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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1467279, member: 37498"]List them for sale here or list them on craigslist. No fees either way.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you sell them on craigslist, just be sure to deal locally, in a safe location and remember that cash is king!</p><p><br /></p><p>If you don't want to do craigslist, I don't think I would use your boss' FeeBay account. You are correct in that fees are high enough already and an extra 10% is going to be hard to overcome. Unless he's going to do all the work for you, i.e. listing the coins, taking payment, shipping the coins, etc, then he doesn't seem to be doing you any favor by letting you use his account and charging you for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Local coin dealer? I'd probably avoid doing that simply because you will not get anywhere near top dollar. IMO - When selling coins, local coin dealers are good for two things: People that need money fast, and people that inherited coins that they have no interst in. Some coin stores are better than others, and yours could be an exceptional coin store. You could always take them in and ask them what they'll give you for them. No harm in that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have a FeeBay account at all? If not, create one, buy a bunch of low price items to get some feedback, and then list your coins. Slowly at first to see if they sell for as much as you want them to. If you take good pictures, give good descriptions of the coin(s), explain your policies, and I don't think you'll have a problem. I don't really care if a seller only has 10 feedback points. I know that FeeBay has my back as a buyer and I'll get my money back if something goes wrong and I think there are enough buyers out there who feel the same that you won't have a problem selling them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1467279, member: 37498"]List them for sale here or list them on craigslist. No fees either way. If you sell them on craigslist, just be sure to deal locally, in a safe location and remember that cash is king! If you don't want to do craigslist, I don't think I would use your boss' FeeBay account. You are correct in that fees are high enough already and an extra 10% is going to be hard to overcome. Unless he's going to do all the work for you, i.e. listing the coins, taking payment, shipping the coins, etc, then he doesn't seem to be doing you any favor by letting you use his account and charging you for it. Local coin dealer? I'd probably avoid doing that simply because you will not get anywhere near top dollar. IMO - When selling coins, local coin dealers are good for two things: People that need money fast, and people that inherited coins that they have no interst in. Some coin stores are better than others, and yours could be an exceptional coin store. You could always take them in and ask them what they'll give you for them. No harm in that. Do you have a FeeBay account at all? If not, create one, buy a bunch of low price items to get some feedback, and then list your coins. Slowly at first to see if they sell for as much as you want them to. If you take good pictures, give good descriptions of the coin(s), explain your policies, and I don't think you'll have a problem. I don't really care if a seller only has 10 feedback points. I know that FeeBay has my back as a buyer and I'll get my money back if something goes wrong and I think there are enough buyers out there who feel the same that you won't have a problem selling them.[/QUOTE]
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