How many cards do you own?

OneBuck · 07-28-2020, 05:42 AM

Just curious what size collection everyone has/keeps and how organized you keep it. Do you keep it set at a certain size and sell off everything above that or does it just continuously grow over time?

JMarchand1981 · 07-28-2020, 05:55 AM

I own about 110 cards or so. They are all graded and organized by players last name.

iluvfish2 · 07-28-2020, 05:56 AM

5+ million and growing daily.

Boxes upon boxes that havent been sorted. At some point most if not all will be sorted by sport/year/brand/cardnumber and stored sleeved in 5000 ct monster boxes on shelves (boxes marked). Inventory hopefully up on say sportlots with the thoughts that this will eventually be additional retirement income if I ever need it.

fulltritty · 07-28-2020, 06:48 AM

About 91,000 now.

I'm trying to get all of mine organized in binders with relic and autographed cards in boxes. 1/1s and vintage are stored in a safe.

wrp1989 · 07-28-2020, 06:58 AM

About 600,000...All sorted by sport/year and sleeved in 5000 count boxes. Superstars in separate boxes

rcgdodge · 07-28-2020, 06:59 AM

probably around 15k.....I'd like to get it under 10k at some point though.

SleepyWill · 07-28-2020, 07:03 AM

Ken Griffey: 3,495
80/90 Players: 1K+
Current Players: 230

Have been actually making an effort to start moving a lot of my current stock to pick up more 80/90 cards. Trying to complete the 91' DS set as well as 89 Tiffany

Raleigh504 · 07-28-2020, 07:07 AM

55k but that doesn't include the cards I plan on selling which is probably another 5-10k.

When you say sleeved, do you mean penny sleeve & top loader or just penny sleeve? I really thought about putting all the recent rookies in penny sleeve & top loader and after a few year decide if they still need to be in one.

Vinny1984 · 07-28-2020, 07:13 AM

300 that are slabbed or in a mag
1000 low buy in rookies
20000 in fire starter

somethingclever · 07-28-2020, 07:48 AM

Sets: probably around 50k
Duplicates: 50-60k
Miscellaneous: team collection, player collections possibly 3K

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base set · 07-28-2020, 07:49 AM

too many, but still not enough

JustRachel · 07-28-2020, 07:54 AM

Had maybe 50k but instituted a new rule: if it's not worth at least a toploader, it's not worth keeping. Now down to maybe 5k.

mainerunr · 07-28-2020, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustRachel

Had maybe 50k but instituted a new rule: if it's not worth at least a toploader, it's not worth keeping. Now down to maybe 5k.

I've got about 170k but I like that rule. I'd have to amend it to complete sets plus anything worth a toploader...should still get me down under 75k though...

ucLAkers · 07-28-2020, 08:08 AM

Cards....probably 10k
Kindling....about 100k

Bowman1951 · 07-28-2020, 08:09 AM

I think about 10k now. I've really cut back on keeping commons/vet base/paper.

Ebucs1604 · 07-28-2020, 08:18 AM

Id say only about 3k I more or less dabble

Boo · 07-28-2020, 08:21 AM

Less and less each week, the garbage man's collection is increasing though!

shayscards79 · 07-28-2020, 08:37 AM

Used to have around 25k or so, mostly Bowman and Bowman draft commons.

Before I moved across the country I was forced to purge all of those and now I have about three single row vault boxes full. So I'm guessing a couple thousand.

The Accountant · 07-28-2020, 08:38 AM

way way too many - just went through the process of moving - i am planning on offloading before the next move...

saraceno21 · 07-28-2020, 08:47 AM

I have a little over 1 million.

scotthenrichs · 07-28-2020, 09:16 AM

About 75K; would like to get rid of about 60K commons at some point, maybe offer them all on Craigslist for $100 or something.

asujbl · 07-28-2020, 09:18 AM

PC - About 700
Random Trade Bait - About 250
Random Crap from 1985 until about 1999 - 500,000 sitting in my basement

gmoney328 · 07-28-2020, 09:26 AM

About 100k. A lot of those complete sets. I can't bring myself to break up complete sets, or I would have a good amount less.

