eBay help!

Well here is my thinking. I don't want to be those people who have those seeded rolls. Here's the story behind the jar. I bought it at a coin show from a dealer for $30. I saw they were going for about $50 on eBay so I got it. I asked him about the jar and he said it was from the 1960's and worth about $7.50. I posted a photo of it on Instagram and someone did confirm that it was from the 60's and worth about $7.50. I didn't search through it because I thought if a dealer sold it to me for $30 then why would their be any coins in it worth selling on its own. So I thought if I put it on eBay and didn't search through it then I would get more then if I searched through it, found nothing worth selling on its own and then got less because I would have to put that a searched through it. Also the $14 shipping was my Dad's idea. He used eBay back in its infant year where you could get away with charging crazy amounts for shipping. I wanted to go with $12 (the cost of shipping rounded up to the nearest dollar) but if I didn't do what he said I wouldn't get to do it at all. So far I have two bids so I don't think people a too turned off at the fact that I have no reviews but only time will tell. Thanks for everything so far and keep it coming, I love hear what you guys think and learning all the tips!

 

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Get it out of that glass jar and use a small flat rate box. You can ship that for $6. It will greatly increase your odds of selling it.

 

In addition, some flat-rate boxes include $50 insurance automatically; you won't have to insure it.

 

I don't know, Sully... it still sounds a tad too convenient to be honest, but whatever floats your boat. Even if the truth, there will be those who will see such a listing and automatically assume the seller questionable. With that said though, and assuming your story true, you're knowingly implying something different in the listing from what you know to be true (by stating it has not been searched for errors/keys while assuming that this supposed dealer has, in fact, already done so). Personally, if in your shoes and hoping to sell such a lot on eBay, I would take the above gentleman's advice, and pull the unsearched claim as well.

As for your items having two bids, that's great, but does not invalidate what I said earlier. Chances are (and short of the very generous forum gift bids) that your items will sell for less than average because of the low feedback, and will continue until you're reasonably established, so is something you should keep in mind when listing your wares.

 

Yeah, most collectors know or should know that "unsearched" is just a gimmick. No collector would want to potentially lose out on a rare date, and having hundreds of coins sitting in your possession would lead to extreme curiosity as we all know. I've gotten some truly unsearched world coins before, but that purchase was from a noncollector who didn't hype the lot. Anyways, I'm not sure 1000 would fit in a small flat rate. You might need a medium flat rate box, which is around a 11 bucks. But that's the best way to go.

 

USPS never gives an inch. The medium flat-rate box comes with $50 insurance, but if you want $100 insurance, you can't just add $50 worth; you have to start over, fee-wise. Clever or greedy, you decide.

 

Why don't you take your own advice the next time you are whining about your Ebay problems.