southpawaz Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Hi, I'm starting to get enough coins where I am thinking about starting an online trading list. I'd be interested in hearing from those who use either of these sites (or both) to help me decide which to sign up with. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+coreynjoey Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 My view would be that the biggest difference between the 2 is user input. On Cointracking, anyone can put up a pic of a coin and give it a name. This can get confusing if you're looking for a particular coin, and get a bunch of different coins in your search results. Often, the names of the coins are incorrect. Geocoincollection I think has a better handle on this. They put up the pic of the coin, so there's no confusion there. That makes for more consistency I think. Personally, I prefer the "look" of Cointracking.com, but I think geocoincollection is better organized. I'm sure there are better pros or cons, but that's my view. I believe geocoincollection has a free 5 day trial, so give it a try and see if you like it. Quote Link to comment
+keewee Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 My view would be that the biggest difference between the 2 is user input. On Cointracking, anyone can put up a pic of a coin and give it a name. This can get confusing if you're looking for a particular coin, and get a bunch of different coins in your search results. Often, the names of the coins are incorrect. Geocoincollection I think has a better handle on this. They put up the pic of the coin, so there's no confusion there. That makes for more consistency I think. Personally, I prefer the "look" of Cointracking.com, but I think geocoincollection is better organized. I'm sure there are better pros or cons, but that's my view. I believe geocoincollection has a free 5 day trial, so give it a try and see if you like it. I agree with coreynjoey - geocoincollection has quality control, such that coins go up with their correct name (usually) and aren't duplicated under multiple entries (usually). OK, it does occasionally happen that the name of the coin isn't quite right, or that the finished is list incorrectly or twice, but the guys at geocoincollection are very quick to fix these when they are pointed out to them. They are very responsive to adding new coins (you report it to them in the forums and they add it first opportunity they get (daily?). That all said, I do like how cointracking has more options to classify coins under (incoming, outgoing, keeping, available, seeking, pending). And there are a few more fields to add information to against coins, but these seem to be somewhat confusing as I see people use these fields in very different ways - which shows that their purpose is not quite clear. (Just what really is an Edition - and why do some people classify the same coin as being an Edition coin and others don't! Does Numbered mean trackable? Some people use it to record the number is it is numbered, some use it to record the Tracking prefix, some just answer yes/no) But my personal vote is for geocoincollection. Definitely use the free trial both offer and make maximum use of it for the few days you get. Throw heaps of coins in, search around, add some to your seeking list and then move them to your trading list, etc to get a good feel of them sites. Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Are they both pretty much the same cost ? Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 There's also "UTAG GeoCoin Tracker", if you can figure out how to use it Quote Link to comment
+ShmilyNMe Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I've used both sites and I finally settled on geocoincollection.com. I've been really happy with them and they will add coins on request in the rare instance that they are not already in their database. Their customer service is a winner hands down! Quote Link to comment
+MustangJoni Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I've used both sites also, and have found that I prefer Coin Tracking. I like that I can instantly put a coin in. I like to put them on my list immediately then put them with my collection. I know that searching is a benefit on Geocoin Collection, but I've never had a problem finding a coin on CoinTracking. I also like that I can name them what I want, so that coins in a series remain together. And I'm one of these weirdos who likes them to be placed in order that they came out in a series. Like all my GCC coins are "GCC#" and then the name, so they are together in order! LOL Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) OoPs, wrong post Edited February 17, 2008 by fairyhoney Quote Link to comment
southpawaz Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 Thanks to all who helped with this, your responses were useful. Looks like I'll try out geocoincollection first on their trial basis. To answer fairyhoney's question about cost, geocoincollection is $20/yr, and cointracking is $18 if paying for a year at a time. Quote Link to comment
+GBOTS Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 There's also "UTAG GeoCoin Tracker", if you can figure out how to use it If you have trouble with the site, email SirGerald and he should be able to help you out Quote Link to comment
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