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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
3,542
Total Items
148,806
Total Images*
94,053

*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
Cards2,072
Point of Sale Items1,229
Other Stuff557
Stickers429
Postcards321
Albums317
POGS215
Uncut Sheets147
Paper Items138
Advertising Items115
Packaging91
Phone Cards73
Card Decks60
Lobby Cards52
Promos50
Premiums (Chase Cards)47
Variations35
Miscellaneous32
Exhibit Pieces32
Bookmarks29
Chits18
Digital (Electronic) Cards5
Stamps2
 
Items Counts by Category
CategoryQty. of Items
Cards90,289
Stickers38,264
POGS4,638
Card Decks3,361
Paper Items2,197
Postcards1,846
Point of Sale Items1,622
Variations1,133
Packaging1,111
Other Stuff824
Premiums (Chase Cards)711
Lobby Cards511
Albums463
Miscellaneous336
Digital (Electronic) Cards311
Phone Cards267
Chits219
Bookmarks179
Uncut Sheets176
Promos153
Advertising Items143
Exhibit Pieces43
Stamps9

*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.