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Originally Posted by Kevin
A few months ago, there was discussion here about an episode of American Pickers. Some guy was trying to sell 1950s cards. I didn't see the episode, but the general consensus on net54 was: "Holy Hannah, the way that collection is organized [or disorganized] is giving me anxiety."
I am collecting T206, C46, 1950 Bowman baseball and football and have more than enough 1955 Bowmans to say I'm collecting that set as well. The issue, these cards are NOT organized in ANY fashion. They once were. I left them at my parents' house in 1994 and brought them there after I made purchases. I set up shop at my home in 2014, settled down, but never felt comfortable bringing them to my house.
I now have a completely disorganized mess. Retirement is 4.5 years away (March 2030). My son's baseball life with travel and practice takes up a lot of weekend time. I also have a second evening job.
I think I'd pay someone to help me organize this. I'm not sure where to start. And what exactly do I do with Preacher Roe or Ralph Kiner cards that don't fit into my collection? lol
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Sounds like you're close to a major restructuring of the collection with a lot of life events happening at once.
While mine's not retirement (lucky you, mines divorce LOL). The major life change is really helping me trim the fat as it were.
I'm trying (poorly) to limit my purchases to pieces that finish projects, not just "oooo that's pretty I want!" If it doesn't make sense in the collection, it doesn't get purchased.
Same can be said for my other collections. I've shifted from "I want to have the biggest/best collection in the world" to "my son is going to have to deal with this when I die. Do I want this to be difficult for him or easy?"
My biggest shift has been trimming the fat, keeping only what makes sense for the collection. A lot of my stuff I've passed on to other collectors for dirt cheap (don't get me going) just to get it to a manageable level.
Spreadsheets have become my friend! Thanks Excel!