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Originally Posted by Abraxys
Ebay is not a good measure of value.....prices always drop whether this year or in 5 years.....look at g1. the only exception is for MP's and very very few 3rd party.
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I'm not sure I understand the logic in your argument against using eBay as a proxy for the market value of an item. The way I see it, eBay is a marketplace where people buy and sell goods and establish the current value of an item based on completed transactions. The same thing occurs anytime you buy something in the store: a buyer and seller agree on a price to transact. The value may go up or down after that point in time but at that instant, and unless there are other data points to point otherwise, then I would personally deem that to be the current market value of the item. I acknowledge that a non-eBay deal might be 10% less to account for eBay fees and whatnot but in the end it's still a good proxy for current market value.