I have a problem.....

TarjetasBéisbol · 07-28-2020, 09:40 AM

Through the years I have had my cards in a small safe box, under the bed, in the corner of a closet, in the basement and in a storage unit. Now I have an actual man cave that occupies the entire basement and when I brought them all together I was shocked at the amount of cards I have. I have many of the boxes sitting on 5 Home Depot wire shelves (48 in. W x 72 in. H x 18 in), each with 5 shelves. This is not an exaggeration, my estimate after literally counting only the super shoe boxes (3000 cards per box) and estimating the additional boxes, I would say I have about 325 super shoe boxes full of cards so an estimated 1,000,000+ cards. Since I have put these cards all in one place I have been slowly working on getting that number down and have sold off about 5 super shoe boxes full of cards.

beauspencer · 07-28-2020, 09:59 AM

Total cards - around 2 million

CUBS cards - 464,967

07-28-2020, 05:42 AM	#1
OneBuck Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 927	How many cards do you own? Just curious what size collection everyone has/keeps and how organized you keep it. Do you keep it set at a certain size and sell off everything above that or does it just continuously grow over time?

07-28-2020, 05:56 AM	#3
iluvfish2 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 26,685 iluvfish2 iluvfish2	5+ million and growing daily. Boxes upon boxes that havent been sorted. At some point most if not all will be sorted by sport/year/brand/cardnumber and stored sleeved in 5000 ct monster boxes on shelves (boxes marked). Inventory hopefully up on say sportlots with the thoughts that this will eventually be additional retirement income if I ever need it. __________________ Blowouts Resident Wade Boggs Super Collector

07-28-2020, 06:59 AM	#6
rcgdodge Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Delaware Posts: 25,136 rcgdodge	probably around 15k.....I'd like to get it under 10k at some point though. __________________ Looking For: 2013 Bowman Chrome Joe Mauer - - Black, Yellow, Red, Printing Plates

07-28-2020, 07:03 AM	#7
SleepyWill Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Boston Posts: 2,634	Ken Griffey: 3,495 80/90 Players: 1K+ Current Players: 230 Have been actually making an effort to start moving a lot of my current stock to pick up more 80/90 cards. Trying to complete the 91' DS set as well as 89 Tiffany __________________ Shohei Variation Chaser @Forbidden Donut on IG

07-28-2020, 07:13 AM	#9
Vinny1984 Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 3,145 Admcm53	300 that are slabbed or in a mag 1000 low buy in rookies 20000 in fire starter __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/187995295@N03/albums

07-28-2020, 05:55 AM	#2
JMarchand1981 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 34,438	I own about 110 cards or so. They are all graded and organized by players last name.

07-28-2020, 06:48 AM	#4
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 79,922	About 91,000 now. I'm trying to get all of mine organized in binders with relic and autographed cards in boxes. 1/1s and vintage are stored in a safe.

07-28-2020, 06:58 AM	#5
wrp1989 Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Northern Ohio Posts: 218	About 600,000...All sorted by sport/year and sleeved in 5000 count boxes. Superstars in separate boxes

07-28-2020, 07:07 AM	#8
Raleigh504 Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: NC Posts: 2,698 ig_bljhsports	55k but that doesn't include the cards I plan on selling which is probably another 5-10k. When you say sleeved, do you mean penny sleeve & top loader or just penny sleeve? I really thought about putting all the recent rookies in penny sleeve & top loader and after a few year decide if they still need to be in one.

07-28-2020, 07:48 AM	#10
somethingclever Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: NEPA Posts: 402	Sets: probably around 50k Duplicates: 50-60k Miscellaneous: team collection, player collections possibly 3K Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ -Sam LTB:Topps Adam Frazier

07-28-2020, 07:49 AM	#11
base set Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NW Michigan Posts: 9,631	too many, but still not enough

07-28-2020, 07:54 AM	#12
JustRachel Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 5,663	Had maybe 50k but instituted a new rule: if it's not worth at least a toploader, it's not worth keeping. Now down to maybe 5k.

