Artificial Toning: E-Bay Selling Experiment

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Lehigh96, Oct 21, 2013.

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I bought this coin for $4.50, it will sell for (poll choice)

Poll closed Oct 24, 2013.

  1. More

    25 vote(s)
    89.3%

  2. Less

    2 vote(s)
    7.1%

  3. Who Cares

    1 vote(s)
    3.6%
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  1. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Well done. It was neat to watch, anyway!
     
    C-B-D, Oct 30, 2013
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  3. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    :mad:That one thing I hate about eBay when I was selling @ eBay, Buyer get all the Benny
    Seller get the pain the asset ;)
     
    jello, Oct 30, 2013
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  4. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Not that it means anything but just as an observation, back when Paul first posted this thread the seller he bought the coin from had 3 other AT quarters up for sale. Each was offered at $10.50. All 3 expired unsold. He now has the same 3 coins offered starting at $0.99. That kind of speaks to Paul's point.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/WASHINGTON-...10?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5af6eb136e

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/WASHINGTON-...31?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5af6eb1383

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/WASHINGTON-...89?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3f2b532c65

    Apparently the seller hopes to get as much as he can from the coins at first, but when they don't sell he decides to settle for whatever he can get for his efforts. And obviously he repeats this pattern.
     
    GDJMSP, Oct 30, 2013
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  5. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    I agree , PT Barnums words ring true here , especially with the words AT in the title . But I love this experiment .

    Dang late again .
     
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    rzage, Oct 30, 2013
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  6. jester3681

    jester3681 Exonumia Enthusiast

    I've had an abnormal number of unpaid bidders in the last three months. Kind of strange. And all on cheaper stuff $2-8.
     
    jester3681, Oct 30, 2013
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  7. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    I sent him an invoice and he paid right away. He probably just forgot that he bid on it. The coin shipped out this morning. Now all I have to do is avoid negative feedback and call it a successful experiment.
     
    Lehigh96, Oct 30, 2013
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  8. d.t.menace

    d.t.menace Member

    That looked like a decent coin. I'm thinking it would have sold for more if it were dipped white again.
     
    d.t.menace, Oct 30, 2013
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  9. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Sounds like a different experiment for a different day.
     
    Lehigh96, Oct 30, 2013
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  10. d.t.menace

    d.t.menace Member

    'Twood be a good thing to throw back at an AT'er that his coins were worth more with his "handywork" removed.:D
     
    d.t.menace, Oct 30, 2013
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  11. BadThad

    BadThad Calibrated for Lincolns

    Offer a refund and start over. I'd like to see how much it can fetch over 10 tries. It could turn out to be quite a spread. Drop the buyer a message and tell him you just now figured out the toning is fake and you wouldn't feel comfortable selling it to him. LOLOL
     
    BadThad, Oct 30, 2013
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