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Re: GPK observations

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Posted by GPKMattRatt (63.228.114.68) on July 10, 2008 at 18:14:09:

In reply to: Re: GPK dead again? posted by Cory (198.77.228.137) on July 10, 2008 at 10:03:42

Hey Cory & Wayne , I was able to generate the numbers rather quickly b/c of my excel database of themes (in which I have about 25 worksheets, 1 per theme), I have "Toilets" as a separate category. For example: 14a/b Potty Scotty/Jason Basin is supposedly cleaning the toilet not using it, hence I do not count that as poop humor. By my count there are 13 zits/skin disorders in the ANS vs. 7 in the OS. Injured & sick (including decap.) are up about 10% in the ANS also. The three theme areas that have decreased in the ANS are "hair" "elderly" and "obese".

> I counted as well because I wanted to see snot, zits and BO to go with the other stuff. Our numbers were different in some places.
>
> 23 Poop - 7% (I counted people sitting on toilets as poop gags)
> 14 Pee - 4%
> 40 Vomit - 12% (A whole fuggin series)
> 21 Fart - 6%
> 7 Zit - 2%
> 31 Snot - 9%
> 6 - BO related - 2%
>
> 142/344 = 41.28% of the GPK have been related to this crap.
>
> If you exclude OS10-OS15 you'll lose 70% of the bodily function gags in the OS. Topps lost their way after that lawsuit.
>
> Another interesting stat is the number of decapitation GPK or GPK in pieces that include decapitation. This is excluding abstract GPK that are only a head, like Meteor Mark.
>
> There are 23 of them in the ANS. 10 of them are in ANS7 alone. ANS7 gave us 16% decapitation GPK, hahaha. We saw a reduction in bodily function gags from ANS5-ANS7 however the decapitation ones went through the roof. Topps has no idea what the hell they are doing.
>
>
>
> > To follow up on Cory and give all collectors some perspective on how the GPK have changed or more so have been creatively limited from the original [O.S.] to the ANS, I've tabulated the following statistics for four major card content themes:
> >
> > "POOP"
> > O.S. = 2 / 620 = 0.32% (And these were more implied poop rather than obvious of the ANS)
> > ANS = 17 / 344 = 4.94%
> >
> > "PEE"
> > O.S. = 6 / 620 = 0.97%
> > ANS = 14 / 344 = 4.07%
> >
> > "FARTING"
> > O.S. = 6 / 620 = 0.97%
> > ANS = 21 / 344 = 6.10%
> >
> > "VOMIT"
> > O.S. = 30 / 620 = 4.84%
> > ANS = 37 / 344 = 10.76%
> >
> > Note: for the ANS series I included all new & unique cards (base sets, bonus cards & scratch-n-stinks) for the total (denominator). I think these numbers speak for themselves & support my hypothesis stated above. Matt
> >
> >
> >
> > > Looks like he's saying that GPK are poop, pus and pee cards to me, which is a dumb statement. We know that isn't the case...or at least wasn't the case. It's true now, but it wasn't back then. I bet less than 10% of the cards up to #250 involve that crap in the OS. That's how you tarnish the GPK name. You take what used to be a great set of cards, one of the most popular sets in non-sport history, and turn it into a shell of it's former self. They should have just brought back Bathroom Buddies if they just wanted to do toilet humor gags over and over again. We all know those sold through the roof.

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> Hey Cory & Wayne , I was able to generate the numbers rather quickly b/c of my excel database of themes (in which I have about 25 worksheets, 1 per theme), I have "Toilets" as a separate category. For example: 14a/b Potty Scotty/Jason Basin is supposedly cleaning the toilet not using it, hence I do not count that as poop humor.    By my count there are 13 zits/skin disorders in the ANS vs. 7 in the OS.  Injured & sick (including decap.) are up about 10% in the ANS also.   The three theme areas that have decreased in the ANS are "hair" "elderly" and "obese".
>  
> > I counted as well because I wanted to see snot, zits and BO to go with the other stuff.  Our numbers were different in some places.
> > 
> > 23 Poop - 7%  (I counted people sitting on toilets as poop gags)
> > 14 Pee - 4%
> > 40 Vomit - 12% (A whole fuggin series)
> > 21 Fart - 6%
> > 7 Zit - 2%
> > 31 Snot - 9%
> > 6 - BO related - 2%
> > 
> > 142/344 = 41.28% of the GPK have been related to this crap.
> > 
> > If you exclude OS10-OS15 you'll lose 70% of the bodily function gags in the OS.  Topps lost their way after that lawsuit.
> > 
> > Another interesting stat is the number of decapitation GPK or GPK in pieces that include decapitation.  This is excluding abstract GPK that are only a head, like Meteor Mark.
> > 
> > There are 23 of them in the ANS.  10 of them are in ANS7 alone.  ANS7 gave us 16% decapitation GPK, hahaha.  We saw a reduction in bodily function gags from ANS5-ANS7 however the decapitation ones went through the roof.  Topps has no idea what the hell they are doing.
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > > To follow up on Cory and give all collectors some perspective on how the GPK have changed or more so have been creatively limited from the original [O.S.] to the ANS, I've tabulated the following statistics for four major card content themes:
> > > 
> > > "POOP"
> > > O.S. = 2 / 620 = 0.32% (And these were more implied poop rather than obvious of the ANS)
> > > ANS = 17 / 344 = 4.94%
> > > 
> > > "PEE"
> > > O.S. = 6 / 620 = 0.97%
> > > ANS = 14 / 344 = 4.07%
> > > 
> > > "FARTING"
> > > O.S. = 6 / 620 = 0.97%
> > > ANS = 21 / 344 = 6.10%
> > > 
> > > "VOMIT"
> > > O.S. = 30 / 620 = 4.84%
> > > ANS = 37 / 344 = 10.76%
> > > 
> > > Note: for the ANS series I included all new & unique cards (base sets, bonus cards & scratch-n-stinks) for the total (denominator).  I think these numbers speak for themselves & support my hypothesis stated above.  Matt
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > > Looks like he's saying that GPK are poop, pus and pee cards to me, which is a dumb statement.  We know that isn't the case...or at least wasn't the case. It's true now, but it wasn't back then.  I bet less than 10% of the cards up to #250 involve that crap in the OS.  That's how you tarnish the GPK name.  You take what used to be a great set of cards, one of the most popular sets in non-sport history, and turn it into a shell of it's former self.  They should have just brought back Bathroom Buddies if they just wanted to do toilet humor gags over and over again.  We all know those sold through the roof.

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