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<p>[QUOTE="Coinman_Ben, post: 693041, member: 9923"]I can understand why some people don't like ebay, I, too sell on ebay and their fees do get alittle out of hand sometimes, especially when selling low end coins. My suggestion to anyone trying to sell common coins such as common date Mercury dimes or any other common coins is to sell them by the roll or at least in lots of multiple coins that way you absorb the fees alittle better. Also, don't look at ebay as you're complete business, you should develop an off-ebay portion to your business for your repeat customers by asking each customer if their are any other coins on their "want list" and than ask for their permission to alert them once you've acquired a coin on their want list. The offline version of this strategy being put into practice is when a coin dealer at a coin show gives you his business card and takes your want list, so it is a perfectly legitimate strategy, it's just more common in the offline world than it is online.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, I'm on at least three mailinglists from sellers I've met on ebay who got my permission to send me emails updating me on the new coins they've acquired, so this is a perfectly legitimate strategy, you may feel uncomfortable about doing it for the first few times, but after awhile, it'll become more natural.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Coinman_Ben, post: 693041, member: 9923"]I can understand why some people don't like ebay, I, too sell on ebay and their fees do get alittle out of hand sometimes, especially when selling low end coins. My suggestion to anyone trying to sell common coins such as common date Mercury dimes or any other common coins is to sell them by the roll or at least in lots of multiple coins that way you absorb the fees alittle better. Also, don't look at ebay as you're complete business, you should develop an off-ebay portion to your business for your repeat customers by asking each customer if their are any other coins on their "want list" and than ask for their permission to alert them once you've acquired a coin on their want list. The offline version of this strategy being put into practice is when a coin dealer at a coin show gives you his business card and takes your want list, so it is a perfectly legitimate strategy, it's just more common in the offline world than it is online. By the way, I'm on at least three mailinglists from sellers I've met on ebay who got my permission to send me emails updating me on the new coins they've acquired, so this is a perfectly legitimate strategy, you may feel uncomfortable about doing it for the first few times, but after awhile, it'll become more natural.[/QUOTE]
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