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Old 06-18-2022, 05:21 PM
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The only true way to determine a card's value at any one point in time is via auction.
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Old 06-18-2022, 05:45 PM
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1950 Bowman is the best set of the decade, and it’s not especially close
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The only true way to determine a card's value at any one point in time is via auction.
This is the biggest fallacy in the hobby. The value of an item is what a seller and a buyer can agree to. An auction values an item based on what the second highest bidder is willing to pay. There probably isn't much difference for generic items. For rare items with a limited collector base there is a huge difference.
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This is the biggest fallacy in the hobby. The value of an item is what a seller and a buyer can agree to. An auction values an item based on what the second highest bidder is willing to pay. There probably isn't much difference for generic items. For rare items with a limited collector base there is a huge difference.
+1. I've been trying to explain that to people for decades.
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I think that people are too generous when grading the cards they advertise. My cards would range from very-good to excellent to near mint, but mostly in ex-mint. I'm not strict on centering, just as long they're not miscut. Cards that I receive at times are either damaged or worn. Grading is subjective and beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but cards with four rounded corners or creasing aren't in ex-mint to near-mint condition.

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Old 06-19-2022, 11:58 AM
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This is the biggest fallacy in the hobby. The value of an item is what a seller and a buyer can agree to. An auction values an item based on what the second highest bidder is willing to pay. There probably isn't much difference for generic items. For rare items with a limited collector base there is a huge difference.
Thank you, Jay. You nailed it. But I fear my contrarian view is the one held by many who play in auctions for high ticket cards.
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