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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rld14, post: 456080, member: 16133&quot;]David,</p><p><br /></p><p>If you think that this item being questioned is in any way out of line, I strongly suggest that you take a closer look at your listing.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have a (0) feedback seller on eBay, with a very simple and terse description of the coin.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t send you $400,000 either, I wouldnt buy scrap silver based on your description.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you are not familiar with eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, you need pictures.&nbsp; Lots of pictures and good ones at that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, you need a good description.&nbsp; On a piece like this where I would assume you have a small but highly astute market, you need to list the provenance of the coin.&nbsp; Scans of the entire slab as well, if it was purchased at auction, say that, if ti came from a dealer, say that too.&nbsp; If you got it in a bag of scrap silver, say that as well.&nbsp; Regardless, you need to give people reasons to do business with you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then we have the &quot;You have no feedback showing a history of selling high dollar coins on eBay so people think you are that Valduz scammer guy&quot; factor.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would put in the listing that you are willing to meet any buyer in person at your bank to consummate the sale or that you will use a 3rd party Escrow firm or something to that effect.&nbsp; An Escrow firm will charge you about 1%</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a $2 bill that apparently just sold for $500,000:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/AMERICAS-FIRST-2-BILL-1862-SERIAL-1-SERIES-1-PP-A_W0QQitemZ330276740187QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330276740187&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&amp;_trkparms=66%3A4|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1309" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/AMERICAS-FIRST-2-BILL-1862-SERIAL-1-SERIES-1-PP-A_W0QQitemZ330276740187QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330276740187&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&amp;_trkparms=66%3A4|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1309" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/AMERICAS-FIRST-2-BILL-1862-SERIAL-1-SERIES-1-PP-A_W0QQitemZ330276740187QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330276740187&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&amp;_trkparms=66:4|65:3|39:1|240:1309</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So it seems that you can sell a coin like this on eBay if you are lucky.&nbsp; In reality, that note sold because it was sold by a known seller and it had a lot of pictures and it was fully disclosed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, which ad would get you to part with the thick end of a half a million dollars?&nbsp; The $2 Bill one or yours?</p><p><br /></p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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