tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post6794512475454313290..comments2024-03-20T04:07:19.586-04:00Comments on The Baseball Card Blog: For The Love of Sitting Around and Flipping Through a Price Guidejosh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-3383344881251727442008-07-06T14:04:00.000-04:002008-07-06T14:04:00.000-04:001987 was my main year for collecting cards. I rem...1987 was my main year for collecting cards. I remember trying everyday in the summer to find 42 cents to buy a pack. I just retrieved my cards from my parents house as they are moving to Florida. I find it very disturbing that I can buy a box of 1987 topps on ebay for less then what they cost in 1987.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-77972727162528449182008-05-28T23:11:00.000-04:002008-05-28T23:11:00.000-04:00Personally, I think the price guides are still ext...Personally, I think the price guides are still extremely relevant today and will continue to be relevant well into the future. If nothing else, they provide very good starting points for buyers, sellers and traders. <BR/><BR/>Baseball card price guides are similar to Blue Book values for cars. Are the price guides the be-all and end-all? Of course not. But they are hardly irrelevant. <BR/><BR/>Switching gears just slightly...have you ever thought that perhaps prices are lower on eBay because the buyer-risk is built-in subconciously? Tell me that I'm the only one who's ever faced this scenario: <BR/><BR/>You win a great card on eBay for $0.99. You are psyched 'cause you've been looking for this card for awhile and got a real steal 'cause it's "worth" $15. You pay instantly via Paypal. You get your card five days later. You excitedly open up the package. You are disappointed 'cause the back edging is chipped, the corner is a little softer than it appeared to be in the scan or _____________ (you fill in the blank). You think to yourself, "I can't believe this guy said that the card is in near-mint condition. What is he thinking?" You stew about it for, oh, about 30 seconds before consoling yourself with thoughts that, "Well, at least I only paid three bucks for this card."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-57520142641026755032008-05-25T19:29:00.000-04:002008-05-25T19:29:00.000-04:00Buckett may be trusted, but I wouldn't call it acc...Buckett may be trusted, but I wouldn't call it accurate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-48859915985915092832008-05-25T08:45:00.000-04:002008-05-25T08:45:00.000-04:00Basecards, like any colecctable are only worth wha...Basecards, like any colecctable are only worth what someone will pay. Beckett by far is most trusted source.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-20875785202659893882008-05-24T23:15:00.000-04:002008-05-24T23:15:00.000-04:00I quit using price guides long ago. I once read t...I quit using price guides long ago. I once read that price guides 'dismiss' online prices (even Beckett's own marketplace features cards for far less than book) by saying that collectors actually pay MORE than book when filling sets, finding a long-desired card, etc. Bull Hockey. Unless (and until) the price guide publishers wake up to the reality of card prices, they will continue to be irrelevant to most collectors...--Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884046413767054746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-62498617732516541002008-05-24T11:08:00.000-04:002008-05-24T11:08:00.000-04:00Beckett keeps their prices high in the guides to p...Beckett keeps their prices high in the guides to protect their 'dealers' who set the pricing and also to protect their huge cache of stored cards they keep in the Beckett vaults. eBay has prices that are so cheap because a good percentage of collectors do not use it. They strictly buy packs or boxes or they go to shows to buy what they can't pull. Many shops that do not have other ventures in their stores (movies, collectibles, music or video games) DO NOT SURVIVE in our hobby today. The only people who make money in cards today either promote shows, sell cases of boxes on release, crack boxes of new cards, print & sell price guides or those who get lucky and pull high dollar auto cards. let's also not forget the people who own eBay ... nothing like taking 20% of every sale for nothing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-89603844823036812282008-05-23T17:34:00.000-04:002008-05-23T17:34:00.000-04:00From what I've seen in the last 10 or 15 years is ...From what I've seen in the last 10 or 15 years is that most dealers, at least at flea markets and shows, start at about 50% of Buckett. The stores stay a bit closer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-11083337263281842092008-05-23T11:17:00.000-04:002008-05-23T11:17:00.000-04:00You can't use the current high bid of open eBay au...You can't use the current high bid of open eBay auctions as an indication of market price. Search for completed items on eBay, and you will find that the Poley Walnuts card has generally sold for $10 to $20 (plus shipping) on eBay in the last few weeks. So what's the low value for that card in Beckett? I'd look it up, but I don't buy price guides, since I have zero use for them.skoormithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297504834792748549noreply@blogger.com