Jan,
I am an infrequent poster to this forum, but I am concerned with
creating a venue whereby the world of coin collectors is connected
together in any way. I feel that the "want lists" should be
manually posted and there should be no electronic connection to
other collectors' listings. There is a very real possibility of
some underhanded dealings in the Internet world of shady
individuals, identity theft artists and cyber-thieves. I, for one,
will take no interest in any type of software that is installed on
my PC to allow interconnectivity with anyone else. I will not even
allow my sister, a computer programmer and systems expert, to
connect to my own machine over the Internet. I strongly urge other
collectors and coin lovers on this forum to consider the same
stance. I am not saying that your software is not a "good thing", I
am simply concerned about compromising my own system's security.
David Lind
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Jan Schwenk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Further to my posting about our new Coin software system, I wanted
> to point out some of the design, features, and goals of the
> software. NumisEXPERT PRO3 is a completely new software system
> intended to build an integrated on-line community of everyone in
the
> coin collecting environment. Right now there are thousands of
stand-
> alone webs, and some networks that appeal to specific segments of
> the field, but there is none that encompasses everyone. Another
way
> of stating that is that we are "not all on the same page". We
are,
> so to speak, living in the Stone Age, a world of little villages,
> some connected by footpaths, some by canals, but most separated
from
> the others. Some may think this is to their advantage but we feel
> it is not good for the coin collecting community. We are not
aware
> of anyone trying to change this state of affairs, we believe that
> the coin collecting community will benefit mightily if it comes
into
> the modern age, and we are developing this software to effect that
> change. The software that we are inviting you to try is the first
> shot in this endeavor.
>
> The goal is to build an interactive environment that will help
> everyone in coin collecting. The collector is the basis, the
> foundation of coin collecting, so we will provide every tool and
> information so that he is fully knowledgeable. We will be
providing
> a price list addressing every U.S. coin since 1616, including
> varieties, errors and attributes, priced in every numerical
grade.
> This price list will be computed in real time daily from dealers'
> offers, flyers, catalogs, sales, auctions, webs and every source
we
> can find. The prices will be accurate and timely. As the system
> builds and gains more and more users, we will start to be able to
> provide empirically accurate data on populations, and market trend
> and demand. The system recognizes several different brands of
> albums, and many different ways of collecting coins, and can
analyze
> a collection and provide solid recommendations on how to improve
the
> collection, and for collectors to find and acquire coins to
improve
> their collections so they consistently increase in value (whether
or
> not the collectors want to sell their coins, ultimately an heir
> might want to or might need to).
>
> Want Lists that are automatically generated will be able to show
the
> collector every matching coin that is available by the various
> dealers and collectors throughout the system so he can make the
best
> buying decision. The system will support registry sets from
> recognized grading companies as well as less formal registry sets
> amongst the collectors. It will provide an accurate inventory
with
> enough accurate information to satisfy any requirement. While it
> currently supports only U.S. coins since 1616, we will be adding
> master databases for other countries, and other eras, again with
> comprehensive data and pricing. We expect to be adding features
for
> a long time to come.
>
> For the dealer, the system will automate all the time and labor
> consuming functions to make it cheaper, better and faster for
> dealers to sell coins and to give his customers the kind of
service
> they want. The system will track and analyze all the
dealers "buys"
> and "sells" to identify where he is getting the best return so he
> can maximize his business. The software will enable him to
provide
> custom service to all of his customers, to help they maximize
their
> collection. Dealer want lists will insure that he is making
> effective use of the available coins in the market to better serve
> his customers. The system automates appraisals for customers,
> liquidation of estates; registry set building and will be able to
> create auction catalogs, mailers, flyers, and direct personal
sales
> offers. There are many selling tools built in and more coming.
If
> a dealer so desired, he could list his entire inventory on CWL
> (www.coinweblisting.com), and Ebay, and Yahoo, and several other
> venues, still offer some of his inventory in his shop or office,
and
> offer other parts of it at shows and presentations. If a coin
sells
> in any venue, the others are immediately pulled down. This allows
> maximizing exposure and maximizing sales. Collectors that come to
> shows with their want lists on their WiFi pda will be led directly
> to the tables that have what they want. They will be able to buy
> (and pay for), with the click of a button, as they walk in the
door.
>
> Our price list will be initially weekly, and later in real time.
If
> a coin is going up in value, you inventory will automatically be
re-
> priced to the new price in real time. You will know the demand
for
> each coin, and will your inventory will automatically respond to
all
> want lists automatically and in real time (and those responses
will
> be updated as prices change).
>
> There are many more features that will be of help to you in
running
> your business. Rather than write a book here, please go to the
> Portal http://www.numisexpert.com/NEDealerWebHome/default.aspx
and
> click on the link New User? Sign Up Now to register for the new
> software. Even if you have been using prior versions of our
> software, this is completely new, much more advanced software and
> you need to sign in as a new user for the BETA. If you are
running
> a prior version, we will provide you a migration path for your
data
> at the end of the BETA.
>
> Sorry, I should have pointed this out in the original message.
You
> will remain registered in the original software, AND you will be
> registered in the new software.
>
> If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas on how to
> improve the software, or complaints, please send them to me at
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Thanks!
> Jan
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