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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1888276, member: 42773"]If you've carefully researched your area of interest, there's little danger of being swindled, especially with the mandatory return policies. I've collected a number of excellent coins at bargain prices on eBay, and I'll continue to do so as long as the hunting is good.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as selling goes, well...you need good business acumen to make a profit anywhere. Every merchant has overhead, and that has to be calculated into your asking prices, and you've got to be stubborn about not selling for a loss. I made a few hundred profit recently, but I'm not selling anymore. I discovered it wasn't my interest. For one thing, it was a pain in the ass to constantly monitor my sales, package things up, drive them to the post office, etc. And for another, I didn't like parting with my coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1888276, member: 42773"]If you've carefully researched your area of interest, there's little danger of being swindled, especially with the mandatory return policies. I've collected a number of excellent coins at bargain prices on eBay, and I'll continue to do so as long as the hunting is good. As far as selling goes, well...you need good business acumen to make a profit anywhere. Every merchant has overhead, and that has to be calculated into your asking prices, and you've got to be stubborn about not selling for a loss. I made a few hundred profit recently, but I'm not selling anymore. I discovered it wasn't my interest. For one thing, it was a pain in the ass to constantly monitor my sales, package things up, drive them to the post office, etc. And for another, I didn't like parting with my coins.[/QUOTE]
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