Is the SMR accurate?

[T206DK]

whether it's accurate or not, I have found a lot of Ebay sellers use the SMR to set their prices. Just look at some of the usual suspects that put overpriced BIN's on that never seem to sell. The hilarious thing is seeing card shop owners use the SMR to price ungraded cards.
In the end there are no accurate price guides. Any card is only worth what you the buyer are willing to pay for it. If a dealer really wants to sell a card they should be willing to sell it for what the "book" value is. Hardly ever happens. I spent last night making offers and counter offers to 2 sellers, and in the end they were still arguing with me over a measly $2 difference between my offer and theirs. They are fine with using a Beckett or SMR when they price their cards, but try getting them to use one when you are buying oh and try telling one of these blowhards that the Beckett is only a "guide". they will laugh you out of the room !

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by T206DK

whether it's accurate or not, I have found a lot of Ebay sellers use the SMR to set their prices. Just look at some of the usual suspects that put overpriced BIN's on that never seem to sell. The hilarious thing is seeing card shop owners use the SMR to price ungraded cards.
In the end there are no accurate price guides. Any card is only worth what you the buyer are willing to pay for it. If a dealer really wants to sell a card they should be willing to sell it for what the "book" value is. Hardly ever happens. I spent last night making offers and counter offers to 2 sellers, and in the end they were still arguing with me over a measly $2 difference between my offer and theirs. They are fine with using a Beckett or SMR when they price their cards, but try getting them to use one when you are buying oh and try telling one of these blowhards that the Beckett is only a "guide". they will laugh you out of the room !

LOL. I friend of mine just told me that cards that auction on ebay usually sell for closer to what SMR states. The BIN's are usually people who don't really want to sell their cards but will if they can triple the amount of money they paid for the card in the last month or so

[T206DK]

I am usually able to deal with most sellers over pricing, but I think there are a substantial number of sellers on ebay that really don't want to sell their cards. Why else would you price something 5-10x what any of the "guides" say it should sell for. Maybe alot of the big sellers just list from their personal collections too. I do know that both of the card shops in my area were started with the owners personal collections of cards and comics.
there are times though when I find some card that is listed way below what the guides say, so there are some deals out there depending upon what you collect, and what is hot. I've noticed alot of my friends are starting to collect 30's and 40's sets now like crazy.

[Jacklitsch]

Nope

[Peter_Spaeth]

It is notoriously inaccurate on CJs. I have written Joe Orlando several times over the years and told him that, and provided him with respresentative sales, and each time I get the same promise to look into it. On a lot of issues it is a decent guide though.

[FrankWakefield]

Dr. Ullman and Mr. Murray have said it well.