The 1959 Ted Williams Fleer set is an Iconic underrated set Please help me price mine

Champion Sports Cards · #1 05-24-2021, 01:29 PM

Interesting, I appreciate your responses. Well... with that being said, if anyone would like to make me an offer please reply or direct message me. Honestly though, Fleer should be commended for making this set. I may be wrong, but there is no other set like it, that captures 80 real life moments of any player, let alone, �The Greatest Hitter of All Time� as Williams wanted to be know as. Imagine if he didn�t lose three years in his prime to serving his country. But, I believe, if you asked Ted, he would say that he wouldn�t want that time back and was instead, proud to serve!

ALR-bishop · #2 05-24-2021, 01:53 PM

Welcome to the Board

packs · #3 05-24-2021, 01:58 PM

I think if you asked for $1,000 you would find a buyer.

Harliduck · #4 05-24-2021, 05:40 PM

Out of curiosity looking at what is for sale on ebay, and what has sold, I think you are really close at $2K. Maybe a couple hundred over. I wouldn't budge under $1800 for sure, and would be patient at $2K to be honest, especially with the obvious work you've done putting this together and your passion for the set. Several have sold right around there in similar condition.

That said, I think the problem is the fact sort of mentioned here that most don't see the same passion with this set. Personally, as a set collector, I just don't find the appeal. Outside of the SP card, none really have anything that sets them apart...kind of like the Beatles cards or issues of that nature. I can appreciate that these are cards of one of the greatest and actually during his playing days...all the pictures out of uniform and the fact they are ALL Ted cards really turns me off a bit, and I think I am not alone.

But again, there is a buyer for everything and if your patient that buyer will be there like the other sets that have sold. Marking it down to $1000 just to blow it out would not be wise. To me this would be a set you build, and keep...or understand it's just going to take a while to sell based on the limited base of collectors. Good luck with it!

Champion Sports Cards · #5 05-24-2021, 09:44 PM

Thank you for your well worded thoughts. I am certainly in no rush to sell, and when the right buyer comes along that will enjoy the set as I have, I will be happy to pass it on. Take care.
Joe

G1911 · #6 05-24-2021, 10:13 PM

A similar set, just a little worse overall it appears, and with a PSA 6 #68 that is the vast majority of the value, sold in April for $882: https://www.ebay.com/itm/33396814845...kAAOSw3mBgfwFH.

I don't think the $1,000 is that out of line, looking at the eBay sold item sales for complete sets. I'd price a bit higher, but the #68 is the vast majority of the value of a set.

I personally really like this set and have 79 of them, but it's very common and not very popular (even #68 is actually not that hard at all. The market does not suggest $2,000 is likely to happen.

bobsbbcards · #7 05-25-2021, 07:43 AM

VCP for a complete set in PSA 6 is $2,323.80 (i.e., every card graded a PSA 6). Obviously a buyer would pay a premium for the cards all being entombed (fairly or not).

Hxcmilkshake · #8 05-25-2021, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G1911

A similar set, just a little worse overall it appears, and with a PSA 6 #68 that is the vast majority of the value, sold in April for $882: https://www.ebay.com/itm/33396814845...kAAOSw3mBgfwFH.

I don't think the $1,000 is that out of line, looking at the eBay sold item sales for complete sets. I'd price a bit higher, but the #68 is the vast majority of the value of a set.

I personally really like this set and have 79 of them, but it's very common and not very popular (even #68 is actually not that hard at all. The market does not suggest $2,000 is likely to happen.

You have 79 complete Ted sets??

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bnorth · #9 05-26-2021, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G1911

A similar set, just a little worse overall it appears, and with a PSA 6 #68 that is the vast majority of the value, sold in April for $882: https://www.ebay.com/itm/33396814845...kAAOSw3mBgfwFH.

I don't think the $1,000 is that out of line, looking at the eBay sold item sales for complete sets. I'd price a bit higher, but the #68 is the vast majority of the value of a set.

I personally really like this set and have 79 of them, but it's very common and not very popular (even #68 is actually not that hard at all. The market does not suggest $2,000 is likely to happen.

I was also thinking $800-$1000 at the most. It has been a little over a year but I sold a complete graded NrMint average set and didn't get much more than $2000.

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