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Post by thomamon on Dec 27, 2015 20:06:14 GMT -5
So I am sitting here after receiving a bunch of figures for Christmas and trying to come up with a way to do it in a spreadsheet.
Has anyone else done this? Any suggestions?
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Post by Old School Collector on Dec 27, 2015 20:23:13 GMT -5
Never bothered to use a spreadsheet, just started a word doc. one day including the date I purchased it, price and everything like that.
I just started adding to it and the kist kept growing, ao I stuck with doing it that way.
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Post by wrestlingdelorean on Dec 27, 2015 20:25:56 GMT -5
Yep. I have a spreadsheet. Not as accurate as it was when I started, but it's been helpful in keeping track.
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Post by ferris2424 on Dec 27, 2015 20:31:55 GMT -5
I use excel
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Post by thomamon on Dec 27, 2015 20:39:06 GMT -5
So I started one. So far I have a tab for Elite, the regular series and pop figures.
But now I am noticing these can be very long tabs, lol. Should I break it down by year as well?
Also, I would not mind sharing and building on what people have to suggest.
So far the cell titles are Figure, Own, Series.
At the top I have it spread across those cells saying if this is the Elite page and such.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2015 20:44:08 GMT -5
Yep, I just created a really simple one for all the figures I want to buy. Name of figure in one column and series he's from in the 2nd, then I highlight them once I buy the figure.
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Post by Thebigdog621 on Dec 27, 2015 20:49:54 GMT -5
I've tried excel and word. Excel is better than word imo.
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Post by thomamon on Dec 27, 2015 21:00:04 GMT -5
Come on guys, share with me! Show me some screen shots and give me some ideas. I'll post a screen shot in a few of what I have so far.
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Post by KPnDC on Dec 27, 2015 21:04:38 GMT -5
I don't have a spreadsheet. I have a document on the Notes app that has photo ideas and changes that I'd like to make to my display along with the memorabilia that I have or plan to purchase. Here is an example of my Must Haves, Wants and The Collection portions.
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Post by thomamon on Dec 27, 2015 21:12:27 GMT -5
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Post by Chip on Dec 27, 2015 21:14:07 GMT -5
i actually have a picture of every single figure i own, as i get them i set them up and take a picture of each individually, then put them in a folder on my computer
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Post by Old School Collector on Dec 27, 2015 21:15:37 GMT -5
I'll screen cap how I have mine layed out later tonight, when I get home.
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Post by ellisd on Dec 27, 2015 21:25:05 GMT -5
I'm not sure I understand the need for a list of your collection. Is it just to document it for fun, so you don't accidentally buy something twice, or if something happened to your collection you can start to rebuild easier.
I do something similar with all the matches I have in my video library, whether it be vhs or dvd. I list them chronologically. It helps out if someone mentions a certain match, or if I'm reading one of the wrestlers books and they're talking about a specific match, and I wanna go back and watch it. Of course the WWE Network helps out with that too.
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Post by cmiller79 on Dec 27, 2015 21:27:42 GMT -5
I never even knew this was a thing it seems....I'm struggling to find something not so mean to say lol
I guess its a more common thing than i thought tho
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Post by King Richius on Dec 27, 2015 21:34:40 GMT -5
I have single spreadsheet for all of my figures with columns for: - Wrestlers Name - Faction: can be tag team (Dudley Boys, PTP, ...) or stable (New Day, Four Horsemen, ...) or empty if they like to go it alone - Promotion: so far I have used ECW (the original, not the WWECW), ROH, TNA, WCCW, WCW (which also includes 80s NWA), WWE Classic, WWE New Gen, WWE Attitude, WWE Ruthless Aggression, and WWE PG - Figure type: I use short letter codes like J for Jakks, M for Mattel basic, ME for Mattel Elite, O for other brand, and C for custom (CM for a basic custom, CME for an elite custom, etc.) - Notes: info like Mattel line (E#, B#, BP#, DM, EG), any part switches, extra goodies like Ralph's clothing, or in the case of customs a breakdown of parts used (when I know what part I used ); sometimes I'll enter pre-ordered figures with a special note of ON ORDER. Can you tell I worked in libraries for over 20 years? I'm very anal about having complete info in a quickly searchable and sortable format.
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Post by GoldLust on Dec 27, 2015 21:41:38 GMT -5
Currently, my collection is written down on a sheet of paper. I have been meaning to move it to excel one day. Just havent found the time to do so. Excel is a very powerful tool; i use it constantly for my job. I have a one for my movie collection which is broken into many tabs than has a summary which has everything.
My idea for the figures spreadsheet would be name of person, series, basic or elite, maybe price/value.
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Post by KPnDC on Dec 27, 2015 21:46:16 GMT -5
I'm not sure I understand the need for a list of your collection. Is it just to document it for fun, so you don't accidentally buy something twice, or if something happened to your collection you can start to rebuild easier. I do something similar with all the matches I have in my video library, whether it be vhs or dvd. I list them chronologically. It helps out if someone mentions a certain match, or if I'm reading one of the wrestlers books and they're talking about a specific match, and I wanna go back and watch it. Of course the WWE Network helps out with that too. I never even knew this was a thing it seems....I'm struggling to find something not so mean to say lol I guess its a more common thing than i thought tho For me, my document started as a way to catch up on collecting. I would see figures on here that I liked and would go out and buy it once I had the means to do so. It evolved into what it is today which is, since I only display about 10 figures at a time, it helps me keep track of what I have and the upcoming changes I'm going to make to my display.
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Post by King Richius on Dec 27, 2015 22:03:47 GMT -5
I'm not sure I understand the need for a list of your collection. Is it just to document it for fun, so you don't accidentally buy something twice, or if something happened to your collection you can start to rebuild easier. I do something similar with all the matches I have in my video library, whether it be vhs or dvd. I list them chronologically. It helps out if someone mentions a certain match, or if I'm reading one of the wrestlers books and they're talking about a specific match, and I wanna go back and watch it. Of course the WWE Network helps out with that too. I started my figures spreadsheet to keep track of my fix-ups and customs in case I needed to duplicate them or if someone asked for the recipe I could give them accurate info. After a little while, I started including the unmodified figures. Now that I'm approaching 500 figures I really appreciate having them all listed in one convenient place. I also have a spreadsheet of all the matches in my DVD collection which I like to sort chronologically so I can then scroll down and compare what was happening in different promotions. The period from '95 to '00 is really interesting since I have a ton of matches from WCW, WWE, and ECW on DVD. Did I mention that I used to work in libraries so I think it is in my blood to list, label, categorize, and sort through information?
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Post by LA Times on Dec 27, 2015 22:46:18 GMT -5
I tried doing this years ago and ended up never updating it
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on Dec 27, 2015 22:50:56 GMT -5
Should do this one day as my collection is usually in storage.
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