How high do you think this item will go for?

I am worried that what I am selling on ebay will go for only $.99
I have two items for sale.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...56810&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_500wt_1156

This is what I am worried about, I have seen some the same year in similar condition for for anywhere between $25-150 (NO JOKE!) and I am worried I will not get a decent amount for it.

I want to know if I cancel the sale will ebay hit me hard or will I just get nasty feedback?

 

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There are alot of collectors that collect by die marriage, So if I was you I would put bigger/better pictures up. I'm not home to check to see how many marriages there are on this date or if any are hard to find but to maximize your sale bigger and better IMO.
Most auctions don't get alot of bids till the last day/hours.

 

I am not sure about what would happen if you canceled the sale. I would have put better pictures up though, because I can't really see the coin to well. What are you hoping to get for the coin?

 

okay I will wait until the end after all this is my first attempt at selling something on ebay

 

I don't mean to sound sarcastic, but isn't that what the reserve feature is for?

 

You've got it up to $1.58

 

tlasch,

It's too hard to say what your coin will go for, primarily because your photographs don't show near enough detail to judge the condition of your coin.
The $25 number you mention would be for an F-VF coin with problems (again, the pictures don't allow anyone to see if the coin has smooth, pristine or pitted fields). From what I can infer from your pictures, the surfaces don't look that good (or is it the reflection from the Mylar®?).
Your $150 would be for a near-mint state coin (TPG grading standards) with absolutely no problems. There is only one die state (C-1) for 1834 and there are a multitude of mint state coins known.

Can you post better pictures? That is one of the keys to selling on eBay. Good photos tell the bidders that you aren't trying to hide something.

 

Given these pictures I'd say you'll probably end up with $20-$25 bucks.

 

I wish I could I only have a scanner at this time and it makes the coin look worse than it actually is. I guess we will wait and see?
Here is the best possible picture my scanner can produce (and this is 600DPI) The coin is toned don't get me wrong (it's well circulated as well) but the scanner makes it look utterly terrible.

 

You need to download Gimp or photoscape and edit those pictures...crop out the 2x2 and resize them...that might help.

 

With pictures like that I would guess it may go for about $17.02 , just like this one. If pictures got graded like coins, your picture would be an About Good.

I would have to agree that when scanning coins to sell, crop as close to the coin as you can to illustrate the details as best as you can.

 

Thanks for the pics. It allowed me to look closer. My first thought is that, at best, it would grade (using ANA standards) F-12, perhaps F-15. However, the surface looks rough and that would drop it a grade or more. I also suspect some cleaning at some point (note the outer darker areas and the inner lighter areas). Using Early American Copper net grading and Jack Robinson's CQR pricing grade, a fair price would be ~$20. If I read the scribbled out price ($15.00?) on the 2x2 flip right, that's a more realistic value.

 

well I can tell form that persons picture that my coin is in much better condition. But I guess I will sell it for any price, I am not a half cent collector

 

Yes, I would agree that your coin looks better than his in the enlarged one on this site, but if I had to squint at your tiny eBay picture and compare it to his, I would say they are about the same. That is why you need to enlarge the coins by cropping the pictures, so that your bidders can see what we see here!

 

indeed will do.

Also that scribbeled out price of $15 was on the coin when I aquired it. I don't have any 2x2 sleeves to put most of my coins in. Whatever this coin sells for I guess I should use to put some of my coins in 2x2's lol.

From what the initial seller told me, it was from his grandfathers collection, I presume maybe he at some time wrote that price on it. but I don't know

 

I have since added a new picture.
Here is the cropped version I added
Better?

 

Grade would be VF-30

 

There you go i got it up to 10 bucks for you i wasent bidding to just raise it i really would love to have it, but cant do anymore then 10

 

You're gonna hate me, but I'm only trying to help. As stated above, there are photo issues. Get those figured out. My Uncle used to say that you can sell anything if it's in the right package. Your holder is horrid. Scribbles, uncentered, wrong holder for that coin. Potential buyers don't like looking at a product that is housed in such unattractive packaging. No matter how great the coin actually may be, the interest level is diminished from the get go. I think potential buyers may question the age of the seller if judging by the way it is being presented. Just awful. Now that you have bidders, I'm not sure if you can make these changes now or not. Anyway, it was a mistake. I make mistakes every single day. So next time, you'll know. Hope I didn't offend you. Didn't mean to.

 

Hey no problem I enjoy advise even if it's honest criticism, Thanks Camreno, and I will take your advise into mind 2schnauzers2luv I think all future coins I sell will be encapsulated in an Air Tite container as they are only $0.48 if you buy them in bulk. All expensive coins I decide to sell will be in slabs (not NGC but you get the idea)