Sports Card Enthusiasts!

[DomS]

OK, no one say shoe box....

I have a fairly large sports card collection..and my dad's gf just got me about 30,000 more at auction, so now I'm trying to organize them.. Previously I had them sorted by team....and then by year.....but if I'm ever looking for someone and don't know what team he was on in a given year I'm kind of screwed. I'm thinking of just organizing it by Last Name, First Name, then Year......anyone have a better idea, that doesn't involve a shoe box?

 

[Random Variable]

I should have sold my collection years ago when it was actually worth something. The steriod scandal has really taken a toll on its value.

 

[DomS]

Originally posted by: Random Variable
I should have sold my collection years ago when it was actually worth something. The steriod scandal has really taken a toll on its value.

sh*t....I hadn't thought of that. Most of the cards I got yesterday are from the early-mid 80s though it looks like

 

[Random Variable]

I have a bunch of Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds rookie cards which I think are now only worth a few dollars each.

 

[DomS]

Originally posted by: Random Variable
I have a bunch of Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds rookie cards which I think are now only worth a few dollars each.

rough.....really rough.



How did you have your collection organized?

 

[everman]

I have a few thousand cards, mostly baseball, some basketball, hockey, football. Haven't looked at them in years and they're all at least 10 years old dating back to a Mickey Mantle in rather poor condition.
I wonder what they're worth.

 

[fatpat268]

When I had my collection several years back, I had these special boxes specifically for storing cards in, and I'd have every sorted by alphabet... best way to go, IMO

 

[Yzzim]

I store most all of my cards by card type and year.

Example: All 1989 Donruss cards go in one box, and I believe they are all numbered so just put them in order.

Not sure if newer cards are that way, but I know most if not all 80s/90s cards are that way.

edit: Makes it much easier to check prices in Beckett as well.

 

[Away]

I have them orgainized by last name. For the better players, I use three ring binder sheets in binders. For other players, I generally put them in plastic sleeves and store them in card storage boxes. Of course, some of my higher value cards are in hard plastic cases by themselves.

 

[imported_Champ]

i went after getting sets...ie: sorted by entire sets in binders...i think i have few 1000 cards how with a drawer full and a dozen binders all from when i was 8-15...oh and all hockey

 

[Chaotic42]

They're in Ziploc bags in an AH-64 Apache model box. I used to keep them organized in a binder, but my cousin's cousin (no relation to me) dropped the binder, destroying three of the cards in a huge collection. I got pissed and kind of stopped taking collecting seriously at that point.

I haven't opened the box in years. I just keep taking it with me when I move.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: Random Variable
I should have sold my collection years ago when it was actually worth something. The steriod scandal has really taken a toll on its value.

I honestly don't think it's because of the steroid scandal. I blame the whole Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh craze that started around the same time. Either way my cards aren't worth jack now. :|

 

[DayLaPaul]

Make two stacks. One for the "valuable" cards, which you can set the threshold on. Then make another for the rest. Alphabetize each stack by player's last name.