Why have a website to show SOLD coins?

topstuf · December 9, 2015 3:27AM

I just sent this to a delaer who maintains a website.

31 of the 38 coins in your inventory are sold ones.

Why have a website?

Yorkshireman · December 9, 2015 3:53AM

Bothers me, too.

keyman64 · December 9, 2015 3:53AM

31 out of 38 is pretty nutty. They should be moved to a sold area of the site.

As for why...to showcase the types of coins and quality that they have dealt with historically. Just a guess.

Greeniejr · December 9, 2015 3:58AM

There are several reasons to have them listed. We have 2 instances on our website that we leave coins up on the site with an indication they are sold. The first is all of our coins in our "HJB Select" category. Many of these coins get snapped up very quickly so we want to make sure that people who visit our site have the opportunity to see the best material that comes through. It could motivate people to provide want lists and the like. The second is when we have a personal catalog. When we have personal catalog that highlights a set or collection of a collector we are selling on their behalf we keep sold items listed so people can see the entirety of the collection. It is especially pertinent when it is part of a whole set that is being sold off.

TopographicOceans · December 9, 2015 4:27AM

I'd guess a couple of reasons.
To advertise the material they deal in and to have them shown in case of a return

bigjpst · December 9, 2015 4:30AM

I can see the point of having "special" coins stay up on site, but 31 of 38 is probably carrying it a bit far.

I usually leave coins up on the main page with the sold tag until I am sure that the person has received the coin, and is happy with their purchase. I then have an archive page that I move the sold coins to. The archive page isn't displayed on the main site because it gets too cluttered and keeping it in some order has gotten difficult, but if someone uses the search bar on my main page, the sold coins will also show up in the search.

BAJJERFAN · December 9, 2015 4:42AM

So it looks like they're doing business!

Why does a roofer leave his sign up after he does your roof?

AMRC · December 9, 2015 4:49AM

Originally posted by: bigjpst

I can see the point of having "special" coins stay up on site, but 31 of 38 is probably carrying it a bit far.

I usually leave coins up on the main page with the sold tag until I am sure that the person has received the coin, and is happy with their purchase. I then have an archive page that I move the sold coins to. The archive page isn't displayed on the main site because it gets too cluttered and keeping it in some order has gotten difficult, but if someone uses the search bar on my main page, the sold coins will also show up in the search.

This is the main reason I would leave a coin up, but 31 out of 38 is another matter. If the items are properly "tagged" it aids the search engines like Google in bringing people to the site albeit for disappointment. There is some strange myth out there that any traffic is better than no traffic.

johnny9434 · December 9, 2015 5:13AM

Originally posted by: AMRC

Originally posted by: bigjpst
I can see the point of having "special" coins stay up on site, but 31 of 38 is probably carrying it a bit far.

I usually leave coins up on the main page with the sold tag until I am sure that the person has received the coin, and is happy with their purchase. I then have an archive page that I move the sold coins to. The archive page isn't displayed on the main site because it gets too cluttered and keeping it in some order has gotten difficult, but if someone uses the search bar on my main page, the sold coins will also show up in the search.

This is the main reason I would leave a coin up, but 31 out of 38 is another matter. If the items are properly "tagged" it aids the search engines like Google in bringing people to the site albeit for disappointment. There is some strange myth out there that any traffic is better than no traffic.

any traffic is better then none makes most sense to me. fwiw

hickoryridge · December 9, 2015 5:27AM

or 80% +/- ON HOLD with a big stripe across the image

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BillJones · December 9, 2015 5:31AM

The "sold" stuff gets on my nerves too. You see something that has been on your want list for a long time, and it's like the dealer is teasing you. The least they could do would be to leave the price on it so that you would get SOME information for your time.

I suppose that "on hold" is okay because there is an outside chance that the coin will not sell, but that's disappointing to see too. It's better just the pull the listing. If a dealer wants to brag about what they have sold, they should have an "archives" section.

WillieBoyd2 · December 9, 2015 5:43AM

Sold archives provide historical numismatic data.

coinnut · December 9, 2015 5:52AM

Originally posted by: BAJJERFAN
So it looks like they're doing business!

Why does a roofer leave his sign up after he does your roof?

I always assumed this was the reason. But I've seen some dealers leave a sold coin up for over 6 weeks. Delete it already!

ctf_error_coins · December 9, 2015 5:57AM

It is information, use it.

More info is a good thing.

TwoSides2aCoin · December 9, 2015 5:58AM

I wonder why Keets started a thread titled WHY, once.

BillJones · December 9, 2015 6:03AM

Originally posted by: ErrorsOnCoins
It is information, use it.

More info is a good thing.

What information is there if there is no price.

ctf_error_coins · December 9, 2015 6:40AM

Originally posted by: BillJones

Originally posted by: ErrorsOnCoins
It is information, use it.

More info is a good thing.

What information is there if there is no price.

The photo of the coin is Information.

Also, My sold coins have a price.

USMarine6 · December 9, 2015 7:29AM

I know the exact dealer that you are referring to. If your a dealer and don't upkeep your site for weeks or even a month at a time I won't waste my time going to it. Just food for thought.

bigjpst · December 9, 2015 7:38AM

Originally posted by: ErrorsOnCoins

Originally posted by: BillJones

Originally posted by: ErrorsOnCoins

It is information, use it.

More info is a good thing.

What information is there if there is no price.

The photo of the coin is Information.

Also, My sold coins have a price.

I also leave a price on my sold coins

Coppercolor · December 9, 2015 7:52AM

-Fundamentally, is it attractive to collectors to see that a dealer's inventory sells quickly or that they have a long sales record?

Do we benefit when we tell a girl we're dating about all the other girls we've dated?

Nowadays so many people want to cherrypick or to get value and the perception that lots of eyes are on a dealers site, and that stuff gets snatched up quickly, could be a negative.

jclovescoins · December 9, 2015 8:28AM

This would certainly be helpful

BAJJERFAN · December 9, 2015 8:43AM

Originally posted by: coinnut

Originally posted by: BAJJERFAN

So it looks like they're doing business!

Why does a roofer leave his sign up after he does your roof?

I always assumed this was the reason. But I've seen some dealers leave a sold coin up for over 6 weeks. Delete it already!

Yeah, no more than a few days to a week.

oih82w8 · December 9, 2015 8:24PM

Originally posted by: keyman64

31 out of 38 is pretty nutty. They should be moved to a sold area of the site.

As for why...to showcase the types of coins and quality that they have dealt with historically. Just a guess.

Have an Archive tab/section and get them off of the active/available sections.

I have gotten my hopes up before on a coin that was active on CollectorsCorner only to have been sold earlier from their actual website.

winky · December 9, 2015 9:36PM

Crazy but informative.

BillJones · December 9, 2015 10:25PM

Originally posted by: ErrorsOnCoins

Originally posted by: BillJones

Originally posted by: ErrorsOnCoins
It is information, use it.

More info is a good thing.

What information is there if there is no price.

The photo of the coin is Information.

Also, My sold coins have a price.

The dealers I freqent on the Web don't have a price on their sold coins.

Why have a website to show SOLD coins?

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