I have been using spreadsheets for years to organize my collection and have found it to be my #1 go to resource. I've also saved it on my phone, and usb stick in case my computer dies on me.
My recommendation (and I'm sure most of you are doing this anyway) is to update the spreadsheet as soon as you receive an item. It is quite a painful task to have to go back through emails, auction sites etc. to figure out the details of a given transaction several months back. That said, if you used Paypal to purchase an item you can typically find the auction description even ones from several years back.
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Looking for any non-Harper baseball woodcuts
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