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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 55066, member: 669&quot;]The three best ones have been posted many, many times. <ul> <li>Completed auctions</li> <li>Completed auctions and</li> <li>Completed auctions.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Price guides come in a distant 10th, at best, since the printed ones are inherently out-of-date by the time they are available, and both printed and internet ones are generally more the editor&#039;s opinion than hard reality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Major auctions are the absolute best determinant of value, as they pit willing buyers with knowledge of the facts against each other, until they reach a price that a willing seller will accept (it&#039;s at or over his/her reserve).&nbsp; The buyer&#039;s premium, if any, must be added to the hammer price for a true value.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of EBay-type auctions, no single auction is a valid indicator because of the volume of scam sellers and ignorant (not stupid - just lacking knowledge) buyers, but if there have been a number of those auctions their average price (<b>including</b> S/H) is a pretty fair indicator in the absence of any major auction history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do a forum search on &quot;closed auctions&quot; and you will find many examples of how to locate such prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW no one said it would be easy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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