The allure of the registry

rose14com

For those of you on one or more of the registries, what draws you to use them? Is it the competition with others to vie with others for the most complete set or highest graded set? Or is it more of a way to share with others your collection?

Not that I have registered yet, but I was wondering why others do? For me, it would seem to be a start of sharing a collection I'm proud of. It kind of sucks that I have a decent amount of Pete Rose cards, but other than my family (who think I'm nuts), no one really gets to see. I have a website that I've created to showcase the cards, although I'm still busy scanning and such.

mikeschmidt

I have found more and more that it is an excellent databasing tool to track what I have in my collection-

bobsbbcards

Sharing and databasing with a small amount of competition sprinkled in. It's nice to have a record of many of my slabbed cards in one place. My Excel spreadsheet has a record of the sets I own, but I've got nothing that shows which graded cards make up the set. Another thing that might be overlooked is the registry is pretty good proof that you own a card or a set for insurance purposes.

Good question Kevin!!

Griffins

All of the above (except competition) plus a way to meet other collectors with similar interests, and thru the attached pop report to see what else is possible in terms of upgrades.

ralstonpurina

It's nice to be number 1, but I have sets on it that I'll never be at the top. They still mean alot to me. I think it's about sharing my collection with everyone. I just scanned pics of every card I have in the registry, to further the sharing.

It's also I nice way to enjoy my collection, without getting it out. Just turn on the computer and look. I can enjoy my collection anywhere know.

rose14com

I hear you on that RalstonPurina. I've been putting together a website of my Rose cards. I've shared it with Bob and Scott (quitcrab), whom I enjoy chatting with. I'd like to get my cards graded and such, but right now, I'm lucky when I can purchase cards. But there's no "raw" site like the registry, that I've found. The registry seems to help create a comradery (camaraderie?), which is pretty cool. There's no way I could approach the top guys in the Rose mastery set. I bought most of my regular Topps issues from 83 to 90 or so, in my teens most of that. I don't plan on upgrading at this point, but I'd love to get them graded and see how I rank!

Griffins

<< <i>But there's no "raw" site like the registry, that I've found >>



No exactly, but you can always scan your cards and build a site for them- that way you can put them in any order, any holder, or raw.
I use www.imageevent.com
It's easy and 30. per year for 1500 images. You can password all or part of your site, and it takes minutes to build.

1954

I would say that I participate in the registry for the databasing, meeting others and comparing my set to the others that have been listed. When you collect sets that have very low pop cards, it is interesting to see what cards are floating around in the market place that is not in someone elses set. The registry has been a wonderful addition to my collecting.

Shane

rose14com

Right, but I was thinking more of a dedicated site for raw stuff. I'm lucky, as my buddy has server where I have around 50gb of space to use. So I've got website hosted there, at first mainly for pics of my kids for my mom to look at. Now I've started with my Rose cards. But I can't exactly give others access for them to host their pics, so Image Event and the other sites out there that host pics for you, are nice. But it's not specifically for sportscards (or non-sports cards), so the draw to them isn't the same. [sniff][sniff] I think I smell a business opportunity.

Anyway, here's the portion of my website dedicated to Pete! my site

smallstocks

There is another great reason for using the registry, I would imagine. If you want to have your collection insured, it is proof positive of what you own and its' condition, since no two people can claim the same exaxt card. I wonder if anyone has used the registry for this purpose?

ralstonpurina

That's another reason i use the registry. I waste no time getting stuff in, and I scan every card I have slabbed (hey I gotta lot of spare time right now). Because of this, I have a very detailed record of my collection. This is only a fraction of what I have, but it's something.

Wabittwax

All the sets I collect right now are primarily on there for the competition. It wouldn't nearly be as fun without shooting for #1. Everytime I see someone in my category make an upgrade, it drives me to push harder.

There are other sets that I like and if I collected those, it would just be for the fun of it. For instance, I like the 59 set but I know I would never have a chance at #1 on it. Honestly, that would take half the fun out of it if I ever started a set like that. That's probably why I never started. Any set that I would have to compete against millionares, I tend to avoid at this point in my life.

