What is the bv norm for buying and selling?

[rookiecards]

Is it more or less for one or the other? someone told me 50-60% beckett was the norm for selling

[minew_m]

It all depends what it is. For 50%-60% of BV, you can usually sell auto's at that price. Some RC's also. For GU it's usually around 40% of BV. Then for base and commons it is way less than that. If you are looking to sell or buy some cards, I suggest checking out what they go for on ebay. That is usually a good indication.

[Molina00]

If you are selling something other than Gu'd, autos or rookies of players who are not hot, then you wont even get dirt for them. lol
Sad but it's true. I agree with minew's percentages except for GU'd. Unless it's like a rare patch or somebody like Bonds or Pujols then they only sell like 1/3 book. Maybe a bit more but not much.

[johnboy999]

I've been paying a lot more than dirt lately for some of my Ron Gant cards!! It all depends on how in demand and hard to find it is.

[BamaFan]

I never pay over a quarter book for any single with the exception of some tuff rookie autos or rookie gu which usually make it to 50% to 60% bv

[rookiecards]

I'll never understand book value. If no one pays or sells the item for what the book value is then what good is bv anyway? It's like the sticker price on a used car.

[bravesfan86]

book value has a big role in trading, its not the biggest factor to me, but it does have a huge role in trading and selling

for example, back in 97 or 98 i was like 11 or 12......worked at my local card shop for packs.......one day i opened a pack of 97 sp top prospects baseball.........

pulled a "destination the show" KERRY WOOD AUTO

the card booked $120.......i sold it for $80 in 98.......the card now books for $50

here are my 3 factors in pricing

1. reputation (99% of the time its gotta be clean)
2. how hot the card is
3. skill and fanfair (how good the player is, and how big of fan base they have)

[BlackDiam0nd66]

As far as buying for me, BV has no place in my decision. I have paid $20 for a BV $30 auto, and I have paid $5 for a $50 BV auto. I don't even consider BV when I buy, if I want the card and I have the money I buy it! :)

When I sell, I generally try to sell around what I figure the card is "worth" as far as player value. For instance, if I have a Jamal Lewis auto BV $20 and a Robert Edwards auto BV $20, I would stick a price of between $10-$12 on the Lewis and maybe $3-$4 on the Edwards. It's all about the demand for a player. Now as far as trading goes, e1 does it different, and i will keep my comment to myself on that...lol

Peace~
Rima

[snowman]

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