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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
3,673
Total Items
153,482
Total Images*
103,566

*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 Issues883
Games516
Stationary Products410
Education395
Novelties184
Toy Inserts174
Advertising166
Candy & Gum162
Valentines110
Electronic Commerce93
Bakery80
Cereal70
Dairy62
Restaurants59
Canned & Packaged Foods40
Snacks40
Tea35
Beverage Products33
Miscellaneous31
Coffee23
Bouillon22
Tobacco21
Calendars17
Matches12
Shoe Polish12
Petroleum10
Toiletries7
Philately6
 
Items Counts by Products
ProductsQty. of Items
Collector Issues78,750
Games31,799
Education17,349
Candy & Gum5,305
Toy Inserts2,765
Stationary Products2,376
Novelties2,110
Advertising1,330
Dairy1,232
Bakery1,092
Tobacco1,048
Snacks1,046
Cereal1,043
Tea913
Valentines900
Beverage Products839
Coffee780
Restaurants570
Canned & Packaged Foods559
Miscellaneous384
Electronic Commerce369
Matches304
Calendars175
Petroleum148
Bouillon132
Shoe Polish76
Philately46
Toiletries42