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Collectibles by Category
"Tell me what you collect, tell me how you collect, and I will tell you who you are."
Jean Willy Mestach
 
This section of The Dinosaur Fan presents sets by the category into which they fit. I define the term category to mean the general type (e.g., cards, stickers) or purpose (e.g., packaging, display) for which the sets were produced. I created these categories for summary and reporting purposes and have done my best to associate sets as logically as possible. As you can well imagine, some sets can potentially fit into a variety of categories. For the purposes of this website, I have assigned one and only one category to each set. Sets consisting of “odd ball” items (e.g., booklets, hats, glasses, novelties) are listed under the "Miscellaneous" category.

Current Collectibles Record Totals
 
Total Sets
4,246
Total Items
156,027
Total Images*
131,897

*Image total includes the fronts, backs, and third images of collectibles as applicable (e.g., album pages, inside of foldouts, figurines)

 
Sets Counts by Category*
CategoryQty. of Sets
Cards2,425
Point of Sale Items1,417
Other Stuff715
Postcards572
Stickers462
Albums341
POGS & Coins238
Uncut Sheets169
Paper Items155
Advertising Items133
Packaging103
Card Decks74
Electronic Commerce70
Promos60
Premiums (Chase Cards)59
Lobby Cards56
Variations42
Bookmarks38
Exhibit Pieces32
Miscellaneous32
Chits23
Digital (Electronic) Cards5
Stamps1
 
Items Counts by Category
CategoryQty. of Items
Cards90,892
Stickers41,503
POGS & Coins4,749
Card Decks4,146
Postcards3,452
Paper Items2,338
Point of Sale Items1,912
Packaging1,227
Other Stuff1,084
Variations873
Premiums (Chase Cards)829
Lobby Cards530
Albums497
Miscellaneous349
Digital (Electronic) Cards311
Electronic Commerce281
Chits247
Uncut Sheets207
Bookmarks199
Promos179
Advertising Items174
Exhibit Pieces40
Stamps8

*Sets are counted based on the categories of the items in them. Therefore, sets can be counted multiple times. For example, a set with cards, an album, and point of sale items, will be counted three times; once for each of those categories.