Talk:Ultra Rare Price Guide (Old)/@comment-158.132.204.78-20120914092938/@comment-5428123-20120921000544

I never said the prices here were completely objective either. While we make every attempt to keep prices reasonably close to common market values, there's always some discrepancy in what cards actually sell for. The point I was trying to make was that trying to derive a pricing guide based on agreement may not be worthwhile as the values agreed upon, may not take into consideration supply and demand. For example, Mist as an ultra rare has pretty high stats at first glance, but it would be hard to argue that the card is a good value when there are fire ultras with similar stats and which cost half the amount to obtain. Yet, the card's limited supply pushes its price to ridiculous numbers.

I think the notion of setting up a price list based on agreement of its worth, in relation to its stats, would be a good idea if we were trying to compare cards based on their bang for the buck in relation to current market prices. But there is no guarantee that trades would be dictated by such a list because supply and demand would still be the ultimate deciding factor in trades. Because of this, a price list loosely based on market prices would still be needed to help players keep up in trades.