Picked up two Dansco dime albums filled with 27 silver dimes (along with a slew of uncirculated clad dimes). There was even a Mercury included in the mix.
Picked it all up for about $75.
I think silver it a bit more than I paid.
@braddick said:
Picked up two Dansco dime albums filled with 27 silver dimes (along with a slew of uncirculated clad dimes). There was even a Mercury included in the mix.
Picked it all up for about $75.
I think silver it a bit more than I paid.
Bit less
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As a bidder or buyer, I have found eBay completely useless for what... ten years at least? Ridiculous asking prices, very suspicious auction results... the list goes on.
It has even become virtually useless as a pricing tool with all the fake sales and manipulated listings, except for perhaps very esoteric items.
I was turned off by the transparently bogus over-selling of product that was common 20 years ago. I hear that sales were great 25 years ago. Frankly it's the biggest marketplace out there, dwarfs GC and major numismatic companies have staff doing business on ebay to fill orders, etc..
One of the biggest shops in CT finally got on ebay around 10 years ago and they've done very well. Before that they sold through the store and shipped to wholesalers.
It’s Summer doldrums. Awhile back sales were really fantastic for many when silver spiked way up but it did not last long.
For many players retail sales can be under par during the summer months but super buying opportunities can pop up. Of course bullion prices can be a wildcard. Single digit pop coins are another wildcard.
@TallahasseeCoinClub said:
As a bidder or buyer, I have found eBay completely useless for what... ten years at least? Ridiculous asking prices, very suspicious auction results... the list goes on.
It has even become virtually useless as a pricing tool with all the fake sales and manipulated listings, except for perhaps very esoteric items.
For sellers, is Whatnot taking part of the pie?
Not much of the pie.
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@TallahasseeCoinClub said:
As a bidder or buyer, I have found eBay completely useless for what... ten years at least? Ridiculous asking prices, very suspicious auction results... the list goes on.
It’s fascinating how differently collectors experience various venues. Ebay is invaluable to me. It’s where I’ve purchased the vast majority of my collection, and for my interests, it’s been the best and most consistent source of unattributed variety coins.
I started working on my book on 1922-D cents in the fall of 2019, scanning every eBay lot for possible new varieties, and even though the book is out I still scan the listings for interesting things.
I would estimate that new listings are about 25-30% by number compared to when I started. Quality is down, and the number of Chinese counterfeits is up.
There is one Die Pair #3 piece mislabeled in a third string slab as a “strong reverse” (i.e. D.P.#2) that has been relisted at D.P.#2 money for about five years now.
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There are always the mid-summer doldrums on eBay.
Isn't it kind of hard to snipe now?
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I have no clue. It just seems bids don’t come in until there are less than ten minutes left in an auction.
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
Picked up two Dansco dime albums filled with 27 silver dimes (along with a slew of uncirculated clad dimes). There was even a Mercury included in the mix.
Picked it all up for about $75.
I think silver it a bit more than I paid.
To be fair, I also sold an MS66 clad NGC Ike and it closed at $17. (with free shipping).
So yeah, it swings both ways. . .
Bit less
All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.
Maybe its the ridiculous BUY IT NOW prices for common coins? (RARE ERROR, NO DATE , HARD TO FIND etc,)
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As a bidder or buyer, I have found eBay completely useless for what... ten years at least? Ridiculous asking prices, very suspicious auction results... the list goes on.
It has even become virtually useless as a pricing tool with all the fake sales and manipulated listings, except for perhaps very esoteric items.
For sellers, is Whatnot taking part of the pie?
Official PCGS account of:
www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com
I was turned off by the transparently bogus over-selling of product that was common 20 years ago. I hear that sales were great 25 years ago. Frankly it's the biggest marketplace out there, dwarfs GC and major numismatic companies have staff doing business on ebay to fill orders, etc..
One of the biggest shops in CT finally got on ebay around 10 years ago and they've done very well. Before that they sold through the store and shipped to wholesalers.
It’s Summer doldrums. Awhile back sales were really fantastic for many when silver spiked way up but it did not last long.
For many players retail sales can be under par during the summer months but super buying opportunities can pop up. Of course bullion prices can be a wildcard. Single digit pop coins are another wildcard.
Not much of the pie.
All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.
It’s fascinating how differently collectors experience various venues. Ebay is invaluable to me. It’s where I’ve purchased the vast majority of my collection, and for my interests, it’s been the best and most consistent source of unattributed variety coins.
I started working on my book on 1922-D cents in the fall of 2019, scanning every eBay lot for possible new varieties, and even though the book is out I still scan the listings for interesting things.
I would estimate that new listings are about 25-30% by number compared to when I started. Quality is down, and the number of Chinese counterfeits is up.
There is one Die Pair #3 piece mislabeled in a third string slab as a “strong reverse” (i.e. D.P.#2) that has been relisted at D.P.#2 money for about five years now.
👇there’s still time.
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5