"An E-bay Guide for Buying & Selling Coins"

       Buying and selling coins on E-bay can be fun, exciting, a little

       frightening at times, and, as we all desire, profitable, too.

       When I decided to get into this, I already was interested in

       coins, but had never experienced it on this scale.  Here are

       a few suggestions I would recommend to help the beginner

       in his first attempts at this adventure:

       1.  Try to think about what coins you want to specialize in

            buying and selling(pennies, silver dollars, State quarters,

            etc.), and do most of your buying in that select field.

       2.  On the E-bay home page, in the left column choose the

            catagory "coins and currancy."  Browse through the

            pages, and see what you can find of interest.  Click on

           you like, and be sure to read about what kind of payment

           methods the seller accepts(check, money order, paypal,

           etc.). 

       3.  To zero in on what you like and cut out what you are not

            interested in, type in your search field "pennies, or State

            quarter rolls, or whatever coins you desire most.  It

            will take you to several choices.  You may also want to

            check the seller's feedback to make sure he sells good

            quality items.

        4.  Be sure and read the item description, to see if it is real,

             or a duplicate.  Also, check the quality, as to whether

             it is proof, MS-65, or so forth.  This matters a lot when

             you consider value.

        5.  I recommend you purchasing  the "Red Book", or some

            other coin value guide to help you decide whether or not

            to purchase the item.  When selling, check to see what

            other coins like the ones you chose are selling for.

        6.  Don't get in too big a hurry, especially when you are

             in a bidding contest with another buyer.  You may

             make some mistake, and put in the wrong purchase

            amount, and regret it later.  I usually wait until the last

            couple of minutes or more to make my final bid.

            Sometimes I win, sometimes I loose.  That's the nature

            of the game.

        7.  You just may come across a real "winner" sometime.

             The coin may be very valuable.  I like to purchase

             "error" coins also.  They interest me a lot. 

         Also, you can go to a seller's store and find more interesting

  items that you will like.  You can even type in the year coin and

  type, and get results that way also, for instance -"1848 Carson

  City Silver Dollars."

             Happy hunting!!!, and I hope you and I both find that

  hidden treasure that is there waiting for us.