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Post by patsplat666 on May 15, 2020 21:12:36 GMT -5
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Post by seymourbarf on May 17, 2020 9:06:20 GMT -5
I use 3" binders from Avery. They were like $10 each. They aren't fancy and don't have GPK graphics on them, but they have held my cards nicely for the past couple of years. I didn't overload the binders though. I have series 1-5 in one binder, and 6-9 in another. |
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Post by garyx5x on May 18, 2020 23:12:07 GMT -5
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Post by patsplat666 on May 20, 2020 21:34:18 GMT -5
If you buy one, let me know how it works out with the pages that are included. Maybe they're a bit smaller than Ultra Pro's pages and fit the binder properly. I have the generic Unikeeps and they're ALMOST perfect, the pages don't quite fit inside the binder without touching the inner sides of the binder, thus not laying completely flat. I really don't want my cards curled due to them laying like that. I'm going to leave a review on Amazon, maybe they'll get their s**t together. EDIT: Ouch, I see those have standard rings, I'd stay away from those. D-rings are the way to go. |
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Post by patsplat666 on May 20, 2020 21:37:25 GMT -5
I use 3" binders from Avery. They were like $10 each. They aren't fancy and don't have GPK graphics on them, but they have held my cards nicely for the past couple of years. I didn't overload the binders though. I have series 1-5 in one binder, and 6-9 in another. I see those have angled D-rings, I'm skeptical of using those. Do the pages lay completely flat? |
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Post by seymourbarf on May 20, 2020 22:14:19 GMT -5
I use 3" binders from Avery. They were like $10 each. They aren't fancy and don't have GPK graphics on them, but they have held my cards nicely for the past couple of years. I didn't overload the binders though. I have series 1-5 in one binder, and 6-9 in another. I see those have angled D-rings, I'm skeptical of using those. Do the pages lay completely flat? That’s a good question. I wasn’t sure, so I checked, and Jesus they do NOT:   Maybe I should stop using them? |
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Post by patsplat666 on May 21, 2020 6:09:18 GMT -5
I see those have angled D-rings, I'm skeptical of using those. Do the pages lay completely flat? That’s a good question. I wasn’t sure, so I checked, and Jesus they do NOT: Maybe I should stop using them? I'm certainly no expert but that doesn't look good. I watch alot of Magic the Gathering videos and you're dealing with an enormous amount of money with those cards. Many of the collectors swear by D-rings. |
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Post by seymourbarf on May 21, 2020 7:43:41 GMT -5
That’s a good question. I wasn’t sure, so I checked, and Jesus they do NOT: Maybe I should stop using them? I'm certainly no expert but that doesn't look good. I watch alot of Magic the Gathering videos and you're dealing with an enormous amount of money with those cards. Many of the collectors swear by D-rings. Ugh, yeah I think you’re right. Someone on the UG once told me they keep their cards in penny sleeves and top loaders. Maybe I will do that instead. |
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Post by seymourbarf on May 21, 2020 8:16:20 GMT -5
I'm certainly no expert but that doesn't look good. I watch alot of Magic the Gathering videos and you're dealing with an enormous amount of money with those cards. Many of the collectors swear by D-rings. Ugh, yeah I think you’re right. Someone on the UG once told me they keep their cards in penny sleeves and top loaders. Maybe I will do that instead. OR, and stay with me now, I could penny-sleeve and top-load OS1 and OS2, and put the rest in D-ring binders. There’s a whole world of possibilities! |
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Post by patsplat666 on May 21, 2020 18:57:55 GMT -5
Ugh, yeah I think you’re right. Someone on the UG once told me they keep their cards in penny sleeves and top loaders. Maybe I will do that instead. OR, and stay with me now, I could penny-sleeve and top-load OS1 and OS2, and put the rest in D-ring binders. There’s a whole world of possibilities! Yeah but it's so nice having everything organized by binders! I hate being so anal about this but I am... |
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Post by seymourbarf on May 21, 2020 20:30:06 GMT -5
OR, and stay with me now, I could penny-sleeve and top-load OS1 and OS2, and put the rest in D-ring binders. There’s a whole world of possibilities! Yeah but it's so nice having everything organized by binders! I hate being so anal about this but I am... Do you use regular d-ring binders? And if so, which ones? I have been searching on Amazon, and I can’t tell the difference between regular d-rings and angled d-rings. Some binders that claim to be d-rings appear to be angled d-rings in the photos. I would prefer 3” but I would settle for 2”. |
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Post by patsplat666 on May 21, 2020 20:41:47 GMT -5
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Post by Dxtc0187 on May 21, 2020 21:04:44 GMT -5
I top loaded all os sets and luckily my company used to sell a product that came in a card box that fit top loaders perfectly.
