Sorting before some basic things are identified is putting the cart before the horse. The following criteria will impact how one interfaces with a collection:
1. will other people have access to said parts
2. how much room is available
3. do MOCs tend to be bigger/less detail or smaller/high-detail
4. room lighting
5. resources one's willing to spend on sorting system including fixtures/bags ^and^ resorting time
6. adjacent spaces devoted to staging bins while building
7. personal color idiosyncracies or biases (color blindness, most/least-used).
8. typical MOC genre (miniature, sculpture, technic, or mosaic)
9. to what degree inventory levels need to be checked (eg, 'will 1-2 elements put the MOC over the fence?')
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