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I hate 10 day auctions!
Tonelover
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Browsing through ebay just now and much to my delight I see the exact coin I need to fill the very last hole in my Franklin set. Been looking for over a year now for the right one although it's a date that's frequently encountered. Looks clean, original and exactly what I've been looking for. Even in an NGC holder so I'll be able to get it for less than if it was PCGS. The best of all possible worlds. I've been waiting so long I have been considering compromising on a lower graded piece.
Pull up the auction and my delight turned to dismay as I see "9 days remaining". Nine days! I can't wait that long! I do dislike 10 day auctions, they are pure torture and are a great disservice. I strongly advise all sellers to avoid this option and use Buy It Now instead.
No I won't post a link, I want this one all for myself.
Let's see, 9 days, 11 hours 43 seconds.....
Pull up the auction and my delight turned to dismay as I see "9 days remaining". Nine days! I can't wait that long! I do dislike 10 day auctions, they are pure torture and are a great disservice. I strongly advise all sellers to avoid this option and use Buy It Now instead.
No I won't post a link, I want this one all for myself.
Let's see, 9 days, 11 hours 43 seconds.....
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In some series, you just know it is going to be a slugfest to get the coin you want! Who needs that?
Tyler
I hate it when sellers don't have a buy it now for that perfect coin. Especially at a price below what it is worth!!
Yeah, what's up with that!
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Should have ended by now. Did you get the coin?
Patience, grasshopper.
A sixteen year old thread about a ten day auction... And the OP has not been online for six years.... Talk about resurrection......Cheers, RickO
I only use 10 day auctions as a seller. The longer the exposure, the better. I would hate to lose out on some money because a potential customer searched for a coin the day after a seven day auction ended.
I haven't sold in quite some time but I remember even eBay, a number of years ago, mentioned that buyers might not like waiting that long and it was something to consider when selling.
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
Me too I hate it both as buyer and seller
If this thread was a little older @RogerB would be digging it out of some archive.
I believe 10 day Auction is the default setting and included in your subscription. Setting a buy it now feature sometimes is a difficult task. If you set it too high, it is a turn off, too low and you leave money on the table. I am with you on the waiting. I end up usually going after a few similar auctions, only to win the least favorite of the bunch.
@Ms70 I have not listed in a while either. I feel the fever coming soon.
Best place to buy !
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A ten day auction is ridiculous, I don't even buy green bananas because I might be dead before they're ripe.
Sometimes I think that animals are smarter than humans, animals would never allow the dumbest one to lead the pack
I you in “regular auctions,” ten days would be a really short wait. Usually it’s two or three weeks.
I think you meant "First World Problems".
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
OP last active in 2012? Thanks for the dredge CS.
There should be “resurrect old threads day” only 4 times per year, on designated days. It really throws me. We are interacting with people who are not even here anymore!
He who knows he has enough is rich.
Simply wasting our time with these old threads.
It buys you more time to earn what you are planning to spend. Good luck!
10 days?
That's NOTHING.
I've been waiting 16 years to find out if he won the auction!
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16 yrs old thread
Goodness gracious, pitchfork bearers, the subject is still relevant.
On better coins I preferred the 10 day auctions. Start them on a Friday and with the Monday end, one had two weekends of exposure. 7 days were fine for the more common stuff and 3-5 on bullion.
Three day old forum member. Are you back, Mr. Olay?
This thread is from 2002. You know it is dated because there are no more auctions on Ebay, just inflated retail prices. I actually commented on it back in 2002. My comments are still just as interesting and humorous reading them 16 years old.
Tonelover was a pretty good guy. He was in the business for awhile back east but has since moved on. He had some really nice SLQs and Roosevelt dimes in his set. Not sure if he still has them....whatever the case. It's fun to see an old thread...
jom