Is VCP still only using the past 12 months of prices to calculate their average VCP value? I know they changed over to doing it that way a couple of years ago and I always thought that was kind of a mistake.
It seemed to unjustly lower the averages on many of the very lightly traded cards (cards that sell only once a year or so).
It also really lowered the average value of the common PSA 8 and 9 type cards from the 1970's and 80's when eBay sellers started listing them for .99¢ and charging $5 or $6 for shipping ... to recoup the normal $3 to $5 they were getting before on those same cards. Although now with the trend of free shipping, I'd imagine that may be leveling out again.
I guess I just wonder if VCP's method of only using the past 12 months prices to come up with their average, during what has arguably been a year or two of dropping prices for many card issues, has in any way lead to a more drastic decrease in prices? And will it artificially slow any rebound of the market (by about a year) whenever they do start moving up in price again?
Just a thought.
Mike
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