no coins on Ebay worth mentioning. hmmmm

Cam40 · January 15, 2004 10:25PM

is it just me or does it seem Ebay has no coins worth messing with these days?

whats happen to coin sales there.

have all the good ones been bought up and now reside in collector stashes?

its depressing.

is it the same at the coin shows too?

wheres all the decent stuff gone.

sinin1 · January 15, 2004 10:35PM

It sure depends what you consider good

I find some stuff I really like there still - maye you have become such a picky shopper that nothing meets your expectations

I have noticed myself that frequently I hit an auction and see the seller and back out before reading anymore

I also no longer buy stuff that a year ago I would have boughten - harshly cleaned or severely overgraded.

Blackhawk · January 15, 2004 10:39PM

I think that after awhile you just get better at grading from photos.

Cam40 · January 15, 2004 10:41PM

i looked for nice key-dates.....zip

early proof sets......zip

any `sought-after` type coins......zip

all i see is stuff i either already have or just dont want.

oh well.

razorface1027 · January 15, 2004 10:41PM

Definately..DULLSVILLE @ eBay...

dorkkarl · January 15, 2004 10:58PM

i'm pretty much off ebay these days. there probably are some coins i could use, but it just ain't worth the time & hassle of wading through piles of camel dung to find an occasional "maybe" coin.

K S

Tonelover · January 15, 2004 11:01PM

I've been feeling the same way. The amount of decent material seems to dwindle by the day, not that there was a lot to begin with. Just go to the Franklin Halves category for example. On the first page, I see nearly all certified coins. Four are graded by PCGS, none by NGC, the great majority of the rest are PCI, NTC or SGS and a few raw ones thrown in the mix. Way too much junk to wade through these days.

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anoldgoat · January 15, 2004 11:17PM

I've notice a lot of low grade Lincolns getting bought. I've sold some of my seconds for more than I would pay and the folks were quite happy getting them. I think because it's getting hard to find decent looking coins (of this series) on Ebay. There is a lot of junk out there.

4thStooge · January 15, 2004 11:30PM

Ebay has become something of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Buyers low ball their bids hoping for rips or because of overgrading and decent sellers can get more for the quality pieces at shows.
That leaves Ebay wide open for the scammers and the drek & swill .

CarlWohlforth · January 15, 2004 11:44PM

Well, I will risk being called a spammer....

I think I have a few interesting coins on eBay this week. A circulated $3 gold, a proof Mercury dime, two cameo proof Frankies, a classic commem and a few others. I'm getting an early proof set ready for next week. I'm sure other folks have some neat coins too.

Perhaps we are getting used to looking at coins like those from the recent Heritage "Platinum Night" auctions?

UncleJoe · January 15, 2004 11:59PM

There is always something worthwhile if you have a broad enough collecting interest.

Unfortunately you also have to wade through an awful lot of garbage to find the "good" stuff.

I don't think a week has gone by that I didn't buy something off of eBay and I don't sell no junk. (Of course one man's junk is ...)

Joe.

barberlover · January 16, 2004 12:00AM

I won't buy a coin thru an ebay auction unless the coin is certified thru pcgs or ngc and it would have to show in the scan that it was truely outstanding for the grade. The few coins that I have seen that met this critiria usually get on either side of 30 bids and I lose to someone willing to pay more then the coin is worth to win. Actually right now for coins that show outstanding eye appeal even in a digital picture or scan Ebay might not be such a bad place to auction your "eye appeal coins".

The trouble with buying nice stuff at ebay is it's to much "work" in terms of how much time it takes to sift thru the garbage to find something really nice.

Les

XpipedreamR · January 16, 2004 12:06AM

I guess I must be a boring guy because I'm loving eBay

291fifth · January 16, 2004 12:07AM

I'll be putting some very nice material from my collection up very soon. The problem with the coin catagory on eBay is that most of the items offered are now coming from dealers or pseudo-dealers. This is the stuff they can't get rid of on the bourse floor or in shops.

JohnZ · January 16, 2004 12:26AM

I still occasionally buy off eBay, but my Darkside collecting has become so specialized that there are only a handful of dealers in the world that have the stuff I want.

MSD61 · January 16, 2004 12:36AM

There have been some really nice PCGS graded Ikes hitting Ebay. PR68's and 69's I've been looking at many to add to the registry set I'm working instead of going threw the pain of finding one to sent off to be graded. However, that's just my opinion of Ebay as of late. I've been looking at one auction where it is a BIN and for 66 bucks one can get two graded Ikes in PCGS slabs a 78 PR68 and a 76 silver PR67. Most likely I'd sell the PR 67 the 76 silver I have I know will grade higher than a 67. You think any ebayers would buy the 67?? Okay, I'll shut up now...LOL!

Mike

LAWMAN · January 16, 2004 2:02AM

MSD61: I just looked at the Bay of EEE and there ARE a lot of nice looking IKES on there right now. Educate me please, are those really well priced?

coinbuf · January 16, 2004 2:09AM

I just bougt a 1939S lincoln MS67RD in an older gree holder for $25 on ebay

There are some good coins out there but it does take some looking!

Chris

MSD61 · January 16, 2004 2:40AM

Hey Lawman,

Yup some of those Ikes are priced below the PCGS listings. Take for instance a 1973-S Silver PR69DCAM the price guide at PCGS lists it for $150 bucks, I've been seeing them going on ebay for about $65 bucks. A 73 clad at PRDCAM69 is about the same $150 but have been going at the bay for about $50. A PR69 DCAM 76 silver is about $140 but have been going for $75 BIN at ebay. There are some that are over priced some of the 77 and 78's PR69DCAMs have been listed a little high. And of course, anything that is SGS,PCI and some other slabs are over priced. I saw one SGS slabbed Ike where the seller had a BIN price of $999.00! But of course I am going by the PCGS daily price guide and that is what some of these cats are setting there prices on. I think that a lot of the sellers know that people are willing to pay for the slab name and not the coin. But that's capitalism...supply and demand...LOL!!

dorkkarl · January 16, 2004 3:21AM

hey CarlWohlforth - SPAMMER!!!

K S

Tsimmerdown · January 16, 2004 3:26AM

Here's a thought-

For my collecting needs, I've been moving away from Ebay. To complete my set in the paper currency world, I need a bunch of rare signature combinations, which are our equivalent of key dates to the coin world. I rarely find the rarer key signature combos on Ebay anymore, and the rare sellers that do offer them up have reserves that never get met.

I think a lot of it the lack of good material, from my perspective is that Ebayers aren't willing to meet market prices. Would you want to sell items at a loss, or would you put your good material in a forum where it will actually realize an acceptable selling price? There's a lot less camel dung for me to wade through in the currency auctions, but still I'm seeing the same old stuff on there, with only a few notes still catching my interest. Interestingly enough, my buying patterns as of late have shifted away from Ebay.... coincidence?

no coins on Ebay worth mentioning. hmmmm

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