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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 1247696, member: 13307&quot;]As many of you know, I have begun listing coins on eBay as a test to see how well the system works.&nbsp; I have received great advice from the users of this forum so far, and I do appreciate it greatly.&nbsp; Here are my opinions so far:</p><p><br /></p><p>40 coins listed, all sold</p><p><br /></p><p>1 item is missing in the USPS system (currently being tracked down) even though it was mailed at the exact same time as approximately 14 other packages of similar size.&nbsp; There is no record of any scans in their system.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have had 30 buyers give me positive feedback (so far) saying that the coins were shipped quickly, packaged well, and exactly as described....EXCEPT:</p><p><br /></p><p>1 person who bought an item, paid for it, the item was shipped the next day.&nbsp; The buyer received the item, left positive feedback, and all was well....until they filed a chargeback with their credit card company this morning.&nbsp; No contact from the buyer, no coin returned in the mail, no indication that there were any problems whatsoever.&nbsp; I am confused by the chargeback amounts...PayPal lists two separate amounts...an amount on hold for the total of the original transaction, and a chargeback amount of $40 more than the original transaction plus shipping...so I&#039;m a bit confused by that.&nbsp; Am I being scammed here?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have 8 buyers who have yet to contact me or leave positive feedback.&nbsp; Online tracking says they received their coins...but no indications from them otherwise.&nbsp; Kinda curious how this will turn out.</p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, I&#039;m not sure how I feel about the entire process - it&#039;s a lot of work (relatively) compared to selling them on Craigslist.&nbsp; It&#039;s a lot more time as well...and I lose 12% of the gross to fees.&nbsp; Some items sold for more than expected, but most sold for between 50% and 75% of book (numismedia/coin prices.)&nbsp; I know that summertime isn&#039;t a great time to sell coins, so that may account for the lower selling prices...but then again, I realize that many of the items I listed weren&#039;t &quot;take your breath away&quot; kind of coins.&nbsp; Did anyone here check out my auctions, win anything from me, and have feedback either way?&nbsp; What did you think of my packaging?&nbsp; Here&#039;s what I did:</p><p><br /></p><p>*Placed the coin in a stapled 2x2.&nbsp; Made sure to crimp down the staple ends.</p><p>*Placed the 2x2 inside a plastic hobby bag and sealed that shut to protect against accidental water damage during shipping.</p><p>*Folded the bag neatly inside multiple layers of foam padding (with an adhesive backing, so that was sealed as well) and stapled the edges of that together to keep it from coming unraveled.</p><p>*Placed the item in a padded envelope.&nbsp; Taped the shipping label to the front and wrapped packing tape around the entire envelope (except for the label.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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