Posted By:
Marc S.James:
If you talk to Joe Orlando (joe@collectors.com), he will basically say this:
SMR is a monthly publication, with pricing only available on a select number of sets (due to size constrainst of the publication). Additionally, do you truly think that there are enough PSA graded E-series cards to warrant a good pricing guideline by PSA? Many of these cards have less than five copies ever graded by PSA -- independent of grade! Plus, they are so thinly traded (since they tend to reside in collections) -- that the presence or absence of one or two bidders can seriously affect the "value" of a card. I just do not think there is enough confirmed pricing information for these cards between the different PSA grades to really establish a market price. I don't think any price guide does an adequate pricing job for most of these cards -- but I do generally have faith in the efficiency of the market. E.G. If you decide to sell the, they will typically sell for their "proper" price, all things considered.