2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball Forum

Well i obviously struck a chord when i started this topic.  I was more concerned about consistency of what the Total card count should be given the example i provided and others i have seen.  I like having the variation cards in the checklist and i don't mind if they are not included in the Total Card count so i end up with 111% of the set.  Having the cards next to each other to compare the images (if both have been uploaded) or even if one of the two has been uploaded i can use process of elimination.  If they were not next to each other or if the variations were split out into a seperate insert list i might not realize that a variation exists and just look at the card number and skip it.  It is great to hear everyones opinion on this and hopefully in future checklists we can keep some consistency.

I don't want to stir things up too much, but a case could be made for getting NNO cards off the base set checklists as well. I have a partial 2013 Topps Baseball set I am working on, and I keep having to catch myself. Set shows 660 cards, info says that I have 575. OK, so I must need 85 more to complete set, right? Wrong, I actually need 89 more because 4 of those 575 are a variation and 3 NNO, all listed in the checklist.

Vaild points all, I see the comparison one a good one, as I had not thought of that, maybe each set should have a breakdown listed at some point in the future. As it could show a "Total Cards" listing then have the base set total err total and so on so that people know what it consists of type by type.

It seems like several people are using differing descriptions of how the percent completion of a set is calculated by the database.  Can anyone clarify how it is actually calculated?

One thing I'm left wondering about is the 'Total Cards' field on the set entry page. (Where it says to leave it zero if unknown.)  What is this number used for?  Is it only used when calculating the % complete, or does it have bigger implications?  Is it used to set up placeholder records for each card in the set?  So for example, if a set contains cards #1 through #100, and there are 5 known variations/corrected errors, should the 'Total Cards' figure entered be 100 or 105?

-Tom