I would rather have a smaller font size with more listings. I think the hi-lo columns waste space. You could simply hyphenate the range (e.g. $5-10) or just note that there is a +/- assumption though I think it's understood that the values are ballparks. For example, a promo card that has sold for $2-3 is also often in someone else's 50 cent box.

I would also expect for promos or whatever cards are considered to part of a master set to be listed. Some sets have so many autographs and costume/relic/sketch cards that "common" chase could be grouped together with a range. In-demand/hot selling chase cards would be listed individually especially if there is a price change. The guide also needs to list any hot promos or product premiums. With no recent Promo Card Encyclopedia to consult, it would be great to have some reference for older cards getting some action as well as the latest show giveaways (maybe even have a special promo price guide after a show like the San Diego Comic Con and at least one of the Philly shows.

Was ownership of the Promo Card Encyclopedia also transferred to Beckett? Is a new edition being discussed? It was last updated for 2008 though I think the most recent entries go up to sometime in 2007.

Thanks,

Jess

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Originally posted by BeckettBible24:
Hey everyone! I definitely appreciate the feedback on not only the promo card issue but also the format of the price guide. I'd definitely like to hear more. Which sets should be an ironclad staple in the magazine? Which sets would you prefer be left out? Would you like the font size to stay the same with fewer listings. Or, would you prefer smaller font and more listings? Would you like to see photos included in the price guide? Please, leave a comment here or email me at nonsports@beckett.com.

To be honest, the latest version of the Price Guide (In my Opinion) is a waste of time. Any sets that are current or have had a set released in last 12/24 months should have all sets listed i.e. Dexter, we don't need the subsets broken down the way they are - just included in the set as before - Promo's MUST be included as part of any set. Star Trek, Star Wars, Bond should have all sets - probably iconic sets such as Buffy & Harry Potter should be included. Whilst the font size is good we are losing too many sets to make it worthwhile. Bill put a lot of work into the guide over the years and it seems it has all been thrown away.

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Originally posted by hammer:
Bill put a lot of work into the guide over the years and it seems it has all been thrown away.

As I was going through the listings and saw what was in and was out, I thought the very same thing.

To me, I don't need the same cards in each issue, I would prefer if the price guide was split into 6 different mini price guides updating on a yearly basis. Each price guide dedicated to either manufacturers or alphabetical. All sets must have promos in the list. It's my idea and not necessary the view of others. I like the point that Beckett are looking for opinions.

I'm in the minority here, but I couldn't care less about a price guide being in the magazine. When I do pick it up, which is admittedly not as often as I used to, I do so for the articles and columns. I skip right over the price listings as I don't care about the value of my cards beyond what they mean to me. Just my two cents

You're thinking of just one use for the guide and maybe not the main one for most collectors. My primary use for it was to learn the value of cards I was thinking about getting. If I was at a show and was interested in three different promos and had enough money for just two of them, it helped to know what Bill considered the best deal. I used to bring the latest NSU and PCE when I went to a collectibles show (or I'd get the latest NSU at the show).

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Originally posted by Obi Wan Chrisobi:
I'm in the minority here, but I couldn't care less about a price guide being in the magazine. When I do pick it up, which is admittedly not as often as I used to, I do so for the articles and columns. I skip right over the price listings as I don't care about the value of my cards beyond what they mean to me. Just my two cents

I have tried not to be negative but I have to agree.

After going back through some of the older threads, I saw a lot of people talking about the "Charmed" sets. I didn't watch the show nor collect the cards (I do have some of the promos) but those sets would seem to be worth bringing back or at least worth researching to see if the cards are still actively-selling, and if so, what they are selling for.

You get an extra style point for using "whilst."

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Originally posted by hammer:
To be honest, the latest version of the Price Guide (In my Opinion) is a waste of time. Any sets that are current or have had a set released in last 12/24 months should have all sets listed i.e. Dexter, we don't need the subsets broken down the way they are - just included in the set as before - Promo's MUST be included as part of any set. Star Trek, Star Wars, Bond should have all sets - probably iconic sets such as Buffy & Harry Potter should be included. Whilst the font size is good we are losing too many sets to make it worthwhile. Bill put a lot of work into the guide over the years and it seems it has all been thrown away.

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Originally posted by steve j:
To me, I don't need the same cards in each issue, I would prefer if the price guide was split into 6 different mini price guides updating on a yearly basis. Each price guide dedicated to either manufacturers or alphabetical. All sets must have promos in the list. It's my idea and not necessary the view of others. I like the point that Beckett are looking for opinions.

I would certainly be happy (as I have said before) to have A-M one issue & N-Z the next issue (or however it works out).

How does the pre Beckett NSU price guide compare to the Beckett price guides in terms of listing of cards etc. do they include promos, some or all chase cards as I cannot see a "free" price guide differing that much in style from the commercial product.

Personally I only ever used the guides for the listing of cards in a set in conjunction with Allender's list of course.

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Originally posted by JOHN LEVITT:
How does the pre Beckett NSU price guide compare to the Beckett price guides in terms of listing of cards etc. do they include promos, some or all chase cards as I cannot see a "free" price guide differing that much in style from the commercial product.

Personally I only ever used the guides for the listing of cards in a set in conjunction with Allender's list of course.

The Beckett price guide in the current NSU looks similar to the one that Matt Bible posted in this thread for free Star Trek price guide ...

http://nonsportupdate.infopop....4605353/m/5857070486


http://www.beckett.com/news/fr...-figure-price-guide/

https://beckett-www.s3.amazona...ersary_low_res_1.pdf

Heroes for Hire

Thank you for the link.

It was funny to stumble upon a post from 2012 with the same missing sets topic.

http://nonsportupdate.infopop....4605353/m/8767080126

It seems like this topic is always gonna be there around when dealing with the page constraints of a magazine.

Yeah, deja vu all over again.

While we were complaining back in 2012, little did we know that we had it good.

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Originally posted by Raven:
Yeah, deja vu all over again.

While we were complaining back in 2012, little did we know that we had it good.

In the words of Me and You - "You never know what you've got till it's gone"