i guess i have my answer
when we talking about mispelled listings etc...I think we all can agree that we wouldnt count those for market price....i would agree completely that a mickey Mantel spelling could result in a sale under market price...and if you looked at the link of the auction you would see that....thats just all the way on the other side of the spectrum...nothing to bring up in a market price argument..
the fact that you cant count on ebay sales to resell items on a regular basis means that they are going for close enough to market to not be able to sell
in addition, in a house analogy...even when the housing market goes down...people still will need a place to stay and rent. There is always some value in houses...there could be a time when cardboard is just cardboard..
this argument i am making about long term potential of a large downward trend is important when looking a the time period for 'market value' ..i would go a few months of sales...listing a card for a long period of time for the 'market value' risks the chance for the general downturn as a card is not a commodity versus a house......thus i would measure market price period for a limited time...if you needed money in the next 6 months to pay bills..i would think an REA auction etc spelled correctly would be considered the market price....yet on ebay you will see cards priced 20% higher listed for years...and i keep hearing that those prices are market price because ebay auctions are terrible indicators as they go for too low (even though you cant buy cards there and make a profit on a regular basis)
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