+Windrose Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 My personal coin went for 24.50 Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 My personal coin went for 24.50 I was kinda annoyed about my coin being on Ebay until it sold for $32! I hope the sale helps Smokey out. It looks like they may have made a good chunk of change. Link to comment
+Jan and the Percey Boys Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 if i had paid $300 I wouldn't have minded but $17 forcanadian coin is pretty steep (mind you they are in New Jersey where postage is expensive I mean I was charged $12 for coins sent to me in a $5 priority envelope from that state recently Link to comment
+1markymark1 Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I didn't sell mine, but I was pretty happy to see it bring $38.00 and it wasn't the limited edition ones..... Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 if i had paid $300 I wouldn't have minded but $17 forcanadian coin is pretty steep (mind you they are in New Jersey where postage is expensive I mean I was charged $12 for coins sent to me in a $5 priority envelope from that state recently I am not sure I understand this post. There have been 8 bids on the coin you linked. And S/H is $3 which isn't unreasonable. I think I must've missed some earlier context... Link to comment
+GeoCrickets Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 if i had paid $300 I wouldn't have minded but $17 forcanadian coin is pretty steep (mind you they are in New Jersey where postage is expensive I mean I was charged $12 for coins sent to me in a $5 priority envelope from that state recently I am not sure I understand this post. There have been 8 bids on the coin you linked. And S/H is $3 which isn't unreasonable. I think I must've missed some earlier context... If you look at the listing again. Shipping outside of the US is $17. I have shipped items outside of the us and if the person wants Ins. That would be right. Richard Link to comment
+GA Cacher Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Easy solution If you don't want to see your coins on ebay=don't have any minted. Case solved. If you don't want to see ANY geocoin on ebay=don't go to ebay. Amen, if you don't like it why do you go there and come back and complain! Just stay away from looking at ebay and you won't get upset. Link to comment
+Husker Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 MIGO FALL PUMPKIN GEOCOIN $304 on ebay!!!!!! That's this one. It ended up $621.99 for the set of 4. From someone with no history too. Perhaps the buyer and seller are both MiGO members and possibly have made arrangements to exchange in person. Link to comment
+Kilted Cacher Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Wow, my activated coin sold by Smokey went for $32.50 on eBay, that's too cool. Several other coins went for a lot more. Link to comment
+SilverMarc Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Last month a SilverMarc coin sold for $24 on eBay, last week one sold for just $10 or so. I think that's a good sign - perhaps the novelty of pricey geocoins on eBay will wear off and we can just start trading them like the hunks of metal they are. Artistic, yes, but hundreds of dollars each... who needs it! --Marc November 1, 2005 @ 12:51 AM N40° 46.565' W073° 58.756' Link to comment
+RustyBeerCan Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 A little off topic for geocoins but so what! the prices look good for GPS 's units on ebay. 114 items found for Garmin eTrex Legend save some money and you can buy more Geocoins Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Hmmm...this one didn't get locked. Link to comment
Team Sidewinder Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 (edited) I do not care what geocoin I buy/trade for. It is not the coin that means anything ot me. it is the person who made it. I will stop wanting geocoins at the same point I have friends who are geocachers. If I knew these people, just knowing them would be the value. But since I have not met anyone, the coins make me feel connected ot other geocachers. I agree with your statement 100%. I feel a connection with the person from which each geocoin I have came and that is the way I want to keep it. It would seem to me that if you have too many coins ( I know some think there is no such thing as too many geocoins ) somewhere along the line they just get lost in the COLLECTION. Although it is kind of fun to see on ebay what all the coins look like and what prices some of them go for. team sidewinder Edited November 29, 2005 by Team Sidewinder Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Bumping back to the top Link to comment
+Hula Bum Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 (edited) I was just reading the other thread that opened and then got locked regarding ebay "enough with ebay already" I believe was the closing. Is there some rule about talking about ebay? Of course I know the "Charity" rule, but am I missing something? (and yes, I know that it was locked because another thread was already open on the topic). Edited November 30, 2005 by Hula Bum Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I was just reading the other thread that opened and then got locked regarding ebay "enough with ebay already" I believe was the closing. Is there some rule about talking about ebay? Of course I know the "Charity" rule, but am I missing something? (and yes, I know that it was locked because another thread was already open on the topic). I think people are just burned out on talking about it. And also I read where somebody typed about giving publicity to ebay and gc.com is not getting paid for it. I think that the shock is over and there's not much more to talk about. Link to comment
