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Posted By: <b>Shanon</b><p>Anyone else pick one of these up and your thoughts about it.

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Posted By: <b>Richard Masson</b><p>SMR on cheaper paper stock.

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Posted By: <b>Jeff D.</b><p>I picked up a copy recently and was reasonably impressed. Unlike the regular monthly and bi-monthly Beckett price guides, the prices seemed mostly accurate (from my experience at least). They seem to have done their homework both on ebay and major auction houses (they mention REA and Mastro, among others) and this seems to be reflected in accurate market values.<br /><br />I also like how they mention that they mainly used SGC for pre-war, PSA for vintage and BGS for modern in determining values of cards from those respective eras.<br /> <br />I was pleasantly surprised, and while it isn't something of which I'll need every new issue, I'll probably buy a new copy in 6 months to a year.

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Posted By: <b>Mark L</b><p>Do they cover a broad range of sets? or do they stick to the big issues?

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Posted By: <b>Shanon</b><p>They cover 19th century Allen & Ginter and Old Judge, Fan Craze, most Caramels and T cards. Also Sporting Life and strip cards on thru to Goudeys and up.

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Posted By: <b>Glyn parson</b><p>I ll have to pick up a copy and check it out.

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Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p>just what the pre war card market needs. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Glyn Parson</b><p>Not a bad magazine but a little pricey at $9.99.

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>This Beckett's has been sold out at the local Border's. However, I don't see it on too many periodical racks. I suppose Beckett's is just doing test marketing at this time.<br /><br />Peter

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Posted By: <b>hotshot888</b><p>In the Bay Area, I've seen the Premier Issue in local Fry's Electronics store. Has there been more than one issue?<br /><br />Albert

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Posted By: <b>Shanon</b><p>Summer of 2007 is the first issue, has Mantle on the cover. It will be a quarterly issue. Tonight I met up with great local dealer I do a lot of business with. He had never seen it and thought it may be better than the SMR in some aspects because it shows value on lower cards such as 2's and 3's. As a dealer he finds this more usefull than needing the price on a 8 or 9 Cobb.

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Posted By: <b>Bobby Binder</b><p>Just curious why would people want to get this when you can get all the values on a online site? One that covers all the values up to the minute and covers all grades and 4 grading companies.

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Posted By: <b>jeffdrum</b><p>Bobby,<br />Maybe it is not an either or thing. People like to have choices and a magazine can go where your computer can't sometimes.<br /><br />edited for spellin'

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Posted By: <b>Rob Dewolf</b><p>Bobby,<br /><br />Newspapers in this country are struggling with a similar question, too.

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Posted By: <b>Bobby Binder</b><p>I agree it is nice to have something in your hand for shows to reference. That is why we are working on a version of the site so that you will be able to access the site on your PDA. It should be here soon but not before the National, if you need any prices we will be there and will gladly help you out.

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Posted By: <b>Richard Masson</b><p>It is handy to have a printed, portable guide with general price levels.<br />While the actual data on trades is obviously more accurate, unless there are multiple trades, a price needs to be derived from an analysis of the sales of different grades and older sales. Too much work if all you want is a reasonable price level.

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Posted By: <b>boxingbaseballgolf33</b><p>sounds like it is worth picking up, I have not bought a new price guide from beckett in almost two years<br /><br />Jimmy

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Posted By: <b>marty quinn</b><p>uh oh !. does anybody remember cpu?, card price update, everyone had this in their hands when they were negotiating with a dealer, 20 years or so ago, i remember john broggi owner of (jkj sports collectibles ), said, "why anyone would want to carry around printed toilet paper is beyond me", lol, will this be the new cpu for guys who collect graded cards? oh lordy !!. no matter how extensive and accurate it may be there always will be a percentage of cards that move way to fast to keep up with. will it be good or bad who can tell? we will have to see........

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Posted By: <b>Al C.risafulli</b><p>I bought it for the articles.<br /><br />-Al

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Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>Marty,<br />Your mention of CPU brings back a lot of memories.<br />Thanks,<br />JimB

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Posted By: <b>marty quinn</b><p>jim, i found a few old copies last month packed away in a box along with b.b.hobby news, can't forget that one, along with the #1-10 the beckett price guide, nm/mt m. mantle for $5, lol, ..........al....i would imagine it's worth 9.99 just for the articles, c'mon you barley get 3 gal. of gas for $9.99, i don't think the price will be a deterent, if they can do a bettert job of true price reflection than smr then who knows? this just might be nice.....

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Posted By: <b>Bobby Binder</b><p>Marty,<br /><br />It can not be a true reflection because by the time it is printed and distributed it is out of touch. This market moves to fast to be reflected in a print format.

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>Bobby,<br /><br />Have you thought about giving historical prices for key vintage cards. That would be very appealing for new pre-war collectors.<br /><br />Peter

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Posted By: <b>marty quinn</b><p>hi bobby, i should have been more accurate, pls refer to my previous post, my thoughts exactly, it can stay close with cards that move at a snails pace, but no not with the fast action cards, this includes low pop commons that are priced all over the place each year, and to think before the registry you could have bought commons for alot of years at pennies on the dollar compared to star cards, fresh 1960's vending at 25 cents a card! no!, oh yes, and nm/mt 1950's at the same, a little more from 1956 on down, did anybody attend the early 1980's marriott show in freehold n.j. i think off rt. 536, 1981-85? mr. mint right there as soon as you popped your head in, i built most of my 50's topps sets there, loooong gone !!! and never to be duplicated at that price, can't dwell just go with the flow...