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Long story  short:  I helping to sell a lagre collection.   No new stuff  2012 is the newest I have find.  Trying to max the sells.  I know it will take time and work.  I have the cards sorted into the 4 sports.  (pain in the )   Pulling all the Auto/GU/Graded.  Plan on pulling numbered and parrellal cards.  At that time what is best  sorting by players (will do some Brady's 2 RC so far)  then by teams (?) or by sets.  Will one way work for all the sports??  

I need to get them in some sort of order before trying to sell.  They were  in 5000 count boxes with NO ryme or reason all mixed to gether.  Large portion of this collection is good cards BUT they have junk put between a lot of good stuff He purchased a lot of Rookie Cards. (of couse lot of the are .25 now)

my method is to first go through and organize everything into decades, then into seasons, then into sets and put them in order

This is how I would do it. First separate into 4 "Piles" by the major sports. Then pick a "pile" and into decades. Then years, then sets. Lots of work but to do it all at once instead of small goals would be even more madening!

I've got to agree with rmpaq on this one. But my first impression of your post is to spell everything right and use punctuation. I don't care if you are using your cellphone or laptop, spelling and punctuation let people who are reading your posts know that you know what you are doing and are sincere in your request for info aboout this.

I'm old school.  Do not have a cell phone or laptop just a deck top computer. It is not the latest and greatest one ether.  English that is what the called it when I went to school.  It was not my best subject but I try. 

I'm 1st sort was to get them into the 4 sports.  My 2nd sort was to figure out if it was worth the time to go through them and what I see it is.  (just football)  At that time I pulled as many Auto/GU/numbered cards as I found.  

The big problem is the cards are in in boxes but mixed all together.  I have find Autos in with commons so I will have to go though all of the cards.    The more I look and think that may be the best way.

Thanks for the help.

I would sort by sport, lot of work and it is a pain when you have to move a card twiceor more.   It is good if you can spread out.   On an unused bed or at a table.   Put 4 large boxes out, divy into sports.  Probably will need a 5th box as I am sure you will find some other odd stuff.   If you can put a cardboard divider into the large boxes (paper boxes are great if you can grab any) and divide into decades as you are sorting by sports...2000s  1990s 1980s.   If you have older cards a seperate box for them.   Again depends on the quantity.     Again, if you can figure out a way to limit the number of times you have to handle a card, that will save time.     Or hire some competent little kid (without sticky fingers)  and give him some cards for helping.

Considering how many cards you are looking at with multiple 5000 count boxes I would try to make it is painless as possible. I personally would divide by sport, then decade and then team and call it done.