A Cards Worth

[Blitzu]

Originally Posted by ScottFandango

i think a card's worth has been partially determined already by its PERCEIVED RARITY LEVEL that was established by the hobby pioneers (in the pre technology days)...

i feel some cards that are historically considered rare, are in fact not that rare, while another card that may have been thought of as uncommon, may indeed be rare.

the advent of technology (available data) should work to readjust these perceived rarities and therefore alter/re-adjust the worth...

That's only one factor that can be used in buyer's/seller's rationale, but the unpredictable and unassesable factors can never be reasoned by any form of technology. Such as one's desire to own that card to complete a set (considering that it is common), or they just came into a lot of money and they just adore that athlete, or the card just has some other form of sentimental value. We can never assume that one person's sense of worth will be the same for another; hence there should never be any shocking surprises for what a card sells for.

Just like Leon said, if you really want something from the heart a dollar value can meaningless. I agree, since I too have paid a considerable amount more for some cards theme others thought it was worth just because I truly wanted it.