T206 set in Mile High auction

[Bkrum]

Mile High has a complete set T206 set available for bid either as a complete set or via individual cards. My question is which bidding form usually wins out in these situations?

[rand1com]

They do this quite often. The individual prices almost always wins.

[Bkrum]

Yeah that’s what I was afraid of. Would like to take a run at the set but figure it might be a waste of time

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Bkrum

Yeah that’s what I was afraid of. Would like to take a run at the set but figure it might be a waste of time

yeah takes a lot of time hitting click........ i think everyone in the hobby 'wastes' time on a lot of other things and waste a lot more time than clicking a few bids that dont win.

[pokerplyr80]

Someone would really have to place a premium on not having to spend the time putting a set together to pay more for a set than people are willing to pay for each card individually. I think I remember seeing this happen once with an 86 fleer basketball set. I could be wrong though.

[Scott L.]

They did the same thing in their last auction and the set won.

http://www.milehighcardco.com/Except...-LOT67446.aspx

[Bkrum]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

yeah takes a lot of time hitting click........ i think everyone in the hobby 'wastes' time on a lot of other things and waste a lot more time than clicking a few bids that dont win.

What I meant was doing the research to determine a proper bid for a set of 500+ cards if I don’t have a realistic chance of winning it.

[trambo]

It will be interesting to see which wins this time. The set won last time by a wide margin but I'm not so sure this time. Memory Lane had a near set sell last night so it's possible the individual cards win this time since the two are so close together. The past few sets (or near sets) have sold for pretty strong prices.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Bkrum

What I meant was doing the research to determine a proper bid for a set of 500+ cards if I don’t have a realistic chance of winning it.

well looks like people have cited past auctions which now looks like a set bid does have a realistic chance..

still i assume you arent starting from scratch in your research...i think we all have wasted more time in the hobby versus whatever limited time you need to complete the research....heck i watched youtube for an hour today about baseball cards which will get me ZERO dollars....lots of ways to use time and make nothing...putting together a bid doesnt seem like a waste of time even if dont win..

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Bkrum

Yeah that’s what I was afraid of. Would like to take a run at the set but figure it might be a waste of time

guess was not a waste of time...set won...

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

I don't think this is having the intended effect. I think buyers of individual cards are turned off by the possibility of wasting their time. It's good marketing to attract a consignor, but I think an honest to goodness set break is still the path to better money.

[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I don't think this is having the intended effect. I think buyers of individual cards are turned off by the possibility of wasting their time. It's good marketing to attract a consignor, but I think an honest to goodness set break is still the path to better money.

I agree with this 100%. I no longer bid in these types of auctions and know of other collectors who feel the same way.