Crossover for Set Registery - Thoughts?

[Harford20]

As Frank pointed out, the bastard set is the format of most all of my sets. I do keep several (approx 10 sets--all Master sets for players) in the PSA registry, but I do so for a completely different reason than has been suggested.

"Yes" the use as an online checklist is nice, and "yes" now with PSA you can even add in the SGC graded cards into the checklist (but it will not affect your registry scoring).

The main reason I have the 10 PSA sets in the registry is to see how many more cards I can add to the registry that have not been noted/found/graded before. To me, I am adding to the history of that player by showing that there are many more cards out there than the typical t-series/e-series/topps etc. cards that are listed in most sets. This is what drives me to the set registry--not getting a PSA 8 over my PSA 5, but getting new cards added to the list, taking that player registry from 100 cards to 125 cards. My goal is purely set completion with whoever previously graded the card or if not graded at all.

Dave

[Ronnie73]

Set Registeries can be fun but don't let them distract you from your goal of collecting a nice set. When you only have a handful of cards, you tend to want them all graded by the same company. I felt that way but as my collection got larger, who graded the card, didn't really matter, as long as it was PSA, SGC, and sometimes BVG, if the card looked good, I welcomed it into my set. I sometimes get the need to still crossover my cards but everytime I figure out how much its gonna cost, usually in the thousands, I think about how many more cards I could add to my set with that money instead. I sometimes will figure out where I would rank in either registry if all my cards were graded by the same company. Some simple multiplying and dividing can tell you basically where you would rank. By knowing this, you can decide if its worth the time and money to crossover.

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by Harford20

and "yes" now with PSA you can even add in the SGC graded cards into the checklist (but it will not affect your registry scoring).

Dave

Hi Dave,

Never heard of this before...how does it work? I went on the PSA Registry and could not find any reference to it. Thanks!

Cheers,
Blair

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by Bosox Blair

Hi Dave,

Never heard of this before...how does it work? I went on the PSA Registry and could not find any reference to it. Thanks!

Cheers,
Blair

Hi Blair, Just go to "My Set Registry" and then "Add Inventory". Its at the bottom of the page.

[Harford20]

For adding any other Company or Raw card just for documenting you have the card, you simply go under "Add Inventory" in the "My Set Registry" section and at the very bottom you can enter any card (Add non-PSA item) into "My Inventory" (graded or not). These cards then show on your overall inventory, but not in the specific Master Set. For me, I then just make a notation in my player Master Set that I have such-and such card, SGC 40 etc. in the comments section at the bottom. As mentioned before, this gives me an inventory list that I can use when away from my home computer.

There may be a way to get the non-PSA card listed to the Registry, but have not found it yet.

Ronnie beat me to it. I type slow.

Dave

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by Harford20

Ronnie beat me to it. I type slow.

Dave

Dave, Your explanation was much better than mine.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Harford20

As Frank pointed out, the bastard set is the format of most all of my sets. I do keep several (approx 10 sets--all Master sets for players) in the PSA registry, but I do so for a completely different reason than has been suggested.

"Yes" the use as an online checklist is nice, and "yes" now with PSA you can even add in the SGC graded cards into the checklist (but it will not affect your registry scoring).

The main reason I have the 10 PSA sets in the registry is to see how many more cards I can add to the registry that have not been noted/found/graded before. To me, I am adding to the history of that player by showing that there are many more cards out there than the typical t-series/e-series/topps etc. cards that are listed in most sets. This is what drives me to the set registry--not getting a PSA 8 over my PSA 5, but getting new cards added to the list, taking that player registry from 100 cards to 125 cards. My goal is purely set completion with whoever previously graded the card or if not graded at all.

Dave

I've used the Registries, but never for competitive purposes and have always purchased cards based on value rather than the holder. My T206 set can be seen in the PSA registry, the SGC registry and the BVG registry all under the TOBACCO ROAD name. The remainder of that set is in my Raw Meat registry.

Or you can see the whole bastard together at Collector Focus, along with other sets in multiple holder types.

BVG as well as PSA will allow entry of slabbed and raw cards from other companies, if you want to keep your inventory in that way. I prefer to keep 17 different spreadsheets on my laptop (saved on my cloud) to record, date of purchase, price, card type, back type, grading company, grade, where I have it stashed, serial number, etc, etc, etc.

[tbob]

A lot of good points but I'd like to throw in one more:
Even if you have a set which is 1/2 PSA and 1/2 SGC, it doesn't hurt to register them so you will have a record of your cards and the certification numbers in case of theft.

[g_vezina_c55]

i just sign up for the SGC register. i would like to add my t206 set.

can i add my psa and bgs card to the sgc registry ???

if yes how ?

[Cat]

I have always wondered why a non-grader hasn't created their own registry which would accept either PSA or SGC (Beckett?) graded cards in order to accomodate a mixed graded set. IFor years, I have thought that was going to be the next evolution of VCP or even Net 54, but I was wrong.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Cat

I have always wondered why a non-grader hasn't created their own registry which would accept either PSA or SGC (Beckett?) graded cards in order to accomodate a mixed graded set. IFor years, I have thought that was going to be the next evolution of VCP or even Net 54, but I was wrong.

I'd love to see it too, and would be willing to work on it. But I am not savvy enough to program it. Data entry would have to be on an individual basis. Verification of graded cards on the honor system??? Maybe.
Importing data from existing registries to combine them would probably not be accepted by PSA, SGC and BVG, and if it could happen, everyone would have to maintain two or more registries. My Monster set is 17% raw. We could post scans and let the group evaluate and grade the raw cards. Oh my this is getting complicated, but if there is some computer know how out there and interested parties to develop the ground rules, it could happen.

Having said all this, having a #1 or #2 rated Registry Set has never been nor will never be an aspiration of mine. Combining all the grades from three companies my spreadsheets tell me that my set is roughly a 3.5. My raw cards if graded would drag that number a bit lower. For now that knowledge is good enough for me.

[Ronnie73]

I remember talking about this a few months back and the main problem was how to deal with the raw cards. How do you prove you own the card. At least with graded cards, the serial number can be verified and also flagged if a duplicate number was entered into someones collection.