@bmoran4 posted:The Greenberg price guide will help with major product variations and magnitude of price (tens, hundreds, or thousands), but the precision is lacking. Condition can be subjective, and the pocket guide side-steps this by having very few (two!) grades. This is in contrast to the more precise TCA grading scheme (which still is subjective). Regardless of the grading scheme, I've seen too much "condition is great for its age" translate to what the seller considers essentially C9 when it is C4 or so... Back to the guide, it does not take into account private sales vs retail vs auction, nor geographic location and more, all which influence price. Generally speaking, from what I have experienced, if something is priced at Greenberg priceing, it won't sell quickly and any seller who defends their pricing with the price guide is usually thought of as a dunce.
bmoran4,
When I read them I didn't take your original comments (above) to be that decisive. However, now that you've clarified them then I guess "Useless" applies.
Sorry for my misinterpretation.
Mike
