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Amazon as a selling platform: any personal experience?

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a couple of friends who use Amazon as a sales platform and do very well... not coins....Cheers, RickO

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    1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have no experience there :smile:
    But will see what others post here, and learn.

    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 6,045 ✭✭✭✭✭

    At least two years ago, their format
    for listings was cumbersome, long,
    frustrating. (looked it up - it was 12/15)

    They flew a very nice gentleman down
    to our office and he spent almost the whole
    day showing my assistant how to list the coins
    faster/smoother, but it was still took a long time
    to list one item.

    We did put up 50 lots, and never got a sale
    or even an inquiry.

    I went to the error section this morning, and
    all of the error coins listed there are at extremely
    high prices -

    We tried, we wanted to see if Amazon would be
    another good platform for us, but it just wasn't
    user friendly, and although they might have improved
    their customer base for coins in the past two years,
    we're not ready to try it again.

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.

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