VCP or SMR?

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Originally Posted by philliesphan

Surely you can work with Ebay to find a way to capture these sales without violating some agreement. It would be in Ebay's advantage to have a complete set of data.


Just took a random sampling of the last 200 completed items with SGC in the title and priced between $50 and $150. 75 items did not sell, 93 items sold via auction and were recorded by VCP, and 32 items sold via stores and will not be picked up by VCP. That's roughly 25% of completed sales from a small window sample (SGC cards between $50-$150).

Here are some specific examples that are not recorded in VCP and speak to the need for changing the business model:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-T205-Charle...item334abe5027

T205 Phillippe: sale price $155
VCP Average for PSA 5: $76.50 (last sale 6/13/10)

http://cgi.ebay.com/1910-E96-Phila-C...item1e5c8bba2b

E96 Konetchy: sale price $90
VCP average: $71.67 (last sale 2007)

http://cgi.ebay.com/1921-E121-80-Car...item563c68832b

E121 Collins: sale price $275
VCP Average: $225 (last sale 2009)

http://cgi.ebay.com/1910-T206-Ty-Cob...item335a065d94

T206 Cobb Bat On: sale price $800
VCP Average: $438 (last sale 2008)

http://cgi.ebay.com/1910-E91-C-A-Car...item2c54886a72

E91 Wagner: sale price $800
VCP Average: $492.20 (last sale 2007)

http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-T205-Fred-C...item5883805f9f

T205 Clarke: sale price $140
VCP Average: $100.25 (last sale 2009)

http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-1911-T206-T...item2ead128d34

T206 Cobb Red: sale price $580
VCP Average: $457 (last sale 2009)

http://cgi.ebay.com/1934-1936-Diamon...item2ea9c1a03b

1935 Diamond Star Hornsby: sale price $225
VCP Average: $133.50 (last sale 2009)

http://cgi.ebay.com/E94-Napoleon-Laj...item4ceff1b638

E94 Lajoie: sale price $1150
VCP Average: no sale history in SGC 30 or PSA 2

Perhaps VCP should be renamed VCPS (Vintage Card Pricer Sometimes).

The only thing worse than no data, is partial data...