Should PSA Eliminate the All-Time Set Rankings?

gemint · February 22, 2008 10:11AM

I was thinking about the all-time finest rankings in the set registry and I wonder if it has any relevance. The reason I question this is often the top sets are the same set sold from one collector to another, or the bulk of the set being sold to another top registry participant. An example is the 1969 Topps all-time finest set being sold from Dave Cryer to Donald Spence. They are ranked #2/#1, respectively, on the All-Time Finest list, yet they are essentially the same set. I think it would be useful to list the #1 set of all time but none others in terms of retired sets. The current finest list is the most relevant and should be the most prominent on the registry.

What are your thoughts?

baseballfanatic · February 22, 2008 10:30AM

Same as the 1970 set

Just an ego trip for all parties involved.
Guess thats why they keep it that way, for the collectors who matter........

Griffins · February 22, 2008 11:41AM

Put the current finest at the top, with the top 10 sets showing.
Put the all time finest below, with the top 20 all time show.
Eliminate any transitive listings, such as Mastro, Memory Lane, etc once the auction has run, and don't allow them to stay on the all time finest.

flatfoot816 · February 22, 2008 11:56AM

here here. once retired, it should have a separate list.

envoy98 · February 22, 2008 12:02PM

<< <i>here here. once retired, it should have a separate list. >>

Um. It does.

This must be a "full set" problem, because on the football key card and HOF sets, all of the collectors tend to pillage the sets that are going away. It is rare, if ever (I've never seen it happen) that a high ranking set sells out to a lower ranking set. I know a guy that recently left the HOF set who sold a large portion of his set to another board member, but he broke it up amongst other board members, he didn't keep it all.

I personally like seeing the all time finest to see where I rank in the "history" of the set. Sure, you can be the greatest of this era, but does your set compare to the best ever registered? I like that comparison.

tkd7 · February 22, 2008 12:09PM

It would be nice if PSA could track a history of your set, i.e. when you added cards, how it affected your ranking, when you were passed, etc. All the data is there, but I'm guessing compiling it would take a lot of effort.

aro13 · February 22, 2008 12:12PM

I agree with everything Griffins wrote.

thedutymon · February 22, 2008 12:25PM

I agree, espescially for the Non Sport stuff, enough with the BS Mastro stuff, that is there long enough for them to realize top dollar and then have the Buyer dismember the set on E-Bay.
My .02
Neil

Should PSA Eliminate the All-Time Set Rankings?

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