Thanks for the great notes, Freeman!
Alan A.
On Oct 11, 2006, at 6:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Alan,
Your question should bring in all kinds of opinion I would think. It
becomes an argument of dollars versus collector's philosophy in most
cases.
It also becomes a question of desirable cards in a given set. Best
example I can think of in not breaking a set is Lawrence of Arabia.
A full set consistently well command 800 - 1000 dollars. If you
break up set, the title card will get $400 the portrait card of
O'toole maybe $200 and good luck getting sold the rest at any
price.
Heritage has demonstrated time and again breaking up sets generates
far more dollars than a complete set. So has Bruce. Take a full set
of Invasion of the Saucermen. So many of the cards will achieve $400
individually. But to generate $3000 for a full set is not
impossible it just seriously limits the chances. So many go the route
of least resistance and higher dollars.
But take a film, I will use one I experienced recently, Hondo.
Building a full set where all the cards were pristine took me a total
of acquiring 14 Hondo cards to create the best possible set of 8. I
was able to sell the other cards, some I had minor pin holes filled as
long as image of Wayne a winner. Those cards sold but multiplying by
8 it would have been just short of what I ultimately sold the full set
for. But this set building took over a year, I felt some premium in
order for the effort made. This enterprise worked out just okay.
But presently I have 7 stone mint scene cards of YOU WERE NEVER
LOVLIER. I am missing the title card. I have passed on several
because they would not match the quality of the other cards. But I
have asked myself would paying a premium for a mint title card
completing my set enhance the demand for such a set or would I be
better to break up set given the fact that one of the cards, Rita and
Fred leaping, sells alone for over a 1000.00. We are still in limbo
over this scenario.
A set I built which took over three years was acquiring a full set of
all 8 deluxe lobby cards for the '39 JESSE JAMES. I can't recall
paying more than $175 for any card but I sold the set listing on
Ebay for just over $1600.00. I thought it would have done better.
So Alan when you say break up the set with each card more than
$50...... I think you have to assess the overall "take" on a set.
Some may sell for over $150 but others will end up generating no
sale. Its a law of averages.
freeman fisher
8601 west knoll drive #7
west hollywood, ca
90069
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