The 1932 Brazil 1000 reis is one of the lowest mintages in the series at 56,000. Krause's prices are low in my opinion since when these come up for sale they tend to get bid up. This guy is selling a group of 11 of them. http://www.ebay.com/itm/180991416644?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Why do that? Why not sell them singly? Yes, you could buy them all and resell the ones you don't want, but that's a big investment. This auction will most likely net more than $100. Here's another one. 1929 Mexico 2 centavos, worth $65 in F condition. This guy has a group of four for sale. I asked and he won't split it up. I don't want four; I want one. These are all in poor condition but it would be a good hole filler for me. If he split them up, he'd have sold them by now, but instead he insists on grouping them, so there they sit. http://www.ebay.com/itm/230853197921?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 I'm sure that a seller who groups these will get less money for them and have a harder time trying to sell them. It's frustrating for people like me who are trying to finish a set without breaking the bank.
And one more thing on the subject of things that eBay sellers do that makes it hard to buy from them: There is one seller in Australia who has a few Australian coins that I can't find anywhere else online. However, he will only ship by registered mail, which is $15 to the U.S. I've bought a lot of coins from other people in Australia who shipped for a few dollars. I know he's protecting himself, but who's going to pay that to ship a coin, especially one that isn't a really high value item?
I hate when sellers try to make a coin look cheap by charging excessive shipping costs. $5 is way to much to ship a coin unless it's going priority mail. Your not supposed to profit from shipping but I see sellers listing a silver dime for $2.50, then charging $4.50 for shipping.
I just had a "shocking" experience few weeks back, a seller in Canada offers shipping to Canada / UK / US only, she agreed to ship a banknote to my country if I win for 18$, I was willing to pay that much, so I changed my address to my USA shipping address, made a bid then waited .... Then I bought a cheap coin from a German guy and had to change the shipping address to my local address .... I decided to increase my max bid for the note 3 seconds before auction ends, and I got a dreadful red message saying the seller does not ship to my country :dead-horse:.. the note sold for 20$ , I was willing to pay 60$ for it .. This was a good lesson for me , now if I really want something I will just bid the max for it from the beginning ..
Inflated shipping charges is one of the worst. And people keep bidding on their coins so they get away with it. I will not pay more than $4 for domestic shipping on a single item just out of principle. And $4 is for rare circumstances. Usually I limit it to $3.
Agree or disagree its the sellers call. All you the buyer can do is purchase it for the price and shipping or back away and hope you will find another you are more willing to pay for. Some want it both ways and make a profit on the shipping and coin also. I stopped buying on ebay for this reason. Am i hurting the seller no not at all someone that wants it will give him his asking price.
Hiddendragon, I believe the problem is that we are on opposite ends of the spectrum. You wish to buy a single example for your collection. I wish to buy lots to get better pricing, save on postage, and because I am a hoarder. We are wishing for different things. Heck, a lot of my searches on ebay even include the term "lot". As for the sellers, a lot of them do this because they don't want to mess around shipping a $5 coin. They have a lot to do, lots of coins to move, and cannot be bothered with tiny transactions. I have a great many sellers I have bough tfrom on Ebay that sell nearly everything in group lots, unless the individual coin will bring above $100.
I understand your perspective. Sometimes I like to buy lots because if it doesn't go for too much I can keep the coins I want and resell the ones I don't and often break even or even make a little money. But I don't like to spend a lot on coins so when people group valuable coins that means I can't buy them. And it doesn't make sense to group multiple copies of the same coin. There is a vast range on this site regarding what people spend on coins. Some spend hundreds on one coin, while others only can justify spending a few bucks. I'm in the latter group.
Of course, and how much you spend has little to do with how knowledgable a collector is. I know of some collectors who spend thousands on each piece and have rarely ever cracked open a book, while others I know may be limited budgetarily, but could probably write a book on the series.
He is not targeting small time collector but rather a dealer. Keep in mind time is money, time consumed on starting 11 seperate auction along with all the drama that happens (buyer not paying on time or demanding refund etc) for item worth couple dollars is not worth it. I would do the same in his place. Added Detecto, I am assuming they have tracking for their shipment? The reason for it is the buyer can claim coin didn't arrive and guess what ebay will refund their money unless seller can supply tracking #.
yes i was just going to comment myself on the "shipping cost" issue. lets break this down, 1st nobody wants a coin shipped to them in a plain letter envelope we want that nice bubble envelope and probably tracking as well. now even bulk purchased those little bubble envelopes cost about $1 ea and $1.95 in postage without any tracking or insurance on them. For this reason I can't see complaining that most sellers charge $2.95 or even $4.95 for shipping and materials as i just showed, that's what it costs them. On the other hand i get extremely peeved when I am charged $5 in shipping and get a coin in that letter envelope. I don't object to paying for what i get I just object to the dirty dealers that pull that kinda crap
Agreed. There has been a few times where I paid $3 shipping and it came in a plain envelope with a stamp. Your not even supposed to mail coins that way because they go through a machine.
I am pretty sure the answer to that is no, unless it is a proof (which, again, I don't think it is). I think business strikes were "wide" through 1992, then went close 1993 onward. 1998, 1999, and 2000 with the wide AM do command premiums.
You mean on shipping? It says that the person receiving the mail has to sign for it, so they can't say they didn't receive it if they did. It's much more expensive than regular mail.
