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Is this really worth $3,500?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-Pro-Set-Fact-Cards-Complete-Set-RARE-FACT-Cards/113769041289?hash=item1a7d29cd89:g:Y5MAAOSwKARc4Dyh

And $50.00 for shipping?

And I apologize if this is anyone here on the site..

I'm breaking my temporary forum hiatus just to answer this question

Short answer, yes. These cards were issued in 1990 to 6th graders in the Cincinnati Public Schools system, I believe 9 per week. Finding any of them in good condition, let alone at all, is difficult (been searching for a partircular one myself for a few years now). A complete set? Well, ask aussiewayne about his if you get the chance. But yeah, I believe that's a pretty fair value for recent sales.

"Worth it" is always an individual decision, but the price doesn't seem too ridiculous given the market for the cards.  COMC has 10 individual cards available ranging from just under $10 to almost $18, so a complete set of 400 cards seems actually not bad for $3500, especially given that a set like this would have a premium for the set.

Ok but what about the shipping?? First class for $50? 

It's too heavy to be shipped first class and insurance isn't cheap on that dollar amount.  It might be a bit high, but I would expect it to cost somewhere in the $40s.

I work for UPS on the retail side.  Standard Ground shipping from Texas and insured at that price sounds about right for retail rates. I know if I ship a binder that was insured at that weight to Texas from Washington, then the $30-50 range is accurate. Standard insurance is $2 per hundred with the first hundred being free. So, you're paying for 3400 worth of insurance. 34 x 2 = $68 just to fully insure it plus $4 for a signature. 

With all of that, $50 for shipping is not bad.

Right but he shouldnt list it as first class. I guess I tend to notice little things like that being a USPS guy.

I think it is worth it, as Jason said given to 6th graders with 5000 sets made might not sound rare but given that most kids likely played with them instead of storing them for the future means there could be less sets available then first thought, I was lucky to get mine but missing 2 cards (advertised as complete but had doubles of two cards, luckily I found the 2 on eBay) but I have only seen I think 3 sets for sale in past 5 years.

if your a pro set collector pick it up while you can because it may be awhile before the next one comes up for sale , also if you like rare there is a 1989 pro set error / variations set for sale on eBay for around $650, these were created to highlight the errors and changes made for the set, not bad value as you get 2 x 1988 pro set test sets, Santa cards plus the majority of errors / variations, this has the C versions of Bynes and Riggs whereas mine has the D versions plus the 3 series 2 promo cards