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The Nat King Cole definitely has an inflated price compared to its Discogs sale history. Mosaic was authorized to press 10,000 copies. The Mosaic boxed set market is like other collectables, many of them are thinly traded so if you want to sell them quickly, as when liquidating an estate, you might not even get when they have sold for on average. That said, the Maynard Ferguson has been selling for $000 to $500 and more for some time. I get the idea that Mosaic didn't come close to selling their allotment before their license deal expired. Years ago I was in Jazz Record Center in NYC and Fred Cohen had all three volumes of the Commodore Recordings priced as a set for $2400. Since then I've seen both the Cole and a single volume of the Cole set sell for under $200 on ebay. Anytime I have anything to auction, I feel I need to set a floor price to protect my investment. I bought a long out of print Japan-only Clark Terry LP  for $1.99 plus shipping from Japan, there were no other bids. It easily should have fetched $20 or more.  

How do you find the prices paid?

I guess I meant "Sort" as a group by Median price. It seems like I used to be able to do that, but I could be wrong.

The market has been soft for a very long time. I can’t speak to vinyl boxes but the Cole and the Ferguson boxes are the most expensive. Although already covered, when determining price (and this applies to anything), you need to look at prices paid, not prices asked; anybody can set a price as high as they wish. Realizing it is another story. 

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