Standard Catalog pricing question

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Posted By: Brian C Daniels

It's sales average consensus related and these grading clowns that put the price guide together for the plastic boss do not track the reality of market trends.............Example~

in 1975 David Festberg purchased an E-145-1 horizontal matty card in EX for $24.65

in 1979-93,maybe 50 times a few of these cards switched hands for $500-2900. I know for a fact. I bought one from John Spalding for $250 and one from Mr. Mint's auction of 1994 for $1775. Alan Silvers purchased one from Norm Showers four years ago for $2200 or so.


Sometime in 2003 one sold for $12,224.50. Instead of seeing a steady rise,they average the price realized with the

in late 2003,some guy with deep pockets and no concern for competition purchased one in Mastro's auction for $24,500 or some number like that in VG/EX

The fact that the greatest number of recorded sales were in 79-93,this brings the sales average way down to about $2000 in EX so there you go! The card is worth $2 in EX according to the "accurate" formula PSA for example will use. Can't speak for the other price guides. That is how the silly thing works. I guess it is assummed that if someone pays $50k for one next month it is a fluke and the one after that will sell for 12k again....NOT!