Well, it's been a long while since I last made a post on here. To be honest, I just haven't had a lot of content to post about. I know a blogger like Guy doesn't need any mail to provide a quality blog post, but whatever. I'm here.
To begin with, you may notice the new layout. I made up a little background that you can see over there <----- and there ----->. I still can't get the blank space on the left to go away, though.
This post is supposed to be an update on my 2008/09 Topps Hardwood master set progress, though, so we'll go with that. I will say that I haven't completed any subset of the master set, but I've been making a little progress for how little I've been making deals recently. Microsoft Excel provided me with a nice little way to keep track of what I have. I put in a formula (thanks Basic Business class) to determine the percentage of the cards I own from each subset, and, after letting it crunch the numbers, here's what I came up with, including an example of each I have:
A) Base + Rookies /2009 (A/B versions): 28/150 = 18.67%
B) Hardwood Parallels /299: .................... 20/150 = 13.33%
C) Maple Parallels /175: ............................ 11/150 = 7.33%
D) Mahogany Parallels /75: ....................... 2/150 = 1.33%
E) Veteran Autographs Hardwood /39 ... 1/35 = 2.86%
F) Rookie Autographs Hardwood /69 ..... 1/25 = 4.00%
G) Hardwood Relics /175 .......................... 5/35 = 14.29%
H) Maple Relics /75 ................................... 3/35 = 8.57%
I) Mahogany Relics /50 ............................ 2/35 = 5.71%
So there ya have it. A decent start, if I may say so myself. I still need to finish off the base/rookie set, which I imagine will be the first to be completed. There are also the Rookie Autograph Patches that are signed on a swatch of jersey, and I may have my first one incoming soon. Then the 1/1 sketch cards (which I forgot about when I first chose this set) that I will probably have a hard time securing.
Thanks for looking!
To begin with, you may notice the new layout. I made up a little background that you can see over there <----- and there ----->. I still can't get the blank space on the left to go away, though.
This post is supposed to be an update on my 2008/09 Topps Hardwood master set progress, though, so we'll go with that. I will say that I haven't completed any subset of the master set, but I've been making a little progress for how little I've been making deals recently. Microsoft Excel provided me with a nice little way to keep track of what I have. I put in a formula (thanks Basic Business class) to determine the percentage of the cards I own from each subset, and, after letting it crunch the numbers, here's what I came up with, including an example of each I have:
A) Base + Rookies /2009 (A/B versions): 28/150 = 18.67%
B) Hardwood Parallels /299: .................... 20/150 = 13.33%
C) Maple Parallels /175: ............................ 11/150 = 7.33%
D) Mahogany Parallels /75: ....................... 2/150 = 1.33%
E) Veteran Autographs Hardwood /39 ... 1/35 = 2.86%
F) Rookie Autographs Hardwood /69 ..... 1/25 = 4.00%
G) Hardwood Relics /175 .......................... 5/35 = 14.29%
H) Maple Relics /75 ................................... 3/35 = 8.57%
I) Mahogany Relics /50 ............................ 2/35 = 5.71%
So there ya have it. A decent start, if I may say so myself. I still need to finish off the base/rookie set, which I imagine will be the first to be completed. There are also the Rookie Autograph Patches that are signed on a swatch of jersey, and I may have my first one incoming soon. Then the 1/1 sketch cards (which I forgot about when I first chose this set) that I will probably have a hard time securing.
Thanks for looking!
