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Message:: [QUOTE="Andrew McCabe, post: 3331139, member: 90666"]I would warn against any listing with a "make an offer". There's abundant data that some of the largest ebay ancient coin sellers routinely list the coins at three or four times what they paid (three or four times full retail) and then offer discounts that seem substantial along with the option of making an offer. They sometimes accept offers 30% less than original listed price - but that's often still double or more "usual" retail. Instead I prefer to deal with coin sellers that offer low everyday prices and don't actually accept offers because their markups are so small. One tip to browsing eBay is to select within a price range. So if browsing only coins costing $200 to $300, they should all be of comparable value. That's when the fixed price sellers stand out. They tend to offer much better coins at much lower prices than the triple-price scam artists who invite you to "make an offer". Whilst not everyone who invites offers is a scam, it's what I presume from experience. So if a seller, I do think it's best to list your lowest price up front and forget about asking for offers. It doesn't come across well to buyers.[/QUOTE]