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500th post contest!!! *WINNER- Piman58*

WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
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500 posts, and it only took me 15+ months to get here!!! image Time for a giveaway. Since I'm fairly lazy and can't think of anything better to do, we'll make it a "get to know Walter's collection" contest.

The winner will get an assortment of raw baseball cards (1970's and later). There won't be anything terribly valuable, but I'll make it worth your time to post. If you indicate your favorite baseball team along with your guesses, I will try to include as many cards from that team in with your prize as I can.

Rules are simple: there are four questions, and each has a multiplier value. Your score for each question is the amount by which you miss the correct answer (doesn't matter whether you are high or low), times the multiplier for that question. Lowest total score wins. Guesses accepted until 8 PM Sunday 10/3/10. One entry per board member.
I'll post the answers and announce the winner Sunday night. Good luck!

1. How many graded sportscards do I own? (X1)

2. How many of those cards are graded by a company OTHER than PSA? (X2)

3. How many of those cards are MLB HOF rookie cards? (X5)

4. How many of those cards are NOT baseball cards? (X10)

TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I am working on a 1970 Topps BB set, mostly raw with graded stars. There are 720 cards in that set. How many cards are currently in my set?


'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
-CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

*1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
*Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA

Comments

  • HeritageAddictHeritageAddict Posts: 3,266
    1. 173
    2. 7
    3. 17
    4. 23
    5. 437

    Fav. team Stl Cardinals
    Cut Auto Cards 4 sale

    My Registry Sets
  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    1. 628
    2. 59
    3. 47
    4. 39
    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: 629

    Congrats on the post count and thanks for the contest.image
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    Did I win yet?

    1994 Pro Line Live

    TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject

  • mlbfan2mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭
    1. 207
    2. 13
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 591
  • gameusedhoopgameusedhoop Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭✭
    Walter says:


    << <i>Since I'm fairly lazy >>




    How lazy does that make me that I am not even going to guess numbers? image

    Good luck all.
  • byronscott4everbyronscott4ever Posts: 932 ✭✭✭
    1. How many graded sportscards do I own? (X1)
    400

    2. How many of those cards are graded by a company OTHER than PSA? (X2)
    24

    3. How many of those cards are MLB HOF rookie cards? (X5)
    44

    4. How many of those cards are NOT baseball cards? (X10)
    15

    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I am working on a 1970 Topps BB set, mostly raw with graded stars. There are 720 cards in that set. How many cards are currently in my set?
    250
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    LSU really needs a QB
  • Piman58Piman58 Posts: 814 ✭✭
    1. How many graded sportscards do I own? (X1)
    628
    2. How many of those cards are graded by a company OTHER than PSA? (X2)
    9
    3. How many of those cards are MLB HOF rookie cards? (X5)
    14
    4. How many of those cards are NOT baseball cards? (X10)
    3
    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I am working on a 1970 Topps BB set, mostly raw with graded stars. There are 720 cards in that set. How many cards are currently in my set?
    314
  • CubsFan41CubsFan41 Posts: 513 ✭✭


    1 473
    2 56
    3 56
    4 103
    5 500
    Looking for Cello packs with Bill Buckner on top
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    1. How many graded sportscards do I own? (X1)

    A. 581


    2. How many of those cards are graded by a company OTHER than PSA? (X2)

    A. 30


    3. How many of those cards are MLB HOF rookie cards? (X5)

    A. 23


    4. How many of those cards are NOT baseball cards? (X10)

    A. 10


    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I am working on a 1970 Topps BB set, mostly raw with graded stars. There are 720 cards in that set. How many cards are currently in my set?

    A. 563

    Mets then Yankees.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • vettfanaticvettfanatic Posts: 643 ✭✭✭
    1. How many graded sportscards do I own? (X1)
    445

    2. How many of those cards are graded by a company OTHER than PSA? (X2)
    0

    3. How many of those cards are MLB HOF rookie cards? (X5)
    3

    4. How many of those cards are NOT baseball cards? (X10)
    0

    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I am working on a 1970 Topps BB set, mostly raw with graded stars. There are 720 cards in that set. How many cards are currently in my set?

    512
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    1. 550
    2. 45
    3. 24
    4. 5
    5. 470
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  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    1674

    316

    224

    37

    683

    Red Sox

    edit to add the tiebreaker

    thanks for the contest
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for the contest.

