Keeping Track of Your Collection

[stanley1883]

I wanted to get a feel of how everyone tracks their collection? Spreadsheets, software, all in the head, paper and pencil?

 

Any recommendations on what to use and what to stay away from?

 

Personally, I currently use "Comic Collector." Unfortunately it was not free, but I do find it beneficial as it keeps everything in order even when my collection isn't. Also neat how it gives you pie charts and graphs breaking down the collection to titles, characters, etc.

 

I tend to forget what issues I have regarding moderns so this helps me to not buy many duplicates.

[lscomics]

I use my memory.

[Darkowl]

I personally have never been that organized with my books. I don't think I would ever have the patience to manually type in every single title, so I gotta hand it to anyone who uses a spreadsheet or something similar to organize their books. Besides, I actually enjoy browsing through my collection every so often only to say, "Hey! I forgot I had this one!".

[cloud cloddie]

I use the registry for slabbed books, and just a notes page on my iPhone for raws I need.

[MetalPSI]

Had my gf make a excel sheet. I have no idea how it works

[GIJOEISAWESOME-migration]

I use my brain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVELATION

[The Madness]

MS Excel. Easy

[Sqeggs]

MS Excel. Easy

 

+1

[HarveySwick]

MS Excel. Easy

(thumbs u

 

I make sure to list what I paid including shipping. But a pretty straight forward Excel spreadsheet works for me.

[newshane]

I use the CGC Registry for most slabs and an Excel spreadsheet for raws.

[NinjaSealed]

Excel....until the middle of October 2013 and I have not updated until then. I can't even imagine how long it will take me to update it for the past 3+ months or if I will even be able to.

[bababooey]

I put all my books in one room.

[Buzzetta]

The registry keeps track of basically all of my slabs.

[Dark Knight]

I use a very ancient black ink and papyrus

[comicjack]

The brain keeps track of them for now

[Heavy_Hog-migration]

I just started a major sort of my books.

 

All my silver and gold raw are now in three short boxes with the keys pulled out into another short box.

 

I have about 70 slabbed books. Most are in their own individual boxes that are labeled and on a shelf. The rest fill about half a cgc sized short box.

 

I'm going to make an excel for my silver/gold raw books and for my slabbed books.

 

After that...I tackle my modern books....be afraid...very afraid...

[EvenInHisYouth]

CLZ is the best.

[oakman29]

[HarveySwick]

[FlyingDonut]

Piles. When a pile falls over, I start a new pile.