way I roll.

Tyler

stash

2009-P Zachary Taylor Position A, had 14 dollars in the grade and a dollar in the coin .
Sold it for 5,000.00 dollars ...

ricko

I have never sold a coin on ebay... or anywhere really - except for some darkside gold. Cheers, RickO

PTVETTER

For those in the know selling a coin on ebay that has a value of over $20.000 are fooling themselves.



Heritage may pay over 100% of the hammer price. Ebay will never pay you more that the hammer price.

SeatedHalf1839

Just over $1, 000. It was a terrible looking Chain Cent that I couldn't push off on anyone else. Lol.

TwoSides2aCoin

Even as I use it to vend, I have to use this place to vent.

johnny9434

never sold on fleebay nor do i intend to. no hard feelings

Shamika

Two voters claimed to have sold a $100,000+ coin on eBay? Sorry, but I'm not believing it.

tradedollarnut

Originally posted by: PTVETTER
For those in the know selling a coin on ebay that has a value of over $20.000 are fooling themselves.

Heritage may pay over 100% of the hammer price. Ebay will never pay you more that the hammer price.

Uhhhmmm....okkkkk

jt88

The highest coin I sold on eBay is 22k.

illini420

Originally posted by: PTVETTER
For those in the know selling a coin on ebay that has a value of over $20.000 are fooling themselves.

Heritage may pay over 100% of the hammer price. Ebay will never pay you more that the hammer price.

I've sold a few coins in the $10,000 to $25,000 range on eBay and selling those on eBay is BY FAR the cheapest place to sell those when looking at the total fees.

Let's say we're talking about a coin worth $20,000 and that is most the buyer is willing to pay.

Let's say you're a special dealer who does tons of business with Heritage and they're willing to give you 105% of the hammer price... or even 108%... heck, let's say they really want your business and they love this coin and they'll pay 110% to you!!!

With a 17.5% buyer's premium, the bidder will bid a max of about $17,000 and then pay Heritage $19,975 after the buyer's premium... round up to the $20k after you add shipping. As a consignor getting 110% of the hammer, you'll net $18,700 on the sale and Heritage makes roughly $1,300.

That same $20,000 coin sells on eBay by a top rated seller with a store and the buyer will actually bid $20,000 because there is no buyer's premium. The total final value fees cap out at $250. This gets reduced to $200 if the seller is a top rated seller getting a 20% final value fee discount. If the buyer pays via PayPal, the PayPal charge will be $580.30. After paying shipping costs, the eBay seller is left with around $19,200 after all fees... $500 more than if they had a sweetheart deal via Heritage.

Even better, in my experience most buyers of five-figure coins on eBay do not want to pay via PayPal but instead will contact me to do a wire transfer. In that case, you can eliminate the PayPal fees and assuming your bank charges very little to receive a wire, the total fees of selling a $20k coin on eBay are only about 1%!!!!

No auction house comes close to that no matter what deal you have with them. Of course, on eBay you do all the work, but that has benefits too as you control the write up, the photos, etc.

oldlinecoins

7k, I think



The $250 cap is pretty incredible if you are able to sell very expensive coins on eBay