[KevinH1990]

Randall,

It looks like Excellence readers post their pricing information here: http://www.excellence-mag.com/rsr.html

Maybe they just compile user input and publish it at regular intervals. This method of data collection may have a tendency to skew pricing data towards the lower end for two reasons:

1. The sales data would include just private-party sales and perhaps some trade ins; and
2. People might have a tendency to under-report their purchase prices due to vanity.

Personally, I wouldn't mind paying at the high end of those prices if I got a really nice car, both keys, all the manuals etc. I got a fair deal on my car, but I had to put on two new tires in about a month. So a nice car with no issues at a slightly higher price is worth the cost.