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  1. 03-11-2010 10:05 PM #1
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    Rules for selling coins

    If you could set specific rules for selling coins online either in store format or auction format, what rules would you have?
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  2. 03-11-2010 10:17 PM #2
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    All coins must have a clear picture of obverse and reverse. All shipping/handling/fees must be clearly stated, as well as their return policy. TC
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  3. 03-11-2010 10:21 PM #3
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    Barter.

    You got fiat? I got "fill in the blank".

    Wanna trade?

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    There shall be no fraud. Other than that it's buyer and seller have at it.
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  5. 03-11-2010 10:28 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by jallengomez View Post
    There shall be no fraud. Other than that it's buyer and seller have at it.
    Fraud is a general term. please elaborate
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  6. 03-11-2010 10:31 PM #6
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    The best rule has always been the Golden Rule :

    "Do for others what you would have them do for you."

    In the context of coin selling, what would that be ?
    • Full Disclosure - Photos which accurately depict the coin coupled with a verbal description summarizing both the good and the bad.
    • Fair Pricing - 'nuff said.
    • Promptness - 'nuff said.
    • Courtesy - 'nuff said.
    • Returns - 100% satisfaction guaranteed with a "no questions asked" return policy.
    • Know your coins - a knowledgeable seller is a happy seller with happy customers.
    I think you will have a very, very high batting average.

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  7. 03-11-2010 10:41 PM #7
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    The reason I asked this is because I have been working (through email) with a CEO of an online company where people can buy and sell things. Have been helping to moderate the listings. Thought it would be nice to give him a good set of rules when it comes to coins.
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  8. 03-11-2010 10:49 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by sweet wheatz View Post
    Fraud is a general term. please elaborate
    When it comes to selling, deliberate deception and/or misrepresentation.
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    Successful Rules

    Quote Originally Posted by sweet wheatz View Post
    If you could set specific rules for selling coins online either in store format or auction format, what rules would you have?
    I believe you'll find that generally, you need only have one rule, that being the "Golden Rule". It helps to remember simple rules, such as the customer is always right, patience is the greatest of all virtues, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, there's no free lunch, and again, the customer is always right. I've been very successful in applying the "rules", and have been rewarded. I don't believe you'll find any simpler consistent rules, but many less successful have tried. Just an old mans' observations, worth at least the amount paid.
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    Two sides to fraud

    Quote Originally Posted by jallengomez View Post
    When it comes to selling, deliberate deception and/or misrepresentation.
    Two sides to fraud (And now three with folks fixing coinage edges)

    "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a Hamburger today" comes to mind.

    I know. Whimpy answer, but few here will know the origin.

    Fraud, to me, is Knowing you are doing the self serving thing with no regard to damage done to another.

    So BUYING below true worth is also fraud.

    So I think "WORTH" is an operative factor and that varies with time.

    Bottled water quite often costs more per unit than gasoline!

    Lack of which one gets you out of your current situation faster?

    Depends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DoK U Mint View Post
    So BUYING below true worth is also fraud.
    I would agree with this only if you deliberately deceive someone into thinking something is worth less than actual market value in order to buy it from them at a ridiculously low price.
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  12. 03-11-2010 11:34 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by jallengomez View Post
    I would agree with this only if you deliberately deceive someone into thinking something is worth less than actual market value in order to buy it from them at a ridiculously low price.
    How could that be written in rules format?
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  13. 03-11-2010 11:50 PM #13
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    and fuel on the ground.

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  14. 03-12-2010 12:24 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by sweet wheatz View Post
    How could that be written in rules format?
    Sounds like you probably will not have need for that stipulation, as the buyers will not be suggesting the value or selling price to the sellers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DoK U Mint View Post
    Runway behind ya.
    Altitude above ya
    and fuel on the ground.
    Is the Hudson River up ahead?
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