Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Coin Chat
>
People who use E-bay as a Pricing Tool
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2908694, member: 34882"]While that site can certainly be useful the first thing right off the bat that I noticed is for example coin if you use the example in the image. Is that you'll see that their code search string is likely taking all listings of '1879 s morgan silver dollar ngc ms63' if you click through to see the actual results it's aggregating and averaging on Ebay (which I recognize you stated to do and continue your research. Also I'm not sure if you're pushing CT rules regarding self promotion considering the site has an area for sales, even though it doesn't have any listed currently) but how many others would just take the values listed with no research?.</p><p><br /></p><p>So while it will give you an average it's getting really getting throw off by listings where multiple coins are listed in a lot or proof like coins which don't get excluded as seen below. So again while it's a very nice tool you have to be careful just accepting it as is. For instance below and these weren't the only multi group lots or PL coins that were included in the averaging they were just the first 3 I grabbed. But how much do you think just these three listing outliers work towards inflating the average value of the example coin a '1879 s morgan silver dollar ngc ms63'? I didn't actually average it out but I'd guess at least $15-$20</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]701944[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2908694, member: 34882"]While that site can certainly be useful the first thing right off the bat that I noticed is for example coin if you use the example in the image. Is that you'll see that their code search string is likely taking all listings of '1879 s morgan silver dollar ngc ms63' if you click through to see the actual results it's aggregating and averaging on Ebay (which I recognize you stated to do and continue your research. Also I'm not sure if you're pushing CT rules regarding self promotion considering the site has an area for sales, even though it doesn't have any listed currently) but how many others would just take the values listed with no research?. So while it will give you an average it's getting really getting throw off by listings where multiple coins are listed in a lot or proof like coins which don't get excluded as seen below. So again while it's a very nice tool you have to be careful just accepting it as is. For instance below and these weren't the only multi group lots or PL coins that were included in the averaging they were just the first 3 I grabbed. But how much do you think just these three listing outliers work towards inflating the average value of the example coin a '1879 s morgan silver dollar ngc ms63'? I didn't actually average it out but I'd guess at least $15-$20 [ATTACH=full]701944[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Coin Chat
>
People who use E-bay as a Pricing Tool
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...