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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 6602, member: 112"]Well you've received most of the answers already bigelk but there are a couple things I might add. First and foremost is watch for a while. If you find a seller that is consitently selling the type of stuff you want to buy - use the tracking feature in My ebay - keep an eye on the items. Watch how much they sell for in the end. You can also learn how this seller grades his coins this way by reading the feedback afterwards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Use all of the Favorites features that ebay has - this allows you to keep track of your favorite sellers or just sellers you're watching for a while. You should also use the Search for Items Completed function - to see what a given item sells for on average. The prices can vary greatly ! Sometimes this is because one coin is just of higher quality - other times it is because the buyer may not know what the item is truly worth or they just simply wanted it that bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for good deals - you bet they exist. But you need to know what is what to find them. As has been said here many times - knowledge is the key <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I currently own a coin I found on ebay while doing one of my daily searches. ( That's another thing - you do all this on a regular basis. ) It was a Spanish colonial 1769 4 reale. Now when I first saw this coin I simply didn't believe it. But I examined the pics closely - then I took them off the site and blew them up and examined them some more. By the time I was finished - my hands were shaking. Well at the end of that auction I was right there watching the seconds tick down and I placed my closing bid. I won the coin sure enough - I made sure of that. And I got it for a song. Now what was so special about it - well - there are 4 known in the world. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But there wasn't anybody watching close enough to know what it was.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now you tell me - can you find deals on ebay ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 6602, member: 112"]Well you've received most of the answers already bigelk but there are a couple things I might add. First and foremost is watch for a while. If you find a seller that is consitently selling the type of stuff you want to buy - use the tracking feature in My ebay - keep an eye on the items. Watch how much they sell for in the end. You can also learn how this seller grades his coins this way by reading the feedback afterwards. Use all of the Favorites features that ebay has - this allows you to keep track of your favorite sellers or just sellers you're watching for a while. You should also use the Search for Items Completed function - to see what a given item sells for on average. The prices can vary greatly ! Sometimes this is because one coin is just of higher quality - other times it is because the buyer may not know what the item is truly worth or they just simply wanted it that bad. As for good deals - you bet they exist. But you need to know what is what to find them. As has been said here many times - knowledge is the key ;) I currently own a coin I found on ebay while doing one of my daily searches. ( That's another thing - you do all this on a regular basis. ) It was a Spanish colonial 1769 4 reale. Now when I first saw this coin I simply didn't believe it. But I examined the pics closely - then I took them off the site and blew them up and examined them some more. By the time I was finished - my hands were shaking. Well at the end of that auction I was right there watching the seconds tick down and I placed my closing bid. I won the coin sure enough - I made sure of that. And I got it for a song. Now what was so special about it - well - there are 4 known in the world. :eek: But there wasn't anybody watching close enough to know what it was. Now you tell me - can you find deals on ebay ?[/QUOTE]
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