Beyondthebreach wrote:Admittedly, I haven't been following RPG collection or selling very closely over the last few years . . . but can someone demonstrate to me with average sale price examples how a Shrinkwrapped Silver anniversary set is worth more broken up than selling off the individual components.Let's assume the following: 1) Everything is sold on ebay, so multiple fees will apply for individual sales vs. one high ticket item.2) All modules are clearly stated to be from the Silver anniversary set and NOT an early printing (especially true for Monos)
Gnat the Beggar wrote:Perhaps someone would purchase one in the SW at a BIN of $200.But they can be found for less.ebay.com/itm/290687448571?ssPageName=ST ... 1439.l2649And it is not like it was BINed immediatly either.I saw it go through several days without a puchase, and I finally decided to take a small chance.Purchased on 3-24-2012 from Troll and Toad.With some patience you can still get a SWed set for less than $125... T&T also offers FREE shipping as well!It sits on my bookshelf now... NM in the SW.
Badmike wrote:And in the case of Deep Dwarven Delve they don't do any research to see if they can find an entire set for $75-$100, instead of just the one adventure.
TheHistorian wrote:Badmike wrote:And in the case of Deep Dwarven Delve they don't do any research to see if they can find an entire set for $75-$100, instead of just the one adventure.Or they don't care. The only thing I wanted from that set was L3. I ended up trading for it, but if I was buying, and could have saved $5 vs. the whole set, I would have done it.
Gnat the Beggar wrote:
Beyondthebreach wrote:What I am getting at is that it doesn't really matter if G1 is listed as a Silver Anniversay reprint. My guess is anyone who pays $15 or more for that has no idea what "Silver Anniversary Reprint" really means . . . that there is a Silver Anniversary set in the first place, published in 1999, or even what the other content of said set would be . . .
Beyondthebreach wrote:It seems like one of those things that happens from ignorance - I don't doubt that breaking up a set may be the way to go, but the value in doing so stems solely from casual collectors who are ignorant of what they are actually getting. (not implying any deceit, you can't exactly hold someone's hand and explain every detail - I am just observing).
faro wrote:(So much good stuff in that "other $5" would be well worth forking out the "extra" for just to give away, if that were the case 02c here, anyhow...)
faro wrote:Beyondthebreach wrote:It seems like one of those things that happens from ignorance - I don't doubt that breaking up a set may be the way to go, but the value in doing so stems solely from casual collectors who are ignorant of what they are actually getting. (not implying any deceit, you can't exactly hold someone's hand and explain every detail - I am just observing).Still not so sure on that... many people, hard-nosed "collectors" and otherwise, /do/ seek out L3 to fill the gap, regardless, and it doesn't take much to make up the "full value" of the box after that. I remember we used to be discussing this in the context of broken up box vs. sold "intact" for /un/shrinked copies. That we're now comparing with shrinked sets (and those do seem to have increased more than unshrinked sets) continues to make for interesting pricing dynamics.
Beyondthebreach wrote in The future for Silver Anniversary Box Sets:At a certain point, the value of the sets will exceed the value of the components (hasn't it already?). After a certain points sellers will be attempting to assemble Silver Anniversary box sets from gathered components.
Mars wrote in The future for Silver Anniversary Box Sets:It begs the question of how many are you stockpiling?