Tag: Economics
Education
I've discussed the "What's it worth?" question in a podcast. In this article, I cover where End Prices are archived online. There are plenty of options available and with …
General Business
In this podcast, I discuss when sale records don't reflect actual market values. Sometimes, one person is willing to overpay for something. That doesn't mean others are willing to …
General Business
The following question was posed in a comment on YouTube by Tim Mauzy: → Does winning the World Series impact baseball card values? There are situations when the answer …
General Business
In this podcast, price guides and how they can influence market devaluation is discussed. Avoidance is also covered. While the conversation relates to the sports card industry, it can …
General Business
In this podcast, I talk about how funds can be properly and improperly allocated across projects and what kinds of behaviors to avoid to ensure resources are properly allocated …
Education
Placing a value on something that exists in a quantity of only one is tricky business. If there's no history of a prior sale of the one item, say …
Education
This is an interesting conversation. Depending on how badly one wants something and how much money one has, a single purchase has the potential to shake up market stability. …
Questions
In this segment of Questions, Brian Hayes joins us to talk about the following three questions: How does ultra over-pricing influence artificial demand? If the sport of Basketball never …
Questions
In this segment of Questions, Brian Hayes joins us to talk about the following three questions: Regarding grading and authentication services, in an effort to differentiate, should companies target a …
Education
I could just sum this article up by saying that not having a focus or exercising control is the perfect recipe for having an uninteresting collection and going broke quickly. I …
Education
I've been collecting baseball cards for a long time and over the years, I've learned how to collect when the money is tight. I lived in L.A. for a …
