CAC already has the CDN Exchange for dealers who buy and sell CAC coins (membership costs $1,800-plus yearly), but what about starting a free website where mere collectors can buy and sell their paltry CAC wares? Sort of an online coin show for collectors only. I suggest that said collectors must be pre-screened and approved by CAC administrators but charged no fees of any kind.
Ebay already fills this need somewhat but their sky-high fees and rampant fraud may discourage many collectors from dealing there.
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Otherwise, to me, it would not be an inclusive B/S/T, but an exclusive B/S/T, and I think it would be a bit silly for the business model to enact a barrier with built-in disappointment to the average collector that does not have direct submittal membership.
Humans are Humans, and will find a way to complain and distract from the hobby.
My post is a primary example, I know.
Probably not an easy task to complete. Would the coins only be cac stickered?
Also, Photography, shipping, fair pricing are all topics to consider...
A barrier to entry, yes, but also reduces the risk of fraud.
If you don't know the person, ask for the money up front.
Finally, if you can't produce a reference from someone on this forum, don't sell to them.
My thoughts anyway. Cheers!
I don’t sell many coins, but when I upgrade coins in my sets, I use the BST “elsewhere” to sell the replaced coins. However, I believe I would have even greater success using a BST on this site, as my coins offered for sale are all with CAC stickers. A site here would also give me a much easier opportunity to find upgrades!
Steve
There is so much fraud and other misconduct on Ebay, I am completely unsure about how I would administrate a similar trading platform.
They do ALL the rest.
No imaging needed. They do that, too.
Chime in if you know others who do the same.
And I won an $8,000 coin on GC but it got lost/stolen right after they mailed it to me. GC cannot deal with me now because their insurance will not cover me, even though the package was lost/stolen in GC's zip code? I continued listing the coin for months after purchase, expecting it be found but ultimately it never was. I could have sold it 10 times over for a $4,000 profit.
In my opinion, GC should improve their packaging in order to prevent such losses. But they must be doing something right because they are now the number two coin auction house in dollar volume!
Accordingly, undeserving of a response, but GC has a highly-praised consignment settlement record that should be noted.