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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
3,771
Total Items
156,471
Total Images*
105,799

*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
Cards2,183
Point of Sale Items1,295
Other Stuff617
Stickers444
Postcards400
Albums332
POGS & Coins226
Uncut Sheets157
Paper Items144
Advertising Items119
Packaging93
Electronic Commerce70
Card Decks67
Premiums (Chase Cards)53
Lobby Cards53
Promos53
Variations37
Exhibit Pieces33
Bookmarks33
Miscellaneous31
Chits18
Digital (Electronic) Cards5
Stamps1
 
Items Counts by Category
CategoryQty. of Items
Cards94,038
Stickers40,820
POGS & Coins4,758
Card Decks3,765
Postcards2,294
Paper Items2,261
Point of Sale Items1,721
Packaging1,163
Variations1,138
Other Stuff909
Premiums (Chase Cards)763
Lobby Cards517
Albums483
Miscellaneous334
Digital (Electronic) Cards311
Electronic Commerce234
Chits219
Bookmarks196
Uncut Sheets191
Promos156
Advertising Items148
Exhibit Pieces44
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.