How do you rate as a potential Ebay seller?

[davidrj 194]

I found this on another forum

How 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 coins

3. 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
© Unattributed

4. 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 contacts

6. Using “stock” images in auction listings is
(a) Essential
( Acceptable
© Unacceptable

7. An underweight coin is
(a) AN EXTREMELY RARE *UNRECORDED* variety
( I never mention weights in my listings.
© Most likely to be a fake

8. Catalog values are
(a) sometimes useful for jacking up the price
( for nerds
© mostly indicative and do not necessarily reflect market values

9. Would you knowingly sell a fake coin?
(a) Absolutely!
( “I do not know what this is. No returns accepted.”
© Never

10. 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.



SCORING
For every (a), give yourself 10 POINTS
For every ( , give yourself 5 POINTS
For every ©, give yourself 0 POINTS

RESULT
90-100 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

Edited December 28, 2014 by davidrj

[Peckris 579]

[Sword 1,529]

:D

Funny (esp. because there are probably people who would describe an underweight coin as a rare variety)

[Peckris 579]

I found this on another forum

How 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 rarity

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 coins

d) massive rarities

3. 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

© Unattributed

4. 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 contacts

6. Using “stock” images in auction listings is

(a) Essential

( Acceptable

© Unacceptable

7. An underweight coin is

(a) AN EXTREMELY RARE *UNRECORDED* variety

( I never mention weights in my listings.

© Most likely to be a fake

8. Catalog values are

(a) sometimes useful for jacking up the price

( for nerds

© mostly indicative and do not necessarily reflect market values

9. Would you knowingly sell a fake coin?

(a) Absolutely!

( “I do not know what this is. No returns accepted.”

© Never

d) probably unique

10. 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 coins

SCORING

For every (a), give yourself 10 POINTS

For every ( , give yourself 5 POINTS

For every ©, give yourself 0 POINTS

RESULT

90-100 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