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<p>[QUOTE="David@PCC, post: 2780898, member: 80556"]I've been buying and selling on ebay for at least 15 years and I have noticed changes as most of you have. Uncleaned or 'fresh' coins have dramatically decreased probably due to regulation. I'm not sure if they still exist elsewhere, but I don't see them offered openly as much.</p><p><br /></p><p>If prices on ebay have gone down I feel it has to do with its listing structure that changed many years ago. They used to charge for every listing whether it sold or not, which caused many to not list. I found cheaper coins went for more a decade plus ago. Now I get promotions to list 500 coins for free all the time which saturates the market and causes common coins to go down in price.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do see more 'recycling' of listings for coins that do not sell and I think that puts off a lot of buyers by having to see the same listings over and over.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>15 years ago was great for finding varied and high quality coins and lots starting at 99 cents. Many good deals could be had back then. I can not speculate on total supply but think those particular sellers simply couldn't get more of what they were selling. To get good coins at cheap prices can't last forever. There are still some that have kept that pricing strategy, but there are not many left that sell at high quantity levels with no reserve.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David@PCC, post: 2780898, member: 80556"]I've been buying and selling on ebay for at least 15 years and I have noticed changes as most of you have. Uncleaned or 'fresh' coins have dramatically decreased probably due to regulation. I'm not sure if they still exist elsewhere, but I don't see them offered openly as much. If prices on ebay have gone down I feel it has to do with its listing structure that changed many years ago. They used to charge for every listing whether it sold or not, which caused many to not list. I found cheaper coins went for more a decade plus ago. Now I get promotions to list 500 coins for free all the time which saturates the market and causes common coins to go down in price. I do see more 'recycling' of listings for coins that do not sell and I think that puts off a lot of buyers by having to see the same listings over and over. 15 years ago was great for finding varied and high quality coins and lots starting at 99 cents. Many good deals could be had back then. I can not speculate on total supply but think those particular sellers simply couldn't get more of what they were selling. To get good coins at cheap prices can't last forever. There are still some that have kept that pricing strategy, but there are not many left that sell at high quantity levels with no reserve.[/QUOTE]
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