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Posted By: Lee Behrens

Hi David,
This is not an attack on you just a general statement/question. I am crious why everyone is so concerned about the proper pricing in price guides. I think the majority of our purchases are bought in auctions which dictactes the value of a card at that time which is fair.

Yes it is nice to see that say you T206 Cobb is booking at $2000 but if you can only get $500 trying to sell it, I think we all than know the value of the card. I know that there are afew board members that have sold or tried to sell Topps cards on ebay, you are lucky to get 50% of book no matter how nice. Yes there is a market for these cards just not as high as the "book" prices them, maybe the "book needs adjusting there.

The authors of these Guides have an undaunting task and there will always be people thinking they are wrong. They are what they say in the title a "Guide", nothing more nothing less. They do offer a great cataloging service and I think that is why most of us buy the SCD.

Keep up the Great Job, Bob. And thanks for being a contributor!!!!!!!