Who is the most popular?

carkim

Baseball: 1975 Topps 39
Baseball: 1968 Topps 35
Baseball: 1970 Topps 35
Baseball: 1972 Topps 35
Baseball: 1956 Topps 31
Baseball: 1971 Topps 30
Baseball: 1967 Topps 29
Baseball: Hall of Fame Players 29
Baseball: 1961 Topps 28
Baseball: 1952 Topps 26
Baseball: 1963 Topps 26
Baseball: 1965 Topps 26
Baseball: 1969 Topps 26
Baseball: 1954 Topps 23
Baseball: 1974 Topps 22
Baseball: 1978 Topps 22
Basketball: 1986-87 Fleer 21
Baseball: 1960 Topps 19
Baseball: 1964 Topps 19
Baseball: 1953 Topps 17
Baseball: 1955 Topps 17
Baseball: 1957 Topps 17
Baseball: 1953 Bowman Color 16
Baseball: 1966 Topps 16
Baseball: 1973 Topps 16
Baseball: 1962 Topps 15
Basketball: 1961-62 Fleer 14
Baseball: 1952 Bowman 14
Baseball: 1959 Topps 14
Baseball: 1963 Fleer 14
Baseball: 1950 Bowman 13
Baseball: 1958 Topps 13
Football: 1972 Topps 13
Baseball: 1948 Bowman 12
Baseball: 1954 Red Heart 12
Baseball: 1964 Topps Giants 12
Baseball: 1976 Topps 12
Baseball: 1979 Topps 12
Baseball: 1977 Topps 11
Basketball: 1969-70 Topps 10
Baseball: 1951 Bowman 10
Baseball: 1955 Bowman 10
Baseball: 1970 Kelloggs 10
Baseball: 1909-11 T206 White Border 9
Baseball: 1934 Goudey 9
Baseball: 1941 Play Ball 9
Baseball: 1951 Topps Blue Back 9
Baseball: 1959 Fleer Ted Williams 9
Football: 1955 Topps All-American 9
Basketball: 1957-58 Topps 8
Baseball: 1915 Cracker Jack 8
Baseball: 1934-36 Diamond Stars 8
Baseball: 1949 Bowman 8
Baseball: 1951 Topps Red Back 8
Baseball: 1980 Topps 8
Football: 1955 Bowman 8
Football: 1956 Topps 8
Hockey: 1954 Topps 8
Misc: 1933 Sport Kings 8
Baseball: 1933 Goudey 7
Baseball: 1948-49 Leaf 7
Baseball: 1964 Topps Stand Up 7
Baseball: 1975 Topps Mini 7
Baseball: Mickey Mantle Player set 7
Football: 1935 National Chicle 7
Football: 1950 Bowman 7
Football: 1969 Topps 7
Misc: 1981 Donruss Golf 7
Basketball: 1970-71 Topps 6
Basketball: 1971-72 Topps 6
Basketball: 1976-77 Topps 6
Baseball: 1954 Bowman 6
Baseball: 1954 Dan-Dee Potato Chips 6
Baseball: 1960 Fleer 6
Baseball: 1983 Topps 6
Baseball: 1990 Leaf 6
Football: 1951 Bowman 6
Football: 1957 Topps 6
Football: 1965 Topps 6
Football: 1971 Topps 6
Football: 1973 Topps 6
Hockey: 1962-63 Parkhurst 6
Basketball: 1948 Bowman 5
Basketball: 1972-73 Topps 5
Basketball: 1986-87 Fleer Sticker 5
Basketball: 1998-99 SP Authentic 5
Baseball: 1887 Allen & Ginter (N28) 5
Baseball: 1935 Goudey 5
Baseball: 1940 Play Ball 5
Baseball: 1954 Wilson Franks 5
Baseball: 1968 Topps 3-D 5
Baseball: 1971 Topps Greatest Moments 5
Baseball: Sandy Koufax Player Set 5
Football: 1959 Topps 5
Football: 1970 Topps 5
Football: 1975 Topps 5
Football: Hall of Fame Players 5
Basketball: 1974-75 Topps 4
Baseball: 1888 Allen & Ginter (N29) 4
Baseball: 1938 Goudey 4
Baseball: 1953 Bowman Black & White 4
Baseball: 1953 Red Man Tobacco 4
Baseball: 1960 Leaf 4
Baseball: 1961-62 Fleer 4
Baseball: 1969 Topps Supers 4
Baseball: 1974 Topps Traded 4
Baseball: 1981 Topps 4
Football: 1948 Leaf 4
Football: 1949 Leaf 4
Football: 1952 Bowman Large 4
Football: 1954 Bowman 4
Football: 1962 Topps 4
Football: 1966 Topps 4
Football: 1970 Kelloggs 4
Basketball: Hall of Fame Players 3
Baseball: 1910-11 Sporting Life (M116) 3
Baseball: 1911 T205 Gold Border 3
Baseball: 1913 National Game 3
Baseball: 1928 Fro-joy Babe Ruth 3
Baseball: 1949 Bowman PCL 3
