Man, still no bids... DRH, any chance the winner wouldn't actually have to take the whole lot? ...Or even most of it? [I'd only want a few items] You could even re-offer the rest of the lot on eBay later..!
As far as oldtvman's sentiment of "throwing sets away" just because they're not "old enough", well, wait 20 or 30 years from now. Will they be "old enough" then..?
I'm not that old, but it wasn't long ago when color "roundie" consoles appeared at yard sales and estate auctions and such all the time, and nobody wanted 'em then. I turned down
several opportunities in the early 90's to get an Apple Lisa (including original Lisas with the Twiggy drives) for
next to nothing, but now, only ten years later, they're quite sought after as the classic computers they are. Wish I had bought one then...
Anyway, while I agree with Doug [I hate seeing stuff like that tossed out...
], I suppose it's almost inevitable that all "products-that-become-collectible" don't *really* become sought after (and "valuable") in the collectible market until enough of that item has ended up in the landfill... That "dumpster factor" is a big part of the reason why
Action Comics #1 is valuable now, and Beanie Babies aren't. If everyone way back when bought 5 copies of
Action Comics and kept them all this time in mint condition stored in mylar bags, they wouldn't be worth that much now..! It's all supply and demand, you know. ...But, even so, that can work to your advantage if you enjoy collecting things that have low demand (even if the supply isn't too high either), because costs are low.