What's your Monster number?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Monster Number, and intriguing idea. Thanks for posting it.

1000 is a intrinsically pleasing maximum number; it's like batting a thousand. I agree with that back there about not counting zero, 1 to 1000 is 1000 possibilities, 0 to 1000 is 1001 possibilities. If zero were to count, then everyone on the planet would have a set, most of them zero sets... Methinks we begin the count at one, like Brother Maynard read from The Book of Armaments, Chapter 2...


Would a fellow with 80 common cards swap them for a Plank? Yes. Then the Plank should count more than 80, the commons less than 1, or both. Similarly, would someone swap 240 commons far a Wagner? Oh, Yes. Then that should be adjusted, too. And aside from dollar value, the Demmitt and O'Hara cards would limit the number of 1000 sets, they should have a bit of weight, too.

I figure this process is way too far along for folks to readily accept a recalibration of the process. But it is justified, don't you think?

I'll be Frank, Frank. The idea was to top out at 1000, reward the big four and keep it simple enough so that 85% of the people on this board could compute their monster number accurately in less than 48 hours.

Frank

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I'll be Frank, Frank. The idea was to top out at 1000, reward the big four and keep it simple enough so that 85% of the people on this board could compute their monster number accurately in less than 48 hours.

Frank

Wow, you ARE Frank! The "Frank"ness of this board is astounding. But the "Frankest" Frank isn't even participating!

I like the number 1,000, but you can come up with that number easily by giving some of the variations weight, without straining anyone's brains.

Here's some PSA pop numbers:

Doyle - 10
Wagner - 32
Plank - 64
Magie - 92
O'Hara St. Louis - 113
Demmitt St. Louis - 125
Lundgren KC - 162
Dahlen Brooklyn - 177
Brown Washington - 184
Lundgren Chicago - 187
Smith Chicago and Boston - 188
Elberfeld Washington - 193
Dahlen Boston - 198
Kleinow Boston - 237
Cobb Green - 550

Scott <=== guest Frank

[frankbmd]

Keep It Simple Stupid

What good is a Monster Number, if you can't Uzit?

Scott,

If you please, divide each of your cards by the inverse of the Pop and multiply by the square root of 2. Subtract .003483 for paper loss and multiply by 3 if your first name begins with S.

Touche.

Frank

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Keep It Simple Stupid

What good is a Monster Number, if you can't Uzit?

Scott,

If you please, divide each of your cards by the inverse of the Pop and multiply by the square root of 2. Subtract .003483 for paper loss and multiply by 3 if your first name begins with S.

Touche.

Frank

It's just the El Principe of it. Broadleaf your horizons.

The post-count says it's working fine as-is - just ignore us disgruntled variation collectors.

[62corvette]

520--since 1976. Sad thing is---then I only needed the big three. Doyle's been added since. Can you factor that into my monster number please .

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Runscott

It's just the El Principe of it. Broadleaf your horizons.

The post-count says it's working fine as-is - just ignore us disgruntled variation collectors.

Would you like a copy of my Neil Diamond CD "Sweet Caporal"?
Just trying to keep the post-count higher than the NYC Dinner Thread.