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Posted By: Howie

If they are scarce cards my guess the NM price in the price guide is a joke, and the condition typically found is VG, and even that will sell for many multiples of book price for grade. Don't confuse a high price with overgrading. The price may be right for the card but the dealer's grade or overgrading of the card may be off. Grading standards vary from dealer to dealer and with each grading company. None of them are always right or wrong because it comes down to applying your own standards when looking at the card, and figuring what it's worth to you. If somebody grades differently than you, learn their standards and buy accordingly. The only bad dealer in a circumstance like this is one with a no return policy. You can call yourself an expert grader but customers are the final judge, and their standards are all over the place.