the prices are GUIDES, hence price guide.. should i find the "motherload" of cards from someone that i buy and they had them all at 100% book value, i'd buy them ALL and make a fortune on ebay. beckett is not always right.. i would say 60% right (from what i collect).. and the older the card, the less they update prices.. i have turned around a few and bought ALOT so cheap i wanted to cry
I will tell you this, as a seller, should the price be more or less correct, i have no problem getting 80% to move them fast.. because i either traded what i didn't want or couldn't sell for them or got them wayy cheap. If i paid "full price," they were for my collection and NOT FOR SALE.
As a buyer, i look everywhere for what they SOLD for.. not asking prices.. and the market on collectibles fluctuates violently.. a cetain card kept selling for $20 for about a year.. then an exact same one sold for $262 a few months ago (nothing changed, not graded, nothing), then just a couple of days another exact one sold for $65 buy it now.. whats the price on this card from a buyers point of view? to me? at least $20 with a max of $65. Fair, not fair? doesn't matter. I will just wait til i get a price i want as a buyer.
I hope i made some sense. Good luck to you all and HAVE FUN!
I will tell you this, as a seller, should the price be more or less correct, i have no problem getting 80% to move them fast.. because i either traded what i didn't want or couldn't sell for them or got them wayy cheap. If i paid "full price," they were for my collection and NOT FOR SALE.
As a buyer, i look everywhere for what they SOLD for.. not asking prices.. and the market on collectibles fluctuates violently.. a cetain card kept selling for $20 for about a year.. then an exact same one sold for $262 a few months ago (nothing changed, not graded, nothing), then just a couple of days another exact one sold for $65 buy it now.. whats the price on this card from a buyers point of view? to me? at least $20 with a max of $65. Fair, not fair? doesn't matter. I will just wait til i get a price i want as a buyer.
I hope i made some sense. Good luck to you all and HAVE FUN!
I've got Pro Set for Trade. All years, All sports, including Non-Sport and Errors and Variations. I collect All Pro Set and All Baseball from 1980 - 1991.