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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coleguy, post: 1077481, member: 9167&quot;]I see where you&#039;re coming from, Eye, as far as trying to average out prices to come up with value. I&#039;ve been asked by people in my community to appraise coin and other collections, and though I&#039;m no professional appraiser, I believe I use the same basic methods they employee. Thats a matter of taking auction and retail results from many different venues and averaging the numbers. The problem is, thats not always an accurate value of an item. If there were a set value, there would be no need to average anything, nor would there be competing venues trying to sell the same things for different prices. I may average a piece at $500 because sometimes it sold for $600 and sometimes it sold for $400. But that doesn&#039;t mean one might not sell for $1000 or $50 on any given day. Value is based on buyer demand. Even the best expert in the field can&#039;t predict one day from the next with absolute accuracy what a buyer will do. So, in retrospect, yes, Ebay, Teletrade, Heritage, your local shop...are all viable resources for determining value on paper, but should never be used a sole means of placing a price on anything, unless you happen to be the IRS in which case I&#039;ve said too much.</p><p>Guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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