How much do you spend a month on ebay?

thedpro · November 21, 2006 12:31PM

This guy seems to have quite a bit of money spread out over a few auctions:

I wish I could do this.

lordmarcovan · November 21, 2006 12:32PM

Depends. I go completely inactive for a month or two, then jump back in. This month has been the latter example and might end up being a $1K month for me, which is pretty rare.

ar18 · November 21, 2006 12:33PM

1-2k month but on currency too.

123cents · November 21, 2006 12:35PM

I average spending about $1800 a month.

MikeInFL · November 21, 2006 12:36PM

It really varies. On a good month if I find a nice few large cents, as much as $500. On average, I'd say about $100/month. As I get better educated/connected in coins, the less I seem to spend on eBay.

ziggy29 · November 21, 2006 12:38PM

I've been out of commission while waiting for our previous residence to sell. Since we should be closing in 9 days, I should be at least as active as I was before that event occurred. On average it was maybe $500 a month but it varied greatly. Some months nothing, other months well over a grand.

Hugegut · November 21, 2006 12:50PM

OneCent · November 21, 2006 12:56PM

The more that I'm being introduce to alternatives to E-bay, the more that I like it! As someone said recently on this forum.."too many wannabes on E-Bay!"

Couple hundred a month, on average.

lordmarcovan · November 21, 2006 12:58PM

<< others months up to $20,000 >>

"Hugegut" is also apparently "Hugewallet"!

ziggy29 · November 21, 2006 1:01PM

<< The more that I'm being introduce to alternatives to E-bay, the more that I like it! As someone said recently on this forum.."too many wannabes on E-Bay!" >>

I'd love for there to be more alternatives, too. The problem is, availability of funds is sometimes an issue, and I don't want to be caught in a situation where I finally convince a dealer to look for certain types of coins with a certain look, only to have that point in time be a money-constrained time. If I could more consistently buy the coins whenever they became available, I'd not worry about being such a flake and burning bridges.

As a result, I usually have to either luck out and find them from dealer inventory (unlikely because I doubt much of the stuff I'm looking for even makes it past existing client want lists, and if not they sell within minutes of posting) or through auction, which means Mars money for anything relatively original and with great eye appeal.

Hugegut · November 21, 2006 1:03PM

notwilight · November 21, 2006 1:06PM

<< 

<< others months up to $20,000 >>

"Hugegut" is also apparently "Hugewallet"!

>>

I think I should try to get him to race for pinkslips. I'd like to have a little pony like that. --jerry

jmj3esq · November 21, 2006 1:37PM

Way too much.

JoeLewis · November 21, 2006 1:44PM

$150

mach19 · November 21, 2006 1:49PM

About 1K, However this can change at the drop of a hat

jonathanb · November 21, 2006 2:51PM

Is "too much" a choice?

For me, for this calendar year to date, it's $871.50/month. The trick is making sure that enough of the expense goes toward buying rips that can then be resold to fund the rest. Not counting a $600 NGC bill that I haven't received yet, my total net coin-related expenses for the year to date are $7.42. I was hoping to be net-positive for the year, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

My largest single purchase this year was $458.66. My smallest was $2.10 (shipping included for both).

jonathan

fivecents · November 21, 2006 3:15PM

<< I think I should try to get him to race for pinkslips. I'd like to have a little pony like that. --jerry >>

Be careful or Lucybop will find this thread and challange both of you for your pinkslips.

I believe shes got several different drag cars that she races.

garsmith · November 21, 2006 3:24PM

In the 2 1/2 months since I got back from Macau I have spend around $400 on eBay. I do most of my buying from the mint and on Heritage!

Coxe · November 21, 2006 3:37PM

According to My EBay, $7K. I don't like to spend any serious dough over there.

thedpro · November 21, 2006 3:53PM

<< According to My EBay, $7K. I don't like to spend any serious dough over there. >>

Is that sarcasm?

lkenefic · November 21, 2006 4:16PM

In the last several months... 0$... I've found better outlets than the $h!t on eBay. I think the last Large Cent I bought on eBay was well over a year ago... an acceptable 1836 in VF for around $60.

L

silverpop · November 21, 2006 4:48PM

zip

found better buying outlets then e-bay

coppercoins · November 21, 2006 5:46PM

$0.00 per month going on at least a year now, and probably no more than an average of $5 per month for the previous five years together.

In summary, I don't mess with ebay unless specifically told there's something out there I should bid on. I don't search the site.

RegistryCoin · November 21, 2006 5:53PM

only my paypal knows for sure...

RichieURich · November 22, 2006 12:27AM

It depends on what coins are out there and how much they sell for, as well as availability of funds. Some months, almost nothing, other months, a lot. It seems sometimes there are a lot of cool coins available, other times, not many.

DeusExMachina · November 22, 2006 1:47AM

<< It depends on what coins are out there and how much they sell for, as well as availability of funds. Some months, almost nothing, other months, a lot. It seems sometimes there are a lot of cool coins available, other times, not many. >>

Sometimes ebay does offer some interesting coins and it just depends on how much I decide to spend.

Recently, I have stayed away from most ebay auctions so I would say about $0/month right now for about the last 6 months.

sumnom · November 22, 2006 2:01AM

I used to spend about 50-100 dollars per month on ebay but I haven't purchased anything on ebay for months, maybe even a year, I'm not sure. I was getting sniped so frequently that I just quit. Now I find it much more fun in purchasing coins from dealers locally.

AlixTCat · November 22, 2006 2:05AM

On months that I sell coins and have a PayPal balance, I spend the balance. Usually a couple hundred. But, last month I spent my balance AND $250 from my attached checking account. Waiting for a set of Unc/Proof Franklin Commemoratives to sell for more spending cash for Christmas. My mom and dad like stamps, so I have to get them some of those.

Jonathan

bhartman35 · November 22, 2006 2:06AM

Some months, I buy nothing on Ebay. I guess the most I'll ever spend in a month is around $250, if I'm feeling inspired.

thebeav · November 22, 2006 2:57AM

I haven't bought much lately, but, I'll generally spend 100 to 150 on listing fees per month.

Hyperion · November 22, 2006 3:00AM

<< It really varies. On a good month if I find a nice few large cents, as much as $500. On average, I'd say about $100/month. As I get better educated/connected in coins, the less I seem to spend on eBay. >>

hear hear

Newcomp103 · November 22, 2006 3:03AM

I have only ever bought I coin on ebay...About 2 years ago I paid $8 for a raw 1950-D Jefferson nickel that was originally in a littleton sleeve...it certified MS 66 Full Steps!

silverxxxsurfer · November 22, 2006 11:22AM

What is this ebay of which you speak?

JacAst · June 5, 2007 4:06PM

Roughly $1000

clarkbar04 · June 5, 2007 4:15PM

That screen doesn't say much, do an advanced search for completed listings and only as high bidder.

JeremyDie1 · June 5, 2007 4:16PM

I spend my money mostly on coins on Ebay. I would say about 9-11K a month on coins. Like to go to local shows and local dealers as much as possible though.

Bochiman · June 5, 2007 4:49PM

<< That screen doesn't say much, do an advanced search for completed listings and only as high bidder. >>

This was an old thread that was resurrected, for some reason. The person on ebay, in the OP, probably had a much bigger total back then.

droopyd · June 5, 2007 5:13PM

Maybe a few hundred bucks if I see stuff I like and I have the extra cash handy.

Just spent $27 after buying nothing on eBay since January (though I did drop a few Texas pennies at Parsippany and WESPNEX a couple months back -- I prefer to see what I'm buying when I get the opportunity).