Couple of things --- as a seller on COMC -- having Beckett prices as a base is fine for me to use. Yes, I understand why buyers want the BV of cards but what happened was as an example, during the Topps Golden Giveaway of cards it became an open "hobby Secret" to look up prices on COMC for determinng card values. That was, and is, frankly unfair to Beckett. Not everyone gong to COMC is going to buy cards, many are going to look up BV. And that is the real problem with COMC giving away Beckett pricing
Many of the price "spikes" have to do with the per-card handling fee. The old system of COMC used to be the handling fee per card and put on at the end. That spooked many people so now the real cost of the card is up front and not at the back end. That does cause a price "rise" but the shpping costs now are much simpler
And as a seller, I have the right to set my price --- if I want to be "low"" beckett, which is my preferred option, i can do that but if someone I send gets "Hot". i.e. Freese on the Cardinals last year, then I can and did raise my prices and sold out at nice prices during the WS. But if he had stayed cold, then my low book prices are fine. Remember you always have the option to counter-offer up to half off.
Rich
Many of the price "spikes" have to do with the per-card handling fee. The old system of COMC used to be the handling fee per card and put on at the end. That spooked many people so now the real cost of the card is up front and not at the back end. That does cause a price "rise" but the shpping costs now are much simpler
And as a seller, I have the right to set my price --- if I want to be "low"" beckett, which is my preferred option, i can do that but if someone I send gets "Hot". i.e. Freese on the Cardinals last year, then I can and did raise my prices and sold out at nice prices during the WS. But if he had stayed cold, then my low book prices are fine. Remember you always have the option to counter-offer up to half off.
Rich