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Scot ReaderHere are the SLer totals and difficulty ranks from my 18-month eBay survey:
Subject Total, Difficulty Rank
Bastian 16, 64T
Bay 14, 45T
Bernhard 11, 26T
Breitenstein, 10, 19T
Carey 12, 33T
Coles 12, 33T
Cranston 13, 39T
Ellam 9, 16T
Foster 4, 7T
Fritz 6, 10
Greminger 8, 12T
Guiheen9, 16T
B. Hart (Little Rock) 7, 11
J. Hart (Montgomery) 11, 26T
Helm 13, 39T
Hickman14, 45T
Hooker 10, 19T
E. Howard (Savannah) 15, 55T
A.O. Jordan (Atlanta) 10, 19T
Kiernan12, 33T
King 19, 114T
Lafitte8, 12T
Lentz 17, 81T
Lipe 13, 39T
Manion 10, 19T
Miller 21, 147T
McCauley 12, 33T
Molesworth 16, 64T
Mullaney 12, 33T
Orth 17, 81T
Otey 12, 33T
Paige 8, 12T
Perdue 17, 81T
Persons18, 95T
Reagan10, 19T
Revelle8, 12T
Rockenfeld 16, 64T
Ryan 13, 39T
Seitz 13, 39T
Shaughnessy 14, 45T
C. Smith (Shreveport) 19, 114T
S. Smith (Atlanta) 10, 19T
Stark 11, 26T
Thebo 18, 95T
Thornton 4, 7T
Violat 9, 16T
Westlake 21, 147T
F. White 21, 147T
The difficulty ranks provided herein differ from those published in my manuscript. The reason is that I regarded the sample size of my eBay survey as too small to draw meaningful conclusions about relative scarcity. So, rather than using data from my eBay survey to estimate relative scarcity, I relied on the PSA population report totals extant at the time, weighted for price and condiition (on the theory that higher priced subjects are more likely to be submitted for grading and subjects whose graded examples are in lower average condition are more difficult). Those of you who are disinclined to believe population reports may prefer the above rankings based on the substantially smaller, but possibly more reliable, eBay survey sample.