Fuzz

Simple. This is group therapy. You can come here, talk about your card addiction and everybody understands. Even if they collect something different. You meet some great folks here through listing your sets and 60's FB is full of great guys, strong competition and a lot of poking fun. If any of those was missing, it wouldn't be as fun. All joking aside though, there is only one reason to be on the registry..........
that is to be Shouldabeena. Rub his nose in it. Every time I have a down day, I just pull up a few sets where my set is ahead of his. Just seeing that makes the day go better. The grass is greener. The air is fresher and the ladies at work are a little cuter. Everything else just doesn't seem to matter. So find yourself a Shouldabeena and come on in. Because in our case...... to be the 12th best 60's FB card collector, you've got to beat the 12th best 60's FB card collector.
Fuzz

Fabfrank

So says the man that is the object of terror for the "Fear the Fuzz" club

Fuzz

Frank,
I hate to point this out but of the five sets that I know you collect, your name is higher on the board than mine in every single one of them. Somehow I think "Fear the Fabulous One" may be more approriate. WHen I see your name show up on the list it is like hearing that MOSH is starting the set.
Fuzz

SKINSFAN

Frank fuzz does make a good point having both you and mosh in the 67 phillys has turned out to be costly for me.Thank god the Fuzz has not yet jumped into the water YET !!!!!!!!

Maybe we need a club to to deal with all three of you guys hows all fear those fabulousfuzzmoshers sound ? .

CANT YOU GUYS LET THIS LITTLE OLD REDSKINS COLLECTOR HAVE A FEW CARDS

Fuzz as to your remark about feeling better by beating that couldabeen a player guy i know how you feel but as hard as i try i cant bring myself to collect those crane disks lol

Fabfrank

WHen I see your name show up on the list it is like hearing that MOSH is starting the set.

If it's any comfort to you guys, I will be slowing down in the coming months. I'm going to focus on my SP football sets (which no one seems to care about but me). I'll be bidding strongly on cards I need to complete my vintage sets, but less aggressively on upgrades. My goal is to be totally organized by year end
But once I'm organized, it's going to be like that line from "Battle of the Titans" UNLEASH THE KRAKEN! or fabfrank

Fuzz

Frank,
I also am looking forward to little time off. Trying to decide how important those upgrades are vs havaing more fun in new sets.
Fuzz

softparade

I always read the feedback from those who participate in the registry for organization purposes, fun, comradery, etc. All great reasons to hit up the set or player registry. How about some feedback from the guys who just love the competition? The guys who get upset when the set they have is over taken by a percentage point. the fellas who will stop at no dollar amount to ensure a certain spot in a set? I would like to hear from some of these QUIET people I know they are lurking man ....

Carew29

With 11 days left, i still hold the #1 spot in the Carew Master Set( for now) and got my Set Weight to 8.0 . There are some new Carew buyers that have hit ebay in the last two months. Nice to see!!

Davalillo

1)Databasing
2)Competition
3)Insurance
4)Organization
5_Did I say competition?

Happy to see that Fuzz and FabFrank will be easing up a bit on their 60s sets for awhile.

Jim

Fuzz

Dav,
Quite simply....... Frank and I feel sorry for you. Not only does it appear you may lose your 60 Mayrose award. YOUR award. Had it for two years. Clearly a champion set. But you are losing it "Coaster Boy". Truly a sad state of affairs. Who is consulting on your collection? Is this the Knicks management team? Certainly Brian was not involved because I know that would not have happened on his watch.
After that humiliation, we think you could use a break. Not a big. Not enough that it would be any good. But a break never the less. Use your break to build back up your self esteem which I am sure is threatened by this. While registry awards have become very expensive at this point and I am not commited to play that game at the moment, I am committed to play a whole new game this year with our FB Olympics. The plans are evil and sinsiter to say the least YOu will need your strength. But first, get the team whipped into a Mayrose frenzy and get back that award!
Fuzz
PS. Can't believe that Mike has let these shots go unanswered.

scottopotamus

The registry offers a nice checklist and can offer a sense of completion. I have a T206 collection registered at SGC and my collection, although at 90% completion, will always be at the bttom of the resistry food chain.

I'm just glad no no one at CU collects Nate Colbert!

