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by Noshrok Grimskull » Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:40 am
- Motto: ""If you think I'm crazy, you should see the people I'm locked up with.""
- Weapon: Armor Axe
How do you keep track of which figures you already have or what accessories you are missing on that one particular figure?
Excel spreadsheet? Text document? Hand-written list?
I for one really wished there was something like what
BoardGameGeek does for board-, video- and roleplaying games: An easy way of tracking your collection, including comments, rating, sorting by different criteria ... only for action figures in general and for Transformers in particular.
Currently looking for:
- the projectile for Cybertron Supreme Class Starscream's arm cannon
- a gun barrel for Classics Jetfire's (the little black thingy that plugs onto the front of his swing-out shoulder cannons)
- the rotor for Micromaster Tracer (from the Military Patrol)
If you have one of the above and want to part with it, please PM me!
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by Midnight_Fox » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:24 am
- Motto: "The Midnight Fox comes in the night,
always in shadow, never in sight."
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I used to do it on Crave, but they're gone.
May have to try out Shmax.
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by triKlops » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:42 am
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- Weapon: Energo-Sword
Shmax is definitely the way to go.
it has streamlined my data for future purchases and i can see the gaps in lines of what i am missing.
the only other alternative was a service that Cybertron.ca has offered, forgot the name, but it started as a beta test with an integrated recommendation and price grading scale.
i never pursued it because i was happy with Shmax but could be worth a look.
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by Noshrok Grimskull » Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:05 am
- Motto: ""If you think I'm crazy, you should see the people I'm locked up with.""
- Weapon: Armor Axe
Flux Convoy wrote:Shmax.com
Sweet!
Didn't know this existed.
Currently looking for:
- the projectile for Cybertron Supreme Class Starscream's arm cannon
- a gun barrel for Classics Jetfire's (the little black thingy that plugs onto the front of his swing-out shoulder cannons)
- the rotor for Micromaster Tracer (from the Military Patrol)
If you have one of the above and want to part with it, please PM me!
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by alldarker » Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:35 am
- Motto: "Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici"
- Weapon: Vibro-Force Gun
Nt adding much, but yep... Shmax.com can hold most of the info you'd wish to keep tabs on. And it's user fed, so it's always about 99% up to date at any time.
I'm so meta, even this acronym
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by JelZe GoldRabbit » Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:35 am
- Motto: "The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance."
My method is two-fold:
- an Excel sheet of all releases, per line, per company
- a Word document detailing what spot a certain figure takes or what "group" he belongs to
Simple, but works wonders.
Top 5 Priorities:
1) BW Neo X-7 Elphaorpha
2) BW II VS-18 Powerhug vs. Autocrusher
3) Universe 2003 Night Slash Cheetor
4) Arms Micron Terrorcon Bumblebee
5) BW Convobat (red) & Megalligator (purple)
Preparing to move to the US!- Jelze Bunnycat =:3
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by LOST Cybertronian » Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:49 am
- Motto: "Little bit o' bg, not enough to do you any harm"
- Weapon: Double-Barreled, Armor-Piercing Particle Beam Cann...
Signed up for Shmax a while back and couldn't get the damn thing to work properly. Wasn't very user friendly for me. Maybe thay changed it since then, i don't know.
People need to quit being butt hurt that the Bay movies are not G1. That's like saying you hate Transformers Prime because it's nothing like Armada.
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by alldarker » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:07 pm
- Motto: "Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici"
- Weapon: Vibro-Force Gun
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Signed up for Shmax a while back and couldn't get the damn thing to work properly. Wasn't very user friendly for me. Maybe thay changed it since then, i don't know.
I have no problems with it, really... It does however use an autosave function on every value you put in: this can take a little time to kick in, so maybe that gave you trouble.
Browsing could also be improved, I have to say. It's sometimes hard finding the link to the Optimus Prime or Bumblebee toy you just bought among the 100's of different versions of these characters
(with the same name) in the database.
I'm so meta, even this acronym
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by T3c4x3r0 » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:49 pm
- Motto: "Is that an Asimov OS in your pocket or are you happy to see me? (ForumWarz)"
- Weapon: Switch Blade Tail
Shmax here, not perfect but works pretty well for me ^^
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by WolfDawg » Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:29 pm
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I do it all pretty much by memory. I've yet to have any trouble with that method!
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by Erailea » Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:48 pm
WolfDawg wrote:I do it all pretty much by memory. I've yet to have any trouble with that method!
Same, for the most part. I've only messed up and bought a dupe twice and considering I have 180-ish figures I think my memory is doing pretty well. haha.
I do have a written list though. I just rarely use it for anything beyond a figure count.
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by RAcast » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:24 pm
- Motto: "Can't stop, so what! That's how I like it!"
- Weapon: Rocket Launcher
Ah, this is great!
I was going to ask about something like this soon, thanks!
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by SKYWARPED_128 » Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:13 pm
- Weapon: Null-Ray Rifle
I haven't bought nearly enough TF's to need any advanced cataloging. A trusty old notebook and pen are all I need for now.
