No more markets for me

[JeffH]

For some years I have been taking coins and notes to markets around this area. But, country town markets tend not to have large numbers of people coming and many are the same locals every time.

So, after a promising start, sales tend to decline until the cost of fuel, market fee and the time involved make it mostly not worthwhile. Also, some promoters have been raising the stallholder fees and reducing advertising so public attendances are declining.

Therefore I am pulling the pin. Regular buyers have my contact details so still possibility of a few sales there.

I suspect markets in large, regional centres and cities might be a better proposition but travel distance rules that out for me.

I have quite an amount of money tied up in stock. so I can present a good looking display. Starting now I will be selling off most of these coins and notes. Anything I think will be of interest in the forum will be listed accordingly and the rest will go to eBay.
Hopefully I will get a list compiled before too long and will put it here.

Any comments?

Jeff

[Nevol]

I'm looking forward to seeing your sale items. I've always been pleased with what I've bought from you and can recommend you to all the members here.  :ok:

[ausjack]

That's a real shame Jeff but I'm interested and I know what you mean about travel..it's fun even getting to the markets just to have a look and we had markets here but long gone now so coffs or lismore and lismore was really sad the last time I was there. So yeah big cities and like you said about fuel etc..it's just bad all over at the moment sorry to say but you could try making your own site and put a link up here and on ccf.

[Fulvio]

...you could try making your own site and put a link up here and on ccf.

That is actually an excellent suggestion. While it may not bring as much passing traffic as ebay, it also wouldn't cost you anything.

[dreamcatcher]

Hi Jeff. Can you post a link to your ebay listings? Cheers

Dreamcatcher

[JeffH]

Hi Jeff. Can you post a link to your ebay listings?

Here is my eBay items for sale link, but nothing right now. solution2852 If you select "Show only Completed listings" you can see what I have had recently.
I will have items starting Sunday evening and usually post a link to any I think are better here; members ebay and other site links. For example I have a reasonable incused millennium 50¢ ready to list on Sunday.

Jeff

[keldaw]

jeff , I just sold a normal out of the bag poppy on ebay for $ 4.00
 to a guy in Darwin , my cost was   $ 2.00 for my coin + .60 post +.40 cents ebay + .40 cents  paypal   total cost to me $ 3.40 .
  total profit to me was , go on have a guess ..
         :yahoo: just let me tell you . 60 cents :yahoo:

                           ,,  I am over the moon ,,

                                     ,, kel ,,

[Fulvio]

...total profit to me was...60 cents

And therein lies the whole problem with ebay. They made more out of it than you did.

[keldaw]

true fulvio , but I was surprised to even get a bid at $ 4.00
 now that they are in circulation , . even though it was unc .

 my wife got me a bag of them in town one day when they were just released    ,, kel ,,

[Fulvio]

my wife got me a bag of them in town one day when they were just released

Mate, I'd happily give you $2.60 each and save you the grief of listing them.

[keldaw]

my wife got me a bag of them in town one day when they were just released

Mate, I'd happily give you $2.60 each and save you the grief of listing them.

  fulvio , have a look at item no 140993684930 on ebay another one gone , finishing in about 5 hours time .
 they have 25 in the bag , and I have 20 in 2 x 2  in my folders , so only have 3 left if you want them ..or maybe a swap ?? ,, kel ,,

[JeffH]

Very busy weekend and we then had visitors so no time to do eBay listings yesterday.
Will definitely have some next week. Oh, Incused has already found a new home.

Jeff