Ike Dollar Wide Price Range

Coins, I have enough knowledge to collect what I like. Similar items, say collectible card, be they baseball or card games; seem the price guides take into account major retailers price that were recent. So depending on the places polled for recent prices that could cause a very drastic shift in the price range. This goes with just about any collectible where intrinsic value is involved. I would need to know more on HOW they arrive at the pricing for those places to tell if they are going by &M polling or maybe ebay polling for the statistics.

"what someone is willing to buy it for" is a bit outdated in the digital economy and now is closer to "what did someone pay for it last night?" Maybe not all those places are as up-to-date also mean the prices are last months prices as was how it was with dead-tree stock pricing guides before the digital age.

This is just educated speculation having to do with other collectibles in modern times, so hope it might help at least a little. In the end you will probably has to ask them directly. Are those selling at those places from the company or more like consignment where the owner places the asking price like ebay?