[djohn]

I just got my order from the Topps Diamond Giveaway which included my 2nd complete set of the Diamond Die Cut cards. I noticed that there is a complete set on eBay for $3k w/ best offer. Is that a realistic value for the set? Seeing the one on eBay got me thinking that maybe I should sell off my 2nd set. I am trying to decide whether I should sell the set as a whole or break it up and either sell the individual cards or lot them into team sets.

[acevanquish]

Is it a black diamond set? The color in the diamond is a bit darker and harder to tell the difference. and I want the Nolan Ryan

[djohn]

Is it a black diamond set? The color in the diamond is a bit darker and harder to tell the difference. and I want the Nolan Ryan

I wish, but they are the standard set. The black ones are actually very easy to tell apart since they are serial numbered to 60 on the front.

[acevanquish]

Oh, right. Well on the topps diamond site it was not easy to tell from the pictures. I had no idea a set was that much which is what I would expect the blacks to go for. Maybe that person just hopes someone wants it that bad, but has the best offer set up for realistic bids.

[djohn]

Oh, right. Well on the topps diamond site it was not easy to tell from the pictures. I had no idea a set was that much which is what I would expect the blacks to go for. Maybe that person just hopes someone wants it that bad, but has the best offer set up for realistic bids.

I thought $3k was high as well, however if you add up all the cards in the set it is around $3k. I am curious as to what people think is a fair price for the set and whether it is better to break up the set or sell it as a whole (and if breaking up the set, would it be better to sell as team sets or as individual cards)? Anyone have any advice?

[uvaspina]

I think it's probably better to sell them as a set, considering there's not 1 (or more) cards that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Also, I think it's a pretty sweet set to have. I don't think it would sell for $3k, but 1.5-2 might be right.

By the way, how did you manage to complete TWO sets? All through trading?? You must have entered 2000 codes. At any rate, good for you!

[armitage23]

Sell it, all at once, as a set. Much easier than having to worry about relisting the unsold cards every week, answering a bunch of questions, and shipping a ton of packages. Not to mention the nice payday!

[djohn]

I think it's probably better to sell them as a set, considering there's not 1 (or more) cards that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Also, I think it's a pretty sweet set to have. I don't think it would sell for $3k, but 1.5-2 might be right.

By the way, how did you manage to complete TWO sets? All through trading?? You must have entered 2000 codes. At any rate, good for you!

I actually did 2 road trips and stopped at every Walmart, Target, and even a couple Toys R Us stores to get the bonus boxes that had the Topps Update packs, Bowman Chrome pack and the Harper Chrome Refractor bonus card. I bought several hundred of those boxes and ended up doing pretty good (i.e. more than paid for the boxes) and still have most of the cards I pulled. Each of those boxes had between 1 and 3 of the code cards in it. Then there was the run on the Series 2 blasters I made once they went on sale at 40% off. My wife couldn't believe how much I was spending, but I literally made it all back with just a handful of cards, as I hit a Lawrie Orange Refractor Auto (which sold for about $2k), a couple Bowman Chrome Harper parallels, some Superfractors, and some of the Topps Platinum 1/1s. All that was before Trout got so huge, and I still have to go back through to see if I hit any Trout parallels. Funny thing is with all the codes I entered I never did land the Mickey Mantle Ring card to get the Diamond Ring (not that I really wanted it).