davidrj Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) I found this on another forumHow do you rate as a potential Ebay seller?1. A coin you are listing has bronze disease. You would describe this in your listing as…(a) lovely green patina( requires mild cleaning/wouldn’t mention it© I would never sell such a coin.2. The best way to describe those Kushan slugs you’d dipped in toilet-cleaning acid last week is…(a) It’s amazing how, even after more than 2000 years, you can still see the original mint luster on these coins.( The coins have been cleaned mildly to remove tough grime.© I would never sell such coins3. A coin you have been unable to attribute is best described as…(a) {Type emperor}, {Type mint) EXTREMELY RARE. UNLISTED!!!! DON’T MISS IT!!!!!!!( Rare ancient coin© Unattributed4. The best way to pack a high-grade coin before shipping it to the buyer is to(a) tape it to an old newspaper page, fold it up, and stuff the damn thing inside the envelope.( use cheap packaging, but at least place the coin in a small plastic pouch.© use top-quality packaging and place the coin in an acid-free holder.5. The best way to find new/rare varieties for your shop is to(a) get a sharp knife (wink, wink)( get coins with partial mint names and write “creative” descriptions© travel extensively and build contacts6. Using “stock” images in auction listings is(a) Essential( Acceptable© Unacceptable7. An underweight coin is(a) AN EXTREMELY RARE *UNRECORDED* variety( I never mention weights in my listings.© Most likely to be a fake8. Catalog values are(a) sometimes useful for jacking up the price( for nerds© mostly indicative and do not necessarily reflect market values9. Would you knowingly sell a fake coin?(a) Absolutely!( “I do not know what this is. No returns accepted.”© Never10. What is your opinion on shill bidding?(a) I prefer the term “encouragement”. It helps weed out weak buyers.( They can track it, can’t they?© It is a disgusting practice. I would never engage in it.SCORINGFor every (a), give yourself 10 POINTSFor every ( , give yourself 5 POINTSFor every ©, give yourself 0 POINTSRESULT90-100 points: Congratulations! You are on your way to 5-star powerselling glory!50-90 points: You are getting there. Keep it up!5-45 points: Don't get your hopes too high…0 points: We thank thee for taking this quiz, dear Jesus.edit - don't you hate it when when perfectly good text gets converted to emoticonsDavid Edited December 28, 2014 by davidrj 2 Quote
Sword Posted December 29, 2014 Posted December 29, 2014 :D Funny (esp. because there are probably people who would describe an underweight coin as a rare variety) Quote
Peckris Posted December 29, 2014 Posted December 29, 2014 I found this on another forumHow do you rate as a potential Ebay seller?1. A coin you are listing has bronze disease. You would describe this in your listing as…(a) lovely green patina( requires mild cleaning/wouldn’t mention it© I would never sell such a coin.d) it's a great rarity2. The best way to describe those Kushan slugs you’d dipped in toilet-cleaning acid last week is…(a) It’s amazing how, even after more than 2000 years, you can still see the original mint luster on these coins.( The coins have been cleaned mildly to remove tough grime.© I would never sell such coinsd) massive rarities3. A coin you have been unable to attribute is best described as…(a) {Type emperor}, {Type mint) EXTREMELY RARE. UNLISTED!!!! DON’T MISS IT!!!!!!!( Rare ancient coin© Unattributed4. The best way to pack a high-grade coin before shipping it to the buyer is to(a) tape it to an old newspaper page, fold it up, and stuff the damn thing inside the envelope.( use cheap packaging, but at least place the coin in a small plastic pouch.© use top-quality packaging and place the coin in an acid-free holder.5. The best way to find new/rare varieties for your shop is to(a) get a sharp knife (wink, wink)( get coins with partial mint names and write “creative” descriptions© travel extensively and build contacts6. Using “stock” images in auction listings is(a) Essential( Acceptable© Unacceptable7. An underweight coin is(a) AN EXTREMELY RARE *UNRECORDED* variety( I never mention weights in my listings.© Most likely to be a fake8. Catalog values are(a) sometimes useful for jacking up the price( for nerds© mostly indicative and do not necessarily reflect market values9. Would you knowingly sell a fake coin?(a) Absolutely!( “I do not know what this is. No returns accepted.”© Neverd) probably unique10. What is your opinion on shill bidding?(a) I prefer the term “encouragement”. It helps weed out weak buyers.( They can track it, can’t they?© It is a disgusting practice. I would never engage in it.d) has to be done for rare coinsSCORINGFor every (a), give yourself 10 POINTSFor every ( , give yourself 5 POINTSFor every ©, give yourself 0 POINTSRESULT90-100 points: Congratulations! You are on your way to 5-star powerselling glory!50-90 points: You are getting there. Keep it up!5-45 points: Don't get your hopes too high…0 points: We thank thee for taking this quiz, dear Jesus.edit - don't you hate it when when perfectly good text gets converted to emoticons David Quote
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