Baseball: 1952 Red Man Tobacco 3
Baseball: 1961 Nu-Card Scoops 3
Baseball: 1972 Kelloggs All Time Greats 3
Baseball: 1984 Donruss 3
Baseball: 1991 Topps Desert Shield 3
Baseball: 1992 Bowman 3
Baseball: 1993 Bowman 3
Baseball: Ted Williams Player Set 3
Football: 1952 Bowman Small 3
Football: 1953 Bowman 3
Football: 1960 Topps 3
Football: 1961 Topps 3
Football: 1965 Philadelphia 3
Football: 1978 Topps 3
Football: All-Time NFL Rushers 3
Hockey: 1910-11 C56 3
Hockey: 1951-52 Parkhurst 3
Hockey: 1958-59 Parkhurst 3
Hockey: 1990-91 OPC Premier 3
Misc: 1931 Churchman's Large Golf 3
Misc: 1959 Fleer Three Stooges 3
Basketball: 1972-73 Icee Bear 2
Basketball: 1988-89 Fleer 2
Basketball: 1993-94 Finest Refractor 2
Basketball: Kobe Bryant Player Set 2
Basketball: NBA Top 50 Rookies 2
Basketball: Vince Carter Rookie Player Set 2
Baseball: 1909 Philadelphia Caramel (E95) 2
Baseball: 1909-11 T-206 White Border HOF Players 2
Baseball: 1909-11 T206 Ty Cobbs 2
Baseball: 1913 T200 Fatima Team Cards 2
Baseball: 1916 Tango Eggs 2
Baseball: 1933 Goudey Babe Ruths 2
Baseball: 1933-34 Goudey Lou Gehrigs 2
Baseball: 1934-36 Batter-Up 2
Baseball: 1939 Play Ball 2
Baseball: 1954 Red Man Tobacco 2
Baseball: 1955 Red Man Tobacco 2
Baseball: 1960 Leaf Large Portrait 2
Baseball: 1970 Milton Bradley 2
Baseball: 1971 Kelloggs 2
Baseball: 1972 Kelloggs 2
Baseball: 1973 Kelloggs 2
Baseball: 1974 Kelloggs 2
Baseball: 1974 Topps Deckle Edge 2
Baseball: 1977 Topps Cloth stickers 2
Baseball: 1982 Donruss 2
Baseball: 1987 Topps 2
Baseball: Jackie Robinson Player Set 2
Baseball: Jim Palmer Player Set 2
Baseball: Joe DiMaggio Player Set 2
Baseball: Mike Schmidt Player Set 2
Baseball: Roberto Clemente Player Set 2
Football: 1948 Bowman 2
Football: 1963 Fleer 2
Football: 1964 Philadelphia 2
Football: 1966 Philadelphia 2
Football: 1970 Topps Super Glossy 2
Football: 1974 Topps 2
Football: 1976 Topps 2
Football: 1977 Topps Mexican 2
Football: 1979 Topps 2
Football: 1998 SP Authentic 2
Football: Terry Bradshaw Player Set 2
Hockey: 1959-60 Parkhurst 2
Hockey: 1961-62 Parkhurst 2
Hockey: 1963-64 Parkhurst 2
Hockey: 1964-65 Topps Tall Boy 2
Hockey: 1971-72 Topps 2
Hockey: Hall of Fame Players 2
Misc: 1933-34 National Chicle Sky Birds 2
Misc: 1962 Topps Mars Attacks 2
Misc: 1982 Donruss Golf 2
Basketball: 1961 Hawks Essex Meats 1
Basketball: 1968-69 Jack in the Box San Diego Rockets 1
Basketball: 1977-78 Topps 1
Basketball: 1988 Fournier 1
Basketball: 1988 Fournier Sticker 1
Basketball: 1988-89 Panini Spanish Stickers 1
Basketball: 1996-97 Topps Chrome 1
Basketball: 1998-99 SP Authentic First Class 1
Basketball: 1998-99 SP Authentic NBA 2K 1
Basketball: 1998-99 SP Authentic Sign of the Times 1
Baseball: 1909 Ramly Cigarettes (T204) 1
Baseball: 1910 Contentnea First Series (T209) 1
Baseball: 1910 E93 Standard Caramel 1
Baseball: 1911 T201 Mecca Double Folder 1
Baseball: 1912 C46 1
Baseball: 1912 Plows Candy (E300) 1
Baseball: 1913 Tom Barker Game 1
Baseball: 1914 Cracker Jack 1
Baseball: 1936 S & S Game Set 1
Baseball: 1940 Play Ball HOF Players 1
Baseball: 1960 Dodgers Bell Brand 1
Baseball: 1960 Morrell Meats 1
Baseball: 1961 Dodgers Bell Brand 1
Baseball: 1961 Morrell Meats 1
Baseball: 1968 O-Pee-Chee 1
Baseball: 1968 Topps Game 1
Baseball: 1969 Topps Decal 1
Baseball: 1970 Rold Gold Pretzels 1
