Keeping a record of your trading card collection on this web site offers several advantages:
First, you must have an account. The account keeps your collection data private and separate from other users.
Collections are broken down by game, and expansion set. You must initialize the data for each set that you wish to collect.
When you visit a card set for a particular game for the first time, you will be presented with a button that will allow you to initialize that data.
After you have initialized the data for a set, you will be allowed to enter how many you have of each card in that set. You can visit the data for your collection and update it at any time.
Many card games have a standard version of each card, and alternate versions of those cards for collectors like you.
These variations are different for each game, and sometimes vary from set to set. When you initialize the data for a set, the variation "Regular" is created for that set. Regular simply means the expected normal version of each card.
For instance: Pokémon cards come in holographic (holo) and non-holographic versions. A holographic Base Set Charizard is considered the "Regular" version, because the card does not come in a non-holographic form.
You can add variations to each set of cards you collect.
These variations are what you define them to be. If you collect Japanese cards, you can add a variation called "Japanese".
If you collect foil versions of Magic cards, you can add a Variation "Foil" to your Magic sets. Variations are easy to add, and allow you to customize your collection.
It does not matter if a variation applies to all cards in a set or not - if you have zero of a card, the field is left blank for that slot, so the screen is not cluttered with numbers.
Is this great or what?
We make it really easy to use, and it gives you a quick visual glance of what cards you need for your collection.
If you're out trading at a tournament, and have your laptop, blackberry, or iPhone, then it's easy for you to check and manage your collection.