grade weight?

obusek99

Does "grade weight" mean the difficulty in obtaining?

InMySock

Weights are based on the value of the card (in comparison to other cards in the same set), not the rarity of a card.

At least, that is how I understand it.

IMS

lawnmowerman

<< <i>Does "grade weight" mean the difficulty in obtaining? >>




The more rare a card is , obviously the more difficult it is to get. This has to factor into the overall weight.

Alot of numbered inserts in my Emmitt set are weighted alot higher than say a 1992 Fleer card.

Which brings up this point. Some cards like the 1992 Stadium Club Emmitt are not rare but are difficult to get in 10 form due to having "issues"

When figuring weight, this all should be taken into consideration

gumbyfan

When creating a new player registry featuring cards that are already in the full set registry for the set they are from, can you re-weigh the card or does the initial weight immediately get chosen?

An example may make my question more clear. I'm going to be working to complete a Jim Gantner Master Collection and his 1977 Topps rookie is weighted at 1 in the 1977 Topps Set Registry. As we know, 77 Topps are somewhat tough in the first place, and there is only 1 PSA 10 of this card out there and 45 PSA 9's.

Basically, am I saddled with a weight of 1 for this tough card which would be the same weight as his 1988 Topps card? Just curious.

InMySock

You also have to remember that the weight is based on PSA 8 value, not PSA 9 or 10 value.

I have an email from Gayle that says the weight is based on the value, and not the rarity. My assumption is that all of the factors that LMM mentioned are taken into account with the value of the card. I believe PSA has a chart for each set as to the weights of cards per their value, and that it will be different for every set. Difficulty to obtain, manufacturing issues, etc. should (theoretically) be reflected in value.

So, to answer gumbyfan's question, I think the same card in different sets will have different weights. I believe the weight is a comparison between the card in question, and other cards in that same set.

Example:
A 1996 Select Certified Premium Stock Mirror Red #85 Brett Favre card has a weight of 1 in the 1996 Select Certified Mirror Red Premium Stock set, but has a weight of 8 in the Brett Favre Master Set.

Then again, I am probably wrong on all of this. :

gumbyfan

Excellent points made. I guess I'll have to wait and see once they make the set available. Based on my previous history, when adding individual cards to previously established player sets, there's an entry for card weight.