Do any of you use tools to manage, catalog, and document your various collection(s) and trade lists? I've heard of Magic Workstation and it seems intriguing, but before I start down any particular path and put the effort into cataloging mass amounts of cards, I thought I'd check with the experts. Here is the URL if you want to check out what Magic Workstation can do. http://www.magicworkstation.com/

Thanks for your comments.

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* A 3200-ct box for my bulk commons (plus a fat pack box when it outgrew that box)
* An 800-ct box for my bulk uncommons (plus a fat pack box)
* A series of 800-ct boxes for my basic lands
* A small plastic 150-ct box for holding cards i've drawn on, to use as proxy backings (i usually type out the text of the card, print it out, cut it out and put it in the sleeve with the backer)
* A binder appropriately named "stuff i collect" to hold all of the rares I want to keep + cards I collect, such as my Chatter of the Squirrel and Firebolt collection
* A binder, sorted by color and alphabetically, of rares I would be willing to trade
* A fat pack box of commons and uncommons, sorted by color and alphabetically, that I want to keep for swapping in and out of decks or because I will use them for a deck in the near future.

My uncommons are in stacks sorted by set.

My commons are in booster boxes of the set the cards are from.

I have four more copies of every card in my trade binder and don't trade out of my playsets for any reason.

*Not CMC. First I sort them by the number of colored nmana symbols, then I sort those piles by their CMC, then alphabetize them.

Personally, based on the size of my collection, I don't ever have to wonder if I have a common or uncommon card. I know if I have the big ones, and the rest don't matter.

By far the best cataloging program available for Magic. Multiple price guides are built into it including MOTL and the author continuously updates the program, often implementing ideas that users request.

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mtgstudio.com

By far the best cataloging program available for Magic. Multiple price guides are built into it including MOTL and the author continuously updates the program, often implementing ideas that users request.

Registering the program is $20, but you can use the trial for 30 days free. It is a great program and well worth registering. You get every update from there on out free

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I've tried downloading this, but every time I open it there is an error.

Am I doing something wrong?

And then make a list on my computer in notepad.

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I've tried downloading this, but every time I open it there is an error.

Am I doing something wrong?

I'm using MS Word to open it, any suggestions?

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Originally posted by Nitelite:
Its a zip file, so need Winzip, Winrar, or 7zip to open it. Then just extract the exe and run it.

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http://www.magiclibrarities.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7543

There have been numerous interesting replies including pictures.

For collection organization I break everything into 4 categories: english regular, english foil, foreign regular, foreign foil and run unique databases for each. Then dig down by set, by color, alphabetical on the physical organizing of cards... If you have the time for that sort of stuff. mtgstudio has a location column for each card so you can actually list cards that are in different places (downstairs, upstairs, home, work, etc)

I'm sitting at about 78 000 english regular, 22 000 english foil, 26 000 foreign regular and about 5 000 foreign foil.

The pricing with mtgstudio is incorrect on any card printed in alpha, beta, etc, but the software developer
is working on a functional standard dev pricing system.

The ability to add mass collections is a very nice feature (just acquired a collection with 8 complete sets, sets were added in under a minute), and after you get used to the program its very solid. And I'm impressed with the card art grabber to show the correct card art and versions (requires internet connection)

A recent update brought sealed product into the program (decks, boosters, booster boxes' etc) which was very nice as I carry a very large amount of sealed product.

I usually run my own pricing on a spreadsheet that I export from mtgstudio, future updates promise a better pricing system but for now its out to lunch. There is the ability to put columns into the program to place your own buy and sell pricing on a card though, so that can be used as a price column if wanted.