First time selling... advice?

[valiantman]

It's my first time selling coins on Ebay...

Here are the first three I've listed.

 

Any auction advice for me?

(Am I doing good, or is it all wrong?)

 

THANKS in advance!

[truthteller]

Hi,

 

Your 1830 and 1808 should be priced $10 less each. Solid VG on the 1830, Good+ on the 1808. The 1836 has reverse problems such as a gash on the eagle's beak and some heavy discoloration, which usually lowers the price significantly. The 1836 should be priced about $25.00. Not terribly scarce coins at this grade level.

 

 

TRUTH

[valiantman]

Hi,

 

Your 1830 and 1808 should be priced $10 less each. Solid VG on the 1830, Good+ on the 1808. The 1836 has reverse problems such as a gash on the eagle's beak and some heavy discoloration, which usually lowers the price significantly. The 1836 should be priced about $25.00. Not terribly scarce coins at this grade level.

 

 

TRUTH

Cool, thanks for the note.

The coins are in my possession and I did the scanning,

but they are on consignment.

My starting prices are "his prices",

and he'll be ok if they don't sell.

 

I take it the scans were large enough and clear enough?

[Bruceswar]

the scans were fine... Just don't ever try to scan a coin that has any sort of luster to it.. You will lose it all

[Leothelion]

My exact thoughts! A tad overgraded and priced! Nice scans!

 

Leo

[DonHeath]

Coins and pricing aside, I liked the listings. The scans are quite a bit better than normal for Ebay listings, the layout is clean, and the shipping and payment are clearly explained. The only thing I would ask clarification on if I were actually bidding is your "satisfaction guaranty". Since some buyers are irresponsible or unreasonable, I wouldn't expect you to make that guaranty to me as a bidder. I would only ask what your return policy was should I get the coin and find something distracting that wasn't apparent in the scan (hairlines, cleaning, tooling, etc). I think a stated policy along the lines of "full refund less Ebay, Paypal, shipping fees if not as described and I'm notified within 3 days of receipt of coin", or something along those lines would be adequate, and would increase the likelyhood I'd bid. JMO

 

BTW - If I wanted the coin, I'd email you and ask, but I don't think everyone would.

[nOoBiEeE-migration]

DonHeath has a good point. Your satisfaction guarunteed, does that mean refund or something else? Otherwise, everything looks kosher...

[Count_Erfit]

I'm sure you realize, but in case you didn't......selling on consignment will charge the fees to YOUR card.

[valiantman]

I'm sure you realize, but in case you didn't......selling on consignment will charge the fees to YOUR card.

Yep... in fact, I'll be handling all the fees and receiving all the money...

I'll pay the owner the net after fees and consignment percentage.

(And it looks like I may be giving him a few of his coins back!)

 

I'll be more specific in the future on the "satisfaction guarantee"...

I think I just meant "return the coin for a full refund, if not satisfied".