BIN rips?

sinin1 · October 30, 2005 12:18AM

I do not search for mispriced BIN's on eBay - but realize some people do

show us some RIPs you have seen or have snagged yourself

I was doing a search and would have been happy with this on
7 1966 SMS sets

mozin · October 30, 2005 2:37AM

I have never done a BIN because I can't stand the thought of paying more than necessary to win the coin, hopefully at or near the opening bid.

Russ · October 30, 2005 2:41AM

Damn, I wish I'd have seen that one!

<< I hope to sell them to an interested person rather than to cash them in at the $0.91 per set. >>

I'm bookmarking this seller.

Russ, NCNE

jonathanb · October 30, 2005 5:11AM

BIN-hunting can be very rewarding, but more often it's very frustrating. The really great rips tend to get ripped in a matter of minutes. If you want to be depressed some time, search for completed listings, sort by "Date listed: oldest first", and then go to the end of the list. The last page or two has closed items that were listed in the last day, which are pretty much just BINs, plus Live Auctions and a mixture of items that the seller closed early due to a real mistake in the listing. I've seen some great stuff that way, after the fact. A couple examples examples from the last day:

1843-D $5 gold, lasted less than 3 hours before being BINned for $650
">grouping of nice-looking mixed type, lasted less than 2 hours before being BINned for $60

Here are some of my BIN scores in the last few months. None of these are true rips, but if nothing else, these have helped fund some of my eBay mistakes...:

Bought 16 proof sets including 1999 and 2001 for a little over $300, sold them for a little over $500.
Bought a clipped State Quarter for $4 (don't know what it's really worth, but got to be more than that) (I kept this one)
Bought a British gold half-sovereign plus a random junk Morgan dollar for $15 including shipping, sold for $60 or so.
Bought $180 face in junk silver for 4x face, sold it for 5x face.

jonathan

lathmach · October 30, 2005 5:23AM

I bought a fine 1840-O with drapery large O Seated Quarter for $16 BIN.
Real happy with the seller wanting instant gratification. Too bad the guy didn't know what he was selling.

Ray

ms70 · October 30, 2005 5:44AM

I've had 2 or 3 BINs where I flipped them on eBay within 2 weeks for profit. But nothing crazy, just a few bucks profit.

ILikeDimes · October 30, 2005 5:49AM

I got a nice 45-S colorful Mercury MS-68 for $60 a while back....it was on for 12 minutes.

p8nt · October 30, 2005 5:51AM

<< I got a nice 45-S colorful Mercury MS-68 for $60 a while back....it was on for 12 minutes. >>

PCGS?

jonathanb · October 30, 2005 5:54AM

OK, one more:

Two volume reference books on large cents, by Noyes, for under $100. Snagged 45 minutes after listing.

I've been looking to get a copy of that set, but it's long out of print, and very hard to find. And when the pair is offered, they sell for $200+

Yay!

jonathan

Barry · October 30, 2005 5:55AM

I've BINed a couple of 1838 Partial Drapery Dimes that I turned around and resold.

ILikeDimes · October 30, 2005 5:57AM

<< 

<< I got a nice 45-S colorful Mercury MS-68 for $60 a while back....it was on for 12 minutes. >>

PCGS? >>

I wish............lol..........you know who graded it.

WaterSport · October 30, 2005 6:01AM

Text1971 DDO Lincoln

1) I think its better than XF
2) I think its worth more than $50

I will know in 35 days as its at PCGS right now!

WS

Shamika · October 30, 2005 11:06AM

<< Two volume reference books on large cents, by Noyes, for under $100. Snagged 45 minutes after listing. >>

DAMN!!! I wish I'd seen that one!

seanq · October 30, 2005 11:21AM

<< Text1971 DDO Lincoln

1) I think its better than XF
2) I think its worth more than $50

I will know in 35 days as its at PCGS right now!

WS >>

I actually saw that one right before you closed it. I think you'll do fine on it.

My best BIN snag was a 1941 Lincoln DDO for $3.99. It ran for over a day before I snared it. It came back from PCGS MS62BN. I also grabbed a 1943-S DDO Quarter in high-AU for under $40 and tripled my money a few weeks later.

Sean Reynolds

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