Thank you for the replies guys. Much appreciated.
@CopperCastle Yes, but that's a gamble. The point I wanted to make is that one will be hard-pressed to find the same set in the same grade at the price of $99 elsewhere. This is now assuming a direct buy. One could buy 3 sets and take the self-submit route, but there are no guarantees.
@SsuperDdave Yes, there could be a large plurality of 70s, but that's not the point I wanted to make (see above).
Many collectors, rightly or wrongly, do indeed take into consideration packaging when they place a value. I can understand if this is annoying to you and probably others, but needless to say, folks should have the freedom to buy what they like and like what they buy. In addition, I love the fact that by large no individual collector sets the value the market places on something and rightly so.
"The value, though, is being held up by a large number of non-committed buyers who might well move on to the next collectible fad next year" â€" Very true, but if you want a 69 coin and a GEM note now, despite what the flippers are doing, you will be hard-pressed to get it for cheaper considering the NGC submission fees and cost of P&P, especially if you're sitting like me in Africa of all places. I mean, self-submit brings no guarantees. The $99 price also comes with free domestic shipping within the States.
Thus, if you or anyone can place a more solid deal on the table at a better price, stripped of speculation, I will be all ears.
