[frankbmd]

Let's face it, museum pricing on eBay is out of control. To facilitate purchasing for the naive among us, let's create a prewar BIN Price Guide. Here's the plan.

1. Find what you think is an outrageously high BIN listing. We'll call the asking price A.

2. Then find an actual completed sale for virtually the same card. We'll call the actual sales price B.

3. Then divide A by B, which we'll call C.

For example if A is 600 dollars and B is 150 dollars, then C is 4.

We will then consider C the BIN multiplier for that card.

Let's stick to serious BIN listings for real cards, if any of them are truly serious. Do not identify the sellers in any way, so as not to offend board members.

The C values may vary from set to set, and the ultimate BIN Price Guide will reflect these differences with the average C value for a set (or card), as well as the range of C values for the set.

Just post a brief description of the card and grade followed by A, B, and C.

I will compute or correct the C value if necessary and compile the results after 1000 posts.

Using the BIN Price Guide will facilitate the determination of a reasonable offer for those BIN listings that include a Best Offer option.