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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4528723, member: 85693"]I buy almost all my ancients from eBay, and in my opinion, it is a terrific buyer's market. Which may indicate it is not such a great seller's market.</p><p><br /></p><p>You'll see on Coin Talk a lot of people who are unhappy about eBay, mostly because of the fakes that can be found there. For my part, the thing that characterizes eBay ancients is the vast number of lots that have a too high opening bid. For my part, I like all these too-high auctions because they make the real bargains harder to find. Of course that means I spend a lot of time wading through expensive stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which brings me to the coin in question. I found your auction on eBay - the OP is indeed a nice coin, and much higher grade than I normally pursue. That being said, your opening bid is sort of what I would consider a full-blown Vcoin retail price, or even an auction (non-eBay) auction price. Since I don't buy high-end stuff, I am not really sure what this particular coin is worth - I just know it is out of my scope. A more discerning collector might find this a good deal, I just don't know. Start the bidding at $0.99 and you are sure to get bids - the risk is that bidding will stop at $22.44.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only real advice I'd offer is that I suggest including the diameter and weight of your coin in your auction. Also, I see you note in the "seller notes" section that yours is a rare variety with CEN instead of CENS. This is indeed important, but I would put it in the main text of your auction - I've never liked the "seller notes" feature on eBay, as the print is tiny and easy-to-miss.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do have one of these - but with the more common CENS - it is not as nice as the OP, but I got it for $25 on eBay in 2013. I think that is a pretty good deal. But the wear might make it undesirable for a more serious collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121718[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian Denarius</b></p><p><b>(73 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[IMP CAES] VESP AVG CENS laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian</p><p>seated right on curule chair, holding scepter and branch.</p><p>RIC 546; RSC 387; BMC 98.</p><p>(3.14 grams / 18 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>While I was working on this, Ed posted - great comments there. I like "turnover turkey" - that is exactly what they are![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4528723, member: 85693"]I buy almost all my ancients from eBay, and in my opinion, it is a terrific buyer's market. Which may indicate it is not such a great seller's market. You'll see on Coin Talk a lot of people who are unhappy about eBay, mostly because of the fakes that can be found there. For my part, the thing that characterizes eBay ancients is the vast number of lots that have a too high opening bid. For my part, I like all these too-high auctions because they make the real bargains harder to find. Of course that means I spend a lot of time wading through expensive stuff. Which brings me to the coin in question. I found your auction on eBay - the OP is indeed a nice coin, and much higher grade than I normally pursue. That being said, your opening bid is sort of what I would consider a full-blown Vcoin retail price, or even an auction (non-eBay) auction price. Since I don't buy high-end stuff, I am not really sure what this particular coin is worth - I just know it is out of my scope. A more discerning collector might find this a good deal, I just don't know. Start the bidding at $0.99 and you are sure to get bids - the risk is that bidding will stop at $22.44. The only real advice I'd offer is that I suggest including the diameter and weight of your coin in your auction. Also, I see you note in the "seller notes" section that yours is a rare variety with CEN instead of CENS. This is indeed important, but I would put it in the main text of your auction - I've never liked the "seller notes" feature on eBay, as the print is tiny and easy-to-miss. I do have one of these - but with the more common CENS - it is not as nice as the OP, but I got it for $25 on eBay in 2013. I think that is a pretty good deal. But the wear might make it undesirable for a more serious collector. [ATTACH=full]1121718[/ATTACH] [B]Vespasian Denarius (73 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] [IMP CAES] VESP AVG CENS laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated right on curule chair, holding scepter and branch. RIC 546; RSC 387; BMC 98. (3.14 grams / 18 mm) While I was working on this, Ed posted - great comments there. I like "turnover turkey" - that is exactly what they are![/QUOTE]
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