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Research examining the role of species bias in the Memory Alpha card market has been an emerging area of inquiry. However, empirical knowledge on the question: “Does the specie of the personage’s role on a series affect the value of the card?” remains inconclusive. This chapter analyzes one of the first studies on this topic. Data were derived for 787 Alpha, Beta. Gamma & Delta species from Memory Alpha which were elected by a vote of the users in this Web Community conformed by fans. Data for each species’ society, technology performance registers, design card price, and card availability with a range from common to extremely rare were obtained from secondary sources associated with Memory Alpha. Findings indicate that card availability and, to a lesser extent, technology performance is the most important factor affecting the value of a species´ card, while importantly, a society’s species is not a significant contributor to card value. Suggestions for future research are outlined. |
