Still at it

Well the uncleaned coins are selling as well on ebay as ever. My reservations about the site continue, but I just can't seem to get the sales anywhere else. I have sold a few nicer coins in my ebid store. I've been posting things there at fixed prices and that seems to work ok, just that sales average 1-2 per month. I know ebay would give me a faster turnaround (at higher cost) but I still want to limit my involvement. I've launched sales on Bonanzle, Etsy, and Artfire now and that is doing, well, nothing. I figure it increases my exposure though and so does slipping a business card with my website address in each package I send. Perhaps I can divert buyers away from ebay! The lapis adventure continues with steady sales. I'm thinking about another order of gems to increase my variety. I'll definately be pulling out some old stock and listing it. Some of it has never been offered on the internet.

Wow, it's been a while!

So I jump back into this as the Summer ends. It has certainly been some time since I have posted. I've gotten back into selling uncleaned ancient coins on eBay (horrors!). I had tried to stay away since they tend to nickle and dime you for everything. I sell my surplus coins mostly on ebid but tend to stay with the nicer ones there and I don't have a lot of traffic. (which generally suits me, I hate to part with any of them my precious)

My friends know I'm allergic to buying things retail, sometimes I tend to go overboard. So now I have a few tons of Lapis Lazuli, a lovely blue gemstone, sitting in my garage. Nowhere to put the convertible now! So I'm onto the selling sites with a vengeance. I've even gone so far as to throw up my own storefront: www.benzgemz.com so far it is just rock but I'll eventually add coins and other stuff. I do have all these uncleaned and I had no venue to move them!

Hope to be posting again soon.