What on earth did I do wrong here?

jmpkcp · 2013-01-18T06:37:57.000Z

So, I've been working with acrylics lately, to help save some sets that I don't want to open, but that I also don't have to keep stored away. It's nice to be able to display a set now and then. And so I sealed up set #5887 Dine Defense HQ. These sell for $110-150 with regularity NIB, let alone encased. So I'm a long-time eBay seller, I usually get pretty good prices for the stuff I sell. And I auction off this 5887 encased in acrylic. It cost me $60 in supplies and maybe $50 in labor to encase this. And the set sells for $77 on eBay. 30-50% less than the average sale price on eBay of the set on its own. I put $230 total into this set and I'm going to net $60 after I spend $17 to box and ship this. What happened?? Link for reference is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/300847271304 JP