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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7804792, member: 82549"]I've been selling coins on eBay for over 20 years. In the past I've auctioned them off with $.99 opening bids and no reserves. (I'm dating myself; I don't think eBay has reserve prices anymore.) The majority of the coins ended up selling for between 1/2 and 2/3 of their typical market value. That's been fine with me because they were duplicates and I just wanted to recoup some of my original investment so that I had a little more money to spend on the next batch.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've switched to fixed price listings for now, usually listing the coins for between 75-80% of market price. I make a little more money on them now, but I don't sell as many, and some coins linger for months before they sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point is that if you sell on eBay, don't expect to receive Heritage or even VCoins prices for your coins. If you're more concerned with selling the coin, use the auction format. If you're more concerned with getting something closer to market prices, use the fixed-price format, but be patient.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7804792, member: 82549"]I've been selling coins on eBay for over 20 years. In the past I've auctioned them off with $.99 opening bids and no reserves. (I'm dating myself; I don't think eBay has reserve prices anymore.) The majority of the coins ended up selling for between 1/2 and 2/3 of their typical market value. That's been fine with me because they were duplicates and I just wanted to recoup some of my original investment so that I had a little more money to spend on the next batch. I've switched to fixed price listings for now, usually listing the coins for between 75-80% of market price. I make a little more money on them now, but I don't sell as many, and some coins linger for months before they sell. The point is that if you sell on eBay, don't expect to receive Heritage or even VCoins prices for your coins. If you're more concerned with selling the coin, use the auction format. If you're more concerned with getting something closer to market prices, use the fixed-price format, but be patient.[/QUOTE]
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