Sports Card Nerd 🤓
@sportscardnerd.bsky.social
Follow if you like sports cards. Self proclaimed card grading and organization expert. Collector/curator. Baseball, basketball, and football. #cardsky
They're covered by my house insurance. I have extra built into the policy for them.
February 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
They're covered by my house insurance. I have extra built into the policy for them.
Sports card organization: A thread on how I organize my cards. I’ll start with the big picture then I will drill down into more detail. This is my main collection. It is org into: 1) retired players and 2)active players—sorted by sport—and alphabetized by last name. /1. #cardsky
February 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
/9 (final). Summ: 1) card comes in, 2) if a common player it goes to a 10 year box for holding. 3) if it is a star, good rookie, or retired player, they get initial inspection. 4) a colored slip is placed in the back of the card. 5) gold = grading, 6) green = sell. 7) other color = filed/keep.
February 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
/9 (final). Summ: 1) card comes in, 2) if a common player it goes to a 10 year box for holding. 3) if it is a star, good rookie, or retired player, they get initial inspection. 4) a colored slip is placed in the back of the card. 5) gold = grading, 6) green = sell. 7) other color = filed/keep.
/7. Step five: cards I wadnt to keep (have colored slips) file into their designated boxes. I use graded two row boxes so that I can put an index card with the label of the players last name, filed alphabetically. Shown below: baseball active players / baseball retired players. #cardsky
February 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
/7. Step five: cards I wadnt to keep (have colored slips) file into their designated boxes. I use graded two row boxes so that I can put an index card with the label of the players last name, filed alphabetically. Shown below: baseball active players / baseball retired players. #cardsky
/6 Step four: Cards that get a color slip (retired/active players to keep), get placed in one of two boxes: 1) box for needs grading inspection (gold slips), and 2) ready for filing (other colors). After the detailed grading inspection is done, card either goes to PSA, or it gets a new color slip.
February 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
/6 Step four: Cards that get a color slip (retired/active players to keep), get placed in one of two boxes: 1) box for needs grading inspection (gold slips), and 2) ready for filing (other colors). After the detailed grading inspection is done, card either goes to PSA, or it gets a new color slip.
/5 Step Three: cards for active players who are not stars or well known rookies don’t get slip. They go into a “10 year box” org by sport, year, and set. These cards are kept in case a player has a breakout season and their cards are desirable. (Pic of 10 yr cards waiting for shelving assembly)
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
/5 Step Three: cards for active players who are not stars or well known rookies don’t get slip. They go into a “10 year box” org by sport, year, and set. These cards are kept in case a player has a breakout season and their cards are desirable. (Pic of 10 yr cards waiting for shelving assembly)
/4 Step Two: inspecting a card takes a lot of time and so notes are made on the inspection slip. Also, in this photograph, you will see the ID number of the card. That corresponds with its card # in my SharePoint database. #cardsky
February 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
/4 Step Two: inspecting a card takes a lot of time and so notes are made on the inspection slip. Also, in this photograph, you will see the ID number of the card. That corresponds with its card # in my SharePoint database. #cardsky
/3 Step One: cards are taken from the intake and unprocessed area (See /2), and they are inspected for: 1) grading potential, and 2) decision making (what to do with the card). #cardsky
February 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
/3 Step One: cards are taken from the intake and unprocessed area (See /2), and they are inspected for: 1) grading potential, and 2) decision making (what to do with the card). #cardsky
/2 cards start out by being placed in my intake area. These are cards that have not been inspected for grading and needs decision-making regarding what to do with the card.
February 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
/2 cards start out by being placed in my intake area. These are cards that have not been inspected for grading and needs decision-making regarding what to do with the card.
/3. I don’t have any insider info, but one could speculate that the change was made to assure that PSA 10 cards are among the finest on the market. If that were the case, why now instead of years ago? If the same co. owns both PSA and SGC, could this be a move to combine forces? What do you think?
February 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
/3. I don’t have any insider info, but one could speculate that the change was made to assure that PSA 10 cards are among the finest on the market. If that were the case, why now instead of years ago? If the same co. owns both PSA and SGC, could this be a move to combine forces? What do you think?
/2. Interestingly, the company that owns PSA also owns SGC. An SGC 10 requires a minimum front centering of 55/45 (Ex 3). The SGC standard has not changed. Why the sudden change at PSA?
February 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
/2. Interestingly, the company that owns PSA also owns SGC. An SGC 10 requires a minimum front centering of 55/45 (Ex 3). The SGC standard has not changed. Why the sudden change at PSA?