I'm a little out of the loop on binder resell prices.......are people actually getting higher than retail on these already? I have my set of binders for sale on ebay (minus the puzzle cards) and there doesn't seem to be much action on it. There's one bid at $65.00 so far. Are the cards selling for more than the binders?
I ended up breaking even, as did a couple of others here who mentioned their results. There was VERY LITTLE interest in either the puzzles or binders at all. I received a couple of offers in the $130 to $150 range for the 4 binders & similar offers for the puzzles. I found the interest in both about as equally lackluster.
I tested higher prices & breaking up the binders & puzzles to individual auctions, and there was ZERO interest in the higher prices or in buying these items piecemeal. As Brad mentioned, a couple of people who listed BuyItNow in the $375 to $400 range sold for about $350. I think $385 was the highest ebay price realized so far - within a day or 2 of release. IMO, a buy it now in the $175 to $200 range with best offer option will probably yield you a $150 offer, or hopefully, a little better.
I had originally held Brad's belief that if I had an extra set, and resold it, it would provide some cash to offset the high $260 price on my keeper set and as a bonus, you could pick the better sketch. Going forward, I think the only benefit you will have is picking the better sketch, and you'll be lucky to break even.