Quote from: The Pharmacist on June 27, 2019, 04:56:33 PM

Quote from: threedomfighter on June 27, 2019, 12:40:09 AM

Ironically the other of these two sets is owned by the son of one of the founders of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Hedge Fund, something I find mildly interesting given that the owner of that set is part of the legacy financial system while this one will hopefully stay in the hands of a crypto fanatic.

LOL, I find that to be interesting as well--perhaps for different reasons, though. I wouldn't have thought these would be so collectible, even graded.

I'm totally a child of the 1980s and I remember when this series was on sale in wax packs in gas stations and convenience stores. I was a young boy and I used to buy them. Don't know why, because my main card collecting thing was baseball and then basketball cards. Then again, I collected those Wacky Packages.

Good luck with your sale, OP. That's a hell of a lot to be asking for the entire set, and I'm not sure if the crypto enthusiasts you'll find here would be willing to part with their bitcoin. But you never know, and I'm not trying to discourage you. It looks like a very beautiful set you've got!

These are just one of those strange things that somehow takes root in pop culture--even Topps didn't think they'd sell many of them, which is why the first series is far more valuable than the later series'. The entire second series set (also available, btw) is worth about a tenth of what the first series is worth. Believe it or not Topps is still pumping out GPKs to this day, but it's the wax packs that you referenced that really push my nostalgia button.

It is a big price tag, but I did a lot of research and asked a lot of sellers who specialize in graded cards what the estimated value is. I have a cash offer for 100k from a dealer who would break the set up and sell them for profit, so as high as my price may sound I did put a lot of effort into making it reasonable. I could easily break it up myself and get around $130-$150k on eBay, but I would really like to see the set stay together. You're certainly correct that it'll probably not sell here because who wants to part with their bitcoin(?), but I'm selling it to put the money into crypto and a lot of people into bitcoin sorta share the same demographic as those who might want it, so I thought I'd at least give it a shot!

Thanks for the input and have a good one!

Oh, PS, I'm curious what you were referring to in the first sentence of your comment. I'm guessing you find it interesting because it's an odd investment for someone related to a major hedge fund?