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DavidI respect much Bob and the work he does, and there's no doubt he gets pricing advice left and right from we in the peanut gallery ('What?!? My Mike Mussina Double Helix Autofocus-Refractor Game Used Tonenail Card only books for $500? Get my lawyer on the phone!")-- but the $250 for commons seems way high.
Second, to Dan, having something detailed in a price guide isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Personally, I love dealing with unique items no one has seen before. Music to my ears is when someone says, "Where the H*ll did you get that? And what the f*uck is it?". I can be deeply disapointed to find out that something is checklisted and priced in a price guide at my local book store ("Darn, I thought I had something special.") I bet you Frank Ward, king of the uncatagued cards, has felt the same way.
(Disclaimer: New collectors should not apply paragraph two with AAA cards.)