Official 001/*** experiment - 2011 Ginter Glossy

[markakis8]

I decided to keep a running tally on the sales here. There has always been interest to see how much difference in a sale a jersey #, first # or last # can make.


Cost: $299.00
Total sold: 104
Total sales BEFORE fees: $748.08
Total sales AFTER fees: $543.88
Profit: $243.88
Total cards left: 256

Below is who I've sold thus far. I will factor in fees the ebay/paypal/shipping fees later.

Sold:

Adam Jones
Adam Lind
Aimee Mullins
Ana Julaton
Andre Ethier
Andres Torres
Andrew Bailey
Andrew McCutchen
Aroldis Chapman RC
Aubrey Huff
Austin Jackson
Brandon Belt RC
Brandon Snyder RC
Brent Morel RC
Brett Gardner
Brian Matusz
Brian Roberts
Brian Wilson
Buster Posey
Chuck Woolery
Clay Buchholz
Clayton Kershaw
Cliff Lee
Daniel Boulud
Daniel Descalso RC
Danny Valencia
David Price
David Wright
Dee Gordon RC
Derek Jeter
Derrek Lee
Desmond Jennings RC
Dick Vitale
Dirk Hayhurst
Dustin Ackley RC
Dustin Pedroia
Elvis Andrus
Evan Lysacek
Freddie Freeman RC
George W. Bush
Grady Sizemore
Guy Fieri
Hope Solo
Jack LaLanne
Jake LaMotta
Jason Heyward
JD Drew
Jeremy Hellickson RC
Jhonny Peralta
Jim Nantz
Jo Frost
John McEnroe
Jon Lester
Jon Niese
Jonathan Sanchez
Kristi Yamaguchi
Kurt Suzuki
Kyle Drabek RC
LL Zamenhof
Lance Berkman
Lou Holtz
Luke Scott
Madison Bumgarner
Manny Pacquiao
Marc Forgione
Mariano Rivera
Mark Reynolds
Mark Rogers RC
Mat Hoffman
Matt Cain
Matt Guy
Max Scherzer
Maxim Shmyrev
Michael Pineda RC
Mickey Ward
Miguel Cabrera
Mike Minor
Mike Stanton
Nancy Lopez
Neil Walker
Nick Markakis
Pablo Sandoval
Pedro Alvarez
Peter Bourjos
Rajai Davis
Rick Porcello
Ricky Romero
Robinson Cano
Roy Halladay
Royal Wedding
Ryan Braun
Ryan Howard
Sanya Richards
Scott Rolen
Shane Victorino
The Duke & The Duchess
Tim Howard
Tim Lincecum
Timothy Shieff
Todd Helton
Travis Hafner
Victor Martinez
Yonder Alonso RC
Zach Britton RC



I always thought the lucky chap to get this particular set would make a killing. Well it turns out he did make a profit, but I think he left some money on the table.

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We'll see...

All are for sale up on ebay now.

 

[Dice-K Collector]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

Man thats awesome!!!

 

[tonsofcommons]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

WOW! That is AWESOME!

 

[biggosh95]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

interested in dodgers from that set

 

[markakis8]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

WOW! That is AWESOME!

I knew you would appreciate this

 

[tonsofcommons]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

I know that you are looking to break it up, there there is a guy on SCF (and I think here too) that collects 1/*** that may be willing to work a deal on it. His screenname is adambancroft.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

Very cool! And there's no way I would break it

 

[markakis8]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

Very cool! And there's no way I would break it

For sentiment or you think it's more valuable as a set?

 

[tonsofcommons]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

Sentiment.

Value it much higher if you break it up, but I think it may take you a while to get rid of ALL the cards.

I forget what the set was out of the gate.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

Very cool! And there's no way I would break it

For sentiment or you think it's more valuable as a set?

Both. Right now you could possibly get more for it by breaking it up, but down the road I think it holds more value as a set. However, I think if you break it up now and sell it, you won't make your $300 back, that's the main reason I said keep it intact

 

[markakis8]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

[quote="Keyser Soze":1bj90ykn]Very cool! And there's no way I would break it

For sentiment or you think it's more valuable as a set?

Both. Right now you could possibly get more for it by breaking it up, but down the road I think it holds more value as a set. However, I think if you break it up now and sell it, you won't make your $300 back, that's the main reason I said keep it intact[/quote:1bj90ykn]

Willing to put a wager on that?

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

I'll definitely be curious to see the end result of this set breakdown.

Mainly because I'm interested in seeing the premium that 001/999 brings over the regular #/999.

You basically paid a 3x premium for the 001/999, so it should be fun to watch.

I think it's plausible that your could parcel out 10+ $20 cards take care of most of the money, then break the rest into team lots, etc. But if someone out there collects 001/#### then you're golden moving the rest of them at 20 cents or so a pop.

 

[Jastermereel]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

I'd have mild interest in the Rivera depending on your price.

 

[markakis8]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

I'll definitely be curious to see the end result of this set breakdown.

Mainly because I'm interested in seeing the premium that 001/999 brings over the regular #/999.

You basically paid a 3x premium for the 001/999, so it should be fun to watch.

I think it's plausible that your could parcel out 10+ $20 cards take care of most of the money, then break the rest into team lots, etc. But if someone out there collects 001/#### then you're golden moving the rest of them at 20 cents or so a pop.

Succeed or fail, I don't mind posting the results here. I'm not unreasonable, I don't think I'll be selling all 360 cards within 2 months time. If you guys are interested, I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[miguelcabrera]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

i picked up a miggy for 1 dlvd or so. i have some interest in the 1/999 version though so lmk what ya need thanks

 

[markakis8]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

To all those that inquired about these, I'm going to throw them all up on ebay tonight. Feel free to make offers.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

I'll be watching intently!

 

[allstars]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

I dont see a killing being made on these, eswpecially with all the time & effort that would be involved. Good luck though!

 

[Flyer28]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

how does someone come around to getting one of this Glossy sets? was it part of topps Diamond giveaways or w/e? wouldn't mind picking one up. Put together the 2006 set, really liked how the cards came out. Still have it along with SOO many dupes. Wish I held onto the autos and gu only have a few left.. was fun wheelin n' dealin and had a great time putting together my first non-Bowman set.

also how well do ttm/ip autos come out on these glossy cards? started getting my 06 a&g set signed probably won't ever get it done but always nice to get something new in the mail from time to time.

 

[coltsfan23]

Re: Pretty excited about this purchase...

It'll definitely be interesting to see the results. One thing I've noticed with the purchase of my '05 TCU Red Xfractor /65 set is that It's more fun than I expected to buy sets and then sell them individually.

Best of luck!