07-28-2020, 08:08 AM	#14
ucLAkers Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: CaliZona Posts: 8,608 mintrobmint Totally Sucks	Cards....probably 10k Kindling....about 100k

07-28-2020, 08:09 AM	#15
Bowman1951 Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Boston 'Burbs Posts: 4,719 djblitz Bowman1951	I think about 10k now. I've really cut back on keeping commons/vet base/paper. __________________ I am the head promoter of one of the most successful Saturday monthly card shows in New England. https://flippincardshow.com/

07-28-2020, 08:18 AM	#16
Ebucs1604 Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Tennessee Posts: 86 Rtd1604 Ebucs1604	Id say only about 3k I more or less dabble

07-28-2020, 08:21 AM	#17
Boo Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: PA Posts: 58,849 klay22	Less and less each week, the garbage man's collection is increasing though! __________________ I have found that flicking through a few threads on my smartphone is a great way to pass some time while "stocking the pond."Hairy 6/7/12 “ I feel you, brother. Welcome to East Berlin, circa 1963.” Hairy 5/9/20 "No one said I was smart." BoSux 12/18/25

07-28-2020, 08:37 AM	#18
shayscards79 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,876 shayscards79	Used to have around 25k or so, mostly Bowman and Bowman draft commons. Before I moved across the country I was forced to purge all of those and now I have about three single row vault boxes full. So I'm guessing a couple thousand. __________________ Cubs and Colts fan!!! Collecting all vintage stars... especially Ernie Banks Collecting any and all Indianapolis Colts cards

07-28-2020, 08:38 AM	#19
The Accountant Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 12,987	way way too many - just went through the process of moving - i am planning on offloading before the next move... __________________ Buying: Cole Hamels 1/1s

07-28-2020, 08:47 AM	#20
saraceno21 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,354 Saraceno21 Saraceno21	I have a little over 1 million.

07-28-2020, 09:16 AM	#21
scotthenrichs Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,641 henrichs_1 Sah0620	About 75K; would like to get rid of about 60K commons at some point, maybe offer them all on Craigslist for $100 or something.

07-28-2020, 09:18 AM	#22
asujbl Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 64,661 ohiosundevils	PC - About 700 Random Trade Bait - About 250 Random Crap from 1985 until about 1999 - 500,000 sitting in my basement __________________ https://ohiosundevils.smugmug.com/ Browns/Cavs/Tribe/Buckeyes/Jackets/Devils TheFrenzy - “Blowout ain't a place for normies”

07-28-2020, 09:26 AM	#23
gmoney328 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 4,202	About 100k. A lot of those complete sets. I can't bring myself to break up complete sets, or I would have a good amount less. I have a problem.....

07-28-2020, 09:40 AM	#24
TarjetasBéisbol Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NOVA Posts: 10,914	Through the years I have had my cards in a small safe box, under the bed, in the corner of a closet, in the basement and in a storage unit. Now I have an actual man cave that occupies the entire basement and when I brought them all together I was shocked at the amount of cards I have. I have many of the boxes sitting on 5 Home Depot wire shelves (48 in. W x 72 in. H x 18 in), each with 5 shelves. This is not an exaggeration, my estimate after literally counting only the super shoe boxes (3000 cards per box) and estimating the additional boxes, I would say I have about 325 super shoe boxes full of cards so an estimated 1,000,000+ cards. Since I have put these cards all in one place I have been slowly working on getting that number down and have sold off about 5 super shoe boxes full of cards. __________________ De oppresso liber - RLTW "The Mexicans taught me that trick", "Let me be very clear, crystal clear"

07-28-2020, 09:59 AM	#25
beauspencer Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,582 onemillioncubs	Total cards - around 2 million CUBS cards - 464,967 __________________ Madison (WI) Card Show - Saturday, February 21, at Alliant Energy Center. 250 dealer tables. Sports & Pokemon separated.