I've found the published price guides to be all but useless.

I do what Doc John suggests. I watch and wait. I have a list of retired LE's that I want, which I intend to purchase in sequence as suggested by Tim's spreadsheet. Not to say that I don't try to snatch up a bargain when possible, but I follow the spreadsheet guidelines pretty rigidly.

Using several sources, I track the asking prices and selling prices (when known) of those LE's I want, updating my "tracking chart" about every two weeks. I've been doing this tracking for about three years now.

This works for me. When my "HL fund" has the funds available and a piece I want becomes available at what seems like a reasonable price according to my tracking chart, I grab it.


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Keepin' the flame
[This message has been edited by LamarB (edited 07-29-99).]