Set Collector Question: How do you track your cards?
 

Posted By: <b>Jeff W.</b><p>I recently began collecting the T206 set and want to track the name and back of each player. I was thinking that excel would be the call to track this set, however, I am excel illiterate!<br /><br />Any recommendations? Which excel program is best?<br /><br />Any information is appreciated<br />Jeff W.

Set Collector Question: How do you track your cards?
 

Posted By: <b>Trae R.</b><p>Hi Jeff, I have some options available:<br /><br />1.) You can print this and write on it:<br /><a href="http://www.mlbvintage.com/t206/print.php" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.mlbvintage.com/t206/print.php</a><br /><br />2.) There are a couple checklists here:<br /><a href="http://www.t206.org/resources.php" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.t206.org/resources.php</a><br /><br />Look in the far right column and you will see "T206 Printable PDF Checklist" and "T206 Excel Database by Mike Poland".<br /><br />Hopefully one of those will work for you.<br /><br />Regards,<br />-Trae<br><br> <br /> <br /> <br />---<br />"There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer."<br />-Honus Wagner

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Posted By: <b>steve yawitz</b><p>Jeff,<br /><br />Sent you an e-mail with the checklist format I was using. It's real similar to Bill B.'s Super Set format, with a couple minor adjustments. Not sure if it's 100 percent accurate in terms of possible front-back combos, but it's probably close.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Steve<br /><br /><br><br><a href="http://imageevent.com/yawie99" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://imageevent.com/yawie99</a>

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Posted By: <b>Jeff W.</b><p>Thanks for the info so far!<br /><br />Trae-<br /><br />I use mac and when I wnet to change to a certain team on your checklist it didn't change. However, when I went to rare backs or southern leaguers it worked. Am I doing something wrong?<br /><br />Jeff

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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>After fooling with lists, software, and on and on....<br /><br /><br />I photocopy pages out of the Standard Catalog of the sets I'm chasing. I mark the ones I have with a pencil. For the white border tobacco cards, I eventually started numbering them, so I could see which one was my 400th card, which one was my 401st... and then I started putting a date down, too. That way I could see how time passed as I closed in on 500, and went beyond. I didn't number and date the other sets.<br /><br />What is great about that is that I can pick it up while I'm looking at eBay, I don't have to open up more software. I can take the list to a show, to a dealer, to a fellow collector's home... that sure makes swapping cards more practicable. <br /><br />I HIGHLY recommend a photocopied list. I enlarge mine so it covers the page. I'm no longer much of a fan of reducing it to a Word doc or an Excel sheet. Been to both, done both, paper is better for me.

Set Collector Question: How do you track your cards?
 

Posted By: <b>Phil</b><p>I use the "T206 Excel Database by Mike Poland" as mentioned above obviously in an Excel spreadsheet.<br /><br />You can track which back you have with from a simple "pull down" type of menu. It gives you back multipliers and multipliers for condition, whether graded or not.<br /><br />I also added another column with price I paid so I can easily track "value" vs. "cost".<br /><br />I find this tool very, very helpful.

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Posted By: <b>Bobby Binder</b><p>There is a My Collection feature on VCP where you can add all your cards on a complete set list. As well as enter the costs and make notes on every card.

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Posted By: <b>Darren</b><p>I use Excel. Started with a new file. I have the columns assigned to the data I prefer (name, team, back, condition, etc.). When I need to narrow a search all I need to do is sort by the specified column or columns and BAM instant info. This makes handling 900+ (912 to be exact)T206's a breeze. For example I just looked up which cards I have with a Howie McCormick stamp on the reverse and BAM there they were.

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Posted By: <b>Jimi</b><p>Someone out there once sent me a great T206 checklist where you can check off each available back for each card. I wish someone would could send that to me again as I lost it when my computer crashed.<br><br>Jimi

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Posted By: <b>Jantz</b><p>Jimi<br /><br />I just forwarded the T206 checklist ( I think ) you wanted. It was sent to me not long ago from another member. <br /><br />Hope it helps,<br />Jantz

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Posted By: <b>Jimi</b><p>Much thanks, Jantz, but it came as a picture in the e-mail rather than an attachment. Can you try again? Thanks!<br /><br /><br><br>Jimi

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Posted By: <b>Scott L</b><p>Jimi<br /><br />I probably just sent you the same one as well.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Scott

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Posted By: <b>Jantz</b><p>Email sent along with an explanation.<br /><br /><br />Jantz

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Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>I find I still like making marks on a printed checklist in my old price guides the best. Nothing like it for ease at a show. <br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc