Beginner's question
Economics forum
Posted on March 16, 2014, 12:45 p.m. by joe9000
Hi you all, fisrt post here, english not my main languaje. I have an online site to check the prices of my collection. Lets say I reached 50.000 yen, does not matter the real amonut nor the country, but is a tempting sum.How much does ussually a posted list of prices "lies" against what a real persons pay? I am pesimist and say more than 30%, but a ask if anyone has any experience to share. Not in plans to sell yet, just curious. And I am still in the, say, 1000 more valuable. My collection do not have 4sets, and spreads from stray exodus pre-built decks with two rares to 36-boosters box of theros, with big holes here and there. Thank in advance.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #3
You never get the full value out of a full collection unless every card in that collection is worth a lot of money. Most of the time a collection will have a number of valuable cards, but the rest won't be worth very much.
Let's say you have $1000 in expensive Legacy staples like Force of Will and Bayou , but the rest of your collection is $2000 worth of fairly cheap Standard cards like Boon Satyr or Chandra's Phoenix . Most people will only be interested in the valuable Legacy cards, so they won't be willing to pay full price for the Standard cards.
The amount of money you can expect to get from a collection depends entirely on what cards are in it. If most of your cards are expensive, then you can expect to get a lot of money for it. If your collection is mostly less expensive cards then you'll end up losing a lot of value.
March 16, 2014 1:17 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #4
By more money NobodyPicksBulbasaur is not only talking about amount, but % as well. More expensive cards bring a higher %.
March 16, 2014 2:24 p.m.
jpgcoleman says... #5
I sold my card board a couple of years ago and was able to get low price value on http://magic.tcgplayer.com/magic_price_guides.asp at the time. I had a lot of classic (duel lands and the like). I sold my collection on Ebay. I suggest creating a spread sheet of your most valuable cards at a minimum with all of your cards by set and listing the high medium and low values and your pricing sources. I would also take front and back pictures of any cards valued above $10. The more information you provide the less risk of the buyer perceives and the better chance you get the most money out of your collection.
March 19, 2014 5:14 p.m.
THE SPREAD SHEET I HAVE, BUT SO FAR MY ONLY SOURCE (EASY-OBTAINABLE SOURCE) FOR PRICES IS WWW.THEMAGICTUTOR.COM WWW.CARDKINGDOM.COM GIVES ME A LESS WORKABLE FORMAT. YOU HAVE BEEN HELPFULL A LOT. KEEP IT COMING.
I HAVE BOUGHT A COLLECTION MYSELF, YEARS AGO. EVEN STARTER AND PORTAL? INDIVIDUALS CAME AMONG THOSE. NOW I AM THINKING IN OFFER BULK COMMONS AND UNCOMMONS BY THE POUND. WOULD IT ADD ANY ATTRACTION FACTOR TO A CASUAL VIEWER? I CAN SPECIFY CONDITION AND EDITIONS IF I HAVE TO. AGAIN THANKS A LOT.
March 20, 2014 10:25 p.m.
jpgcoleman says... #7
I prefer http://magic.tcgplayer.com/magic_price_guides.asp the format is great for working with excel. Once you have pasted the applicable sheets add a set abbreviation to the name Column. Use the Vlookup function to pull the pricing data from the price list tab over to you collection inventory.
Didgeridooda says... #2
Well many people will buy collections, and cards.
Here are some questions. Where did you value your cards at? What condition are they in? Which cards are they? <-- matters. People are more likely to purchase the better cards. Sometimes you can make deals for the rest in bulk.
March 16, 2014 12:48 p.m.