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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeatedLibLover, post: 118091, member: 4149&quot;]Hi,</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been selling things on ebay for a few years now, not professionally, just personal stuff here there.&nbsp; Most of it is coin or exonumia stuff, but I have sold all sorts of things there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few tips, that you should take with a grain of salt, I am not a power seller or anything:</p><p><br /></p><p>Like you said, the pictures are important.&nbsp; Take good pictures of the obverse and the reverse of the coin(s) showing as much detail as possible.&nbsp; This is one of the most important things in my opinion.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Be very accurate and detailed in your description.&nbsp; Talk up your coin, but don&#039;t over do it or exagerate...be honest.&nbsp; If there are any problems or flaws with the coin, mention them in the description.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Make good use of the item title.&nbsp; Put as much information as you can fit, and don&#039;t waste space with things like, &quot;MUST SEE&quot; or exclamation points.&nbsp; This is how people find your listing when they search, try to use keywords that people who may be interested in your coin will be entering in the search box.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest accepting paypal, but that is up to you.&nbsp; You do have to pay paypal fees, but it is my opinion that you will get more bidders on your item if you accept it to make up for the fees.&nbsp; There are alot of bidders who don&#039;t want to send a check and only bid on auctions that accept paypal.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If people ask you questions, respond right away.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t respond, or take to long to respond, they will probably find someone else&#039;s auction to bid on.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest starting your auction at the lowest price you would be satisfied in selling your coin(s) for.&nbsp; Some people like to start auctions out at 1 cent to drum up excitement...but you could end up selling a fifty dollar coin for a buck if you do this.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Be reasonable with shipping and handling.&nbsp; Find out what it will actually cost you to safely package, insure, and ship the item, and charge that amount.&nbsp; Some people try to make a huge profit on shipping, and try to use high shipping to avoid final value fees, but that turns many bidders off.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fees I can think of off the top of my head are the listing fee, the final value fee, and any paypal fees.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know percentages by heart, but they are clearly stated when you list an auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is just my personal pet peeve...don&#039;t call your coin rare unless it really is.&nbsp; Rare is the most overused word on ebay.&nbsp; State quarters are NOT rare...lol.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I hope your auctions go well.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh yeah, I just remembered...I like to have my auctions end on either a Saturday or a Sunday evening.&nbsp; People will most likely be off work and able to place last minute bids that way.&nbsp; I think I read somewhere that Thursdays are the worst days to have your auction end because that is ebay&#039;s slowest day, but don&#039;t quote me on that.</p><p><br /></p><p>:smile[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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