How do you organize your collection?

[Craig2]

As someone who struggles with keeping everything straight, especially with cards constantly coming in, I'm curious about how others keep their cards organized.

Do you organize by set? year? player? card type? I've settled on a very rough alphabetical player order, but then it's hard if someone is looking for a specific type of card......anyway, just wondering what you all do.

[joshpackham]

my collections are ogranized as follows:
Ovechkin by year/set so 05-06 artifacts up to 09-10 UD victory
Cup collection by year/number
Mcdonalds by year/subset

Hope that makes sense.

[v3rs3]

I have a 3000 count box that I keep PC in. All my PC stuff is sorted by year, product, and common to rare. All my traders are sorted first by type of card it is (insert, auto, GU, parallel), then by year, then by product, and in order of the numbering on the back of the card. All my base are put into 5000 count boxes sorted by year, product, and number. I'm a little OCD about it all.

[MasonRaymond0320]

I put all of my cards in the little slot in the computer desk.
I put the fleer base cards in 3 seperate piles, put the rest of the base scattered anywhere lol, and I put my 5 collections (Mason Raymond, Ryan Kesler, Matt Duchene, 2009-10 UD series 1 Game Jerseys, and Gemography autographs) all in 5 seperate piles.
I also have a seperate pile for all of my traders (Even though I dont have any right now )

Andrew

[hossa18sens]

I have a 3000 count box that I keep PC in. All my PC stuff is sorted by year, product, and common to rare. All my traders are sorted first by type of card it is (insert, auto, GU, parallel), then by year, then by product, and in order of the numbering on the back of the card. All my base are put into 5000 count boxes sorted by year, product, and number. I'm a little OCD about it all.

The way I do it is invite Jon over for pizza and let him do it

[StanChad]

My organization is pretty easy lol

a box for traders
a box for pc
2 boxes for shipping supplies
a box of used team bags
and I have a empty 1500 card count for when my pc grows

but thats it

[CJ1510]

I have 2 boxes one box has numbered/rookies/cards from my uncle. The other has the GU and Autos. Those are sorted by sport/trade.(but since im kinda new to hockey theres more Football and baseball than anything. Im looking to get rid of some football. )

[Petrafire]

i have my sets all in 1600 Count Boxes
1990 Upper Deck To 2010 Upper Deck
Then i have my OPC Sets in 3200 Count Boxes
1970 OPC To 1989 OPC
Then I have My PC in another 1600 Count Box

[polacksrules]

I usually put my base sets into binders by years so my 2009/10 Binder will have series 1 and 2, and SPA
Then all the rookies and short prints go in a 5000 ct box where each row is a year. Then i have a seperate shoe box for my Jeff finger and none hockey stuff and i have a 3000 count box for all my rich nash stuff.

[v3rs3]

The way I do it is invite Jon over for pizza and let him do it

haha... That'd probably work.