Most buyers pays an absurd amount of money for mediocre packs.
It took nearly two weeks for 20 standard 2015 Topps Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens hot packs to sell on a popular auction website. That observation is based on the "Star Wars Force Awakens hot pack" keywords. Listed below is a sales report for those packs:
Autographed Card Hot Packs:
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$44.99* (September 27, 2015).
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$49.99* (September 29, 2015).
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$39.99 (September 29, 2015).
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$33.78 (September 30, 2015).
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$35.69 (October 1, 2015).
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$16.50 (October 4, 2015).
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$44.00 (October 4, 2015).
Autographed Card Serial Numbered to 10 Hot Packs:
- $41.00 (October 4, 2015).
Patch Hot Packs:
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$9.99 (September 27, 2015).
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$15.99** (September 29, 2015).
Printing Plate Hot Packs:
- $114.99* (September 25, 2015).
Sketch Card Hot Packs:
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$36.69 (September 30, 2015).
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$49.75 (October 2, 2015).
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$34.33 (October 4, 2015).
Sketch or Autographed Card Serial Numbered to 10:
- $41.00 (September 29, 2015).
Mystery Hot Packs:
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$17.99 (September 25, 2015).
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$13.99 (September 27, 2015).
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$20.50 (September 27, 2015).
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$9.00 (October 4, 2015).
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$14.50 (October 4, 2015).
Considering a majority of hot pack sellers are deceiving scumbags... the closing costs for 11 of those 20 auctions are absurd. I've highlighted those auctions in red.
I wouldn't personally pay more than $20 for an autographed hot pack with no serial number guarantees. I also wouldn't pay more than $10 for a mystery hot pack, because I know better there's a 99 percent chance it contains one of the worst possible listed hits (in this case a patch card)...
*A secret "Best Offer" was accepted for that auction.
**This auction included two packs.