Decided to write this thread with some examples If you have a look at some recent sales threads that i had running on SS *** For Sale - Piedforts, Proofs & other silver coins *** http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-23912-for-sale-piedforts-proofs-other-silver-coins.html *** SILVER FOR SALE - MOST LESS THAN 5% OVER SPOT !!! *** http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-24397-silver-for-sale-most-less-than-5-over-spot.html French 100 Francs La Fayette PIEDFORT set with COA & Case $60 - 12% OVER SPOT Total 1.77 oz asw eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/320884649169?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1562.l2649 2 x 100 Francs $27 - 3% OVER SPOT Total 0.868 oz asw eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/32088464085...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1562.l2649#ht_1472wt_1311 5 3 x 50 Schillings Austria $38 - 1.5% OVER SPOT 1.2345 oz asw eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/32088463561...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1562.l2649#ht_1183wt_1311 2 PA'ANGA $42 - 3% OVER SPOT Total 1.3521 oz asw eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/32088464575...OX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1562.l2649#ht_741wt_1311 to recap SS price ( with a lot of embarrassing bumps ) eBay ( with fees and paypal n other stuff) PIEDFORT : $60 $90 + $8 p&h 2 x 100F : $27 $49 +$5 p&h 3 x 50 SCH : $38 $41.98 + $5 p&h 2 PA'ANGA : $42 $60 +$3 P&H As, can be seen, Thucy wont bother you anymore with world silver coins.
There are potentially 4000 or so SS customers here. Less the members who are selling, not buying. Less the members who never buy, theyre only here to read the threads. Less the members who are buyers, but only want to buy gold. Less the members who are buyers of silver but do not have any funds available (damn you school fees, skyrocketing utility bills etc.) Less the members who are buyers of silver but only want to buy bars Less the members who dont like secondhand bullion Less the members who only buy highly recognisable bullion for ease of future resale That might leave you with a handful of potential SS customers at this point in time and half of them are probably lowballers anyway. Ebay has millions of potential customers so it is no surprise that your coins sell so well there. I congratulate you thucy.....if thats the point of this exercise. :/
I noticed you hadn't put any up for a while. I liked buying from you thucy because I knew they will be legit, good condition, and a fair price
I've made this comment a few times over the last 6 months or so. People on SS used to recognise a good price on most of the mainstream numi/bullion coins. Nowdays everyone seems to be so focused on spot that unless you are selling at spot or bullion coins that go for spot (with the exception of pre dec) things dont sell. You will also receive an PM box full of offers of spot (or less) for your lunars, proofs etc. I don't know if this is because of a change of people or the fact that so many people on here are selling these days that the market is flooded with choice. However - unless I am selling something that is spot priced these days I tend to put it up on ebay - particularly as you get the first 30 items per month for free so you can put a base price on and if it sells great and if it doesn't then you haven't lost anything. malachii
dont be offended it's only temporary, when the price spikes up people will start buying again, theres plenty on here that are still holding a loss I would suggest, therefore very wary. One old time stacker suggested the other day it was exactly like 2009.
I have a few 2012 kooks i want to sell .. do you think I will get a better result selling here or on ebay ??
The best part is when people try to sell items on SS for more than what they go for on eBay even after fees/postage etc.
In this case yes - but they were up on buy-it-nows, they sold within 48 hours (200 coins total) and I didn't have to do any bumps or get silly offers below spot! There are many other times where I've got more like 15-25% above SS prices AFTER ebay/paypal fees. malachii
