Sir Kill Alot wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:Something you don't see too often...


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grodog wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:Ghost Tower #55 up for sale by NK for $13K:  https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147387162/Ghost-Tower-of-Inverness-The-Limited-Edition-Collectors-Edition?_ga=2.189024235.1524569875.1672940782-790174685.1651067703

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dbartman wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:You can't compare a BIN / fixed price listing to The Acaeum valuations.  A BIN / fixed price is based on what the seller wants to sell it for, not necessarily what the market value is.

The Acaeum valuations are based on verified auction sales, weighted by condition, SW, provenance, and age of the sale (most recent sales are most heavily weighted).  The $2,532 is the valuation for a NM copy, based on past sales and these factors.

Here's the data behind the scenes:

Year        Price
2003        $1,000.00
2004        $1,650.00
2005        $1,338.63
2007        $1,875.00
2008        $1,328.55
2011        $809.99
2016        $1,900.00
2016        $4,645.00
2017        $3,025.00
2018        $5,400.00
2022        $9,000.00

The three latest ones were special items, thus the reason they sold for higher amounts.  This is factored into the "standard version" valuation.

I have no doubt that, were one of these to come up for auction today, it would sell for a considerable amount.  The Acaeum valuations only reflect what past auction sales represent.  Until there are more recent sales, the valuations will not increase.  The unfortunate circumstance with this particular item is that there have not been many recordable sales in recent years.  Some of the other rare items have had sales recently, and their valuations have jumped accordingly.

dbartman wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:You can't compare a BIN / fixed price listing to The Acaeum valuations.  A BIN / fixed price is based on what the seller wants to sell it for, not necessarily what the market value is.

The Acaeum valuations are based on verified auction sales, weighted by condition, SW, provenance, and age of the sale (most recent sales are most heavily weighted).  The $2,532 is the valuation for a NM copy, based on past sales and these factors.

Here's the data behind the scenes:

Year        Price
2003        $1,000.00
2004        $1,650.00
2005        $1,338.63
2007        $1,875.00
2008        $1,328.55
2011        $809.99
2016        $1,900.00
2016        $4,645.00
2017        $3,025.00
2018        $5,400.00
2022        $9,000.00

The latest one was a special item, thus the reason it sold for a higher amount.  This is factored into the "standard version" valuation.

I have no doubt that, were one of these to come up for auction today, it would sell for a considerable amount.  The Acaeum valuations only reflect what past auction sales represent.  Until there are more recent sales, the valuations will not increase.  The unfortunate circumstance with this particular item is that there have not been many recordable sales in recent years.  Some of the other rare items have had sales recently, and their valuations have jumped accordingly.