VCP or SMR?

[Bicem]

VCP does no record BIN's on ebay for some reason, but SMR is pure garbage.

[smtjoy]

Maybe bobby can confirm but I think VCP is now recording all BIN's since ebay made the store listing and bin's the same.

[Griffins]

SMR is one persons theory, VCP is recorded reality.
How you interpret that reality determines how effective it is, but the facts are there.
On one particular set I was following closely, one card in one grade suddenly shot thru the roof in SMR. Sure enough, an advertiser had it in his auction a month later. Thrown them straight into the trash ever since.

[ethicsprof]

vcp

hands down.

best,
barry

[Edwolf1963]

To me, VCP is like a CARFAX Report - not perfect, but has most of the reported information, gives some peace-of-mind and is a worthwhile barometer.

SMR is like those monthly tabloids at the supermarket checkouts that tell you things like Oprah secretly gave birth to an alien child.

[asoriano]

Vintage Card Prices > Sports Market Report

[Steve D]

What are people's thoughts on Beckett's Graded Card Investor magazine?

I use it, as it seems to be much more accurate than SMR.

Steve

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Edwolf1963

... Oprah secretly gave birth to an alien child.

You know that this will now be reported as "true."

[joeadcock]

VCP will go up and down as cards are sold.
SMR is good to carry around if no access to computer but prices dont vary the same way as cards are sold.