Fuzz

Scott,
Welcome to the mess here.
Wanted to make sure that you know that you are not alone in your Nate fixation.
I checked your set and you have a nice one. COngratulations. Steve Dawson also lists a set. He is a big SD collector and hs tough competition in a number of the Charger sets and the SD player sets for FB. If he is on the Colbert set and it appears he is, keep a look in the rear view mirror. Something will be gaining on you. If you could distract him from FB for awhile, it would be appreciated.
Fuzz

shouldabeena10

<< <i>Can't believe that Mike has let these shots go unanswered. >>





I go away for a couple of days and lookie at all the fun I miss! I went out to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, to Tangier Island, where they've never heard of sportscards, PSA, or even computers for that matter. I ate lots of seafood, got in a little fishing, and even met a guy named Buba. I didn't think about cards even once ... until Buba told me that Tangier Island was purchased from an Indian Chief for 2 fur coats and some junk jewelry. That made me think about some of my card trades with Art!

So Fuzz, Now I'm "Coaster Boy", huh?

My collection of coasters (or should I say my award winning coasters ) are obviously still just underappreciated and misunderstood. However I'm proud to be a coaster boy! Some day, when the PSA coaster wars begin, and you come knocking on my door (with hat in hand) searching desperately for a few minty Saga, Buckman, or Crane discs ... we'll just see who has the last laugh. BooHooHaHa!

And as for Mr. Lillo and his merry band of never ending sets ... well, lets just say that his awards envelope from PSA might be a little lighter than normal this year! I'm expecting some new grades back very soon that could sneak a few of those shiny certificates away from Jersey.

By the way, that sneaky so-n-so Neil jumped past me on the Mayrose set, so now I'm in 2nd place and Lillo has dropped to third. I've got a little som'n som'n up my sleeve for ol Neil too.

I'm also debating if I should list my other Mayrose set and knock Mr. Lillo down to fourth place and out of the Olympic medal standings all together.

MikeT2

Davalillo

Uh shoudabeena, check the standings.

Art, Fuzz-- you really think I am going to let Mike be ahead of me in a set for more than a week or two--not ready for a break yet.

Dav

shouldabeena10

<< <i>Uh shoudabeena, check the standings. Dav >>



Uh, excuse me Jimbo .... but you better go look at those standings again!

linky dinky

Did you enjoy the 3 hours that I LET you be in first place all by yourself?

... and if fate gets my submission back before Wednesday, you better buy a bigger parachute!

Ahh ... the allure of the registry!

Mike

Davalillo

Coudabeena,

Nice!

Congrats!

But its not over.

Dav

shouldabeena10

Hey Dav,

Answer your phone! There's an overweight lady calling ... she's got something she wants to tell you.


La, la, La, la, La

Fuzz

Now this is what the board needs. Smack talk about a 40+ year old Hot Dog set that most people have never seen. That is the passion. That is the competition. That is the insanity that this has brought us all too. Good going guys and good luck for tonights awards.
Mike, So nice to have you back. Can you think of a person more deserving of the title coaster boy than you? YOu should look at this the good way. We have given you such a ration over this that none of us dare enter the land of round-ness as we know what will be heeped on us. Your coasters remain award winning and cannot be beaten. Probably makes you sleep good at night. Congrats on another set of awards this year.
ON a side note, I haven't been watching lately but did I miss something. MOSH has bought out everyone and everything in sight. I had to go to the cabinets to see if I had sold out to him as well. Apperntly Dav and I are among the few that haven't. He is WAY WAY ahead on many of the sets and it will cost a fortune to catch him from someone who isn't spread thin. Good Luck to whomever.
Lastly,
Congrats to our buddy Wolfbear who according to my quick checks will be the ONLY five time winner on a major set in 60's FB. His 62 Fleer is a thing of beauty despite my lack of help. Take 'em to your grave Wolf.
Fuzz

nearmint

<< <i>Lastly,
Congrats to our buddy Wolfbear who according to my quick checks will be the ONLY five time winner on a major set in 60's FB.
>>



I hadn't noticed this. Congratulations, Paul, that's remarkable!

Mike

wolfbear

<< <i>

<< <i>Lastly,
Congrats to our buddy Wolfbear who according to my quick checks will be the ONLY five time winner on a major set in 60's FB.
>>


I hadn't noticed this. Congratulations, Paul, that's remarkable!
Mike >>


Since nearmint has outbid me on every 10 that's come up lately,
I'd like to thank him for not updating his set. He could probably be # 1 by now in 1962 Fleer.

Also, it appears that whoever it was that paid 3 times SMR
for Paul Lemm's 2nd All-time finest 62 Fleer set in the May 2005 Mile High auction still hasn't re-registered it. SANDBAGGER!

