[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

When I buy a set, personally, I'm not thinking about paying a premium, even though the cards may be rare and all the work of compiling it was done by someone else. I'm thinking, "group discount" or "package price." It certainly is harder to part out a set, but usually more lucrative than selling a complete set. As noted by a previous poster, many do like the challenge of choosing each card and building the set themselves.