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by necr0blivion » Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:12 pm
- Weapon: Null-Ray Rifle
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Signed up for Shmax a while back and couldn't get the damn thing to work properly. Wasn't very user friendly for me. Maybe thay changed it since then, i don't know.
I just started Shmax not too long ago. I think it takes some trial and error in finding the right figures, and sometimes the interface isn't very intuitive. However, I liken my issues as lack of experience.
I will say that it seems the site owners are responsive towards issues and if I could learn more about WHY I'm having problems in making in a better experience for myself, I can better indicate to the owners what should be tweaked.
Beforehand, I was just using a wordpad document and adding things by date of purchase. It was not very utilitarian.
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by Mykltron » Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:08 am
- Motto: "If I win again I'm still the champion. If you win HAH! that's just impossible.
Weapon: tea cup."
Erailea wrote:WolfDawg wrote:I do it all pretty much by memory. I've yet to have any trouble with that method!
Same, for the most part. I've only messed up and bought a dupe twice and considering I have 180-ish figures I think my memory is doing pretty well. haha.
You accidentally bought a duplicate? I don't need to consult my list to see if I already have it!
I have an Xcell spreadsheet. It's just to keep count of the figures in all lines, I don't bother accessories lists. My wish list is a separate text file as I have all the older figures I really want so it's just a list of upcoming toys.
I considered setting up a MySQL database but it's not really needed.
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by Va'al » Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:29 am
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SKYWARPED_128 wrote:I haven't bought nearly enough TF's to need any advanced cataloging. A trusty old notebook and pen are all I need for now.
That's what my electronic document is, too!
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by Forgotten » Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:58 am
- Motto: ""Give me a piece of break" - my 3 year old son"
I was using shmax to keep up with things, but they redesigned some stuff a few months back & it deleted my account when they did. I still haven't gotten around to setting it back up since it's a huge pain in my ass to add all my figures back in. I have a folder where I save pictures I take of all my TFs(for insurance reasons) that I can consult for now.
Currently searching for Cybertron Supreme Starscream & G2 Go-Bots Megatron, Complete at good prices. PM if you can help please.
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by Erailea » Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:25 am
Mykltron wrote:Erailea wrote:WolfDawg wrote:I do it all pretty much by memory. I've yet to have any trouble with that method!
Same, for the most part. I've only messed up and bought a dupe twice and considering I have 180-ish figures I think my memory is doing pretty well. haha.
You accidentally bought a duplicate? I don't need to consult my list to see if I already have it!
Considering 95% of my purchases are made in stores, not online, it's not like I can look around my room before buying every figure.
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by gavinfuzzy » Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:57 am
- Motto: "Secrets are the foundations of success"
- Weapon: Sub-Machine Gun
All by memory, I can remember every TF I own, and where I got them from/ who gave it to me.
I have about 350+ now I think... So it's still easy to track.
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by Nemesis Destron » Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:59 am
- Motto: ""So you see evil will always triumph over good, because good is dumb!""
- Weapon: Dual-Sonic Disrupter Gun
WolfDawg wrote:I do it all pretty much by memory. I've yet to have any trouble with that method!
Indeed, my passion is fare in the way of numbers and details compared to others. But so far things are nicely stored in my neural net until the day comes when
then I might seek another method...'nuff said!
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by triKlops » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:47 pm
- Motto: "I’m the rising sun, I’m the new tomorrow, I’m the skull on the gun, I’m the song of sorrow; I’m the thirteenth arrow, I’m the wisest owl, I’m a soul-eating predator, I’m on the prowl"
- Weapon: Energo-Sword
Forgotten wrote: I have a folder where I save pictures I take of all my TFs(for insurance reasons) that I can consult for now.
you should ask Counterpunch about his insurance escapade when he got robbed, pretty enlightening
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by Mykltron » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:37 am
- Motto: "If I win again I'm still the champion. If you win HAH! that's just impossible.
Weapon: tea cup."
Erailea wrote:Mykltron wrote:Erailea wrote:WolfDawg wrote:I do it all pretty much by memory. I've yet to have any trouble with that method!
Same, for the most part. I've only messed up and bought a dupe twice and considering I have 180-ish figures I think my memory is doing pretty well. haha.
You accidentally bought a duplicate? I don't need to consult my list to see if I already have it!
Considering 95% of my purchases are made in stores, not online, it's not like I can look around my room before buying every figure.
True, but I'm still surprised that you'd need to!
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by Va'al » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:42 am
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Mykltron wrote:Erailea wrote:Mykltron wrote:Erailea wrote:WolfDawg wrote:I do it all pretty much by memory. I've yet to have any trouble with that method!
Same, for the most part. I've only messed up and bought a dupe twice and considering I have 180-ish figures I think my memory is doing pretty well. haha.
You accidentally bought a duplicate? I don't need to consult my list to see if I already have it!
Considering 95% of my purchases are made in stores, not online, it's not like I can look around my room before buying every figure.
True, but I'm still surprised that you'd need to!
Same here, actually. I can understand buying something you don't really want on impulse, and to appease the plastic crack addiction. But do you really not remember what you have and what you don't?
Not trying to be rude, just curious!
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