what do you prefer ?? Red book or North American coin and prices

I amazed at how somecoins on ebay bdo so posh but you can't bid on them cause you uave 2 upi's. And the seller let's them go for chump change..

 

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Grey sheet should be eliminated from the choices as that is a wholesale/retail guide used by dealers.

I prefer researching completed sales on several online auction sites such as eBay, Heritage, and Teletrade.

 

Why?

 

anyone who uses price data that is up to 1 year old is uninformed. The data changes daily and books such as the 2 mentioned by the OP are almost useless as price guides but even so can be fabulous as references due to the breadth of information that they contain.

If I have to choose between which of the two books I like better as books, I say the Red Book. If you ask me which is a better price guide I will say that neither of them are good for that purpose.

 

i use to use the red book.. na coin n prices n combo with coin world / values worked best and i dont put down the cherry pickers guide

 

every few years ill get a red book..

 

Why what?

 

I'd have to agree from the consumer's standpoint. If anyone knows of a shop that sells at grey sheet prices, let me know! I'll travel for that.

 

Why not use the greysheet? This is one of the only markets that I have ever heard of where there is a "dealer’s price-guide." Everywhere else the luxury of being the dealer is buying in bulk and selling in smaller quantities. In the day of the internet, the free market dictates against a duel price-guide. I do not understand this concept. Basically you are telling me that the dealers are entitled to cheaper prices, but this doesn't make sense to me. Besides some future business dealing and the aspects of positive networking, I don't see why a seller would want to release his product for a cheaper price than he could get in the first place.

This is where I believe the coin world has it all wrong. It is not about the seller at all. The buyer is king. The consumer has all of the power in the coin world and if the seller is in a long-term position of providing coins, than it should be a result of meeting the consumer’s demands. Just opinion here. I hope I didn’t offend anyone.

This concept of "this is what the dealers pay" does not make any sense.

 

Greysheet would be good to use if you're going to a show, and have an idea of what some dealers may retail coins for, but as a guide for buying from other collectors, I wouldn't use it, but that's just me.

As stated, it's a wholesale/retail guide that mostly dealers use.

 

So i'm looking for a new photograde book. My first one did me really well in terms of teaching me the ropes and giving me photos to compare details when I was a teen. I'm in college now and am just looking for something a little more robust. My biggest complaint with the last one is it only goes go ms 50/AU and didn't cover ms. I'm not looking for anything too complicated, this is a hobby, not a job. just something to further my education/interest.

 

Have you tried PCGS Photograde?

http://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/#