General Forum

but wrong number of cards.......

http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Packaging.cfm/sid/95298/1988-Leaf-Awesome-All-Stars

Wrappers all say "Collect all 99 stickers." I'd say 99 is correct.

Just like the 1979 Topps baseball set - it's a 726-card set. There is the Bump Wills Blue Jays/Rangers variation (ERR/COR), whatever you want to call it, but it is a 726-card set, not 727.

The same as the current Topps sets - they are 700 or 660, we do NOT count all the variations. Please don't miscount set totals because of variations. That is not a hobby standard.

Then how do we account for the variations in a set?

How do they get added? So if I have a variation in a 99 card set, What do I do? Add another card, can I do that? Then my collection shows 100 cards, but the set remains at 99?

Sorry, but I'm getting lost in all this.

Also, "Variations are not a hobby standard" whether that be the case or not, there are ALOT of variation collectors' members, I for one. I get more requests for variations than anything else. I find the statement, although possibly true, a tad hurtful.

~BOB~

So, if I read FAQ correctly....Any card or cards I want to add, I must send an IR report? Makes sense, but I have "oodles" of cards to send that are not entered...mainly  VARIATIONS [since I collect these with a passion]. Then, I guess, once added I can follow with scans, notes etc.

Phew, somebody is going to have a lot of work to do !!! LOL.

~BOB~

Bob...IMHO the most important work we do is adding set information. Images are important, but making sure the details of the set are correct is often overlooked and can sometimes be difficult to fix. Especially if parts or all os the set gets locked. 

None of the other card-related sites I follow or use for research include variations in the total cards for a set. The total card count with variations is often referred to as a master set but TCDB does not use that number. It could be something to add to the comment or trivia section though. 

Bob, I have 100.1% of the 1979 Topps baseball set, because I have both Bump Wills cards in my set.

Yes, if there are 33 variations in a 99-card set, you will have 133% of the set if you have ALL variations. Don't "penalize" the people who only want 1 version of a variant card by telling them their "set" is incomplete.

And that has been the Beckett, Tuff Stuff, and SCD method of cataloging sets since I can remember (and like you, I've been in the hobby since before most of these started publishing).

Fill in the requests to have the variations added. Be as precise with the info for the additions as possible. Be patient, the queue has a lot in it (currently well over 200 items). But the set will remain with a total of 99 for it to be a complete set.