+Hula Bum Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 U would think there wouldn't be much more to talk about, and yet it keeps coming up. It seems that people still have something to say about it. Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 U would think there wouldn't be much more to talk about, and yet it keeps coming up. It seems that people still have something to say about it. New people...... you know the kind.... What are geocoins? How do I log one? Are all coins loggable? Where can I get a coin made? How do you get started collecting? OMG! Coins on ebay! Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Oh I still find it interesting to discuss specific coin auctions. So I'm glad one thread was left open. Link to comment
+PassingWind Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 New people...... you know the kind.... What are geocoins? How do I log one? Are all coins loggable? Where can I get a coin made? How do you get started collecting? OMG! Coins on ebay! I'll take 2, e-mail sent, payment sent, was thinking about....... why I oughta.... Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Wait...there's a LE!!! Make sure your order one in each metal because having the same coin in three metals is a MUST! Link to comment
+Ladycacher Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Oh I still find it interesting to discuss specific coin auctions. So I'm glad one thread was left open. It is interesting to talk about the auctions, but how will I know what auction you are talking about? You can not post a link...hmmm....let's try a item number.... Anybody seen this coin: Item number: 8356687026? No it's not mine...but it is cool...another Kirkland Coin. Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I thought we just couldn't talk about charity auctions on eBay. I didn't think we were not allowed to discuss other auctions and link to them. Link to comment
+Eartha Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 To answer your question, another ebay thread is a duplication. If we want to keep discussing it let's just keep it to this one thread. Link to comment
+Thrak Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 You think selling geocoins on eBay is sick? Hah! I'll tell you what is REALLY sick! I bought two 9key coins and he got messed up and double shipped. I ended up holding 4 coins for the price of 2. Heh, heh, heh...... free coins to sell on eBay! Now for the sick part..... I sent him email and told him about his mistake and actually packaged up and returned the 2 extra coins. Now THAT is sick. Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 You think selling geocoins on eBay is sick? Hah! I'll tell you what is REALLY sick! I bought two 9key coins and he got messed up and double shipped. I ended up holding 4 coins for the price of 2. Heh, heh, heh...... free coins to sell on eBay! Now for the sick part..... I sent him email and told him about his mistake and actually packaged up and returned the 2 extra coins. Now THAT is sick. I think you have the wrong return address. Email me for the correct address Link to comment
+Thrak Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 LOL. If I'm not mistaken there were only 100 of them made. I *really* wanted to keep the extras. Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 You did the right thing. Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 You did the right thing Thrak. The atta boy goes to you today Link to comment
+nielsenc Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Looking at Ebay, it is interesting to see which coins went for the most. Looking at non-charity auctions, the top 10: Moun10Bike V.1 $1025.00 Migo Winter 2005 $231.00 Cav Scout Raven $162.00 2005 PA #1 Gold $150.00 2005 PA #1 Bronze $137.00 GC Ammo Can $80.00 2005 Geoghost $78.00 GeoWoodstock III $76.00 2005 ND Winter $61.00 2005 OH $61.00 GeoWoodstock III $61.00 Link to comment
kcart Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Following close behind: Compass Rose for $59.78 Makes no cents. ©¿©¬ Link to comment
+nielsenc Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I looked at it again, and I think it only goes back about 3 weeks. Of course, there might have been more expensive coins that arent shown. The question is, what was the first *known* geocoin on ebay? Link to comment
+1markymark1 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I looked at it again, and I think it only goes back about 3 weeks. Of course, there might have been more expensive coins that arent shown. The question is, what was the first *known* geocoin on ebay? My money say's it was the Georgia coin that LZ33 listed... Link to comment
+GrandpaKim Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Following close behind: Compass Rose for $59.78 Makes no cents. ©¿©¬ Cents?!?! Oh, that's bad!!! Link to comment
