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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 21113, member: 57463"]It is a principle that if you offer "X and Y" for sale, you will not find the people who want "either X or Y" but only those who want "both X and Y." You get the intersection, not the union.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, differentiation will pay more. Yes, you can find mixed lots selling "well" but that does not measure what they would have sold for individually. You also have to count your work. Most people, it seems to me, overvalue their own labor: doing the best job is not worth the effort. I feel that it is. Scan the coins and describe them, honestly, but fully, and with the best adjectives for their finest virtues. But do the work.</p><p><br /></p><p>You said that you would sell the Barbers as a lot, the Mercs as a lot, and so on. If you have any coins that are individually specially, then market them separately. Remember that a lot of all Barbers is still a mixed lot of Barbers. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are experienced at selling on eBay, you ought to have a lot of fun. If you are not, this is going to be a nightmare. Either way: good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 21113, member: 57463"]It is a principle that if you offer "X and Y" for sale, you will not find the people who want "either X or Y" but only those who want "both X and Y." You get the intersection, not the union. In other words, differentiation will pay more. Yes, you can find mixed lots selling "well" but that does not measure what they would have sold for individually. You also have to count your work. Most people, it seems to me, overvalue their own labor: doing the best job is not worth the effort. I feel that it is. Scan the coins and describe them, honestly, but fully, and with the best adjectives for their finest virtues. But do the work. You said that you would sell the Barbers as a lot, the Mercs as a lot, and so on. If you have any coins that are individually specially, then market them separately. Remember that a lot of all Barbers is still a mixed lot of Barbers. If you are experienced at selling on eBay, you ought to have a lot of fun. If you are not, this is going to be a nightmare. Either way: good luck![/QUOTE]
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