Baseball: 1972 O-Pee-Chee 1
Baseball: 1976 Topps Traded 1
Baseball: 1980 Kelloggs 1
Baseball: 1993 Finest Refractor 1
Baseball: Don Mattingly Player Set 1
Baseball: Gil Hodges Player Set 1
Baseball: Hank Aaron Player Set 1
Baseball: Lou Gehrig Player Set 1
Baseball: Wade Boggs Player Set 1
Football: 1960 Fleer 1
Football: 1961 Fleer 1
Football: 1961 Nu-Card 1
Football: 1967 Philadelphia 1
Football: 1968 Topps 1
Football: 1968 Topps Stand Up 1
Football: 1969 Topps 4 in 1 1
Football: 1971 Kelloggs 1
Football: 1999 Bowman Chrome 1
Hockey: 1911-12 C55 1
Hockey: 1953-54 Parkhurst 1
Hockey: 1957-58 Topps 1
Hockey: 1960-61 Parkhurst 1
Hockey: 1960-61 Topps 1
Hockey: 1961-62 Topps 1
Hockey: 1966 Topps 1
Hockey: 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 1
Hockey: 1972-73 Topps 1
Misc: 1888 Allen & Ginter (N29) 1
Misc: 1927 Churchman's Famous Golf 1
Misc: 1928 Millhoff Famous Golfers 1
Misc: 1931 Churchman's Small Golf 1
Misc: 1932 U.S. Caramel 1
Misc: 1953 NBC Stars 1
Misc: 1956 Topps Adventure 1
Misc: 1957 Topps Hit Stars 1
Misc: 1977 Topps Star Wars 1
Misc: 1997 Skybox Star Trek TOS 1 1
Misc: 1998 Champions of Golf Masters - Gold Foil 1
Misc: 1998 Skybox Star Trek TOS 2 1
Misc: 1999 Skybox Star Trek TOS 3 1
Basketball: 1968-69 Topps Test 0
Basketball: 1971-72 Topps Trios 0
Basketball: 1980-81 Topps 0
Basketball: 1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractors 0
Basketball: 1998-99 SP Authentic Michael 0
Basketball: Lakers Team 0
Baseball: 1895 Mayo Cut Plug (N300) 0
Baseball: 1911 E94 Close Candy 0
Baseball: 1921 American Caramel (E121) 0
Baseball: 1928 George Ruth Candy Company 0
Baseball: 1928 Harringtons Ice Cream 0
Baseball: 1928 Tharps Ice Cream 0
Baseball: 1928 Yuenglings Ice Cream 0
Baseball: 1953 Glendale Hot Dogs 0
Baseball: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 0
Baseball: 1957 Swift Meats 0
Baseball: 1960 Nu-Card Hi-Lites 0
Baseball: 1961 New York Yankees 0
Baseball: 1961 Topps Stamp Panels 0
Baseball: 1962 Dodgers Bell Brand 0
Baseball: 1967 Topps Test Discs 0
Baseball: 1969 O-Pee-Chee 0
Baseball: 1975 Kelloggs 0
Baseball: 1975 SSPC 0
Baseball: 1976 Kelloggs 0
Baseball: 1977 Pepsi-Cola Baseball Stars 0
Baseball: 1981 Topps Traded 0
Baseball: 1999 Bowman Chrome Refractor 0
Baseball: Babe Ruth Player Set 0
Baseball: Ty Cobb Player Set 0
Baseball: Willie Mays Player Set 0
Football: 1894 Mayo Cut Plug 0
Football: 1962 Fleer 0
Football: 1963 Topps 0
Football: 1964 Topps 0
Football: 1966 Topps Funny Rings 0
Football: 1967 Topps 0
Football: 1994 Stadium Club Super Teams Super Bowl 0
Football: 1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars 0
Football: 1999 Bowman Chrome Gold 0
Football: 1999 Leaf Rookies & Stars 0
Football: All-Time Great Quarterbacks 0
Hockey: 1933-34 O-Pee-Chee 0
Hockey: 1957-58 Parkhurst 0
Hockey: 1958-59 Topps 0
Hockey: 1962-63 Topps 0
Hockey: 1963-64 Topps 0
Hockey: 1965-66 Topps 0
Hockey: 1967-68 Topps 0
Hockey: 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 0
Hockey: 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 0
Hockey: 1998-99 SP Authentic Hockey 0
Hockey: 1998-99 SP Authentic Power Shift 0
Misc: 1927 Churchman's Large Famous Golf 0
Misc: 1965 Fleer Hogan's Heroes 0
Misc: 1965 Gilligans Island 0
Misc: 1969-70 Topps Man on the Moon 0
Misc: 2001-02 SP Authenic Golf 0

