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<p>[QUOTE="ACE Mike, post: 934963, member: 26383"]I have heard all of the horror stories too, but the fact remains that tons of people do buy their coins through the Ebay avenue! I know I could grow my coin business a great deal by selling on Ebay, but I resist the temptation due to the poor reputation Ebay has among knowledgeable collectors as well as the huge fees that would force me to raise my prices a great deal above the levels that I can sell at on my own website.</p><p> </p><p>Also, it is a personal preference of mine to know the price of an item I wish to purchase, rather than having to go through the whole bidding process. I know Ebay has the buy it now option, but again I am stuck with the high fees.</p><p> </p><p>Pictures can work fairly well, especially when any defects are noted in the description. I scan my smaller coins at 600 dpi, down to about 450 dpi on the larger coins. My goal is to provide about a 4 to 5 inch diameter image on a typical monitor.</p><p> </p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ACE Mike, post: 934963, member: 26383"]I have heard all of the horror stories too, but the fact remains that tons of people do buy their coins through the Ebay avenue! I know I could grow my coin business a great deal by selling on Ebay, but I resist the temptation due to the poor reputation Ebay has among knowledgeable collectors as well as the huge fees that would force me to raise my prices a great deal above the levels that I can sell at on my own website. Also, it is a personal preference of mine to know the price of an item I wish to purchase, rather than having to go through the whole bidding process. I know Ebay has the buy it now option, but again I am stuck with the high fees. Pictures can work fairly well, especially when any defects are noted in the description. I scan my smaller coins at 600 dpi, down to about 450 dpi on the larger coins. My goal is to provide about a 4 to 5 inch diameter image on a typical monitor. Mike[/QUOTE]
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