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How many times per day do you "hit" your favorite eBay search?
Lakesammman
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I'm averaging about 30X/day - that's if I'm at work! 
There's something manic about on line coin searching - you just can't find enough fast enough! 
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About once a day.
Gonna get me a $50 Octagonal someday. Some. Day.
I used to be once a day. Ebay has gotten so bad in recent years that I'm down to once a week.
Haha, usually once a week. Might miss the underpriced buy it now listings, but usually find the auctions that way.
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I have the search items im interested in saved and i get an email when something new comes up. It's a great service and easy to set up.
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A couple of times.
Wow - slackers!
I have the email alerts too but they are typically worthless and slow. Too much key word spamming.
Okay, how about a poll:
Which do you check more?
I can identify with this. All the time, the search is different seasonally almost. But I am always Variety hunting, registry hunting, and looking for stupid deals like pcgs first Strike ms69 silver eagles for $22 & $23.
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What is F5 key for? Phone user here exclusively.
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2 or 3 times a week
I also miss the eBay wildcard character (i.e. "*").
5-10 per day
Probably 3 or 4 times a day that I'm aware of. I'm sure I do it subconsciously way more than that.
5-10 per day, also. When a good BIN pops up, you gotta be ready!
mbogoman
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Never.... I go to ebay maybe 3 times a month, and then to look for something specific (may not even be a coin)... Cheers, RickO
ebay notices in the morning e-mail
BST transactions: dbldie55, jayPem, 78saen, UltraHighRelief, nibanny, liefgold, FallGuy, lkeigwin, mbogoman, Sandman70gt, keets, joeykoins, ianrussell (@GC), EagleEye, ThePennyLady, GRANDAM, Ilikecolor, Gluggo, okiedude, Voyageur, LJenkins11, fastfreddie, ms70, pursuitofliberty, ZoidMeister,Coin Finder, GotTheBug, edwardjulio, Coinnmore, Nickpatton, Namvet69,...
This is me on a usual day:
ebay - continually all day
Dan Carr - NEVER!!
Love it!
Like a vacuum. I'm sucked in.
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
My search is very broad, so I do it twice a day, and look through about 400 coins each time.
I like BarberFanatics gif better, but my F5 is there, just about worn off;
BST transactions: dbldie55, jayPem, 78saen, UltraHighRelief, nibanny, liefgold, FallGuy, lkeigwin, mbogoman, Sandman70gt, keets, joeykoins, ianrussell (@GC), EagleEye, ThePennyLady, GRANDAM, Ilikecolor, Gluggo, okiedude, Voyageur, LJenkins11, fastfreddie, ms70, pursuitofliberty, ZoidMeister,Coin Finder, GotTheBug, edwardjulio, Coinnmore, Nickpatton, Namvet69,...
Who is Dan Carr and how does he even relate to this post?
ANA LM
USAF Retired — 34 years of active military service! 🇺🇸
Dan Carr makes fake coins......and as you can see I was answering Zoins questions.
Dan Carr is a member on these forums, @dcarr, and his website lists his privately made overstruck coins and medals which can be added at any time. They are posted here and some sell out very shortly. There is a group of collectors on this forum that monitors his site for new releases, posts about them, and then acquires them. This has happened a few times recently the comparison made sense for those checking sites multiple times a day.
Im with you 20-30x a day... however many times I pick up my phone
You can indeed score some deals on there if you search enough...
My YouTube Channel
once a day. every once and great a while twice
Thanks guys. Didn't mean to jump into the middle of your @dcarr debate. I'll get back to my popcorn now.
ANA LM
USAF Retired — 34 years of active military service! 🇺🇸
Back to the OP ... I have five or six eBay searches that I consistently hit 3-4 times per day -- usually once in the morning and 2-3 times in the evening as I can't access it at work. Coincidentally, one paid off for me yesterday evening when I bought a token on a BIN at about 25% of market value. I even had to the courage to make a lower offer and the patience to wait for the seller's reply. Fortunately, he was quick and I got the item!
ANA LM
USAF Retired — 34 years of active military service! 🇺🇸
Maybe once or twice a day.
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Where do you all find all of the free time?
+1
The most important search once a day, like clockwork. A have a few more esoteric searches where eBay will email me notices once a day if they hit.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Probably not often enough for me
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I probably average just over once a day.
To the OP. I hope you are self employed
Couple of times a week at most.
I check eBay a few times per year.
I used to do it many times per day, but for the last couple of years I do maybe 10 times a year.
I do still get emails on 3 of my saved searches if there are new listings that match.
I thought I was excessive at 2-3 times a week!
Wow, some of you guys need to get a life outside of coins!
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To the OP. I hope you are self employed
Yep - sit in a dark room by myself for 10 hours/day reading CT/MRI/US exams - when caught up, it provides 10-20 seconds of brain cramp relief.
Those 30 searches take about 5 minutes/day total.
Now I know I'm old..............I have no favorite ebay , or ebay 'search', or "hit" button, but I am still learning
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
Probably a few times a week. My ebay searches vary - in terms of coins I have a saved search string (ANACS, ICG, NGC, PCGS, PMG) and then whatever I am searching. I also search Model RR items as I am active in selling that.
as many as it takes to run out of money.
I save my searches in a folder on my favorites toolbar. No matter what web page I'm on, 2 clicks and I'm there.
Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Bastiat
Lajesammman
Glad it keeps you sharp. That is a very important position. Good hunting
When ever the hell I feel like it. Ya see, I'm retired, I do what ever I wanna do
....Don't hate me because of that. I have busted my butt all a my life for this. Yes I'm a rare breed. I'm retired and happy about it 
I do my best, and it's not easy, NOT to become a salty old hounddog but lately, with the news I see and read, it's getting harder to do everyday.
Happy hunting, Joe
@crazyhounddog
You have a great attitude
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
3-4... about to do it again... lol
I hear ya! I'm retired too and love it. Finding Dime varieties is my job now!
2 Questions for Dimeman - do you consider the Gold Merc to be a Mercury Dime, and do you have one?
By definition, it's a dime, issued by the US Gobermint!
I knew it would happen.
It's not free time. My fees there are sometimes more than the rent for a Brick & Mortar offline.
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