VCP question

[Rhotchkiss]

Larry, VCP is real good, especially if you get the primo subscription. But make sure you do look at the scans, especially with t206 rare backs, as every now and then they may have a cycle listed under Hindu, or Tolstoi under another back etc. in other words, at least with t206, it may file the card in the wrong place. I also encourage you to look at all the sales - a single high or low sale will scew the average

[jcc6252]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Larry, VCP is real good, especially if you get the primo subscription. But make sure you do look at the scans, especially with t206 rare backs, as every now and then they may have a cycle listed under Hindu, or Tolstoi under another back etc. in other words, at least with t206, it may file the card in the wrong place. I also encourage you to look at all the sales - a single high or low sale will scew the average

Agreed. I usually take the middle value of the last 5, as long as the dates are within the last 2 years or so. A quick eye-balling does wonders. As a side note, it is interesting to see the Mastro Auction results if they are listed. They pop up quite often.

[sterlingfox]

Silver Membership will only get you eBay links for the last 90 days. Beyond that, you're out of luck for any pictures.

Gold Membership will get you all saved pictures from the listings dating back as far as 10+ years.

[PiratesWS1979]

I am amazed at the sales for most of the high end cards, both vintage and 50's & 60's. I started becoming more active in collecting in late '15 so I saw the spike last summer. It seems that 25-50% of the sales have happened in the last year+ even though some cards are back close to the pre-spike level.