[Exhibitman]

Many good points made here.

The last two years on Ebay have been very trying from a seller's perspective. I have purchased cards for fractions of what they had sold for before the Great Recession hit home. That has to hurt like heck for the sellers and I am sure some of them are absorbing large losses just to generate cash flow. I can definitely see how people who have not got an immediate need for cash could opt to ignore the current market conditions and simply list BINS where they'd like the prices to be. Scott makes a great point about VCP, markets and tough cards. I don't care what a price guide says. It just isn't germane to the discussion because the card is so hard to find anyway. I have been stockpiling tough cards when I can get them for a song because everything is cyclical and when things in general come back so will prices on cards. Buyers who get peeved about a seller not recognizing a short term price swing have to understand that a lot of collectors who deal part time don't need to sell into a slump and won't be swayed by price guides reflecting a down economy. The old line that past performance is no guarantee of future performance swings both directions--just because a card has sold lately for X doesn't mean it will stay at that level--so there is no justification for getting one's knickers in a twist because a seller prices his cards where he thinks they should be. Just call him a nasty name and move on to the next listing.