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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1490794, member: 112"]One thing softmentor - I do not know of even 1 price guide that is based on history or actual realized prices - not 1.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Grey Sheet for example, at the time of its printing, is not based on what happened a month before or even the week before. It is based on the current (meaning right now) highest Bid and lowest Ask for any given coin in any given grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just about every other price guide there is is based on what a selected dealer is asking for a given coin. And it is almost always the dealer who is asking the most.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do agree with you that the Grey Sheet is just a guide. But it is the best guide that we have because of what it is based on. And the reason it is a just a guide is because every single coin is unique. So even though 10 coins may all have the same grade, and all 10 of them were graded at the same time by the same TPG, and all 10 of them have the vaunted CAC sticker, and all 10 of them have equal or similar toning - most of them will sell for different prices. And those prices may vary by as much as 100%, sometimes even more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1490794, member: 112"]One thing softmentor - I do not know of even 1 price guide that is based on history or actual realized prices - not 1. The Grey Sheet for example, at the time of its printing, is not based on what happened a month before or even the week before. It is based on the current (meaning right now) highest Bid and lowest Ask for any given coin in any given grade. Just about every other price guide there is is based on what a selected dealer is asking for a given coin. And it is almost always the dealer who is asking the most. I do agree with you that the Grey Sheet is just a guide. But it is the best guide that we have because of what it is based on. And the reason it is a just a guide is because every single coin is unique. So even though 10 coins may all have the same grade, and all 10 of them were graded at the same time by the same TPG, and all 10 of them have the vaunted CAC sticker, and all 10 of them have equal or similar toning - most of them will sell for different prices. And those prices may vary by as much as 100%, sometimes even more.[/QUOTE]
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