Does "Book Value" mean anything to you?

[John1941]

BV means nothing to me for pricing cards, but it is useful for determining the relative values of cards in a set.

[forceplay sport]

I feel its still a useful tool.

[MVSNYC]

Haven't looked up "book value" on any cards in what seems like decades. To your point, it's all about current/recent sales (eBay, AH's, occasionally VCP, etc).

[Leon]

Book values are completely meaningless. They are laughable.


and a 1927 Ruth card with no book value.


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[Aquarian Sports Cards]

WHo cares about the value of books, this is a card site!

[CobbSpikedMe]

I'll still pick up a Beckett from time to time (usually the Vintage Collector one) for the articles and I'll scan the book values on cards I have to see how accurate they are against recent actual sales. But this is out of mere curiosity more than anything else. I don't take BV into account when buying/selling anything though.

Usually when I sell something (which is almost always a low grade card) I look for recent comps and then just decide what I'm willing to take to part with the card. If it sells, great, if not then I'll just hold onto it a bit longer.



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[Exhibitman]

Online data has made 'book value' an obsolete term.

[Sean1125]

Originally Posted by John1941

BV means nothing to me for pricing cards, but it is useful for determining the relative values of cards in a set.

Bingo.

[RL]

book value means nothin to me.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by John1941

BV means nothing to me for pricing cards, but it is useful for determining the relative values of cards in a set.

+1

Use old SCD catalogs and you can get the idea of which cards in a set are going to be worth more than others, for example if shorted printed, a tough variation, or a rookie card.

Can also help in valuing cards between different sets. Say you're looking at a couple E102 and E103 Cobb cards. You quickly realize the Williams Caramel Cobb will likely cost you more when they are otherwise in the same condition.