Actually I've got about 40 cards to put away but it's close enough :)
My base card binders and star player boxes are a thing of the past. I now have all of my base/insert/parallel cards sleeved and in chronological order. There are separate boxes for player/team PCs and relics/autos/thick base cards.
My Red Sox/Packers/Devils/Whalers base cards are still in binders, but all of my complete/near complete sets are in individual boxes or binders. I actually have room on my shelf for two more binders, because I stashed so many in my closet.
I have tons of supplies I no longer need. Over 2,200 used top loaders and about 1,000 9-pocket pages, plus hundreds of penny sleeves and a few storage boxes. The storage boxes will probably be recycled but I'm hoping to sell the top loaders if the shipping cost is reasonable.
Also I added 1,000 cards to trade on TCDB. Mostly dupes from the overproduction era. I'm certainly willing to trade more from my (non-PC) collection, I just didn't want to take the extra time to decide until everything was cataloged. If you see anything you like, let me know. Or just add me to your friends list :)
I'm so happy that this is done because now I can clear my schedule for summer reading, addressing my health, household projects, and more blogging time! There are lots of post ideas percolating in my mind - including a Stadium Series, Connecticut Cards, and other subjects. But first I'm going to catch up on all of your blogs...
I bought this New Haven Ravens team set 20 years ago and never opened it. Apparently the team store stiffed me card #22..
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Congrats! I've never done that before.
ReplyDeleteCongrats. My collection is way too big and way too disorganized for me to achieve the same rate of success. Mine is more of a retirement project (I'm not even sure I can ever afford to "retire") than a quick fix project. I'd love to be super organized as I was when I was a kid and up til my teenage years (to early 20s sort of hiatus years).
ReplyDeleteWell done! It feels good to be organized, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt sure does! It's a strange feeling though, like...what do I do now?
DeleteTim Blackwell's mustache game was very strong! I've been reorganizing my cards as well, I'm still not sure if I'd ever be comfortable with strangers seeing what I do and don't have though.
ReplyDeleteThat is a mild concern for me, but TCDB has an option to set your collection to "anonymous". I'm also considering printing out a list of everything I have straight from the site, then removing half my inventory.
DeleteI need to be better organized, but know that will never happen
ReplyDeleteYou cataloged your entire collection? That's so awesome. I'm so jealous.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who completed a major organization overhaul a year or so ago, I know what it's like to finally be done. I categorized all of my player collections online and, for whatever reason, Joe Rudi was the last player. I still remember how excited I was when I entered his final card into the Google spreadsheet.
ReplyDeleteMajor props. My collection is small and I can't even spell organized. Great job!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting everything organized!
ReplyDeleteNever going to happen for me. Congrats!
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