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Originally posted by Logan:
I'm a bit surprised they're charging the same amount as the first set, considering the first one had the novelty of being the first SMG autographs plus it took 4 sets to get a sketch instead of 5. And the biggest factor being those initial SMG autographs are now struggling to sell for $200-$250. They're probably basing it on how quickly the first one sold out. So for them, why not charge the same? But I am definitely going to be patient with this one and wait til the dust settles before I buy.

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Originally posted by hammer:
I'm assuming there will be fewer Relic cards than the first auto set as not all sets come with an SMG auto (of course I don't know how many sets there are!!!)

If you buy 5 sets to get the sketch do you get 1,2 or 3 SMG Auto's? At least there are cards with the new auto's and not stickers and the metal cards are nice too.

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Originally posted by WOMBLE:

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Originally posted by hammer:
I'm assuming there will be fewer Relic cards than the first auto set as not all sets come with an SMG auto (of course I don't know how many sets there are!!!)

If you buy 5 sets to get the sketch do you get 1,2 or 3 SMG Auto's? At least there are cards with the new auto's and not stickers and the metal cards are nice too.

It says right at the bottom of the advert in small writing:-

Notes: If ordering 3 sets, you will not necessarily receive each autograph card, since they are not produced in equal quantities. The only way to be guarantee to receive all three autograph cards is to order 5 sets, in which case you will receive 3 Sarah Michelle Gellar autograph/relic cards and 1 of each of the two different Alyson Hannigan autograph cards. Rittenhouse Archives reserves the right to allocate these sets if the total number of orders exceeds 600 sets.

With the dealer incentive sketch cards, it effectively makes it a 'Dealer Only' product.

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Originally posted by WOMBLE:
With the dealer incentive sketch cards, it effectively makes it a 'Dealer Only' product.

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Originally posted by wolfie:
Whatever happened to that old hobby where you spent a dollar on a pack of cards and it had some cards in it.

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Originally posted by cardcollectors uk:
Hi. Long time no speak I have a customer who wants the set, but effectively it's going to cost me $2000, and after my customer has his cards, all I'll be left with is 2 SMG auto/costumes and 4 mini sets and a sketch.
As no-one but high end collectors can afford the SMG cards, how many will want the one card without the others? Looking on ebay the extra SMG signed cards will put downward pressure on the previous ones, making them effectively a $100-$150 card. the sketch cards may sell for good money if you have a good one, but blind they are about $300. so to recoup you'll need the master set of 3 autos and 5 cards and 7 cards to sell for about $1500 which is double the price of the last series, which just sold for $675. I'm trying hard to justify it but it's tricky

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Originally posted by Raven:
If I were a dealer, or someone who wanted to take a chance on this, there is only one key thing you must have for a profit. Five customers who want the set from the get go. You can discount the set a bit, as long as you know you have the buyers.

So you get 5 sets with the free extra metal cards and the incentive sketch. You sell the 5 sets for $350, below price. You sell the extra metal set for at least $100. Now all you need from the sketch is $150 to break even. Anything more is profit. Anything more than $100 from the metal cards is added profit. If you can sell the set more than $350, that's more profit. You do need a good sketch of a desirable character to make it worth while and that is the chance you take, but you should at least break even as long as you don't have to wait to sell the sets.

I may be in the minority about this, but I do think that collectors would still prefer the SMG relic over the shorter Hannigan cards, at least I would. So I suspect that sets with Hannigan may bring down the value right now, but her cards may appreciate as time goes on because of the smaller supply. Whereas SMG is more desirable at the start, but really has not appreciated at all so far.