HOLY COW!! (First time buying on eBay) My blood is rushing haha. Grading opinions please.
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So, I found this Isabella sold by someone here on these forums, decided I wanted it. I initially set my price at 325, but it quickly went up past that!!
So, I put in a bid at like 3 minutes out, and soon got beat, then I bit up, back and fourth like 8 times... Man, is this what it really feels like haha?????
AHHHHH!!!!
What do you guys think of her?????
If you know the grade from seeing the coin please don't spill that out, I'm curious what others here say about this one.
Steve
So, I put in a bid at like 3 minutes out, and soon got beat, then I bit up, back and fourth like 8 times... Man, is this what it really feels like haha?????
AHHHHH!!!!
What do you guys think of her?????
If you know the grade from seeing the coin please don't spill that out, I'm curious what others here say about this one.
Steve
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<< <i>So, I found this Isabella sold by someone here on these forums, decided I wanted it. I initially set my price at 325, but it quickly went up past that!!
So, I put in a bid at like 3 minutes out, and soon got beat, then I bit up, back and fourth like 8 times... Man, is this what it really feels like haha????? >>
Sellers love that behavior.
It's just nuts. Use a sniper. You'll save a lot of money, time and aggravation.
Lance.
Steve
Eric
Pretty coin.
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MS64?
bob
<< <i>Based on the amounts you said you bid, along with the photos provided, I'll guess AU58.
Pretty coin. >>
That's exactly why I guessed AU58! Who bids $325 for a pretty MS64+ Isabella and thinks that he has a chance?
<< <i>So, I found this Isabella sold by someone here on these forums, decided I wanted it. I initially set my price at 325, but it quickly went up past that!!
So, I put in a bid at like 3 minutes out, and soon got beat, then I bit up, back and fourth like 8 times... Man, is this what it really feels like haha????? >>
Sweet looking piece. Congrats!
You only run into that if you bid 3 or more minutes out. Bid 5 seconds out and you'll be fine
And something must be going right because just now found these while roll hunting. I'm about to stop doing it, just two more boxes after this
Steve
<< <i>The bidding "high" is what is going to make your wallet a lot lighter if you keep it up. Seriously nice coin, but just as seriously you need to use a sniper. It will save you a lot of pain later on. Gavelsnipe is a program run by Heritage and it can be used for eBay. >>
I was not aware that you could do this all online. I thought you had to download a program or something like that. I may just try that out... Thanks for passing that on
Steve
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<< <i>The bidding "high" is what is going to make your wallet a lot lighter if you keep it up. Seriously nice coin, but just as seriously you need to use a sniper. It will save you a lot of pain later on. Gavelsnipe is a program run by Heritage and it can be used for eBay. >>
I was not aware that you could do this all online. I thought you had to download a program or something like that. I may just try that out... Thanks for passing that on
Steve >>
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<< <i>The bidding "high" is what is going to make your wallet a lot lighter if you keep it up. Seriously nice coin, but just as seriously you need to use a sniper. It will save you a lot of pain later on. Gavelsnipe is a program run by Heritage and it can be used for eBay. >>
Perhaps I am misunderstanding this, but I would think that if you use sniper service and are in an auction with one or more other people using such software, isn't the end result the same as though you had entered one maximum bid at the beginning?
Also, I know Gavelsnipe says "GavelSnipe can't bid on a PayPal security key enabled account" and I would expect that's true for all of them. I'm NOT going to disable two-factor login on any of my accounts.
(For those who don't know, two factor login is offered by many sites - Paypal, Gmail, and many more. In it's simplest form, it sends a text message to your phone when you try to login and you have to enter the code in that message to proceed. It means that someone has to know your login, password AND have your cell phone to access your account)
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<< <i>So, I found this Isabella sold by someone here on these forums, decided I wanted it. I initially set my price at 325, but it quickly went up past that!!
So, I put in a bid at like 3 minutes out, and soon got beat, then I bit up, back and fourth like 8 times... Man, is this what it really feels like haha????? >>
Sellers love that behavior.
It's just nuts. Use a sniper. You'll save a lot of money, time and aggravation.
Lance. >>
Exactly what I would have typed ... had I not read the thread.
Set your limit ... set your snipe ... set your butt at the computer ... set your blood pressure cuff ... set your eyes on the clock ... watch the auction end
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
I was a loyal user of bidnip.com, until they changed their format, mucked up a couple of bids for "unique" items, and never responded to emails. So much for paying them to snipe for me.
Try gixen.com ... it's free and easy. No "bells and whistles" but a quiet snipe is still a nice snipe.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
Next time just put in a max bid of $10,000 and forget about it.....
