don't know where you get no sales in 6 months - not correct. "pie" is on my ebay saved search list and i get a daily email of listings for the last 24 hours. i know the product - i track and actively buy & sell it. it's now a "niche" or non-sport product. it is not aimed at or intended for the sports card collector - hence no sports in the product. if a sports guy wants something with a twist they can buy ginter. i don't particularly care for the current AP issue but it is a pretty clearly defined product, not just another junk sports issue, with the "non-sport" crowd the intended audience. it is basball/sport free by design, not by accident. one can argue the merits if the current checklist/contents. anything with carmen electra & carrot top is certainly suspect.
I did a closed auction search for 2001 Topps American Pie BOX, and no sales were there for the last 6 months. I'm sure individual items from that set have sold, but no boxes. I can only go by what my search results showed me. Since you get daily updates, give me some item numbers of closed box auctions in the last 6 months, I am curious to see what you are seeing.
If it was designed sports free on purpose, why the name American Pie? As the original is already branded in collectors heads as a product with a sports connection, along with pop culture, does that not mislead when the same name is chosen for a markedly different product design? What if a pop culture product had the name 'Finest"? Or "SPX"? There would be some ticked off peeps..LOL