Questions about SC status
First, I have a lot of Nomar Garciaparra cards but I only have a few of his g/u pieces. Would I be able to gain status if I owned a large percentage of his overall cards but only a few g/u and/or autographed pieces?
Second, Trot Nixon is actually my favorite player but he has only 1116 cards listed on Beckett. Does the low number of total available cards hinder my chances of SC status; afterall, 30% is a pretty good goal, but out of 1116 that's only 335 cards--would that be enough with g/u and auto cards thrown in??
Third, what if I wanted to gain SC status for Wade Boggs, but only his for his Red Sox cards?? What Red Sox fan wants to collect his Yankees or Devil Rays cards, really?!? Say I could come up with my stats for all his Red Sox issues only--as long as the collection were sizeable and had some good Red Sox g/u and autos, etc., could that qualify me for SC status as a Wade Boggs (Red Sox Only) Super Collector?
Fourth, are 1/1's a requirement or just "extra credit"?
AND LAST QUESTION...
Are there any plans for a "Team" Super Collector in the future?
I realize I can only qualify for one player, so it would help to have answers to the above questions before I decide who to focus on.
I have more Nomars than anything else, but adding autos would be MUCH more expensive than those of Trot Nixon or even Wade Boggs.
I have almost an equal percentage of Trot Nixons collected PLUS he's my favorite player! I think it would be cheaper to gain SC status for Nixon. I already have some auto and game-used cards, and more are pretty easy to come by--plus even his singles are cheaper. Availability of singles and 1/1's might be other issues...
Then again, I probably have a much higher percentage of Wade Boggs' RED SOX cards than I do Nomar's or Nixon's TOTAL cards. I don't plan on adding too many Yankee pinstripes or Devil Rays cards to my personal collection anytime soon though (no offense!) so if cutting 2/3 of Wade's total cards out means I can't be a super collector, then I have to go with Nomar or Trot.
Any answers you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks a bunch!