Is asking 10% of coupon value too much?

[mammabear9]

Here's the deal: I buy all my newspapers at $2 a pop. I don't dumpster dive (as there is nowhere around here to do so lol) the high school doesnt have any recycling bins and I don't have connections to people working with or for the newspaper/insert companies. Not saying any of those things are bad or wrong just saying I don't have those opportunities around here (i live in a small town). Usually I take what I need out of the inserts for my own personal use and then I sell or trade the rest, now since they cost me $2 each and I don't use my own money (only what I make from trades) to buy newspapers the following Sunday my question is: Am I asking too much when I ask for 10% of coupon value sometimes more if it's a HOT coupon or if it can double sometimes I ask for 1c or 2c over 10% of coupon value? I'm not asking for this to turn into a crazy thread or asking for any bashing of peoples opinions, just want honest answers from my fellow couponers. Thanks.

[jluper7297]

I have never sold any coupons, but I do buy them here. I don't mind paying 10% at all, however I think that's the most I would pay.

[daisydog215]

I think 10% is a good starting point and very comparable to what the clipping services charge. In my experience, hot coupons usually go for more than 10%. I would be hesitant to add on to the 10% based on whether the coupon doubles or not. Doubling policies vary so much by area. Just because a coupon would double for one trader/buyer and therefore be worth twice the face value, for others it would not because of coupon policies.

[motherofmolly]

i think 10% is a great price.

[mammabear9]

I think 10% is a good starting point and very comparable to what the clipping services charge. In my experience, hot coupons usually go for more than 10%. I would be hesitant to add on to the 10% based on whether the coupon doubles or not. Doubling policies vary so much by area. Just because a coupon would double for one trader/buyer and therefore be worth twice the face value, for others it would not because of coupon policies.

sorry I guess I worded that wrong. take for example a dawn $0.50/1 ANY coupon, most of the time that is gonna double if your stores double but even if it doesn't it can still be a semi hot coupon so instead of 5c each I ask for 6c each. Hope that helps explain it better lol.

[cody82414]

no.

[joshmamabear]

too much? maybe not depending on what coupon it is. most often, I'll pay that for hot coupons that I really want BUT otherwise, for many other coupons, I prefer coupon for coupon trade so that the party I'm trading with will have more or less equal savings.

I found a clipping site that charged 1.49 for a set of 20 Breath Right strips, shipped. That was before all coupon boards were discussing the overages @ WM. Of course, they ran out of it quickly but that is one reason I prefer some clipper sites. They set a flat rate price for most of their coupons and even for those "perceived" to be hot ones, they still don't charge a lot. NOT all clippers do that but there are still those that have very reasonable prices.

[gctattoo]

I generally go by the 10% guideline for small trades of non"hot" coupons-- small for me being fewer than 20. I tend to go by quantity, not value, when I'm trading away a large number of coupons. Sometimes 10% comes out to just too much considering they're trying to save money.

As for hot coupons, I think 10% is more than fair. They're hot for a reason so I'm sure there's enough in it for them to pay the full 10%.

[angeliainwonderland]

I agree with how PP stated it.
I normally figure a trade at 8-10%(plus postage) but if it is a large amount I will often round the total down a lil bit. I also base it on how many I need to get rid of, if I have a ton of q then I wil let em go cheaper.
But if it is a 'hot' coupon it's 10% (plus postage)
I really don't wanna pay over 10%. So I don't expect other people to.

[shelleyf]

I think some coupons are worth 10% but some coupons that are not that good and are .20 each is too much for me. I also think .50 for a coupon is too much but have paid .30 for the same coupon. I also think you are a great trader and are doing a wonderful job.