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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 1963275, member: 20480&quot;]I find many parallels between what Vic does and what I do, and think he is dead-on with his advice.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I find that dealers who rely heavily on the GS / BS (both buying and selling) are less in touch with the true market value of really rare coins, and trade much more in wares that are available in greater quantity . . . common Morgans, Walkers, proof sets, mint sets, common-dated type coins, etc.&nbsp; The reason is that knowledgeable sellers of rare coins know the GS / BS is too low on the truely rare stuff, so the dealer who uses the sheets as a crutch often fails to buy that kind of inventory when it is presented to him.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There is quite a disconnect between GS / BS and the real value of truely scarce and rare coins, and it is unlikely that CDN Publications will ever close that gap.&nbsp; It is simply too expensive of a proposition for them, based on their current business model.&nbsp; They provide weekly updates to the market for the most commonly traded issues, quarterly for those trading least, and monthly for those trading at a more moderate pace.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While the CDN is the market benchmark for coins covered in the Weekly issue, and are pretty decent in the monthly, I personally consider their pricing performance in the quarterly issues to be a disservice to the industry.&nbsp; Much of the data in the Quarterly issues is grossly inaccurate, and leaves unaware buyers believing they are being gouged by sellers in the know, and savvy sellers feeling low-balled by dealers having bad information.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Unless and until CDN Publications decides that their market position is jeopardized by this shortcoming, things are unlikely to change.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for me, I&#039;ll continue looking for current pricing everywhere I can find it . . . after all, that&#039;s what they should be doing, isn&#039;t it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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