PRODUCT REVIEWS BY HORFIN
A large part of collecting is collectors assisting other collectors in attempting to determine which products to purchase. I have provided below a review of boxes that I have busted in order to assist other collectors in determining whether or not they should buy a certain product. You will find scans of (1) base cards; (2) rookie cards; (3) inserts; (4) parallels; (5) Game Used; and (6) Autographs (both front and back).
My Grading System:
All sets are graded based upon a scale of 1-100 (1 being the lowest grade and 100 being the highest). I utilize 12 categories which are weighted based upon what I feel the average collector deems is important. These categories and their respective weights are:
|
CATEGORY |
GRADE |
WEIGHT |
|
BASE SET DESIGN |
|
3 |
|
BASE SET QUALITY |
|
3 |
|
ROOKIE DESIGN & QUALITY & NUMBER RECEIVED |
|
13 |
|
PARALLEL & INSERTS |
|
5 |
|
GU/AUTO INSERTS |
|
12 |
|
INSERT PLAYER SELECTION |
|
7.5 |
|
ROOKIE PLAYER SELECTION |
|
12.5 |
|
# OF GAME USED/AUTOS |
|
10 |
|
PRICE OF BOX |
|
10 |
|
NUMBER OF DUPLICATES |
|
2 |
|
PERCENT OF FULL SET |
|
2 |
|
VALUE OF CARDS RECIEVED |
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Grade |
|
|
So that the most important factor is the Value of Cards Received and the least important factors are Number of Duplicates and Percent of Full Set.
2001 Pacific Atomic
(Reviewed on 5/15/03) Final Grade 91
2002 Upper Deck Honor Roll (Reviewed on 5/10/03) Final Grade: 73.57
2002 Playoff Honors (Reviewed on 3/7/03) Final Grade: 73.4
2002 Topps Reserve (Reviewed on 3/13/03) Final Grade: 69.475
|
Grade |
Means |
|
90-100 |
MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE |
|
80-89 |
BETTER THAN MOST BOXES |
|
70-79 |
BOX IS VIABLE, HOWEVER, THERE ARE MORE BAD THAN GOOD ATTRIBUTES |
|
60-69 |
THE SET HAS ONE GOOD ATTRIBUTE |
|
50-59 |
ONLY BUY IF YOU CAN GET IT FOR 30% OR MORE OFF THE PRICE I PAID |
|
40-49 |
DON’T BUY IT |
|
30-39 |
I WOULDN’T WANT MY ENEMY TO HAVE THIS BOX |
|
0-29 |
THEY SHOULD PAY YOU TO BUY THIS BOX |
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