question from my old man

le bink james

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hi all, my dads got a few complete and mint condition sets of the 1978 series of kiss cards.... i think its 78 anyway. the back of the cards makes a big picture when put together.

also he has star wars cards from the same era.

he just wants to know if there worth anything if someone could help it would be appriciated thankyou
 
someone on here should be able to help you out, they are some sweet cards. i remember collecting the kiss ones as a kid but the end condition was far from mint lol
 
it can be a bit variable, a near complete set (131/132 with 50 swaps) went for just under $35 on ebay last night, condition was described as sharp corners and no creases for all but 6 of the set
 
If it is the Red REturn of the Jedi set (The most common border variant - 3rd variant from memory), it's definitely worth between $150-400 in mint condition and complete.
 
No problems. Being from that Generation, ROTJ red was the only complete set I had. I lost it somewhere along the line but still wish I had it with me. lot's of lunch money went into building that set. lunch money and plenty of chewing....
 
No, I'm not saying that Curtis. What I'm saying is the difference between a complete set and an incomplete set. You have to understand that die hard star wars fan's are exactly that - die hard. Plus you also have to consider that a sealed box of ROTJ Red goes for upwards of AU$700 with their being two complete sets in the box, the price I mentioned is reasonable. Each individual card goes for around the 1-2 dollar mark with Boba Fett and darth Vader obviously going for at least double if not triple that. So yes, that one missing card may cost you between $1 and $6, but it is all the difference between a collection being worth $35 and one being worth over $150 because it is a complete set. It's just like if you had a collection of, say, 1984 Scanlen NSWRL minus the Steve Ella card. The collection might only be worth $40 to someone because it is incomplete, but throw in that steve Ella card for a complete set ....
 
understand all that but just didnt want to get the fellas hope up. even on your estimate of value, there is a lot of difference between $150 and $400, and he said they are only in excellent condition, so i would be guessing hes more likely to get the lower end of your pricing rather than the higher end. and one common card missing in a rl set aint gonna affect the price that much, and i'm guessing the same to a discerning star wars buyer. i understand that star wars fans are die hard , but what i'm saying is they're not stupid. and selaed box prices aren't really a good guide to base complete common set prices on, you pay overs on a box because of its age and because its sealed, you also have 36 wrappers that could fetch around $20 a piece. so i'm sticking with my call of lower and of your pricing rather than the higher end. you may get that price but you would have to be in the right place at the right time. and yeah i remember spending pocket money on these as well, along with buying scanlens star wars and empire cards, still have some but i doubt anyone would pay much for mine, lol
 
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