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Good Deals on E-Bay....
OneCent
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Yeah Right!
How many of you feel that you get good deals, or even fair deals, on E-bay?
For coins that I'm interested in, it has been my experience that the final price will almost always be at or above the PCGS price guide.
Sometimes way above.
Rationality does not apply when bidding on slabbed E-Bay coins...if your not willing to bid above what your research has revealed regarding recent past prices etc., 9 out of 10 times you will lose the auction.
How many of you feel that you get good deals, or even fair deals, on E-bay?
For coins that I'm interested in, it has been my experience that the final price will almost always be at or above the PCGS price guide.
Sometimes way above.
Rationality does not apply when bidding on slabbed E-Bay coins...if your not willing to bid above what your research has revealed regarding recent past prices etc., 9 out of 10 times you will lose the auction.
Collector of Early 20th Century U.S. Coinage.
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- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
Pass...then pass again and again, do not get caught up in a bidding war, that is exactly what the seller wants.
Can you get to a dealer or coin show where what you look at stays somewhat static?
Bidding is fun and winning is even more exciting...but do not get over extened, no coin is worth the agony of parting with hard earned money.
Have fun!
"Keep your malarkey filter in good operating order" -Walter Breen
<< <i>Every now and then a steal comes by .
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1-second snipe
The PCGS price guide has it listed @ $50!
I guess it just depends what you're after!
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Ikes and SBAs, my niche, fluctuate markedly in these two seasons, but it helps to KNOW the series one is bidding on in order to be patiently selective.
I use and love snipe service as I set my bid and forget the auction. Snipe services also let you bid low on dozens and dozens of coins and every once in a while you get lucky and ain't that sweet! Rob
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<< <i>Yeah Right!
How many of you feel that you get good deals, or even fair deals, on E-bay?
For coins that I'm interested in, it has been my experience that the final price will almost always be at or above the PCGS price guide.
Sometimes way above.
Rationality does not apply when bidding on slabbed E-Bay coins...if your not willing to bid above what your research has revealed regarding recent past prices etc., 9 out of 10 times you will lose the auction. >>
Are you buying moderns of classics on eBay?
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>I sure got ripped on this auction!!!
Sold for: US $0.01
Auction ended early with Buy It Now.
Shipping costs: FREE
<< <i>I can't get any good deals because Marty is always sniping me out of anything I want.
Russ, NCNE >>
Ebay changed the way it works for you...now, he can't stalk you
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
Tom
<< <i>Here's one I just won
Tom >>
I can't get any good deals either 'cause Marty & Russ are always sniping me out of the good stuff.
I can snag things at 1/2 of their expected value more than once a week -- hardly worth talking about.
I have a running tally of all the money I've spent for the calendar year, and all the money that I've made selling pieces I don't need. That's not counting the value of the pieces I've kept, but strictly watching the movement of real cash. So far, I'm $200 in my favor for the year. It's going to be a tight race whether I'm net-positive or net-negative at the end of December...
jonathan
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
JJ
I think I'll take out the silver quarters and put them in Taco Bell napkins.
<< <i>I sure got ripped on this auction!!!
That may be a record: 1 cent sale and free shipping. --Jerry
From the tone of your post it seems you're having a common problem that I see with ebay. Many buyers are unable to treat ebay as a collage of good and bad buyers. Instead, they prefer to treat it as one storefront--like a Walmart or a Circuit City. this just won't work. You get treated the same at Walmart almost every time you visit. But ebay is different every time you visit a different seller. If you're not good at reading people based on a one paragraph, or perhaps one sentence auction, then you may become frustrated and resort to venting on the PCGS forum....
Just like anywhere else, there are good deals and bad deals on ebay. Because it is so easy to search for deals on ebay, there is a lot of competition for them and it is becoming increasingly hard to find them. but if you bid enough, you'll find things at your price. You may have to lose a lot of auctions to win one you like. Or just stay away, it's less competition for me, Russ, Marty, and the other Snipers.
--Jerry