…and no ones around, does it really make a sound?
A collection that is not and won’t be for sale, how can you put a value on it?
What about an item that has never been up for sale…and trying to value it?
Of course things are worth what someone is willing to pay, but you can’t be sure what someone is really willing to pay if the item isn’t really for sale;)
This sounds like a great topic for an smpratte video.
You are a very philosophical man. Ill give you $1 for your zards. Fair?
There is so much more to a Collection that just the cards, very ironic but hear me out. A Collection is in a way a physical form of time, Money and feeling. If I would sell my Collection it wouldn’t be just the cards, it would be a part of myself aswell. Because I have for example spent time researching value and working for the Money necessary to buy the cards in question.
Then you have the cards pulled from packs throughout your childhood, now these are really the holy grail imo. I recently graded an unlimited shining gyarados that I recieved from my cousin when I was 10 years old. It recieved a grade of 3, which makes it Worth maybe 15-20$ as far as market value goes. However, this was one of my cousins favourite cards, and has since also been one of my most valuable cards for 11 years. So while the market might not be willing to pay more than 20$, I wouldn’t let it go for any less than the value of a PSA 10 base set 1st edition Charizard. Which brings me to my conclusion: A Collection can only be accurately valued by the owner, because it contains factors that people quantify differently. However if you decide to sell your Collection you in my opinion surrender these unquantifiable factors for measures that are more logical, like Ebay sold listings. So at an auktion, a Collection is only as valuable as a buyer deems it to be. However, if you ask a collector what their Collection is Worth only they can give you an accurate answer because they value so much more than just the cards.
To sum it up: A PSA 3 unlimtited shining gyrados is accoring to the society Worth maybe 15-20$, but for me the card can be Worth as much as 50k$, because in reality I also put a value on my childhood and relation to my cousin. And who knows what factors other collectors throws into their equation when they value their cards(?). I hope all this makes somewhat sense, if not I apologize for that.
Cheers everyone! ^^
//RPL
Everyone has their price.
With regards to evaluating an item that has never been sold. I’d say it’s best to identify similar items and see what they go for.
For instance, If a GB Moltres ever surfaced, I’d probably look something like the snap Articuno to try to estimate the value. Obviously this requires a level of knowledge about the hobby and is not always the most accurate method but it provides a good ballpark estimate.
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How has no one said anything about Gary’s profile pic yet??? LOL!! I’m dying!
I’ve gotten PMs and an email lol
Most people/collectors do… but certainly not all 
GB Moltres?
edit: do you mean the Gameboy Moltres card from the video game?
The one on this page of the silver bible is the one I was referring to. Now that you bring it up though swole, the art is the same as the phone card Moltres would would potentially affect the value. A better example for my original post would be the pidgeot or ditto on that page since, as far as I am aware, these would be exclusive artworks.
Yeah thought so, unfortunately man, these were never actually printed in a physical card form.
Making the Phonecards the closest thing to these.