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<< <i>The bidding "high" is what is going to make your wallet a lot lighter if you keep it up. Seriously nice coin, but just as seriously you need to use a sniper. It will save you a lot of pain later on. Gavelsnipe is a program run by Heritage and it can be used for eBay. >>
Perhaps I am misunderstanding this, but I would think that if you use sniper service and are in an auction with one or more other people using such software, isn't the end result the same as though you had entered one maximum bid at the beginning? >>
Putting in a max bid before the end of the auction allows underbidders to bid you up incrementally...you may have a nuke, unbeatable bid but there is every chance that someone will keep
plugging in bids, trying to see if they can find out where the top is....with all that action on a coin prior to the end of auction, other bidders may get interested as well and pretty soon it's off to the moon ! Great for the seller, not great for you...the buyer
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<< <i>The bidding "high" is what is going to make your wallet a lot lighter if you keep it up. Seriously nice coin, but just as seriously you need to use a sniper. It will save you a lot of pain later on. Gavelsnipe is a program run by Heritage and it can be used for eBay. >>
Perhaps I am misunderstanding this, but I would think that if you use sniper service and are in an auction with one or more other people using such software, isn't the end result the same as though you had entered one maximum bid at the beginning? >>
Putting in a max bid before the end of the auction allows underbidders to bid you up incrementally...you may have a nuke, unbeatable bid but there is every chance that someone will keep
plugging in bids, trying to see if they can find out where the top is....with all that action on a coin prior to the end of auction, other bidders may get interested as well and pretty soon it's off to the moon ! Great for the seller, not great for you...the buyer
But again: if other folks are using snipers, doesn't that happen anyway? (Not arguing so much as trying to understand).
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In all seriousness though, with 99% of ebay items being buy it now, I can't recall the last time I actually had to snipe something.
As for the Isabella, I am going to say Uncirculated details, cleaned and retoned.
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Re the Isabella, I would guess Gen.
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<< <i>I have never used an auction sniper. If I want an item, I put in a protection bid, not a nuke bid. And towards the end I keep ebay on my iphone with a nuke bid loaded to snipe.
In all seriousness though, with 99% of ebay items being buy it now, I can't recall the last time I actually had to snipe something.
As for the Isabella, I am going to say Uncirculated details, cleaned and retoned. >>
Not in the coin category....Example
US Coins...................165,531 listed on eBay
BIN's.........................135,180
Auction Format...........34,596
A more accurate statement would be 80%.
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<< <i>I have never used an auction sniper. If I want an item, I put in a protection bid, not a nuke bid. And towards the end I keep ebay on my iphone with a nuke bid loaded to snipe.
In all seriousness though, with 99% of ebay items being buy it now, I can't recall the last time I actually had to snipe something.
As for the Isabella, I am going to say Uncirculated details, cleaned and retoned. >>
Not in the coin category....Example
US Coins...................165,531 listed on eBay
BIN's.........................135,180
Auction Format...........34,596
A more accurate statement would be 80%. >>
Wow. I didn't realize it was that high. I'm weary of many BINs, such as those on US Mint patterns as mentioned in another thread. Of course the $7 Cheerios Sac was awesome.
<< <i>So, I put in a bid at like 3 minutes out, and soon got beat, then I bit up, back and fourth like 8 times... >>
A word of advice: DO NOT DO THIS!!! Instead you should bid with just under 10 seconds left. This practice is called "sniping". When you bid with more than 10 seconds, all you do is give your competition time to either run-up your bid or out bid you with additional bids. And when you bid with 3 minutes left, you end up second guessing yourself and over-pay with additional bids. Your Columbian Quarter is really nice, but I can almost guarantee you paid much more than you would have if you had bid in the last seconds.
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<< <i>I have never used an auction sniper. If I want an item, I put in a protection bid, not a nuke bid. And towards the end I keep ebay on my iphone with a nuke bid loaded to snipe.
In all seriousness though, with 99% of ebay items being buy it now, I can't recall the last time I actually had to snipe something.
As for the Isabella, I am going to say Uncirculated details, cleaned and retoned. >>
Not in the coin category....Example
US Coins...................165,531 listed on eBay
BIN's.........................135,180
Auction Format...........34,596
A more accurate statement would be 80%. >>
Wow. I didn't realize it was that high. I'm weary of many BINs, such as those on US Mint patterns as mentioned in another thread. Of course the $7 Cheerios Sac was awesome. >>
In the coin category, I don't even bother looking at BIN's. And I suspect, those that primarily list their coins on a BIN listing, either have a lot of patience or are afraid they may loose a few bucks. I wonder what the % of sold BIN sales are compared to the numbers listed is.
Steve
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