Which is why when I started coming back in the hobby, I needed to find a way to get a handle on what I was going to collect, and how I was going to do it. I had bought a lot (I thought) of product from 86 to 03, but when I recently got back into the hobby I realized a) how disorganized and incomplete my collection was and b) there was a nearly infinite amount of products available and my time and resources to chase them were not so infinite. I needed to focus on a few players and sets and stay disciplined. I needed to figure out what I wanted my collection to look like. So I mapped out the “solar system” of my collection:
And I defined a sorting process as well:
Ok, so I pretty much failed miserably to limit my targets. But when all was said and done, I didn’t really want to anyway. I did, however, succeed in organizing my collection, at least on paper. I am now able to see what I need and want. I also developed a detailed ranking system for the card sets I am trying to complete. I’ll post a picture of this worksheet later, but I am not ready to humiliate myself beyond what I’ve already managed to do.
When I sit back and take a moment to look at the pictures above, I can honestly admit one thing: My God, I am a dork.
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