SORTING:The Rest

Last year I tweeted out this photo on Twitter of my desk,

Immediately I had a comment of "wow that's such a disaster someone please help this guy sort things out." 

I responded with, "that's not a mess, that's how I sort. It's a bit complex."

I made a promise to that individual that I would do a segment to explain my sorting and here I am.

It really isn't as complex as it looks, at least to me. But, it is a bit in-depth with as much as I collect and as many sports as I collect.

So I thought I would make this series breaking down everything I collect and how I sort it. I hope this will explain the picture I tweeted and maybe give you some ideas for your own collection on how to sort.

Today I am showing off how I sort the rest of the sports and non sports I collect. Yes, I collect way too much. But, is there really such a thing??

When it comes to non sport, soccer, UFC, NASCAR or any hit I get from the rest of the sports I collect, they get loaded into penny sleeves, toploaders or 10ct boxes depending on how thick of a hit I get.

These hits then get placed into shoe box houses by what they are to make it easier to find something when I need to.

Up next, the base I sort by number. This is a very long process sometimes. Unlike the key four sports, I don't usually pull out an specific players or people so the stacks are bigger.

 and place into boxes marked oddball or non sport depending on what they are.

Finally, the inserts from all and 2015 Americana only get placed into binders by what they are. Every part has a small binder for it.

  

 

Once I get everything bindered, they get stacked on shelves. Not standing up of course as that damages cards in the long run as the pages start to fold overtime. They are stacked alternating so one side doesn't get squished and so I can fit many on one shelf. You may notice numbers on the outside of the binders. At one point I used to number them and keep what's in them in a notebook but that got too complicated with the alternating as I can't see all of the numbers now.

 

Another part I failed to mention above, is my giveaway/trade pile. I pull that stuff out and set it aside as I go along for people I normally trade with and which giveaways I run.

Well, that's it for how I sort everything and marks the end of this popular series.

Thanks for reading and your thoughts on my sorting are welcomed in comments. Even toss in how you sort as well.

NPN Of The Week

With the lack of me buying a lot of newer products, I haven't had many NPN addresses to share in weeks. So in return this Sunday, I wanted to show off an NPN I just got in from Upper Deck. By far, they are the easiest NPN of them all. Just go online to their website that you can locate HERE.

Was really excited to find this in the mail box. You just never know which one of these guys will be the next Tiger!

Let me know your thoughts on this NPN mail day from Upper Deck and what the best one you have ever received from them.

Product Previews Of The Week

This weeks product previews are all courtesy of Upper Deck.  They recently previewed a ton of products and we want to share them with you. Especially those of you who do not have Facebook which is where Upper Deck previews all of them.

2014 SP Authentic Golf 

 

Every Box Break on average should yield you:
Three Signature Cards
At least one Autographed Authentic Rookie
Eight Rookie Extended Series
Eight Authentic Moments 

There will be 4 cards per pack, 20 packs per box and the estimated arrival Date: Feb. 2014. From early previews looks like another solid Upper Deck Sp authentic release.

 2013 SP Authentic Football

 

Every Box Break on average should yield you:
Three Autographs per box!
Includes at least one Rookie Auto Patch card #’d to 650 or less!
Four SP canvas regular card variations

There will be 5 Cards per pack, 24 Packs per box. As always, Upper Deck's Sp Authentic Football auto/patch cards are some of the most sought after rookie cards on the market. No release date was announced but early on heard it could be an early one in January.

2013-14 NHL Upper Deck Series Two

  

Every Box Break on average should yield you:
Six Young Guns RC’s
Four UD Canvas cards
One MVP Rookie Update
Five O-Pee-Chee Updates (including 3-4 RC’s)
One Rookie Materials card
One UD Game Jersey card
Two O-Pee-Chee Retro Updates
Two  Hockey Heroes 1990’s 

You should get 8 cards per pack, 24 packs per box and this products estimated arrival date is in February. Another popular hockey card release with the most popular rookie cards in the Young Guns. Also is packed with TONS of base card action photography.

Let me know which product you are most excited about on this preview.

Fan Box Breakers: UD Sp Golf Blaster 2012

Thanks again to Jammin JDcards who provided us with a look at some golf cards. Variety is the spice of life! And this was a product I wanted to get a better look at. Personally, I didn't even know they made this into retail so it was surprising for me to see. Thanks again Jammin JDcards for sharing with us!

Here is what Jammin JDcards had to say about the break:

"This is a retail version found at Target. The retail base set is a different color variation than the hobby version. There are no guaranteed hits. I like the Blue parallel version as well as the Parade of Stars cards. You can see I got Drew Brees and Jason Kidd golfing, that is pretty cool. Other than that this product does not offer a whole lot. There are no inserts, not many hits and only one parallel I have seen. I do like the older names as well as the LPGA players in the set. I recommend buying 1 maybe 2 blasters of this stuff but no more than that. It gets boring really quick. I rate this product a 6/10 for design, 8/10 for quality, and 5/10 for value – Very Average, I expect more."

What was your thought on his break? Would you give it a try?

Favorite Card Thursday!

Love the variety of people and the look of the overall Goodwin Champions cards. From the base, to memorabilia and definitely to their on card autos.