zardoz51

Carlos

Great research and very interesting!

carkim

Z

Thanks, But it was nothing. You can find that information HERE. All I did was copy it into an Excel spreadsheet and sorted it from highest to lowest. Then I did the ole' Cut & Paste, for your viewing pleasure.

Carlos

Vargha

Cool -- But why would someone request a set and then not list it? There are some oddball sets that obviously had to be requested by somebody.

carkim

Vargha,

By my count there are 57 sets that no one has added their collection to.

Carlos

bosoxphan

Guess that partially explains why some of those '75 cards often sell for lofty prices.

mcastaldi

David> I've noticed that as well and quite frankly, I find it unacceptable.

That means that someone requested the set be added - then BJ and team made the effort to add the set. Then noone even bothered to add the set.

I have a big problem thinking that BJ and staff took the time to add these sets - and doing so came at the expense of adding sets that people are waiting on to add their collections to. This is in addition to wasting BJ's time and effort.

Mike

calleocho

maybe there should be a one month rule... if no one registers a set that set in that period of time it should be taken out of the registry. Ethan

mcastaldi

Ethan> By then, it's too late. The time spent getting the set added has already been wasted and delayed those of us waiting in line for sets we're actually serious about.

One way I would propose to deal with this is - at the time you request a set be added, you provide TWO cert numbers for that set. When that set is added to the registry, you will automatically have the first set listed - containing of those two cards. From that point, you could edit your set at will - EXCEPT - you cannot delete your set for one month. You may delete all the cards from the set (and have a completion percentage of 0.0%), but the set itself must remain for that period of time. The idea is that by no longer being able to simply request a set and hide, it will make people actually think before they request a set.

If Carlos' count of 57 empty registry sets is correct, that's a ridiculous waste of BJ's time and registry resources which could have been devoted to more active set builders.

Mike

carkim

Oh, By the way...I was happy to see that my beloved 1974 Topps Baseball set is in the Top 15

zardoz51

It really is quite impressive when one considers that 50% (approx) of those set numbers represent collectors that are seriously attempting to commit the necessary resources to complete each respective set.

Kurt

1977 is down to 10. #1 is calling it quits. Oh well, I guess that leaves me as #1 I have a feeling more casualties will occur in time for 77.....

ChrisKK

Those are interesting numbers.... how about these from the same top sets?


