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Podcast: Sports Cards Live
Episode: Price Discovery in the Hobby: Invisible Comps, Eye Appeal, and Real Show-Floor Pricing
Description: Pricing isn’t just “check a comp.” We dig into price discovery: how vendors set numbers on the floor, why eye appeal (centering, strength/weakness for the grade) can trump the last sale, and where “invisible comps”—private deals and off-platform sales—shape the real market. Dan Bliss stays on to share a dealer’s playbook for fair, competitive pricing and fast inventory turnover, and Leighton Sheldon joins to weigh in on rare cards, negotiation ethics, and keeping your own private sales data.
Highlights
Competitive vs. cushion pricing: why marking 20–30% over comps can stall your table
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