Classifying factory sets and factory set exclusives

[Hollywood42]

For #3, by genuinely different cards do you mean also as genuinely different sets? That's the main question I'm really trying to dig into here, i.e. "Donruss - Factory Set" vs "Donruss Factory Set"

Originally Posted by G1911

1 I would not categorize at all. I use a card based standard - is the card discernibly different from other cards? Whether it came from a hobby pack, a blaster box, a gravity feed pack, a retail box, a hangar box or a jumbo hobby pack or a factory set is irrelevant. If the card is not discernibly different, it is the same card.

2 I categorize as the same set, just a variation of the card. Donruss base - card #1A and 1B.

3. Genuinely different cards.

Yep, definitely counting those in my project. Those are pretty clearly distinct releases though, so no issues on this topic there

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Are you considering regional, candy or promo sets i.e 1971 Milk Duds or '75 Twinkies?