VCP and auction houses

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by smtjoy

I just saw on the VCP forums that 3 auctions houses (Memory Lane, Goodwin and Mile High) are no longer providing their data to VCP.

I hate to be Captain Obvious, but did anyone notice the three auction houses which have decided not to make their prices available to VCP? What do they have in common? And why aren't REA, H & S and Heritage in this list?

Suffice it to say that it will be much tougher for me to show the board a sale of a card in an auction that "sold" for 47K in May in a Goodwin/Memory Lane/Mile High auction and then sold for 6K in September in an REA/H & S/Heritage auction. And that's exactly how the first group wants it.

[Matt]

Thanks Jeff - this just confirms we need to add you to the list of those who are ruining the hobby.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Captain Hubris.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Matt

Thanks Jeff - this just confirms we need to add you to the list of those who are ruining the hobby.

And, therefore, humanity as well.

Perhaps Mike O'Keeffe will write a book about me?

[calvindog]

Captain Big Puss

[4815162342]

With some good software development (parsing auction results web pages, e.g. Google) you could scrape the data that way couldn't you? Would there be any legal problems in doing this?

[wondo]

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but there is a fee associated with having your auction house results included in VCP. These auction companies PAY for the right to have their results published, i.e. it is a business expense. If the auction house decides it is not a good business decision to participate, why hold it against them?

[Wesley]

I thought Heritage never included it's prices on VCP.