Miss auction groupings

[Snapolit1]

A few years back seemed like every major auction had lots of groupings of ungraded but decent cards from a set. 15 Leafs …… 9 CJs …… etc. A great way to jump start a run or a small collection from a given set. Don't seem to see so much anymore. My first big purchase way back when was a set of 35 1948 Leafs from REA. Such a cool purchase.

[puckpaul]

I agree. Miss that. I was thinking about building an E90-1 set, but almost every time they are at auction i have to track 20-30 different lots. No patience or money for that. A bunch go way higher than i want to pay, and then i look like i might get 1 or a few and i just dont bother.

[Fred]

Bulk lots are more and more challenging to find unless they are beater commons from early Topps or Bowman sets.

It looks like the AHs are looking at the $$ associated with individual cards. Why sell them in bulk when they can get good individual prices.

It does make starting older sets a bit more difficult because back in the day you could get a bulk lot and then start piecing the set together.

Different time in the hobby when people collected to collect.

[frohme]

Sadly those days seem to be gone - as a buyer, I miss them. As a seller, maybe not so much, but there are trade-offs...