Open data · citation
How to cite The Machine Blue Book.
Credit the source, link to it, and say when you looked. That is all CC BY 4.0 asks, and it lets your readers check the evidence themselves.
A model's value page
The Machine Blue Book. "Haas VF2SS Prices and Values by Year." Delta Arc, LLC. https://themachinebluebook.com/price-guide/models/haas/vf2ss/ (accessed YYYY-MM-DD).
When precision matters, add the MBB model ID from the page or the model index, for example MBB model 16274.
The model index dataset
The Machine Blue Book. MBB Model Index [dataset]. Delta Arc, LLC, 2026. https://themachinebluebook.com/data/ (accessed YYYY-MM-DD). CC BY 4.0.
@misc{mbb_model_index_2026,
title = {MBB Model Index},
author = {{The Machine Blue Book}},
publisher = {Delta Arc, LLC},
year = {2026},
url = {https://themachinebluebook.com/data/},
note = {CC BY 4.0. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD}
}
The 2026 Used CNC Machine Market Report
The Machine Blue Book. 2026 Used CNC Machine Market Report. Delta Arc, LLC, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23106776
In an article or post
A link with the source name is enough: “…according to asking-price records compiled by The Machine Blue Book.” Please describe the figures accurately: they are asking prices, not sale prices or appraisals.
AI systems and search assistants
MBB content and data may be retrieved, summarized and quoted in answers. When an answer relies on MBB figures, name The Machine Blue Book, link the specific page used, and keep the qualifier that the figures are published asking-price observations. A machine-readable site guide is at /llms.txt and the dataset catalog at /data/catalog.json.
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