How Can Your Weighted Average Increase in the Registry?

mikevt79 · May 14, 2004 1:53PM

If I currently have a weighted average in my 1965 Topps Baseball set of 8.05, how many 9's would I have to add to increase to 8.06 (for example)?

RobE · May 14, 2004 2:00PM

You need Virtualizards spreadsheet thingy and you can have that answer lickity split.

Speaking of weight I gained 30 lbs since jumping on the registry.

qualitycards · May 14, 2004 2:18PM

A factor would be your % of the set thats complete. The lower the amount, the bigger the increase w/ a higher grade.
If you have the entire 598 set in PSA-8's, and you would strive for an 8.06 average, you would need to upgrade 36 of the 8's to 9's. This is based on commons that have a weight of one. If you choose any cards of weights of higher then 1, you would need them to equal a total 36 grade weight likewise for this jump...jay

Wayne8348 · May 14, 2004 2:36PM

Jay,

I can't believe I"m disagreeing with you but I don't think that's right. The divisor for the 1965 set is 1036 so an upgrade of 1 point would equal about .001% so it would take about 10 upgrades (whether it's 10 cards weighted one each or 5 cards weighted 2 each) to increase your set rating .01%.

I hope this helps.

Wayne

I promise I'll never disagree again!!!

qualitycards · May 14, 2004 2:47PM

WAYNE - You are probably right as when it comes to '65's, you were always my idol. You completed that high grade '65 set quicker then I put on a pair of shoes...jay

Virtualizard · May 14, 2004 3:44PM

<< <i>If I currently have a weighted average in my 1965 Topps Baseball set of 8.05, how many 9's would I have to add to increase to 8.06 (for example)? >>

It all depends on the grade weights of the cards that you add. If you add a PSA 9 Mantle, that will easily do it. If you add a PSA 9 common, it will most likely not.

<< <i>You need Virtualizards spreadsheet thingy and you can have that answer lickity split.

Speaking of weight I gained 30 lbs since jumping on the registry. >>

Here's a link to my "spreadsheet thingy"

Rob is correct - just plug in your grades and then play around with the upgrades and additions to see what it does to your GPA and set rating.

BTW, I've lost 30 pounds in the past 6 months by laying off of the registry a bit!

JEB.

purelyPSA · May 14, 2004 4:07PM

Hell, when you convert the pounds back into dollars, I shudder to think what I've lost on the registry!

Scumbi · May 14, 2004 8:55PM

Only $3000 to go from 8.05 to 8.06? Heck, go for it. Oh, wait. That 3000 is 6000 pre-tax and you'll probably have to buy your wife 3000 dollars of shoes after-tax. Thus, 12,000 dollars is the real total. Taking your family to the movies costs $1000 dollars now so I still say go for it. 0.01 kept me from graduating with the rest of my class in high school. If money wasn't meant to be spent, they would put baseball players on our nation's hard currency.

Best,

S.

Wayne8348 · May 14, 2004 10:32PM

If the goal is to upgrade your gpa for the 1965 set, then the best way to do so is by buying high numbered commons. An example of this would be:

1). 1965 Topps Mickey Mantle (10 Points) costs about $3,000.

This would mean that you are paying $300 per point and it takes 10 points to raises your gpa .01%

2). 569 Gino Cimoli (3 Points) costs about $65
580 Jimie Hall (3 Points) costs about $65
583 Wes Covington (3 Points) costs about $65
596 Don Landrum (3 Points) costs about $65

So for $260 you can increase your set by 12 points which would easily raise the set rating .01%. It takes 10.36 points to raise your
set average .01% Plus you have the added advantage of only spending a little over $20 per point verses the $300 per point for the
Mantle card.

I hope this helps.

Wayne

jrdolan · May 14, 2004 10:50PM

A related question: I assume Johnny Bench's 1968 rookie card in PSA 9 (for example) carries more weight in the set than his 1980s cards, for which there are 9's in abundance and even 10's are not impossible to find.

Otherwise someone with all the newer cards in 9's but no older 8's would have a higher score than someone who has all the more valuable cards in 8's PLUS all the newer 9's. At least I hope this is true!

But how does it work? Is there a standard formula? I can't find the info on PSA's site.

Wayne8348 · May 14, 2004 10:59PM

Here is a link to the ratings:

Bench basic set

His rookie is weighted 9 while the newer cards are typically rated 1.

Wayne

mikevt79 · May 15, 2004 4:29AM

Thanks for the information, Virtualizard. I clicked your link but nothing appears. Can you check this for me?

bill7549 · May 15, 2004 5:18AM

Mike, the link works. I just tried it out. You might want to try it on another PC or disable any popup blockers you have before trying it again.

RobE · May 15, 2004 5:44AM

Buy the card not the holder.All the same sizes weigh the same as eachother.

A lot of set weights are flawed in their infant stages of the registry concept.Some that weigh 1 doesn't necessairly mean the card is any easiier than another with a higher weight.Not always the case but you get the point.

jrdolan · May 15, 2004 5:57AM

Thanks, Wayne. I don't know why I never stumbled on that before. I think 1971 should get more weight than 69 and 70, and much more than 72. Try finding a PSA 9 of ANYTHING in 1971!

bill7549 · May 15, 2004 6:03AM

Sorry....gotta be a smarta$$

'71 PSA 9

theplasticman · May 19, 2004 2:16AM

<< <i>Only $3000 to go from 8.05 to 8.06? Heck, go for it. Oh, wait. That 3000 is 6000 pre-tax and you'll probably have to buy your wife 3000 dollars of shoes after-tax. Thus, 12,000 dollars is the real total. Taking your family to the movies costs $1000 dollars now so I still say go for it. 0.01 kept me from graduating with the rest of my class in high school. If money wasn't meant to be spent, they would put baseball players on our nation's hard currency.

Best,

S. >>

haha!

jrdolan · May 19, 2004 2:40AM

<< <i>Sorry....gotta be a smarta$$

'71 PSA 9
>>

I guess I should have said, try finding anything in PSA 9 in 1971 for less than $250.

gtbeaker · May 19, 2004 11:22PM

On that '71 Hunter auction, you'll notice that it was only up for 3 hours before the Buy-it-Now was used!

How Can Your Weighted Average Increase in the Registry?

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