Ebay historic price auction data
skerke
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Do any of you feel there's value to historic auction prices for coins sold on ebay (I'm talking about NGC/PCGS) similar to buesheet but the actual selling prices/dates and including the auction numbers of coins sold and the sller/winning bdder (possibly even bid list).
Would any of you suscribe to a system that you could pull that info from? How much is that type of quick reference info worth- that is how much would you pay? Would you pay for a per use/session or a premium ofr continous access - i.e 1 month/1 year suscription?
I know that dealers/collectors and people just looking to get a fair price buying or selling probbaly scan the current auctions to get a 'feel'.
Skerke
Would any of you suscribe to a system that you could pull that info from? How much is that type of quick reference info worth- that is how much would you pay? Would you pay for a per use/session or a premium ofr continous access - i.e 1 month/1 year suscription?
I know that dealers/collectors and people just looking to get a fair price buying or selling probbaly scan the current auctions to get a 'feel'.
Skerke
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Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
eBay is in a way it's own market. When you decide to sell something on eBay you can't expect to sell at any other historical value than what buyers on eBay are willing to pay. It's not like walking into a coin show where everyone is using greysheet or some other universally excepted value reference.
There are so many variables to eBay bidding.
i.e:
Auction close date and time has a huge affect
Category mistakes
Picture quality
....etc....
Tiger trout, Deerfield River, c. 2001.
Of COURSE it would be a good tool. With many uses other than just coins. But, being as the info would be derived FROM eBay, I would expect them to assert their rights to it if it got going.
You MIGHT be able to ask them for a job developing it, but I sure wouldn't dream of using any info FROM them for your personal gain.
As for paying for the ability to search auctions history -- yea, I probably would. I'd want to pay on a per use basis. However, without pictures to go along with the prices, I wouldn't find it useful. I have seen many coins on ebay go for much more or less than the median price because of factors such as attractive toning, fingerprints, older generation holders, etc.
Ebay Completed Auctions for '37 Buffalo (need to login)
or
Teletrade Auctions for '37 Buffalo proof
Also doesn't eBay charge an arm and a leg to use their auction data?
coinpage.com
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I'll start a new thread, but this may belong here. Is there much arbitrage - price disparity between teletraeand ebay. That is, buy on teletrade re-sellon ebay or vice versa?
<< <i>Is there much arbitrage - price disparity between teletraeand ebay. That is, buy on teletrade re-sellon ebay or vice versa? >>
Yes.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>Good tip on the ebay data thing. I'll have to read into that..I signed up for teletrade, they actually have a promo for $100 on your first purchase. Might take em up on it. I'll start a new thread, but this may belong here. Is there much arbitrage - price disparity between teletraeand ebay. That is, buy on teletrade re-sellon ebay or vice versa? >>
Depends on the series. For example, early date CAMEO and DCAM Kennedy halves sell for less, generally, on Teletrade than eBay. Yet, mid grade "rainbow" ('B' and 'C' box color) Morgans go for much, much more on Teletrade than eBay.
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