SAVVY COLLECTING

Count the cards. Keep the evidence.

This independent database is built and maintained by Kurtis Reinert. Official checklists establish the card identities; official odds establish published set and format rates. Research fills in parallel numbering only when a source supports it.

What the numbers mean

• Unique cards: distinct release + source set + card number. Autograph, Chrome and separate design families remain separate. Color parallels do not multiply the count.
• Base-set cards: unique cards explicitly within base sections, including separately numbered Peak Performance cards. Stadium Club’s paper and Chrome base sets each contain 200 identities.
• Subjects: printed names, including personalities and separately identified factions. We do not equate all subjects with active athletes, or silently merge personas.
• Autograph and relic cards: distinct qualifying card families, counted once regardless of the number of signers or subjects.
• Grouping: a multi-person card can appear under each participant or association, but counts once in the product total. Group counts may overlap.

Parallels and serial numbers

A published set-level parallel is not proof that every listed subject has that version. We show the family ladder without generating unverified individual variants. A blank sequence can mean confirmed non-numbered, unresolved, or special numbering; those statuses stay separate. Where numbering is based on secondary research, its source and limitation are shown.

Chase classifications

SP, SSP and case hit are different classifications. We label them only where supporting evidence exists. Numbered rarity or difficult odds alone never establishes an SSP. An absent SSP badge means not verified, not proof of absence. Rookie badges follow the source’s marker.

Associations & fighters

WWE grouping uses the association printed for that card. Smackdown displays as SmackDown and Legend as Legends; exports preserve both forms. Historical affiliations remain intact. UFC sources contain no weight classes, so none are inferred from current fighter profiles.

Published odds

Ratios retain their cards:packs meaning. A 5:1 rate is five per pack; it is not 1:5. No rate is a guarantee of a particular subject. Malformed values stay visible and are excluded from numerical ranking.

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Corrections

Every product links to its source files and coverage notes. Numbering and identity changes are staged and validated before development imports. Visit Savvy Collecting for the main collecting guide.