Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2008 7:47:15 GMT -7
Thanks to the guys who answered me previously to help me with my project. I'm still looking for further options and advice on how to inventory and PRICE my collection. I have been looking to Ebay for prices, and printing them out. I'm looking at feedback sections to find past prices for cars that aren't on currently, but there's no way I'll find all I need. And that's got to be a pretty tall order for 2,500-3,000+ cars anyway, starting from scratch! Also, I need a really good reference for all brands, on-line if possible, and one that is on Excel already that I could copy and paste would be awesome. I have a lot of the guides already - Dan Esposito's, Howard Johannsen's, Bob Beers's, Tom Graham's - those would be my alternative sources. I want to have columns for makes, models, part#s, variations, conditions, comments for other info, and current and actual purchase prices. Any other columns that others suggest would be a help also.
If any of the bigger collectors out there have a template of a spreadsheet that you use for your stuff that I can use, I'd appreciate any help you can give me. I don't know if anyone would be able or willing to leave your models and part #s, variations, etc on it, so I can either manipulate it to conform to my collection, delete what I don't have or just have a checklist that I can use for future reference, but I would appreciate it if that is possible. I also would understand if you're not willing to leave that info on it. This is for my personal use only, to get a handle on the size and scope of my collection, as well as a ballpark or better dollar figure.
My collection is not as big as the major hitters, guys like Joe Corea, Mario and Mike Pisano, Bob Beers, and others, but I do have all types of Aurora cars and parts, Tyco S through current Tyco, Atlas cars and parts, Faller cars and parts, Bachmann, Eldon, MM, Lionel, Life like, Tomy, Japanese A/FX and Tyco, Amrac, Russell, JL/AW, HOD, RRR, customs, Rotofast, Bandai, Carrera, various TCR brands, AJ's, Minic and others, literature, counter displays, hop-up kits, vintage AW and Aurora decals, etc, etc...
Thanks for the read - I appreciate any and all help!
Gene
If any of the bigger collectors out there have a template of a spreadsheet that you use for your stuff that I can use, I'd appreciate any help you can give me. I don't know if anyone would be able or willing to leave your models and part #s, variations, etc on it, so I can either manipulate it to conform to my collection, delete what I don't have or just have a checklist that I can use for future reference, but I would appreciate it if that is possible. I also would understand if you're not willing to leave that info on it. This is for my personal use only, to get a handle on the size and scope of my collection, as well as a ballpark or better dollar figure.
My collection is not as big as the major hitters, guys like Joe Corea, Mario and Mike Pisano, Bob Beers, and others, but I do have all types of Aurora cars and parts, Tyco S through current Tyco, Atlas cars and parts, Faller cars and parts, Bachmann, Eldon, MM, Lionel, Life like, Tomy, Japanese A/FX and Tyco, Amrac, Russell, JL/AW, HOD, RRR, customs, Rotofast, Bandai, Carrera, various TCR brands, AJ's, Minic and others, literature, counter displays, hop-up kits, vintage AW and Aurora decals, etc, etc...
Thanks for the read - I appreciate any and all help!
Gene