Everyone is different though. Some player collectors will trade even value for any card he/she needs for their player PC. Each has there own way. Some will only do GU for GU, AU for AU, etc. I personally see GU and AU as similar unless they are huge cards like Jeter/Pujols etc. I think the book reflects the value. A Griffey GU may be $15 while his auto is $80. So if you try to stick to even values on both sides you should end up fine. The only exception being if you give a lot of smaller for bigger in which case that is when I think you go in their favor. It seems fair to me.
Kila Ka'aihue 133/138 Non 1/1s (96% complete) 13/64 1/1s (19% complete)
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