Topps 1969 - 2011 Complete Set Prices

Here is my monthly look at complete set prices, taken from the first five completed sales listings on Ebay on January 1.

The prices at this time of year are interesting. You have people unfamiliar with the hobby buying sets as Christmas presents, paying inflated prices. On the other hand, you have auction ending on the 24th and 25th getting ignored, meaning a savvy buyer can get some good deals.

Overall, it will cost you $6,335,07 for one of each, an increase of $500 over last month.

YEAR	Jan. 1	Dec. 1	Nov. 1	12 Mo. Avg.
1969	$990.50	$1,500.00	$1,500.00	$1,109.38
1970	$670.94	$972.57	$972.57	$974.67
1971	$1,500.00	$791.71	$791.71	$870.58
1972	$812.49	$1,098.75	$1,098.75	$1,032.42
1973	$418.80	$476.71	$476.71	$398.88
1974	$285.99	$177.50	$177.50	$243.83
1975	$247.50	$263.52	$263.52	$278.07
1976	$158.66	$138.47	$138.47	$170.54
1977	$162.19	$112.50	$112.50	$135.07
1978	$92.41	$91.70	$91.70	$96.25
1979	$58.53	$68.91	$68.91	$79.65
1980	$60.49	$63.78	$63.78	$63.58
1981	$25.34	$24.90	$24.90	$28.26
1982	$39.39	$44.20	$44.20	$35.19
1983	$44.80	$32.21	$32.21	$34.80
1984	$23.11	$22.51	$22.51	$23.26
1985	$22.63	$22.89	$22.89	$24.39
1986	$20.09	$13.30	$13.30	$15.73
1987	$21.00	$8.39	$8.39	$10.14
1988	$9.17	$9.45	$9.45	$8.14
1989	$7.40	$9.09	$9.09	$6.99
1990	$8.34	$7.25	$7.25	$7.57
1991	$10.20	$8.79	$8.79	$9.37
1992	$6.45	$9.75	$9.75	$9.94
1993	$17.37	$31.69	$31.69	$21.58
1994	$26.01	$19.08	$19.08	$22.90
1995	$61.09	$41.34	$41.34	$45.08
1996	$23.00	$22.24	$22.24	$20.75
1997	$47.11	$48.41	$48.41	$47.43
1998	$29.00	$41.59	$41.59	$43.85
1999	$24.30	$22.00	$22.00	$24.07
2000	$22.38	$25.66	$25.66	$19.27
2001	$75.77	$63.10	$63.10	$53.03
2002	$35.31	$43.69	$43.69	$37.10
2003	$47.16	$39.50	$39.50	$32.88
2004	$26.49	$29.90	$29.90	$24.64
2005	$24.60	$26.98	$26.98	$25.26
2006	$23.20	$29.61	$29.61	$20.88
2007	$18.90	$24.05	$24.05	$17.14
2008	$29.75	$31.94	$31.94	$25.14
2009	$42.20	$39.89	$39.89	$37.11
2010	$24.42	$31.99	$31.99	$37.11
2011	$40.60	$38.46	$38.46	$29.92