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the words "SET BREAK!" in an ebay listing

bvcbvc Posts: 100 ✭✭
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I sometimes notice auctions for vintage PSA graded cards will have "SET BREAK!" in the listing. What exactly the point of this? Is that supposed to eliciit a "ZOMG a SET BREAK that card must be awesome" kind of reaction? I mean, a shi**y off-centered PSA 6 Mantle is the same regardless if it's part of some "SET BREAK!!!" or not, right? If anyone here has sold cards on ebay with "SET BREAK!!" in their listing were higher prices realized than current market value? haha.

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  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    for the sake of argument, there are those who SET BREAK legit stuff and do quite well, and people like me frequent their auctions.
  • ElToroLocoElToroLoco Posts: 914 ✭
    The "SET BREAK" term is typically for vintage sets or tougher modern sets in RAW condition. Otherwise, it's for your PSA graded set. The seller will get more action on his auctions, period. A good example is the 93 Finest Refractor thread....people will bid.....another is a seller from these boards offering up their #1 Registry complete graded set......again....more action on their auctions....
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    I think sellers do it just to draw attention to the fact that they are selling other cards from the same set that the buyer might want. I don't think it's meant to be a tactic to hype up the card itself.
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  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    there are buyers who would prefer to load up all at once, be it raw or graded, as opposed to picking away at ones and twos, and i've tracked several breaks lately where the prices were significantly higher, so to answer the OP's question, YES.
  • MooseDogMooseDog Posts: 1,948 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I think sellers do it just to draw attention to the fact that they are selling other cards from the same set that the buyer might want. I don't think it's meant to be a tactic to hype up the card itself. >>



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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    I recall a few years ago, someone had a card in his ebay store with the title "1993 Donruss Fred McGriff *****SET BREAK*****" or something like that. He had this 5 cent card listed with a $2 BIN, and $3 for shipping. Heh.
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  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭
    I put SET BREAK in my listing, and got pretty high prices when I broke up some 1959 PSA 9's.....so, I am guessing that it works?
  • fattymacsfattymacs Posts: 2,581 ✭✭✭
    When I see set break, I immediatly look at the sellers other auctions and bunch up to save on shipping. So for me they work.
  • SDavidSDavid Posts: 1,584 ✭✭
    It works.

    My searches frequently contain the word "-break" because I can rarely find a good bargain from a set break, particularly if it's from a well known seller.
  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭


    << <i>there are buyers who would prefer to load up all at once, be it raw or graded, as opposed to picking away at ones and twos, and i've tracked several breaks lately where the prices were significantly higher, so to answer the OP's question, YES. >>




    Right if it is set break, then almost all or all the cards should be listed. Of course on eBay we have more "Part-Set Breaks!" They make the small complete graded sets hard to find.
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  • jivanjivan Posts: 1,009 ✭


    << <i>I sometimes notice auctions for vintage PSA graded cards will have "SET BREAK!" in the listing. What exactly the point of this? Is that supposed to eliciit a "ZOMG a SET BREAK that card must be awesome" kind of reaction? I mean, a shi**y off-centered PSA 6 Mantle is the same regardless if it's part of some "SET BREAK!!!" or not, right? If anyone here has sold cards on ebay with "SET BREAK!!" in their listing were higher prices realized than current market value? haha. >>

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  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean there isn't a reason for it.
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  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,434 ✭✭✭
    It works for buyers and sellers if the term is used legitimately. However, some sellers will put 'set Break' in their auctions to pull in searchers looking for the card and/or the set of that particular year.
    For instance, If I am searching for a 1975 set and someone else is searching for a 1975 george brett both searchers will find the auction.
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  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭
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  • bbuckner22bbuckner22 Posts: 1,028 ✭
    It does bug though when a guy puts set break in his listing title and only has eight other cards from the set listed
    From what I can tell, 707 is the DOLLAR STORE compared to deans_cards. For what that guy charges, if I ever bought anything from him I would expect it to be delivered to me in a frickin' limo.
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  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭


    << <i>It does bug though when a guy puts set break in his listing title and only has eight other cards from the set listed >>



    Well, I am guilty of that myself.....but sometimes I truly wonder if it matters. I did the SET BREAK thing and got great results. I had around 12 PSA 9's from the 1959 Topps set. The one time I TRULY had a set break (a near complete 1933 Goudey World WIde Gum), I used the word set break (down in the .50 extra subtitle area, as I ran out of room in the main area), and didn't get squat. So I guess it still has to depend on what the cards are?
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Besides attracting looks to other cards you may be offering from the same set, it also gets the word "set" into the auction title.
  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
    I also look for those auctions, I am building a 71 Topps Set so I like picking up a lot of cards from one place.
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  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭


    << <i>Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean there isn't a reason for it. >>




    The reason is to screw with people who are actually looking for sets. image
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wonder if waverly was the first to use 'set break' in the title. He's the first I remember doing so. After seeing the insane prices he was getting, it's not surprising other sellers have jumped on that bandwagon.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
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