Logorithmic Set Collecting

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by irishdenny

Hey there David,
NiCe Write~uP! So, I'm curious... of the above Stages, where would You put the E90-1 Set? Just thought I'd ask Your opinion since You created this neat little "Log Stage Write~uP".

This Thread is Brilliant!!! I Love Statistic's...

Honestly, it's not a set that I have a whole lot of experience with. But from looking through the Standard Catalog, I'd probably say that it fits in as a lower level Stage 6. Nothing insanely priced, but there's quite a few higher $ cards.

[buymycards]

Ed, there are many ways to go about this. I would prefer using the scarcity of the set and the scarcity of individual cards with in a set, without taking into account the price of the set or the price of individual cards within the set, and without taking into account the condition of the cards, since some sets are rarely found with individual cards grading higher than a two.

So, without pricing and condition, I would have to put:

Weil Baking at a 7 or 8
Holsum Bread at 8 or 9
Coupon Type 2 at 6 or 7
Coupon type 3 at 8
Coupon type 1 at 9.
Kotton at 8
Virginia Extra at 9

[Eric72]

For the sake of keeping things in perspective, should modern sets be considered? In recent years, the card companies have taken manufactured scarcity to the extreme...1 of 1's.

They produce cards which differ in some way from the base card. They might have a different color scheme, a die-cut shape, etc. Occasionally, they have inserted actual printing plates into packs. Then they stamp the card with 1/1...as in the only one in existence. And they will do this for all 100 players (or however many cards there are in the set.)

So there are dozens (hundreds, maybe...it seems like they put five or ten of these damn things out every year) of modern sets which contain nothing but one-of-a-kind examples.

Back to my original question...should they be considered in this discussion?

[egbeachley]

I forgot that the Old Judge set has 19 Califormia league players, roughly half of which are 1 of 1. That set gets a 10.

[Jacklitsch]

1911 Zeenut set is a 9 due to the nearly impossible Bohen.

[familytoad]

Whether fiction or fact, until Dr. Frank replies with his number...its all speculation to me

E210 York Type 2 needs a tough ranking...that's all I know.

[ValKehl]

I believe there is only one known example of the Roger Peckinpaugh card for the 1925 Holland Creameries set.

The T214 Victory Tobacco set supposedly consists of 90 subjects (as stated on the backs of these cards), but only about 60 subjects ahve been checklisted.

Would these sets be rated as 10s?
Val

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by Jacklitsch

1911 Zeenut set is a 9 due to the nearly impossible Bohen.

One sold just 6 years ago. This set gets a 7...8 at the highest.

[Jacklitsch]

Maybe I should have said "intact" Bohen. The one that sold was a cutout.



I still think its a 9.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by Jacklitsch

1911 Zeenut set is a 9 due to the nearly impossible Bohen.

I've heard there are more difficult years then 1911. Some years have player cards with only one known, some have cards that used to be known(lost), also period checklists with cards that haven't been found. (there were no chase cards in Zeenut)