+SilverMarc Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 You think selling geocoins on eBay is sick? Hah! I'll tell you what is REALLY sick! I bought two 9key coins and he got messed up and double shipped. I ended up holding 4 coins for the price of 2. Heh, heh, heh...... free coins to sell on eBay! Now for the sick part..... I sent him email and told him about his mistake and actually packaged up and returned the 2 extra coins. Now THAT is sick. It's finally happened! Doing the right thing now has to be an embarrassing thing to do! [grin!!] --Marc December 1, 2005 @ 11:18 AM N40° 46.565' W073° 58.756' Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Looking at Ebay, it is interesting to see which coins went for the most. Looking at non-charity auctions, the top 10: ... GC Ammo Can $80.00 ... Wow, that ammo box is what shocks me! Anyone want to pay me $80 for a full sized one? Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Has anyone else seen the 2005 Black Nickle Pennsylvania coin on eBay yet (item #8359514874)? I just had to bid on it. What a cool looking coin. Too bad I don't have the kind of cash to actually win one of them. Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Has anyone else seen the 2005 Black Nickle Pennsylvania coin on eBay yet (item #8359514874)? I just saw it! Really cool coin. I bid $150.00, but couldn't get high bid...I wish I had the funds to go higher! Good job gang, I wish you the best. Link to comment
+Big JohnP Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 (edited) It's already up to $305.00 Edited December 1, 2005 by Big JohnP Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Eartha, I have a question... Can we link to auctions or not? Dave Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 (edited) It's now up to $500! Wow. Link edited by moderator Edited December 2, 2005 by Eartha Link to comment
+Squealy Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Looks like the coin collecting is getting snobby now too... Link to comment
+EScout Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Last week there were 187 coins on ebay. It had been just over 200 recently. Today I saw 309 listed. It seems like the typical price for "normal" coins has been dropping. Link to comment
+DoodleCat & MisterKrrk Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 (edited) Personally, I don't like to see a coin I've dropped off in a cache be sold on eBay. Saw one I place in a cache in another state recently go for a lot of cash on eBay. I don't care that someone thinks they are justified because they have to feed their habit of buying more coins. How does that make it better? Its just someone taking advantage and profiting from my generosity. I know that when you put something into a box out in woods that you can't control what happens to it. I just think coins should go in caches to reward the person who placed a really great cache or as a surprise to the finder. I definitely won't be placing anymore in the state where I dropped that one that got sold on ebay. This craze wil end sometime. Anyone remember the great tulipmania of the 1600's? Look it up if you've never heard about it. Its an eye-opener. Edited December 2, 2005 by DoodleCat & MisterKrrk Link to comment
+Wij Drie Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 ...Anyone remember the great tulipmania of the 1600's? ... Yeah, i did hear about that. We Dutch made a lot of money out of that. And we still do... tot cache, team Wij Drie Link to comment
+RustyBeerCan Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 This is the thread to post about Geocoins on ebay it was buried a couple pages back, so im bumping it Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 I really think that this should topic be pinned if they're going to be so strict with the "Only one eBay topic" policy. After a couple of days of inactivity, the post disappears from the first page or two and we get locked topics and slaps on the wrist. Link to comment
+IceCreamMan Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 While I've never sold a coin on Ebay, I have nothing against it and may actually do it some day if I can ever bear to part with any of the shiny precious things for something so cold as an electronic entry on Paypal.... Never mind, back on topic. I see nothing wrong with the Ebay trade. And I see nothing wrong with making money in general, or making money from geocaching in particular. However, there is something I don't get. There are several coins (5 that I'm aware of) that are ONLY sold on Ebay. If they've been distributed in any other way, I'm not aware of it. They aren't trackable, they aren't a personal coin, they are NOT traded (I've approched the seller) and if anyone has ever turned one up in a cache I'd be shocked. I just don't see what makes them "geocoins". I bought two and I look at them now and wonder why. They might as we'll be a Hummel with a GPS on it. Does stamping the letters "geo" on a cutely cofigured painted hunk of metal make it a "geocoin"? Just because someone skins a fellow cacher a few bucks for it? (not that there's anything wrong with that) I'm no purist, but can someone 'splain this to me? Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Is that who I think it is? Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Hmmm... didn't notice that. Link to comment
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