Why Aren't CCN Trends Updated?

are you saying out east in the Building supply - shopping centre?

Trends is like MSRP. The M's SRP is usually a bit delusional. If any catalog of MSRP actually listed realized prices, it would cause a deflationary death spiral.

Certainly you can't expect CCN to publish lists of prices that undercut the dealers that pay for the advertising.

Umm no ! I had the wonderful experience of a bricks and mortar operation for many years. I like doing it the way I do now lot more freedom and way less expenses. Not sure why or what went on at the end. As to knowledge, not sure ,but I can assure you I was not doing any grading for them.

Castor, had NO idea it is your site, congrats, well done!

Thanks for sharing, castor. This is indeed very informative.

In light of this freshly (re)surfaced info, why is it a dedicated enthusiast can dedicate time, effort, and energy to compile and update a rather thorough database on his own, in his spare time, which IMO is more meaningful; yet CCN, which is paid (in part) to provide such information management, simply can't/won't/doesn't maintain current market trends in its official publication?

Don't get me wrong, I agree with the other sentiments expressed by many in this thread about researching broader resources collectively, rather than exclusively relying on any one. But when people routinely speak in terms of trend, or items selling as a % of trend, it's pretty clear which resource is dominantly relied upon in the industry, especially by dealers and auctioneers (for obvious reasons).

Any newspaper, regardless of content or target audience, has a responsibility to report factual and current info, and exercise careful due diligence in the validation of their information before reporting it. Considering how the information contained in Trends is compiled, maintained, and reported, I don't see how CCN is properly discharging its obligations to its readers by allowing market insiders to control and report false/artificial market info as a market trend under CCN's publication.

Personally, in light of all this info, I'm more inclined to boycott CCN entirely and support the CoinsandCanada.com site by clicking on banner ads as a way of demonstrating my appreciation for the work that the site owner is voluntarily doing for the benefit of the hobby; something CCN should've been doing with Trends in the first place, but isn't. I'd highly encourage everyone here to do the same. Frankly, I'd be prepared to pay a subscription fee to CoinsandCanada.com if it meant better access to actual market price indexes.

When I first started getting into coins and I bought a trends paper...

I then went to an auction and picked up some coins that I thought were interesting and I liked... I used the trends as my guide... It was only shortly there after that I had learned that for most coins trends is an inflated price and for most coins in common condition that aren't exceptional pieces you could probably find a discount somewhere.

Sure that was a learning lesson... but wow.. how that one very point could dissuade a newcomer to this hobby. I understand that the Charlton may be off as it's written almost 6 months prior to printing to make deadlines... but a paper can have some VERY up to date information...

So I too feel this is one area that CCN falls short. Their prices aren't accurate... now some may say that it's the dealers that submit current prices to CCN and that dealers are putting down the price points so as to minimize any losses in sales... I say that's conspiracy rubbish... I feel there's enough sources of information available that trends could be very current and accurate with a few cross references.. I also would like to think better of most dealers.. it doesn't serve them to see prices always rising or stagnant...

I like the CCN for the articles... I hate how from the last 4 issues I have at my house I can't from the top of my head think of one coin that I'm "tracking" has moved one way or another in price point...

There definetely is room for improvement.. that's for sure...

With respect to LightW4re... what that individual has done for this hobby... well I think the person should honestly get some sort of an award...I can't think of a day where I have been thinking about buying a coin and I haven't looked at that web site... and I can hardly think of a day where that website isn't referenced on this forum... and this individual provides all those resources for FREE...

This truely is an individual that is trying to build the hobby... and in a very altruistic fashion...

There are many TPG coins selling at less than 50% of Trends on ebay. So those selling prices are not being taking into account for Trends. Definitely makes one wonder...