jody526

Got a question about anything concerning eBay?
You might want to ask the people that spend the most time there.
Here are a couple of excellent forums (no buying or selling) that can get you answers to most all your eBay questions.

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/forum.jsp?forum=8

http://chatboards.ebay.com/chat.jsp?forum=1&thread=27

cdb1950

Excellent!

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NOS

I use ebay alot to buy but rarely to sell in part due to ebays greed. Who do they think they are raising their fee's 50-60%! As if they aren't getting enough money. They can get away with it too cuz people will just keep on selling and listing.

mrsushi66

I didnt sell much prior to the fees going up but I agree with your observation. I bought a sealed mint box of Silver Eagles and sold off what I didnt want to keep and I wasnt looking to make a killing just a bit to help lower the cost of the rolls I kept and I have to say I am going to try it one more time but between EBAY FEES and PAYPAL FEES I felt like it was not worth it.

Paul

NOS

Indeed. If I sell again I might not accept paypal now.

ndgoflo

I haven't checked in awhile, but I thought Paypal only charged about 2% + .30 for each transaction. 2%, heck, I'm lucky if I see 55-60% of my payroll checks. 2% is nothing!!! Ebays fees are about the same, let's see, you can run an auction for well under the cost of a classified ad, but the classified ad doesn't take a final value fee. But then again the classified ad does not have a circulation of 54 million (the # of registered ebayers, last # I have heard) And how many times might you have to run the ad before it finally gets noticed and sells? Don't forget that you don't have to pay rent or utilities like you would for a brick & mortar store. I too used to think that the fees were a bit excessive, and then I realized they aren't too bad at all. Just my 2 cents.

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Boss

Boss:excellent point. If we buy off Teletrade we pay 15% buyers fee and 8%ish sales tax. Does ebay/paypal fees exceed that. Understandably, the online auctions only sell slabbed coins.

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Bone Head

A powerseller on ebay..Nearly 2000 transactions... 99.8% positive.feedback. [U]AAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!.................
This listing is for : XRARE 1941-S Jefferson nickel Large S CPG 024.5.....SUPER RARE only[U]9 to 16 known @ time of publication.[U] This power seller also says Cherry Picker lists it as URS 5 with only9 to 16 known......It's the only one the seller has come across in DECADES. NGC POP in MS64 is 155 w/ 35 higher-- PCGS POP (MS64) is (about)165 w/ 35 higher. I choked when I read about the counterfeit DBC's. I found it hard to believe also that someone paid $1700.00 for another FAKE. But now I'm a believer. I'm a nickel nut and this got me so riled up that I shook. This is beyond belief. ..............This listing lasts for another 2 weeks. PM me for a link to this (another) .....outright theivery................BONEHEAD

Bone Head

Ya don't have to PM me ..You can search ebay for 1941S nickel, Large S.

Sholom

If it's outright thievery, doesn't it warrant reporting?

NOS

Well yes those are some good points. I remember though when I listed a poster for $9.99 it got a bid and was flawless and then a few days later I got an invoice notice that $1 was going to be charged for all their stupid fees! That is a rediculous amount and imagine listing 50 auctions.

wberthin

The eBay fees are way too high ... especially on the low priced items. To list a $1.50 item with a thumbnail image costs $0.70 and then there are selling fees on top of that. It's gone up a lot in the last few years. I have started listing all of my lower priced lots at www.theauctionman.net and most of them have sold. I find that it works out much better than eBay even if it takes a little longer to sell.

leatherface

i have thought about selling on ebay, what would be better?

going straight to a dealer?

satootoko

It all depends.

Are you an experienced EBayer?

Do you have enough information about your individual coins to

• Properly set opening bids?
• Know when (and when not) to use reserve prices?
• post listings which will attract the attention of knowledgeable buyers?

If you have answered no to any of those questions, are you prepared to take the time and invest the effort to change your answers?

Do you understand that dealers will

• Buy at prices that enable them to anticipate a reasonable profit on resale?
• Not spend a lot of time and effort cataloging, grading and evaluating your coins before making an offer (unless you agree to pay them an appraisal fee)?

In numismatics, as in other areas of life, there are very few easy, cut and dried, answers.

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SFDukie

Roy makes some good points. Another option is to consign them to someone who will list them on ebay and take a portion of the proceeds. If you have only a small number of less valuable coins, it may ,make the most sense to have a dealer buy them at wholesale. Higher value coins may do better on eBay or one the the auction sites.
Don