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HankronIf they start a 'price guide' for trading cards, how do they take into context factors such as:
1) Fakes. Do they they include the prices for fake 1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson in the equation (real 14 CJ Jackson ($5,000) + reprint 14 CJ Jackson ($100) devided by two = $2,550), or do they get a price guide expert to identify the fakes.
2) Shill bidding and people who don't pay after bidding too high.
3) Variations in personal grading. Any who buys 'raw' material knows that one seller's Ex is not an other seller's Ex.
As the above suggests, a price guide should be followed by a another book to help analyze the price guide.