A new site for numismatic buyers and sellers.

Hey guys...

For a long time now, I have been fed up with eBay, and for that matter, all the other auction sites... and if I'm not mistaken, so have you. There are just too many problems with these sites; unethical sellers, shilling, doctoring, and fakes, not to mention listing fees and the ever rising seller's premium. When we try to alert them to these issues, our pleas fall on deaf ears. This entire system works against good, honest buyers, sellers and collectors. Awhile back, I gave this some serious thought and said to myself, "No use whining about it; what can I do to change the situation?"

Many of you know me from the boards, some I have met in person. I am a Top-Rated Power Seller on eBay (coin-aholic), and have been on eBay since 1998 (my original account is scottandelli.) In 'real-life', I am a game designer, having created 10 top-ten games, 6 number one titles, two highly successful IPs and garnered 4 industry awards. I am also a photo-journalist and in charge of the graphics and composition for the local newspaper. I consider myself a creative, pro-active person, and not one to accept the status quo. I decided I would use my creativity to do something about the 'eBay problem' and I have come up with what I believe is the best possible solution.

We all love to go to the money shows. I know I do! Basically, the monetization model for a show is: dealers rent space for a flat fee, and keep the profits from whatever sales they make. The only problem with a live show is that the time the public has access to the wares is limited, and there are travel expenses, etc. A typical local show lasts three days, with public having access for around 19 hours out of 72... That's only 26% of the time purchased, and a wasted 74%. The eBay problems we already know, but in its favor there are no travel expenses, and potential customers have access 24/7. I thought to myself, 'What if I can take the best features of the two models and create a better place for us to buy and sell our coins and currency?' I did... and I call it Numishow.

Numishow.com is a virtual coin and currency show, which allows a seller to rent booth space on a monthly basis (for less than a typical 3-day live show!), list their items and give the buying public access 24/7. After the flat booth fee, there are no other costs (except a 2% credit card transaction fee from the bank.) Whatever profit you make, you keep. I even came up with (what I think is) a catchy tag line: 'Sell your money. Keep your cash.' Ebay sellers... what did you pay in auction fees last month? $100? $250? More? I know when you see the site, and do the math you will see the benefit of this model. Sellers get to keep their profits, and buyers will enjoy lower prices (since buyers need not jack them up to try to recover lost profits.) Buyers do not pay a cover charge to 'get in' as they would in a live show, but a modest $1.00 is added to each invoice in its place. The site itself will be responsible for site maintenance, and advertising to generate the traffic.

I invite you all to check the site out, sign up and visit often. I have put in a lot of time, effort and resources to make this THE site we use for our needs. I also would love to hear your feedback. I have several features that will be coming online in the near future, and if there are features you want first, I will work to get them added a.s.a.p. I also hope you will spread the word to all who would benefit from the site!

Thanks, and hope to see you there.

Scott Hansen