As to the set that honors maybe the most awesome football team to ever take the field,
not to mention honoring probably the only food besides Spam in which one can ingest pig bowels and snouts in the same mouthful :

1960 Cardinals Mayrose Franks All-Time Finest

1 Davalillo .......... 9.82
1 Shouldabeena ........ 9.82
3 Neil's ............ 9.36
4 MastroNet .......... 9.00
5 Museum of Sports History ... 8.73

Looks like it ended up in a tie for 1st in this set. Do you guys each get one half of the certificate?

Joe likes Dav the best since his set is listed first, so my guess is that he ends up with the bigger half of the cert.

Davalillo

Wolf,

Not only did Shouldabeen tie me on the Mayrose but he tied me on the 1963 Stancraft.

I both cases though Joe listed me first so I am going to insist on getting the bigger half of each certificate.

Jim

Fuzz

I strongly recommend that Shoulda change his name to "AAASHouldabeena"......... just in case.
Fuzz

Davalillo

Fuzz,

The 60 Mayrose set is all the rage--its a set you need to be Top 5 in.

Dav

nearmint

<< <i>Since nearmint has outbid me on every 10 that's come up lately,
I'd like to thank him for not updating his set. He could probably be # 1 by now in 1962 Fleer. >>



No, far from it. I think I have one card left to register, but I still have some gaping holes in my set. I'd say you're safe for years to come.

SKINSFAN

Wolf dont feel alone Mike has been everywhere of late i think i might have to add his name to the fear the xxxxxxxxxx club list
Just to be clear i am talk about nrmint mike a real contender , not that couldabeen guy .

Now as for dealing with MOSH I think we should all band together maybe call it the CU crew beteen us i think we just might have something for the mighty one

nearmint

<< <i>Wolf dont feel alone Mike has been everywhere of late i think i might have to add his name to the fear the xxxxxxxxxx club list >>



I dunno, Art. Fear the Near?

SKINSFAN

Mike there is no near in your collecting style you need to change your id to pure mint

montanafan

i don't know about the rest of these guys, but i do it because i'm SICK... psa is to be commended for the brilliant idea of placing such a monsterous challenge in front of the obsessive-compulsives of the world.. pure genius!


plus it's fun

shouldabeena10

<< <i>Wolf, Not only did Shouldabeen tie me on the Mayrose but he tied me on the 1963 Stancraft. In both cases though Joe listed me first ... so I'm going to insist on getting the bigger half of each certificate. Jim >>


Actually Jim, I think we all prefer to look at the "All-time finest" list on the Stancraft set.
All-Time Finest

#1) Shouldabeena 1963 Stancraft set 2 ... (a Lillo sandwich) 10.00 100.00%
#1) Davalillo 10.00 100.00%
#1) Couldabeena 1963 Stancraft set 3 ... (a Lillo sandwich) 10.00 100.00%






<< <i>I strongly recommend that Shoulda change his name to "AAASHouldabeena"......... just in case.
Fuzz >>


Hey Fuzz, I actually tried that last year to see if it would work ... but it default's to the first registered. Probably a good thing though, and definately the way it should be.





<< <i>I'm going to focus on my SP football sets >>


Hey Frank, I just busted some 1994 and 2004 SP wax recently. I'm sending a few into PSA, so I'll check your sets when they come back in.





<< <i>Congrats to our buddy Wolfbear who according to my quick checks will be the ONLY five time winner on a major set in 60's FB. >>


Nicely done Wolf! Now go list some of those dupe '64 Topps you're sitting on ... so I can bottom feed some more! Also, I hope you're not buying that "safe for years to come" line from MintMikeT1? His Nearmint name had people fooled for awhile, but I agree with Art ... I bet Mike can't even remember what a PSA 7 looks like anymore!





<< <i>I don't know about the rest of these guys, but i do it because i'm SICK >>


Hey Ben, Based upon our last couple of e-mails, and your last second push for that award ... I'd say you fit right in perfectly with the rest of us crazy football guys!



Well, Congrat's to everyone that reached their goals this year! I'm off to go loop some more cards and start planning my 2007 attack strategy! Hoo Waa!

MikeT2

Fabfrank

Hey Frank, I just busted some 1994 and 2004 SP wax recently. I'm sending a few into PSA, so I'll check your sets when they come back in.

Definitely LMK