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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 287039, member: 8033&quot;]<b>Communicate with the seller</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I rarely sell on ebay these days but as I seller I don&#039;t take Paypal either. Sorry, I don&#039;t trust it on my end and that extra little percentage on top of what ebay already gets starts to add up.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My feedback is 99.8% positive so I guess I don&#039;t qualify in your book. Ever wonder how some of the &quot;high 99s&quot; got that mark? In my case it was an idiot that did not understand a dutch auction so he waited until the last possible day to tag me with a negative. Believe me, he was &quot;walking funny&quot; when I got done &quot;thanking&quot; him for his remarks.</p><p>Sometimes you have to dig a bit deeper into feedback. You will often find that the person who left the negative has terrible feedback. You know, doesn&#039;t play well with others.</p><p><br /></p><p>My biggest thing though actually is communicating with the seller. If I email a seller with a legit question and get no response it only indicates they don&#039;t want to sell to me.</p><p>I confirm return policies, ask questions about coin for sale, would you accept a check etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone is in such a hurry about getting the coin NOW. I generally pay by check. If a seller has to hold it I&#039;m good with that - have never been burned either. I look at it this way, if I lived 45 years without that coin what&#039;s a few more weeks to make the seller comfortable.</p><p>I sell the same way and people that actually understand it from a seller&#039;s point of view often turn into loyal customers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line(s)</p><p>COMMUNICATE if there is none then pass.</p><p>DIG INTO FEEDBACK - it&#039;s more than a percentage.</p><p>IF NO PAYPAL EXCLUDES SELLERS - you&#039;re looking at a lot of the wrong sellers and truly missing out on some legit deals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof of this? The last coin I bought on ebay was an 1871 2 Cent Piece that the seller had graded as VF30. Newer seller, good feedback and I asked a LOT of questions. Picture wasn&#039;t that great either. He ansewered ANYTHING I asked and then held my check.</p><p>Came out to $25 after shipping for a no problem, properly graded coin. Book value of the coin? Over $80.</p><p><br /></p><p>Was worth my money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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