Siggi Palma

I dont get what your talking about none human, Customer service was human. All my buyers that have contacted me have been great and with no problems at all. I think what you have to do with ebay is no it´s limits and what to do and not to do. I dont care it it´s a machine that answers my question as long as they get answered as best they can.

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Wheaties

Ebay is not worth it often! When you are selling a large quantity of items for a dollar profit each, the fees cover that, so you are then either losing money or breaking even, plus all of the time!!!

Drusus

Thats odd because I have had long conversations with sellers I buy from on ebay...human beings...You see ebay is a marketplace where human beings sell to other human beings. If there is something crappy going on...9 times out of 10 I find its because of human beings being all too human.

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RUFUSREDDOG

My experiences are along the same lines.

My very 1st selling experience lucked me into a buyer with a great deal of his own usage of the the eBay system and sympathy of my pathetic knowledge. He taught me some stuff, was patient when I messed up his order and helped me get my new account untangled from my son's account.

And HE was the "customer"!

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itsallngoodtime

I've had some good sales on ebay to but they aren't there to protect the seller at all. Policy changes and the new policy thats will start in OCT the one where there will be no insurance to protect you the seller, yes you can as the seller buy insurance but the buyer has to file the forms and if they don't or won't you lose everything. Thanks ebay because of this I will no longer sell on ebay brcause some people will just rip you off period!!!!

ffrickey

What is the problem with PayPal? I've noticed a lot of European dealers don't accept PayPal--or accept it only for overseas purchasers. What fees do they charge sellers?

jello

Ebay is get bad

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BNB Analytics

Ebay = good for sellers bad for buyers

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Coinman_Ben

I can understand why some people don't like ebay, I, too sell on ebay and their fees do get alittle out of hand sometimes, especially when selling low end coins. My suggestion to anyone trying to sell common coins such as common date Mercury dimes or any other common coins is to sell them by the roll or at least in lots of multiple coins that way you absorb the fees alittle better. Also, don't look at ebay as you're complete business, you should develop an off-ebay portion to your business for your repeat customers by asking each customer if their are any other coins on their "want list" and than ask for their permission to alert them once you've acquired a coin on their want list. The offline version of this strategy being put into practice is when a coin dealer at a coin show gives you his business card and takes your want list, so it is a perfectly legitimate strategy, it's just more common in the offline world than it is online.

By the way, I'm on at least three mailinglists from sellers I've met on ebay who got my permission to send me emails updating me on the new coins they've acquired, so this is a perfectly legitimate strategy, you may feel uncomfortable about doing it for the first few times, but after awhile, it'll become more natural.

jello

Ebay seller are at the mercy of the bidder.a seller came not leave bad feedback no matter what the buyer has done.that not fair& the fee are getting to high to sell anything!!!
that my 2 cents

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giorgio11

Agree completely Jello, that's why I've had it too and am working on my own website.
See www.VDBCoins.com, it should be up and running by Oct 10th. There will be some nice Kennedy halves on there too! Good to hear from you.

PS Anyone else who has had enough of eBay, STOP BUYING FROM THEM. You will be able to buy coins from dealers' websites cheaper than on eBay. Buy It Now, not Auctions. Yes, you may get bargains in the short term, but in the long run that is not a supportable business model. If you have dealers you like and trust, support them and put eBay OOB where they belong. Thanks for listening !

Best Regards,

George
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mat

Most of the coins I buy today are from ebay. I do as much research on a particular coin and look for counterfeit issues thanks to helpful posts on various coin forums. So far I have been lucky.

It also helps I tend to buy mid grade & sometimes low grade coins. Ive got alot of rim dings & some diggs.

waffles

I was buying coins on ebay that when I sent to be graded and encapsulated were returned as having been cleaned.I prefer them already graded and encapsulated now.

jello

Waffles has good point! But on ebay this what I do for a raw coin.
1 take time and get a coin & date in mind do a search.that has just been listed .
2 sometimes you find some nice raw coin but the key is not just snipe a coin.look ahead

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mat

I dont mind buying some problem coins, even cleaned *only have 1*. I get what my disposable $ allows at the given time.