Soft prices on eBay?

Whizzard · June 24, 2006 6:22AM

Are soft prices this time of year normal? With folks on vacation or just too hot to turn on a computer? It seems as if prices aren't too competitive at the end of auctions.

MadMarty · June 24, 2006 6:23AM

Yep! Last week sucked!!

fc · June 24, 2006 6:26AM

we shall see.
or better said as, i will soon find out

DHeath · June 24, 2006 6:28AM

I had a decent week, but it was softer than usual. This IS however a good time to shop.

Russ · June 24, 2006 6:36AM

Overall, prices have been just fine for me.

<< Yep! Last week sucked!! >>

Everything I had listed last week did as expected.

Russ, NCNE

MadMarty · June 24, 2006 6:37AM

<< Overall, prices have been just fine for me.

<< Yep! Last week sucked!! >>

Everything I had listed last week did as expected.

Russ, NCNE >>

Smart ass, you listed nothing!!!

Russ · June 24, 2006 6:46AM

Russ, NCNE

Whizzard · June 24, 2006 6:51AM

Well, I was about to put up a silver state quarter year set and looked at 2001 to 2006 and there are an unusually low number of auctions compared to a few months ago, and realized prices have been low. I guess I'll just put them back into the drawer!

Boom · June 24, 2006 7:01AM

Good time to take some time off, organize the office, submit coins maybe and shop.

robertpr · June 24, 2006 7:07AM

<< 

<< Overall, prices have been just fine for me.

<< Yep! Last week sucked!! >>

Everything I had listed last week did as expected.

Russ, NCNE >>

Smart ass, you listed nothing!!! >>

I don't know which is lamer, making that joke, or actually knowing the amount of material that Russ posts every week??

66Tbird · June 24, 2006 8:34AM

Good time to buy. I figured eveeyone was saving for a Gold Buff

relayer · June 24, 2006 8:46AM

Not for me. Instead of getting 99c for PCGS slabs - some got bid up to $1.04

BobaFett72 · June 24, 2006 9:48AM

Well, ive got a few coins up now.. happy to report back after the end on Monday... my last batch (13) auctions sold for a few hundred dollars less than what I expected...BUT one of my buyers was incredibly pleased with a coin and has bought several coins privately for more than I could ever get on Fleabay...

crossing fingers.

Leo

Coindexter · June 24, 2006 12:14PM

<< Not for me. Instead of getting 99c for PCGS slabs - some got bid up to $1.04 >>

Hey Relayer, what's your ebay ID?

mikeJ · June 24, 2006 12:22PM

A good time to buy, if you can wade through the crap

xphobe · June 24, 2006 1:58PM

As a buyer, this week was great for me! I picked up this half at a very reasonable price. Hopefully the slump will continue until I can find a dollar to match it.

ccex · June 24, 2006 2:34PM

<< Yep! Last week sucked!! >>

Last week was a loser for my duplicates on eBay, which did well in May and a cupla weeks ago. I'm afraid to post more duplicates ending on the long 4th of July weekend.

BECOKA · June 24, 2006 2:49PM

Half Eagle prices seem to be down this last couple of weeks. It is usually two main bidders that win these and they don't seem to be present right now. Prices are still high for me though, just not as high as they have been.

Bochiman · June 24, 2006 3:38PM

Sucks....everything I have on my watched list is going for higher than I would want to pay (even if I think I am stretching a bit)

fc · June 25, 2006 11:55AM

for a pretty random bunch of 1890s P and S half eagles,
ebay seemed regular as ever.

what hurts is the fees and packaging.
i ask for 7 to send and insure, it really costs me 11.
when i just bought, i judged sellers by that. silly me.

AceK · June 25, 2006 12:44PM

Funny you should ask, I was wondering the same thing after looking over the ending prices on this weekend's watched items. There seemed to be some real softness on common date Morgans - pieces that would have gone in the $60-70 dollar range a few weeks ago could be had for $40-50 today. More experienced forum members have said this is the worst time of year to sell - everyone's outdoors enjoying the summer weather. So I see it as a great time to use that sniping program . . . .

pragmaticgoat · June 25, 2006 1:00PM

poor ebay results here too....10-15% below what I was expecting. Low enough that a couple of large dealers won some.

Julio · June 25, 2006 1:53PM

"master equation" for how bidding proceeds (it's nk(t+1) — nk(t) = w(k-1)(t)*n(k-1)(t) — wk(t)*nk(t) + sigma(k,1)*u(t), . Hey it really does work.

. jws

gyocomgd · June 25, 2006 2:00PM

I closed 15 auctions tonight, and on balance they did very well. Soft early, strong late.

jonathanb · June 25, 2006 2:20PM

I'm not catching a lot of bargains as a buyer. In fact, I'm not finding a lot that's catching my eye at all. I usually have no problems filling all 100 slots on my watch list (not everything to watch; most just to see what the final price is), but I've been hovering around 80 items for the last week or two.

jonathan

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