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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;borgovan, post: 778567, member: 13016&quot;]My primary tip would be: Don&#039;t sell on eBay. Their selling fees border on scandalous, and their rules are seller-unfriendly, scammer-friendly. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I used to be an eBay powerseller until they came up with their newer sets of fees and rules about a year ago, and that was the final straw. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That being said, if you do decide to sell with them, I always found the following helpful:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1) It&#039;s all about the picture. If you have quality coins, you want to show them off. Nobody wants to bid on an item they can&#039;t see. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2) Be very selective with your key words. Don&#039;t use junk like <a href="mailto:L@@K">L@@K</a> or other nonsense. Use as much of the title room as you can so you&#039;ll be found by more keyword searches.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3) End your auctions at a time when most people will be home, online, and able to bid. I had most of my auctions end Sunday night, and I always did very well. I timed it so I could hit all three U.S. time zones reasonably well, usually about 9 PM EST. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>4) Write very precise policies: Whether or not you take returns, within what time frame, and who pays return shipping; if raw coins, mention your grading credentials; payment time frame, types of payment accepted, etc. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>5) Until you get a large amount of positive feedback, start small. Only list a few small-value items at a time. You won&#039;t get really good bids until people perceive you can be trusted. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>6) Be very customer-service oriented. Communicate with your customers rapidly and effectively. At the same time, watch out for scammers. Don&#039;t let people fool you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>7) Offer free shipping if at all possible. If you are charging for shipping, build insurance rates into your shipping cost. Any item with more than nominal value should be insured. Don&#039;t ship something uninsured you can&#039;t afford to lose. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>8) Start items off at $0.01 with no reserve. I always did this, and only lost money on less than 1% of my auctions. The low start attracts large numbers of watchers. Personally, I don&#039;t bid on auctions with a reserve price. I think I only used a reserve price once, and it wasn&#039;t necessary. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>9) Hate to harp on this again, but really consider venues other than eBay. Try posting coins here in the Open forum. If you absolutely must use eBay, consider all of your costs (posting fees, selling fees, PayPal fees, padded envelopes, postage, insurance, etc) and see if you can still really make it worth your time. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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