Right, so things of great value or rarity (minifigs, camels) would get broken down into more lots of smaller quantities so they’re more closely equivalent to the value of the basic brick / plate / greebly part lots. But what if there are other large lots (i.e. – a black 1×2 brick where there are 12 / set, vs. a lime green 1×2 brick which is only 1 / set)? Seems like the lots would still be unbalanced. Or do you base the lots on X number of sets in the draft (in which case, there would be 12 identical lots of X black 1×2 bricks, and one lot of X lime 1×2 brick…)?
Obviously, it’s not all about the monetary value of the parts, but that is a reasonable indicator of the rarity / difficulty to acquire the part in large quantities. I would think that there’s a way to do it where the lots are reasonably balanced, but I’m not sure I agree with every one of a specific piece (part & color) being thrown into one lot (depends on the qty/set, rarity, value, etc.)
Then again, we had a hard enough time finding one set that people even wanted to part out, and that was a year and a half ago. I’m not sure how often we’ll be drafting in the near future, but evidence indicates not very. Or maybe the issues (including having to finish outside the Cranberry Library in winter, and someone who shall remain nameless dropping a tray into the snow) are why we haven’t done more drafts…