Paying a premium over VCP and SMR

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I think of it more as an idea of what something has sold for, so that I don't wildly overpay.

Exactly!

[hcv123]

My best advice is to be an educated consumer. The better you know the card and market for it, the more informed (better) decision you can make about it.

[begsu1013]

even though smr comes out a month early, it and vcp are already yesterday's news already.

literally. pun intended.

i've gone well above both for shining examples.

and was worried about it (for a month or so).

a few years later, they seem to have been absolute wonderful decisions.


and for the record, i would never think that smr is even remotely close on cards on the high end of the grading spectrum.

commons and low grade example of stars are closer to correct, but for the high end stuff smr is sometimes a solid 6 months to years behind today's pricing.

and probably intentionally done for "replacement value" should something transpire while a card is in their possession.

[jmb]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

... and probably intentionally done for "replacement value" should something transpire while a card is in their possession.

Great point. Hadn't thought of that.

Just checking completed ebay auctions of cards I'm buying the prices on SMR are much lower.

[bbcard1]

If nothing ever sold above VCP, nothing would ever go up.

[DBesse27]

Thread after thread on this site and others about how some cards are "high end" for the grade or have "great eye appeal" and that buyers pay accordingly. This is the reality of the economics of our hobby. It's not new and it's not a novel concept. I don't get the continuous discussion of it like its some fresh idea. I guarantee you in a month somebody on this same site will start a thread like "Hey, if I see a PSA 6 that looks better than other 6's I pay more. What do you guys think of that??"

[Neal]

I am somewhat new to the postwar forum, and if there are other posts on the same topic so be it.