Collection Software

[x2drich2000]

I ended up creating my own access database several years ago. You really need to know how it all works together, but for me it is pretty easy to add cards based on invoices, link photos to my flickr account, track sales, generate reports of profit, and create ebay listings I want simply by modifying a specific query. It's not the most user friendly, but the functions I get out of it are much better than a straight spreadsheet.

[nolemmings]

I use a database program from primasoft and have for probably twenty years. It has multiple uses; e.g., I created two separate databases for work-related matters, one for post-war stuff, minor league cards, etc. It comes with a sportscard template but frankly I haven’t looked at that; instead I created my own fields and layout. The program is fully customizable and allows importing, so spreadsheets can be incorporated without great difficulty. Similarly it allows exporting so that you can create spreadsheets; i.e. “reports”, and also linking to websites or internal files is available. Here is an example screen from one of my databases (if the color combo is not to your liking the program gives you pretty much a full palette to change it, and the right panel does not have to be the same as the left). FYI, my computer skills are marginal, so know that little to no tech background is needed.

[puckpaul]

Thanks, that looks very comprehensive, terrific. Will check it out.