09-06-2015, 01:15 AM How do you organize your basketball (or other sport) card collection
Hello,
I just recently entered back into the hobby after 15-20yrs being away.
I have seen several YouTube videos of collectors showing how they organize and store their collections. Curious to see how the experienced, seasoned Beckett community stores theirs. I attached two photos of how I store my collection which is stored in a closet currently.
The black boxes were purchased from www.cardcasepro.com (pricey but worth it, in my opinion). I store sets and random inserts (low value) in albums. My card board boxes store what is written on them with the blank ones storing random cards and supplies (ex: card sleeves and top loaders).
I am not sure if an actual video can be uploaded but if so, I am very curious to see how you have your collection stored. If an upload cannot happen, a YouTube URL would be great!
09-06-2015, 06:09 PM RE: How do you organize your basketball (or other sport) card collection
Cardboard storage boxes have all my sets that are either under US$100 or simply won't fit into the 2-piece clear cases. 2-piece clear cases have my sets that are valued at over US$100. All Sets are organised alphabetically according to beckett. My PC's (player collections) are organised thus in padded 3-ring binders - chronologically by year, alphabetically by product, numerically by set number, easiest-hardest for parallels, alphabetically for inserts. For me, this saves confusion and i know where everything is.
Collect Patrick Ewing, Jalen Rose, Kevin Garnett, LaMarcus Aldridge, Jeff Green
if you have less than 25 trades, I will ask you to send first.
09-07-2015, 12:40 AM RE: How do you organize your basketball (or other sport) card collection
(09-06-2015, 03:02 PM)nickm1123 Wrote: How many graded cards do those cases hold? I looked on the website you provided but couldnt find a total. Those are nice.
Hello,
For BGS slabs, it can hold 25 per row. The box can fit 4 rows so safe to say roughly 100. For PSA slabs, should be slightly more. I would guestimate 110.
09-07-2015, 02:16 PM RE: How do you organize your basketball (or other sport) card collection
It depends on what you collect. I've never gone for sets; I go for players. The cheaper cards end up in binders, the nicer cards in toploaders I keep in the standard 5,000-count boxes, and the best get graded before sitting in boxes when they aren't displayed. Each player is organized by year and alphabetical set.
I appreciate Chicago players that begin competing within the city's sports organizations and stay with these teams throughout their careers.
09-11-2015, 02:48 PM RE: How do you organize your basketball (or other sport) card collection
I was looking for boxes for graded cards for some time and almost went with the same boxes you have. Very nice look to them. I ended up going with more protection then is really needed but I went with SKB box. It's more for military equipment and cameras but I found it works perfect for card collections too. One thing I love is that it's waterproof and is lockable
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