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<p>[QUOTE="Pilkenton, post: 841257, member: 23961"]Last night I bought a 1964 Washington quarter on ebay last nite for 2.25 + .50 S&H. I thought this was cheap, considering most silver quarters on ebay go for closer to four bucks a piece. I also noticed that there were other 1964 quarters before and after this listing were going for closer to 4.00. Why, I wondered, was this one so much cheaper. The only thing I could see was that this must have been the seller's first ebay sell. The guy had no reputation points, and no prior sales, and he only had one other listing for sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do rookie sellers scare people away? I was the fifth bidder, so people were looking at this. Was this the reason it sold for such low a price, when others in the same time frame were selling for more? He was from the USA, so location wasn't a factor. Neither was shipping and handling.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was thinking about selling something on-line, but this worries me a little.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I would be leery buying something expensive from a new seller, but I'm not going to worry about losing $2.75. BTW, I looked at my ebay account, and he already shipped it and gave me a good rep.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pilkenton, post: 841257, member: 23961"]Last night I bought a 1964 Washington quarter on ebay last nite for 2.25 + .50 S&H. I thought this was cheap, considering most silver quarters on ebay go for closer to four bucks a piece. I also noticed that there were other 1964 quarters before and after this listing were going for closer to 4.00. Why, I wondered, was this one so much cheaper. The only thing I could see was that this must have been the seller's first ebay sell. The guy had no reputation points, and no prior sales, and he only had one other listing for sale. Do rookie sellers scare people away? I was the fifth bidder, so people were looking at this. Was this the reason it sold for such low a price, when others in the same time frame were selling for more? He was from the USA, so location wasn't a factor. Neither was shipping and handling. I was thinking about selling something on-line, but this worries me a little. I think I would be leery buying something expensive from a new seller, but I'm not going to worry about losing $2.75. BTW, I looked at my ebay account, and he already shipped it and gave me a good rep.[/QUOTE]
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