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<p>[QUOTE="ikandiggit, post: 1364448, member: 16269"]I just came across this thread. The situation that you've found yourself in was predictable. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've been in a similar business and while on the surface it looks like a dream job, it's still a job and extremely time consuming. Buying and putting an item up for auction sounds easy but when you multiply that a hundredfold, then it becomes stressful. Researching, photographing, posting, emailing, packaging, shipping and doing follow-ups with each item takes a lot of time. </p><p><br /></p><p>Even if you had good general knowledge there are so many variables to deal with especially with coins. Grades, types, varieties, forgeries, etc. all come into play. How much time can you devote to each coin before your time exceeds the potential return on the coin? And if you make a mistake (say not listing a variety), it could mean lost potential income.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, you're being asked to deal with items that you have no knowledge about at all. I'd tell them... "No". Someone else has to deal with those, I'll just do the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want, tell them you'll help them out on the odd evening or weekend but if you stay, what you've already experienced will just get worse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ikandiggit, post: 1364448, member: 16269"]I just came across this thread. The situation that you've found yourself in was predictable. I've been in a similar business and while on the surface it looks like a dream job, it's still a job and extremely time consuming. Buying and putting an item up for auction sounds easy but when you multiply that a hundredfold, then it becomes stressful. Researching, photographing, posting, emailing, packaging, shipping and doing follow-ups with each item takes a lot of time. Even if you had good general knowledge there are so many variables to deal with especially with coins. Grades, types, varieties, forgeries, etc. all come into play. How much time can you devote to each coin before your time exceeds the potential return on the coin? And if you make a mistake (say not listing a variety), it could mean lost potential income. Now, you're being asked to deal with items that you have no knowledge about at all. I'd tell them... "No". Someone else has to deal with those, I'll just do the coins. If you want, tell them you'll help them out on the odd evening or weekend but if you stay, what you've already experienced will just get worse.[/QUOTE]
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