Set Name - Total Registered Sets - # of cards
Baseball: 1975 Topps-39 - 1975
Baseball: 1968 Topps- 35- 4494
Baseball: 1970 Topps- 35- 2439
Baseball: 1972 Topps- 35- 5182
Baseball: 1956 Topps- 31- 4648
Baseball: 1971 Topps- 30- 3820
Baseball: 1967 Topps- 29- 3136
Baseball: Hall of Fame Players- 29- 1339
Baseball: 1961 Topps- 28- 5058
Baseball: 1952 Topps- 26- 4440
Baseball: 1963 Topps- 26- 3630
Baseball: 1965 Topps- 26- 3007
Baseball: 1969 Topps- 26- 2989
Baseball: 1954 Topps- 23- 2786
Baseball: 1974 Topps- 22- 2049
Baseball: 1978 Topps- 22- 877
Basketball: 1986-87 Fleer- 21- 1474

with using the number of cards registered the 72 set would be the most 'popular' followed by the 61 and then 56.

mcastaldi

ChrisKK> Something intersting about the numbers you listed. . .while the 1975 set has the most sets listed, over 1/3 of the cards are held by the top 2 sets.

Mike

BigKidAtHeart

<< <i>Baseball: 1964 Topps Giants 12 >>

Go Topps Giants!!!!!
way to get up there!!!

FB

Kurt,

I'm betting that we're going to be seeing more of that in the upcoming months. The set registry is still in its relative infancy and in the rush to be included or be the best, a numer of folks jumped up to their necks and eventually have to alter their plans in order to survive for the long run.

For me, its been almost 18 months since I stopped buying 71's, 68's, 69's and 73's on eBay. I realized that I was spending more money than I was bringing in and that it couldn't last. I still have the cards from those years - but I haven't even listed them yet and won't until I'm ready to start tackling those sets.

helionaut

And a good chunk of those have been added in the past 2 months. When I started building my 75 set in February, Castaldi was way ahead with about 30%, I think, and Frank Smith was around 20%. Every week they've been adding dozens of cards. There are about 6-8 really active sets on the 75 list, with others making occasional small additions. Still, as one of those in the middle of the pack, it's an interesting race to watch between the top two. Maybe they should add a race chart like they have for the baseball standings. But I really have to applaud Frank Smith for keeping his GPA so high (.30 above the best possible) at the 50% mark. It should be a really remarkable set when it's done.



<< <i>ChrisKK> Something intersting about the numbers you listed. . .while the 1975 set has the most sets listed, over 1/3 of the cards are held by the top 2 sets.

Mike >>

brucemo

I think that it would be interesting to see which sets have attracted people to complete them, or close to it, let's say 90% or better. It doesn't really mean much if somene has registered three cards in a 660 card set.

bruce

Alfiewt

mcastaldi

I agree with you having 50+ sets listed with no one registering a set is unacceptable. I think PSA should impliment a system where you have to supply them with two Cert. # from cards in your set before it it listed in the registry. Hopefully that will stop people from requeting sets to be listed and never registering a set. I can understand waiting a few weeks, but some of the sets have been listed for months with no one registering a set. There are even a few sets listed on the registry that there have only ever been a few cards graded from.

Buckwheat

Brucemo,

I have tallied the number of sets with certain completion percentages last week in a thread titled useless interesting registry statistics. Here is the link.

Registry completion stats

It gives the number of sets by year, completed at 10%, 50%, 90%, and 100%.

the largest number of 90% sets, with 9 each, were the 54, 55, and 56 Topps.

Vargha

But I really have to applaud Frank Smith for keeping his GPA so high (.30 above the best possible) at the 50% mark.

I am confused. How can your set be better than the "best possible"?

calleocho

the set is not complete yet?

brucemo

If all of the cards in the set exist only in 8, except for one 9, and you have the 9, wouldn't your set "average" better than the best possible, assuming that you have no other cards?

bruce

Vargha

I see your point -- thanks.

Late1970sTopps

Bruce/David:

What you said about GPA and the set not being complete is correct….for the most part. However, there is another factor to consider here, especially on the newer sets. The finest possible set ratings (FPSRs) have not been updated (at least on the newer sets) since they were placed on the registry. Although this won’t make much of a difference on the older sets, it will make a HUGE difference on the newer sets. At the time the newer sets were set up on the registry, there were comparatively very few commons of the sets graded. As the popularity of the registry has soared, the number of commons for sets from the 1970’s and 1980’s have also increased dramatically. These high-grade commons, which were not included in the FPSR, have allowed GPA’s to increase. I would not be surprised to see some set ratings exceed the FPSR if Collectors Universe does not update the numbers before October.

Bruce…do I remember correctly that you live in Seattle? I just moved to Edmonds and work in Ballard. I would love to talk to you sometime.

Frank
(fesmith68@yahoo.com)