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Originally Posted by Hankphenom
Old baseball cards are not auto parts. Comps are a useful piece of information, sure, but more relevant are how long a potential buyer has been looking and how much they're willing to pay. On the other end, the dealer has to think about how long it will take to replace that card and for how much. When the buyer and seller have the same idea as to the card's value at that moment, you'll have a deal, which might have little to do with previous "comps" in one direction or the other.
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When I go to a show, I don't care what the dealer says or looks up or claims, only what the price is. I don't counter claim, or make a lower offer, just buy the card or not depending on how I feel at the moment or judge my ability to find a better copy sometime soon.