Question for eBay sellers

Yes, sometimes people get sniped a lot and enter higher bids to ensure they get the item which can obviously go wrong. I think that it is really up to the seller what they want to do. If they want to add a couple coins, the buyer I am sure will appreciate it.

 

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People on eBay like barbers and will pay a premium. Liberty nickels on eBay are always about a buck regardless of condition. I'd toss in a wheat penny or two as a bonus.

 

Right, my avatar cost $5 at a PM shop but would expect to get over twice that on Ebay but my Barber coins aren't really for sale. I just bought four V Nickels at a buck a piece including shipping, except older coins which cost more. V Nickels are Barber coins so it is a cheap way of getting coins designed by Charles Barber. It may just be the market around here, maybe people look at lower grade Barbers as mainly bullion.

 

I completely agree with this post.

@Jloring, your job is to send him what you listed in your auction. Believe it or not, I once read a story about a seller who got negged for adding coins that were not part of the auction lot. Don't feel bad for the buyer! There will come a day when you sell an item on E-Bay and the hammer price will be well below the value of the coin.

 

be carefull once he receaves the "free" coins he can turn around and try and get a refund wile keeping the free coins since they were not part of the auction

 

Yeah... I have no idea on that one then...

 

My very first bid on eBay I overpaid for an 1891 cc morgan. I got impatient and really wanted to win, it being one of my first bids, I realized I had overpaid by a little, and included a note to the seller with my payment that this was my first ebay purchase, he included a couple of free buffalo nickels and a barber dime.


That seller is still on my favorite seller's list. I've shopped at his store again and again.

 

"You can't cheat an honest man; never give a sucker an even break, or smarten up a chump."

 

The bidder felt that his bid was a fair price to pay. Send him what he bought. That is your only obligation.
You should only feel guilty if you somehow cheated the bidder.

 

I agree. I see people overpay on coins quite often, I don't see the auctioneer taking out his wallet because someone overpaid.

If you tell the people you paid too much, then you will probably not make a sale at all.

In an auction, people can pay whatever they want. Your only obligated to send what you sold, and by no means are you to make them "feel better".

 

Right, I think having a conscious about giving a person a good price is a good thing. Maybe they are unsure about the value of the coins and are new to coin buying and would probably appreciate the extra coins and honesty. The seller is certainly not obligated to send the extra coins but it will avoid a return if the buyer realized they overpaid. The seller doesn't have to add the extra coins but can get repeat business for being fair.

 

Send him his coins. I pay more than others say I should sometimes. It just means I wanted those coins. I've said it before on this board, some people just aren't into nickel and diming for nickels and dimes if it's something they want and can get it immediately.

 

That is funny, nickel and dime for nickels and dimes. I think people on here are generally more discerning and want a good value, no matter how much they pay, whether it is $1 or $10,000. I was thinking, do I need nickel and dime over nickel and dimes? Actually, I do.