How do you settle on value when you trade?

[aoc cards]

New here, been collecting a while. Curious how people on a trading-focused site agree on value, since it's not as simple as "what it sold for."
1. What's your go-to for values: eBay sold, 130 point, Card Ladder, something else?
2. Do you trade straight value-for-value, or give a bit extra for cards you really need for a set?
3. How do you handle a card that hasn't sold in months and has no recent comps?

 

[metsman1986]

What are you selling?

 

[7timecy]

Most trades that take place on here are under 20 Bv trades and with the price postage most are PWE trades. Beckett is used for the most part as a guide on BV but as we all know that Beckett doesn't keep up with BV's very well. DG

 

[Rob167]

New here, been collecting a while. Curious how people on a trading-focused site agree on value, since it's not as simple as "what it sold for."
1. What's your go-to for values: eBay sold, 130 point, Card Ladder, something else?
2. Do you trade straight value-for-value, or give a bit extra for cards you really need for a set?
3. How do you handle a card that hasn't sold in months and has no recent comps?

130 Point and Card Ladder draw their sales data from eBay sold…they are both better than “basic” eBay since they actually show what a card sold for via best offer (I think eBay MIGHT be sharing that data now as well)…130 Point and Card Ladder also pull sales data from other places like auction houses, which helps with cards that might be more scarce, or show up on eBay less often…lastly, both sites also show sales from the last several years, while eBay only shows for a few months…

 

[aoc cards]

metsman1986, fair question. I run Auction of Champions, but I'm here for the card talk, not to sell. 7timecy, that makes sense; at under $20 in book value, nobody's pulling 130 point for every card. Rob167, good point on best offers and the longer history. That's why I lean on 130 point for anything that doesn't sell often.