Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B View Post
While there is a degree of opinion involved, it's not like people just pulled the rarity numbers out of a hat. Each is based on some form of data, and I'm sure print run/sales figures are some of the most valuable forms of data if made public. Each rarity number must represent some range of copy numbers.
I'm not aware of anyone ever really using print runs to generate the rarity numbers here or elsewhere. After all, on older games, how would you ever know how many copies of any given game still survive? Even newer games that don't sell well could have had significant numbers of copies destroyed to clear stock. My understanding is that the rarity in the DP guide is all based on opinion and the experience of the collectors who helped create that particular section. It's not just pulling numbers out of a hat, but it's also not objective in any meaningful way.