(05-26-2012, 03:34 PM)bbills1999 Wrote: If there is no stated Print Run i dont think there is anyway of Knowing the True Print Run because the card companies dont release that info..
That is partially true, however you can figure out the print run on a lot of cards if they give the odds for a serial numbered card in the pack. I'm not sure if 07-08 Hot Prospects listed the odds, but if they did that you can calculate the print run for all the cards.
It takes a little bit of algebra, but here is an example:
Insert A is 1:100 packs, and there are 10 cards in the Insert A set. So the odds of getting a specific insert A card are 1:1000.
Parallel B is 1:4 packs, and there are 200 cards in the Parallel B set. So the odds of getting a specific parallel B card are 1:800.
Now if Parallel B is serial numbered out of say 500. Then the equation for the number of each card from Insert A is as follows.
(Print Run of A * Inverse Odds of A) = (Print Run B * Inverse Odds of B)
Since the odds of A are 1/1000, the inverse odds of A is simply 1000. So the equation becomes: (Print Run of A * 1000) = (500 * 800), and thus
Print Run of A = (500*800)/1000, which comes out to
Print Run of A = 400.
I hope this helps and wasn't confusing.