Half-baked t206 monster registry idea

[parkerj33]

Ok, I admit up front this is half-baked, but its been baking for awhile in my thoughts so why not start yet another t206 thread and get some input....

We all love Frank's Monster number thread...its beauty is its simplicity for sure. So at the expense i was thinking of ways to better capture a t206 set measurement. We all like to compare and strive, and improve our sets....

I was recently also inspired by both James detailed research thread on back scarcity based on pop counts, as well as Ryan/Sonny's thread showing Sonny's incredible Mississippi monster.

My thought is to have some kind of numeric measurement on the uniqueness or difficulty of a set, which takes into account the back scarcity of a monster set.

maybe we need more granular levels for commons / sps / SL / HOF / rarities

Maybe its a second dimension, with card values and back values multiplied. Just as an example, maybe a common with a piedmont/sc back is x1. But if you have that same common with say an Uzit back, then you've got an x20.


Its not meant to exactly convey $$ Value. Just maybe difficulty. And i am still thinking its totally self-reporting. this is not meant to be official. some measurements would have to be arbitrary.

another potential dimension is the grade....(raw could just be estimated on same 10 pt scale). or maybe grade is just on 3-4 pt scale:
1 = beater (psa 1 ish ).
2 = presentable - could have creases, rounded corners, light stain (1.5->2.5)
3 = no stain, no creases, (3-4 ish)
4 = sharp with no staining (5 and up)
(could be weighted)

like i said its half-baked, but is it worth baking further? any interest?