I made an offer on steel cents. Sick of eBay.
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I like to collect coins. The history intigues me. I wonder, as I hold an 1858 penny, who held it and what they did with it.
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Those be some "spendy" pennies.
I don't understand the problem?
My guess is that his offer was rejected.
Of all the nerve.
It was. I’ll get over it. I’m just trying to bargain. Steel cents have no silver or gold. It’s all about numismatic value which I respect. I respect the seller for hanging tough. Just wary of paying $103.95 for steel cents, regardless of the PCGS grade.
Am I wrong?
I might be wrong. I just thought it to be a high price for steel cents. Everything is so high on eBay. He’s a good seller though.
Do your research....Just a 2 minute review of PCGS MS66 43D can be had for $40....the 43S there are about 1/2 doz BIN's for under $48...What was your b.o?
I don't collect penny's, so I have not idea what the going rate it.
I know. I understand the expense when dealing on eBay. The coins are not prime. Probably something to get rid of and not keep. Hence the reason I am looking forward to the Oct. 14 coin show in Atlanta.
It has been a while.
You will find some more and hopefully the ones you do eventually get will not have any carbon spots, They made a few of them!
Oh I noticed the carbon spots. Thanks for that.
My bo was outrageous for my standards. I think I went to the $80 realm. He still declined. I’m glad he did.
Offers can be rejected. I'm with the seller on this.
I'm selling reverse proof dimes for 7.99. Keep in mind shipping is $3. I take offers but mostly for people buying multiples.
So, about an hour ago, a guy offers $7. I counter $7.5 just to give a little break. He counters at $7.30. So, I counter at $7.99 because he is wasting my time for 20 cents.
He counters back $7.50 (my original offer) with the question "why?". Lol. So, I decline with the message that my time is with more than 20 cents.
Yes, i know, i'm an ass.
Open a Great Collections account. A quick search shows over 20 of them coming to the site within the next month and a half! You might find one or two that meet you satisfaction!
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I've listed those cents with BINs of around $44 this year.
Offers ranged from between $22 to $38.
They sold for $38-$42.
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
Do not get mad at eBay or the seller because your best offer was not accepted. It happens all the time simply move on. I had a seller reject my best offer that I thought was fair. After the coin did not sell for a couple months, I ended up getting the coin for less than my orginal offer.
They better not reject MY offer or I won't buy their junk.
How is it Ebay's fault because a seller rejected your offer? I reject offers every day, and get offers rejected.
There is overpriced stuff and absolute steals, just have to find and discern.
I sleep fine at night.
Speaking of Steel cents Purchased a 38 Oregon on eBay and the seller included a steel cent because I paid quick. I For one like ebay
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If a person believes they have something worth $xx and they get offered $xx-yy and decline it, and aren't a jerk about it, then I can understand the wanna-be buyer being sad but I don't understand being upset. Everyone is entitled to ask what they want and people may view item values differently.
On the other side of the bourse....so to speak....if someone were to go to a dealer's table at the bourse, make an offer of what they perceive the value to be, be declined by the dealer.....would they then be "sick of coin shows" or "sick of the bourse"?
I've had many offers declined and I really don't mind. Even when I think I am being really reasonable (one ebay seller finally sold the coin that I had made an offer on, multiple times...and we came within $50 of each other but he wouldn't go lower). That seller kept the coin at his listed price for 2+ years. I had it in my watched list and finally saw it missing one week.
He likely paid ~$500. Had it listed for $650+. I offered ~$600 (when there were ebay bucks to help me out).
I didn't "get sick of ebay" for that though....
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
don't blame ebay.
Gold has a world price entirely unaffected by accounting games between the Treasury and the Fed. - Jim Rickards
Might be true of these coins but not of ebay
Then how do you know they are overpriced??
Then why are you trying to buy them??
Yes
Excellent summary of reason number 812 for why dealers drink.
Look at this on eBay
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/142936520227
Steal cents, uncirculated, check em out. Message me privately if interested
Oh, I know. I wasn't mad about it. I just thought it to be outrageous for steel cents. I appreciated his offer. He actually messaged me back wanting to go with my last offer. But, I was already over steel cents. I wrote back that I was no longer interested but that I would check out his other items. The steel cents were the only coins he had. Everything else was a bunch of different things. Just a mishmash of different things, none of which were coins.
I wish I had investigated further, as such wisdom was proposed earlier in this thread. Look at the other items the seller is listing. They may have a great track record, but they may also no nothing about the item they are selling, in this case, coins.
It's not his fault. Not necessarily.
It was mine too. It was just a large price. My intuition - and a look at the Red book - told me it was all wrong.
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Sometimes reason gets trumped by emotion. Argh.
I was temporarily insane! Reason gets trumped by emotion sometimes. I gotta work on that. Learning lesson.
I have made offers on ebay and been rejected... I just moved on....Not worth worrying about. Cheers, RickO
Your offer according to the seller is too low.
No one can make someone sell what they own at their price.
I sell my coin at my price, If you don't like just move on.
That's life, how much does it cost 20 cents I only have a nickle. (From a song)
Offer him $55.
I trust the first 811 reasons are better than this one.
I'm drinking now because I just found a bottle of Jameson's that someone left here on my birthday. That was almost a year ago.
There are alternatives ...
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Wow! I have to step up. Nice breakdown of my fallacies.
Those are exceptional! Thanks for posting!
That's a good price. I should look him up. But I have to feel steel cents again. Like the song goes, "I lost that feeling."
I bet you can do better at a show, where you can see a beaut in person. Patience is it's own reward. Peace Roy
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Looking forward to the coin show in Atlanta. I have been trying to carefully buy. I'm still not sure what it is that I want to concentrate on. I just look at the red book, and read. I watch PCGS videos on youtube. I am trying to learn. I also look at coins as history. It's a lot. I don't ever wanna be greedy. I want to 'feel' the coin, if that makes sense.
I hear you. It is patience. That is the secret.