Advice on selling...

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• Coinlearner Posts: 2,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2010 12:02PM

  See you run for 5 days. Try starting Sun. night and run for 7 days. OR even better list Thrus. night and run for 10 days. See 150 people looked at your stuff,good pictures,and I like the color/toning of the cents. The price alittle low IMO. Good Luck

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• heavymetal Posts: 631 ✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2010 12:03PM

  Edited to include message( dummy that I am forgot to include it)
  
  IMO, your pictures show good detail but do not exhibit enough of the coin's color for my tastes and your "No Return " policy will discourage many people from spending bigger money. If the coin is problem free, you should have no problem with a reasonable return policy. HM

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• lkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2010 12:13PM

  I see you have done some BST sales. Were these tried there?
  
  I agree, you got beat up a little.
  Lance.

  Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213

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• kurtdog Posts: 1,456

  March 26, 2010 12:17PM

  I don't know the first thing about these but nonetheless I thought I'd take a peek at how you write them up so I picked on the 1856 for that. I can say this much, I don't even know you, and already I trust you. FWIW, I'm saying, I like your candid style, it inspires confidence.

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• GrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭

  March 26, 2010 12:27PM

  
  
  << <i>If the coin is problem free, you should have no problem with a reasonable return policy. >>
  
  
  
  
  
  With no returns you probably would take one back anyway if the buyer whined about it because they can claim SNAD or give mean FBs. With that in mind there's nothing to be lost by having a return policy and you might get more bids.
  
  Even with the return policy since money is tight for so many people they don't bid as much as they might in better times so you might try the 7 day and be sure it ends on a Sat-Sun eve. It might let more people see it and bid.
  
  I'm agreeing with the other posters.
  
  

  Ed

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• AUandAG Posts: 24,935 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2010 12:56PM

  Ok, I think you did fine on the prices with the exception of the 1851 which was low indeed.
  
  Your auctions ended at approx 5:30 PST. Bummer, half of the male population is still on the
  road home from work. Bad choice there my friend. Always have your auctions end on Sat or
  Sun eve no earlier than 6:30 Pacific Time. West coast and East coast are at the computers.
  
  Your auction is rather negative to your host. Take the negativity out, be happy. Eliminate
  the NO RETURNS crap. The odds of returns is about zero with your pics and descriptions.
  
  In your descriptions use simple words. Don't complicate things like using "parsing". Keep it
  simple. Why did you tell your buyers you sold the "good" date coins earlier??? Like, I sold the
  good stuff and now what is left is the junk. Doesn't make sense to give this info out. Mum
  is the word on that.
  
  Great pics, good descriptions and I'd be happy with those prices (all except the '51).
  
  If you think you should have had more then you bought when prices were higher or you paid
  too much in the beginning. Did you overpay for those "non approved" slabs?
  
  edited: why did you charge $15 shipping on a partial set of wheats with no keys? I'm surprised
  you got the $55.
  
  Good luck,
  bob

  Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  

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• lkenefic Posts: 8,573 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 26, 2010 1:19PM

  Thanks for all of the advice. I actually do have a return policy (7 days) but for some reason it didn't show up on my auctions. This was a definite oversight on my part... thanks for the heads-up!
  
  @Bob... I charged $15 flat fee for shipping on the albums since I didn't know where the item would be shipped to. With Priority (2-3 day), Ins and DC, the postage came to $11.50... add in the padded envelope and I wasn't too far off in my estimate.
  
  Again... thanks for all the tips.
  
  Leo

  Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
  
  Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.

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• lkenefic Posts: 8,573 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 27, 2010 1:51AM

  Bump for the Saturday crowd... Thanks again.
  
  Leo

  Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
  
  Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.

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