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Values are (not so) simple supply and demand economics. I will expand on this because it helps me in trying to determine asking prices for rarer or low pop cards. The first question I ask is who cares? How many possible buyers are there out there for what I have? If I were able (which I am not - but makes a case for considering an auction that can often give better exposure than ebay or me) to expose the fact that I have the card for sale and create a competitive bidding situation what would the card likely sell for? Clearly the "rarest" (in terms of population you have is the Littlefield card), however there are only 60 people listed on the set registry working on that set and 91 on the '51 Bowman set - that tells me - a card with similar supply (relative rarity) will likely sell for a larger sum in the 51 Bowman set over the 55 Bowman set - except if there is "crazy" competition at the top. Knowing if there are intense competitors who are at the top of the registry who desire a card you have is the hardest variable to "price in". I believe based on looking at the other thread you started, a few people checked out ebay or VCP or card target to check historical selling prices. For cards in similar condition that have changed hands, the pricing is likely to be relatively accurate. As mentioned a card like the 55 Littlefield is a large unknown - who cares today? Are there 2 guys willing to "fight for it"? I don't know. As suggested, an auction may be your best bet for exposure. If you wanted to do it yourself, I would start high (particularly on the Littlefield) and e-mail the holders of the top registry sets to whom your cards would be an upgrade for offering them for your determined price. You'll get a feel really fast if your pricing is realistic or not. At the end of the day, you have some condition rarities that you will probably get some good money for - as long as your making money, be happy! Hope that helps.
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