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Hall of Fame Registry - Register Highest Grade or Most Valuable?

69topps869topps8 Posts: 261
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When registering cards into the hall of fame set, is it best to list the highest grade or the most valuable card? For example, I could register the Nolan Ryan either as a 1968 PSA 8 RC or a 1973 PSA 9. I don't think the registry weights a particular player based on the strength of the card entered, so entering the highest grade would give you the highest set rating regardless of how tough the card is.

I prefer to list the earliest and/or most valuable card of a player rather than the highest grade but wonder what your opinions are.
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    mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    Though the registry may not be weighted now, it eventually will be, in some form or another.

    Heavier weights will be applied to rookie cards and more valuable cards. I guess a good question to ask yourself would be "which could would I rather win in one of those Grab bags that I frequently bid on on Ebay".

    Almost everyone will choose the Ryan RC graded PSA 8.
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    waitilltheytrytosellwaitilltheytrytosell Posts: 378 ✭
    I don't know that your 1973 Ryan 9 isn't worth more than a 1968 Ryan 8. As far as scarcity goes, there's probably 10x the amount of the 68's in 8. As far as which one to register goes, I guess it would depend upon what else you are registering, and how that would affect your rating number(if that's important to you). I think it would be pretty boring to have everyone list a 68 Ryan, and would like to see some weird stuff listed like a cloth sticker, OPC, or some other oddball item. That top set is pretty intimidating. Few people would ever be able to approach that, so you might as well have some fun with it.
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    HalleyGatorHalleyGator Posts: 136
    BJ at PSA tells me that the weighting formula for the Hall of Fame set will be based upon the value of a card in PSA 8 condition, and where that value falls on a spectrum of price ranges.

    For example, if a PSA 8 version of a certain card is worth $10,000 or more, the Weight assigned to that card will be a 10 ... which will then be mulitplied by whatever grade YOUR card is to get YOUR value for the card.

    Thus, if a 1968 Ryan PSA 8 is worth somewhere around $1,500 ... then the card may have a "weight" of 7 or 8 in the HOF set ... which will be higher than the 1969 Ryan weight since the 1969 in PSA 8 is worth much less.

    Answer: If the weight given to the 1968 Ryan card in the HOF set is one point less than the 1969 Ryan card ... then your 1969 that is one grade higher will be worth THE SAME as your PSA 8 1968 Ryan. BUT ... I suspect that the 1968 card will be weighted more than one point above the 1969 ... so I think the 1968 will be your best bet.

    Real answer: Register the PSA 9 NOW (since it certainly gets your more credit with the set currently unweighted) ... and change later if I am correct.
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    HalleyGatorHalleyGator Posts: 136
    Sorry, I meant to say that your PSA 9 was a 1973, not a 1969 card.

    Still .... you should register the HIGHER graded cards until the set is weighted.

    Once it gets weighted, the 1968 card in PSA 8 will be worth MUCH MORE than the 1973 in PSA 9
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    brucemobrucemo Posts: 358 ✭
    The are a couple of ways to evaluate a Picasso:

    1) Look at it and see how it makes you feel.

    2) Buy or sell it and see how much money it trades for.

    It is very easy to take the lazy way out and evaluate the effects of numbers. It is important to realize that the reason the item has value should be because of how the item affects you. I get the impression that some of the set registry fans prefer to ignore the item and go straight to the grade. Cards are evaluated based upon how the GRADE affects you. And now, with this HOF registry, it seems to be that we are talking about evaluating cards based upon how the MONEY affects you. Some people think this is the way it should work. I think it's crass, but it's hard to get anywhere else when you decide that you are going to let the numbers determine your sense of aesthetics.

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    pinhighpinhigh Posts: 185
    Bruce - Good to see you again. It's been a while since I've seen you post.
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