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Selling Coins on eBay - Choosing a Category
There are many eBay coin categories to choose from, and it can seem an impossible task to choose the right one. Many categories overlap, and an item could just as well go in one or the other, or so it seems.
Fortunately eBay has a neat little tool on the ‘Choose a Category’ page to help you. Put brief description of your coin item in the ‘Enter Keywords to find a Category’ search box at the top of the page. Be specific. Ebay will then put up a list of categories where items of that type are listed, in order of popularity. Usually you’ll choose the most popular category, but take some time to look through them all - your item might be most logically placed elsewhere.
Another easy way is to just put the name of your item into any eBay
‘search’ box and all the current items of that type will be presented in
list form. Click on these auctions and at the top of the item page the category
in which it is entered is shown. Once again, you can then choose the most
relevant category for your item.
Alternatively, use the ‘Browse Categories’ boxes to help you. Take your time, and you’ll soon find the most appropriate one. Many good items are listed in the wrong category, and get low final prices for this reason, so it’s well worth taking time and getting this aspect right!
One word of warning. Ebay is very watchful for so called 'category
abuse',
which is the practice of deliberately and repeatedly listing items in
categories where they obviously don't belong. Some people do this to make their
item stand out from the rest, but it's usually quickly spotted and removed by
eBay. Do it too many times and they may suspend your registration. However, they
also know people make mistakes, so the worst that will happen the first time you
make an obvious category error is a friendly message by e-mail.
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