I LOVE this topic more than most people. All good advice- and Google sheets is the best way to go in my opinion. They easily take the most time and work, but are the best fit/most customizable. I’m gonna shoot you a txt on this 👍🏻
This video bored the piss out of me😜 I would have loved to see Julie's reaction when you told her you wanted a vault door on the room. Great video Mike.
I love that you doubled and tripled down that organization is different for everyone. We've discussed it a couple of times on our weekly show and that's something I always say. There's just no "one size fits all." My biggest problem with a card hedge/ladder type platform is what you stated in that it doesn't track everything. I resumed to VCP, but they don't track vintage auto racing cards, which is a big focus of mine, and getting bigger.
After I crack a pack ....I Just wrap my common cards in Saran Wrap! I keep any cards like rc etc to the inside of pack....I go back through em a year or 2 later and sometimes you find a gem! ....
My collection is very small. My focus is Tigers and Lions team sets and a 1971 set. So, my only tracking device is a Word document with a list of needs. My haves are in a binder or a marked box.
Fantastic video! I'll add a resource I use for obscure vintage sets, when I either want info or a listing of what's in the set. Pick up an old copy of Catalog of Baseball cards by Sports Collectors Digest. I still use my copy from 2000. Fantastic for like Food cards, Regional Banks & Company cards etc. I'll then throw that info into a spreadsheet to stay organized.
This was a good subject to discuss, Mike. I found an old episode of yours where you discussed scanning cards and using Zistle to organize, but then I found out they don’t exist anymore. I had actually thought about emailing you this week about safety deposit boxes and if you use them. Like you, I respect people that use them, but I want my cards with me, so I can enjoy them. Glad to hear your thoughts on this subject.
Mike I love the spreadsheet idea I have a spreadsheet of each set I'm building where I highlight the cards as I get em, like wise I do the same thing with my A's team set slab collection. I need to build somethin though that tells me what slabs I do have and where they are (ie in what graded card box) I also want to build something for my A:s PC (raw cards) that had overwhelmed me completly as not sure if I go with year, manufacture, or player; and ofcourse I want to know what row of what 5 row box thet're in. I need to do something soon, as the collection gets bigger it's just going to get more overwhelming unfortunitly
Great video Mike - the PSA Registry App works great for having a graded card inventory - can search by player, see a photo of card, PSA serial number, pop reports, pop reports higher, SMR/APR values, and add notes (purchase date & price, serial # 04/99, etc.). 98% of mine is PSA, but you can add other graded cards, just doesn’t have pop reports, values. Really like the app for completing sets as well.
Good discussion, I can relate to quite a bit! Have you ever done a video on insuring a collection? I'd be very interested in hearing about that if so! 👍
Mike, thanks for the episode. Several years ago I thought it was a great idea to try to track my mess in an Access database. I lost interest after an hour! So, the morale of my story is I have the collecting gene par excellence but my organizing gene is recessive. Maybe once I retire I’ll get energized again and clean up and organize the pile. The spreadsheet is great though. How many MBs is it? By the way is that a box of 87 O-Pee-Chee behind you?
Don't feel bad, I tried the Access database myself and never finished it either. I was only an Access novice at the time so that probably had something to do with it.
Love the content
Good show, Mike.
I LOVE this topic more than most people. All good advice- and Google sheets is the best way to go in my opinion.
They easily take the most time and work, but are the best fit/most customizable.
I’m gonna shoot you a txt on this 👍🏻
Sure glad I came back and checked this out; more info!
What else do you want to know?
Great listen. We all have our ways, constantly evolving as well.
Great video. I use trading card database very easy to use and useful.
This video bored the piss out of me😜 I would have loved to see Julie's reaction when you told her you wanted a vault door on the room. Great video Mike.
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I love that you doubled and tripled down that organization is different for everyone. We've discussed it a couple of times on our weekly show and that's something I always say. There's just no "one size fits all."
My biggest problem with a card hedge/ladder type platform is what you stated in that it doesn't track everything. I resumed to VCP, but they don't track vintage auto racing cards, which is a big focus of mine, and getting bigger.
After I crack a pack ....I Just wrap my common cards in Saran Wrap! I keep any cards like rc etc to the inside of pack....I go back through em a year or 2 later and sometimes you find a gem! ....
My collection is very small. My focus is Tigers and Lions team sets and a 1971 set. So, my only tracking device is a Word document with a list of needs. My haves are in a binder or a marked box.
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Fantastic video! I'll add a resource I use for obscure vintage sets, when I either want info or a listing of what's in the set. Pick up an old copy of Catalog of Baseball cards by Sports Collectors Digest. I still use my copy from 2000. Fantastic for like Food cards, Regional Banks & Company cards etc.
I'll then throw that info into a spreadsheet to stay organized.
This was a good subject to discuss, Mike. I found an old episode of yours where you discussed scanning cards and using Zistle to organize, but then I found out they don’t exist anymore. I had actually thought about emailing you this week about safety deposit boxes and if you use them. Like you, I respect people that use them, but I want my cards with me, so I can enjoy them. Glad to hear your thoughts on this subject.
Great video Mike!... For sure, everyone has to find their own way to organize and track the collection.
Mike
I love the spreadsheet idea I have a spreadsheet of each set I'm building where I highlight the cards as I get em, like wise I do the same thing with my A's team set slab collection. I need to build somethin though that tells me what slabs I do have and where they are (ie in what graded card box) I also want to build something for my A:s PC (raw cards) that had overwhelmed me completly as not sure if I go with year, manufacture, or player; and ofcourse I want to know what row of what 5 row box thet're in.
I need to do something soon, as the collection gets bigger it's just going to get more overwhelming unfortunitly
Bench clear media should do this add a manage, tracking, storage online system and charge a very small fee.
There are stabbed binders for slab garden cards.
What about LCS do they turn in their sales to whom?
I have a game room card room a shared space.
Great video Mike - the PSA Registry App works great for having a graded card inventory - can search by player, see a photo of card, PSA serial number, pop reports, pop reports higher, SMR/APR values, and add notes (purchase date & price, serial # 04/99, etc.). 98% of mine is PSA, but you can add other graded cards, just doesn’t have pop reports, values. Really like the app for completing sets as well.
Just by the player.
I think I have that many tabs in my excel spreadsheet too. Lol
Mike, you learn to rotate your collection, add or remove things like pics, add shelves, etc.
Good discussion, I can relate to quite a bit! Have you ever done a video on insuring a collection? I'd be very interested in hearing about that if so! 👍
Yes I have...ua-cam.com/video/1_FOxy2F1j0/v-deo.html
Mike, thanks for the episode. Several years ago I thought it was a great idea to try to track my mess in an Access database. I lost interest after an hour! So, the morale of my story is I have the collecting gene par excellence but my organizing gene is recessive. Maybe once I retire I’ll get energized again and clean up and organize the pile. The spreadsheet is great though. How many MBs is it? By the way is that a box of 87 O-Pee-Chee behind you?
Don't feel bad, I tried the Access database myself and never finished it either. I was only an Access novice at the time so that probably had something to do with it.