    1. 227

    2. 61

    3. 16

    4. 44

    Tie breaker - 618

    NY Yankees
  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    1. 468
    2. 6
    3. 6
    4 . 12
    tiebreak 360
    Collector of:Baseball
    1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better

    Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
    Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
    Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete


  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,464 ✭✭✭
    1-233
    2-6
    3-21
    4-40
    5-406

    thanks
    Fred

    collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.

    looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started

  • Tedw9Tedw9 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭
    1. How many graded sportscards do I own? (X1) 373

    2. How many of those cards are graded by a company OTHER than PSA? (X2) 12

    3. How many of those cards are MLB HOF rookie cards? (X5) 9

    4. How many of those cards are NOT baseball cards? (X10) 27

    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I am working on a 1970 Topps BB set, mostly raw with graded stars. There are 720 cards in that set. How many cards are currently in my set? 406

    Thanks for the contest!
    Looking for Carl Willey items.
  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭
    1. How many graded sportscards do I own? 740

    2. How many of those cards are graded by a company OTHER than PSA? 50

    3. How many of those cards are MLB HOF rookie cards? 30

    4. How many of those cards are NOT baseball cards? 25

    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I am working on a 1970 Topps BB set, mostly raw with graded stars. There are 720 cards in that set. How many cards are currently in my set? 510
    My cards on COMC
  • SportsCardCollectorSportsCardCollector Posts: 320 ✭✭
    1. How many graded sportscards do I own? 1128

    2. How many of those cards are graded by a company OTHER than PSA? 11

    3. How many of those cards are MLB HOF rookie cards? 45

    4. How many of those cards are NOT baseball cards? 21

    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I am working on a 1970 Topps BB set, mostly raw with graded stars. There are 720 cards in that set. How many cards are currently in my set? 536

    Cubs

    Thanks for the fun and congratulations on the 500!
    "It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it."
    - John Wooden
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    image
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • WalterSobchakWalterSobchak Posts: 2,096
    And the winner is............Piman58, who made some remarkably good guesses given the limited information he had to work with. Not that he needed to, but he even pretty much nailed the tiebreaker question!!!
    The winning score was 44+58+10+20= 132. Second place was jimrad with 236, and third was dboneesq with 252. Correct answers below:

    1. How many graded sportscards do I own?
    *672. Over half of them are 1978 Topps cards. I'm trying for a complete PSA graded '78 set- don't know if I'll ever get there!

    2. How many of those cards are graded by a company OTHER than PSA?
    *38. All are Beckett graded. I don't have many graded cards after 1978, but most of the ones I do have are either BVG or BGS. I used to submit cards to them a couple years ago.

    3. How many of those cards are MLB HOF rookie cards?
    *12. I have one graded RC each of Yastrzemski, Yount, Brett, Carter, Rice, Eckersley, Sutter, Murray, Molitor, Henderson, Ripken, and Puckett.

    4. How many of those cards are NOT baseball cards?
    *One! I have a BGS 9.5 '91 Stadium Club Emmitt Smith. I used to have a few more football (and basketball), but I sold them off. I kept the Emmitt because I absolutely love the photo on the card (and because it's not worth enough to bother with selling it).

    TIEBREAKER QUESTION: I am working on a 1970 Topps BB set, mostly raw with graded stars. There are 720 cards in that set. How many cards are currently in my set?
    *306 (42.5% complete).

    Thanks to all who played, and congratulations to Piman58. PM me your address and I'll send you some free stuff. Obviously you're a big Diamondbacks fan, so I'll keep that in mind when putting your winnings together. image
    'Sir, I realize it's been difficult for you to sleep at night without your EX/MT 1977 Topps Tom Seaver, but I swear to you that you'll get it safe and sound.'
    -CDs Nuts, 1/20/14

    *1956 Topps baseball- 97.4% complete, 7.24 GPA
    *Clemente basic set: 85.0% complete, 7.89 GPA
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Walter ... thanks again for the contest!
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • Piman58Piman58 Posts: 814 ✭✭
    Thanks for the contest.... making guesses associated with pi(3.14) and 2pi(6,28) finally paid off.
  • Piman58Piman58 Posts: 814 ✭✭
    The cards arrived today. The 76 Schmidt and 74 Hunter fill holes in my raw collections for those years and the 70 Marichal
    is an upgrade. All the cards are great!

    Thanks again,
    Charles
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