price guides

Collectible value lists

Price guides are reference publications listing the estimated market value of collectible items—stamps, coins, vintage toys, trading cards, antiques.

Collectors and dealers consult them to gauge what something might sell for: According to the price guide, that baseball card is worth about fifty dollars.

Values reflect recent sales data and can fluctuate significantly.

Related

antiques · bluebook · catalog · market · going rate · worth · rarity · auction · estimate · resale · vintage · grading · condition · fair · trade · reference · dealer · mint

Categories
Opposites
pricing methodology

price guidesfixed prices

Unchanging predetermined charges

MSRP · sticker prices · list prices · price controls · fixed costs

information vs. ignorance

price guidesguesswork

Conclusions drawn without proof

standardization vs. negotiation

price guideshaggling

Negotiating a lower price

auction prices · dynamic pricing · barter

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G