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What truly makes a book valuable?

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kav

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And the answer to this question is pretty much econ 101 - supply and demand. All of the other discussion points are functions of demand. Why does a high grade Action 1 have more value than a coverless one? Because there's higher demand and lower supply. The equilibrium point is different.

 

All those other things - significance, rarity, condition, blah blah blah, are functions of the supply and demand curves. The most valuable book in 1971 is now worth - inflation adjusted - less than it was worth in 1971. Why? Demand has fallen through the floor.

Why is the HG Action #1 more in demand? Because of the condition.

It's not blah blah blah

Just saying 'because there's more demand' does not negate the elements that cause the more demand.

Condition, rarity and significance.

 

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dupont2005

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You can boil it down to just demand.

 

Rarity, significance, and condition mean little without demand.

No. There was huge demand for 90s foil nonsense. Value dropped to zero. There's a big demand for McDonald's burgers. This does not make them valuable.

Value dropped when demand dropped. If people still wanted that mess by the crateload it would still be worth money.
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And the answer to this question is pretty much econ 101 - supply and demand. All of the other discussion points are functions of demand. Why does a high grade Action 1 have more value than a coverless one? Because there's higher demand and lower supply. The equilibrium point is different.

 

All those other things - significance, rarity, condition, blah blah blah, are functions of the supply and demand curves. The most valuable book in 1971 is now worth - inflation adjusted - less than it was worth in 1971. Why? Demand has fallen through the floor.

Why is the HG Action #1 more in demand? Because of the condition.

It's not blah blah blah

Just saying 'because there's more demand' does not negate the elements that cause the more demand.

Condition, rarity and significance.

 

You're just wrong here. I'm not going to argue with you, because you're completely missing it. Condition, rarity, and significance are factors that increase demand.

 

You can continue to make blanket statements that are not true. Suffice to say that you are just wrong.

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StuporMan

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And the answer to this question is pretty much econ 101 - supply and demand. All of the other discussion points are functions of demand. Why does a high grade Action 1 have more value than a coverless one? Because there's higher demand and lower supply. The equilibrium point is different.

 

All those other things - significance, rarity, condition, blah blah blah, are functions of the supply and demand curves. The most valuable book in 1971 is now worth - inflation adjusted - less than it was worth in 1971. Why? Demand has fallen through the floor.

Why is the HG Action #1 more in demand? Because of the condition.

It's not blah blah blah

Just saying 'because there's more demand' does not negate the elements that cause the more demand.

Condition, rarity and significance.

 

You're just wrong here. I'm not going to argue with you, because you're completely missing it. Condition, rarity, and significance are factors that increase demand.

 

You can continue to make blanket statements that are not true. Suffice to say that you are just wrong.

 

Condition and rarity can be supply too. They are easy to estimate. How do you measure significance?

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BarryAllen

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And the answer to this question is pretty much econ 101 - supply and demand. All of the other discussion points are functions of demand. Why does a high grade Action 1 have more value than a coverless one? Because there's higher demand and lower supply. The equilibrium point is different.

 

All those other things - significance, rarity, condition, blah blah blah, are functions of the supply and demand curves. The most valuable book in 1971 is now worth - inflation adjusted - less than it was worth in 1971. Why? Demand has fallen through the floor.

Why is the HG Action #1 more in demand? Because of the condition.

It's not blah blah blah

Just saying 'because there's more demand' does not negate the elements that cause the more demand.

Condition, rarity and significance.

 

You're just wrong here. I'm not going to argue with you, because you're completely missing it. Condition, rarity, and significance are factors that increase demand.

 

You can continue to make blanket statements that are not true. Suffice to say that you are just wrong.

 

Condition and rarity can be supply too. They are easy to estimate. How do you measure significance?

 

You can measure a book's significance by taking the number of JayDog posts on the book divided by the total number of people arguing with him multiplied by the total number of threads the book is discussed in.

 

:shrug:

 

Or just the total number of Kav posts on the topic in relation to his total post count (% of times book is mentioned equals percentage of total world population seeking a copy).

 

:jokealert:

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StuporMan

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You're just wrong here. I'm not going to argue with you, because you're completely missing it. Condition, rarity, and significance are factors that increase demand.

 

You can continue to make blanket statements that are not true. Suffice to say that you are just wrong.

 

Condition and rarity can be supply too. They are easy to estimate. How do you measure significance?

 

You can measure a book's significance by taking the number of JayDog posts on the book divided by the total number of people arguing with him multiplied by the total number of threads the book is discussed in.

 

:shrug:

 

Or just the total number of Kav posts on the topic in relation to his total post count (% of times book is mentioned equals percentage of total world population seeking a copy).

 

:jokealert:

 

This should be added to Heritage auction descriptions

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StuporMan

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And the answer to this question is pretty much econ 101 - supply and demand. All of the other discussion points are functions of demand. Why does a high grade Action 1 have more value than a coverless one? Because there's higher demand and lower supply. The equilibrium point is different.

 

All those other things - significance, rarity, condition, blah blah blah, are functions of the supply and demand curves. The most valuable book in 1971 is now worth - inflation adjusted - less than it was worth in 1971. Why? Demand has fallen through the floor.

Why is the HG Action #1 more in demand? Because of the condition.

It's not blah blah blah

Just saying 'because there's more demand' does not negate the elements that cause the more demand.

Condition, rarity and significance.

 

You're just wrong here. I'm not going to argue with you, because you're completely missing it. Condition, rarity, and significance are factors that increase demand.

 

You can continue to make blanket statements that are not true. Suffice to say that you are just wrong.

 

Condition and rarity can be supply too. They are easy to estimate. How do you measure significance?

 

:bump: Seriously, tho - how?

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