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An introduction to the Prehistoric Life Collectibles Digest along with some statistics regarding what information is available

The Extinct Life Pictorial Encyclopedia

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Collectibles by Product
"Collecting is an infection which is more intractable than any virus and from which there is no inoculation and no immunity."
Arthur Sackler
 
This section of The Dinosaur Fan presents sets by the type of product into which they fit. I define the term product to mean the general type of merchandise with which the sets were produced (e.g., candy/gum, cereal, collector issues, restaurants, beverages) . I created these product groupings 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 product groupings. For the purposes of this website, I have assigned one and only one product grouping to each set. Sets consisting of “odd ball” items (e.g., mini-CD-ROMs, photo negatives, photos) are listed under "Miscellaneous" products.

Current Collectibles Record Totals
 
Total Sets
3,820
Total Items
156,611
Total Images*
106,768

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

 
Sets Counts by Products
ProductsQty. of Sets
Collector Issues913
Games533
Stationary Products474
Education407
Novelties194
Toy Inserts178
Advertising172
Candy & Gum164
Valentines112
Electronic Commerce105
Bakery81
Cereal70
Restaurants64
Dairy62
Canned & Packaged Foods41
Snacks40
Tea35
Beverage Products33
Coffee23
Bouillon22
Tobacco22
Calendars17
Matches16
Shoe Polish12
Petroleum10
Stereoscopic Views7
Toiletries7
Philately6
 
Items Counts by Products
ProductsQty. of Items
Collector Issues80,078
Games32,608
Education17,846
Candy & Gum5,492
Toy Inserts2,830
Stationary Products2,746
Novelties2,197
Advertising1,312
Dairy1,232
Bakery1,103
Tobacco1,054
Snacks1,046
Cereal1,045
Valentines920
Tea913
Beverage Products841
Coffee780
Restaurants651
Canned & Packaged Foods564
Electronic Commerce399
Matches310
Calendars176
Petroleum157
Bouillon132
Shoe Polish76
Philately46
Toiletries42
Stereoscopic Views15