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Post by seymourbarf on May 22, 2020 8:58:01 GMT -5
Thanks! I will give them a try. |
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Post by seymourbarf on May 22, 2020 9:00:50 GMT -5
I top loaded all os sets and luckily my company used to sell a product that came in a card box that fit top loaders perfectly. I think my long term plan is to top-load all of my cards, but I will wait until I can find a good price on 1000 top-loaders. I am going to just upgrade my binders until then. |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jun 9, 2020 19:03:07 GMT -5
I top loaded all os sets and luckily my company used to sell a product that came in a card box that fit top loaders perfectly. I think my long term plan is to top-load all of my cards, but I will wait until I can find a good price on 1000 top-loaders. I am going to just upgrade my binders until then. I just ordered 2000 top loaders and 2000 penny sleeves. Figured I will need something to do in a few weeks when that second wave of COVID hits. |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jun 16, 2020 15:53:00 GMT -5
This was an unexpectedly heavy box. My rectum almost fell out when I was lugging this up the stairs. Now it’s time to get to work!   |
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Post by fowlraoul on Jun 16, 2020 22:06:15 GMT -5
This was an unexpectedly heavy box. My rectum almost fell out when I was lugging this up the stairs. Now it’s time to get to work! top loading party!     |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jun 16, 2020 22:14:47 GMT -5
This was an unexpectedly heavy box. My rectum almost fell out when I was lugging this up the stairs. Now it’s time to get to work! top loading party!     Ha ha! I am excited to finally open those Pingitore boxes. |
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Post by fowlraoul on Jun 16, 2020 22:34:10 GMT -5
Ha ha! I am excited to finally open those Pingitore boxes. i still need to dig in!! i am so behind, but enjoying just looking at the boxes  most of my ping sets are paged up, but the few i have top loaded i love looking at in that format. youll have to share some pics! |
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Post by Cory on Jun 17, 2020 7:49:07 GMT -5
This was an unexpectedly heavy box. My rectum almost fell out when I was lugging this up the stairs. Now it’s time to get to work! I remember doing this for all of my cards. Took forever, but it was worth it. Don't forget the penny sleeves. |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jun 17, 2020 8:29:03 GMT -5
This was an unexpectedly heavy box. My rectum almost fell out when I was lugging this up the stairs. Now it’s time to get to work! I remember doing this for all of my cards. Took forever, but it was worth it. Don't forget the penny sleeves. I have those too. They were much lighter, ha ha! |
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Post by patsplat666 on Jul 25, 2020 15:19:25 GMT -5
Nice, but here's the thing though... I like to look through the cards, totally nerd out and admire them occasionally... how do you plan on storing the toploaders?
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 25, 2020 17:22:31 GMT -5
Nice, but here's the thing though... I like to look through the cards, totally nerd out and admire them occasionally... how do you plan on storing the toploaders? In a 2400-ct. box that holds top loaders.  It might make it a little less convenient to look through them than a binder would, but it offers the best protection. For me, that makes it worth it. I almost never look through them anyway  . |
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Post by patsplat666 on Jul 25, 2020 18:04:21 GMT -5
I've been thinking about going the Magic the Gathering binders route. I can at least feel comfortable that they're protected but it sucks not being able to view the backs. Ridiculous that nobody has created a good binder yet for trading cards!
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 25, 2020 18:12:28 GMT -5
I've been thinking about going the Magic the Gathering binders route. I can at least feel comfortable that they're protected but it sucks not being able to view the backs. Ridiculous that nobody has created a good binder yet for trading cards! Weren’t you the one that recommended the Ultra Pro d-ring binders? You don’t think they’re good anymore? I bought a couple of the Ultra Pro d-rings and they didn’t seem any better than the angled d-rings I had been using. Then again, the first several pages of my binder were filled with OS1 and OS2 cards in penny sleeves, so that might have been why the pages looked wavy. When I took them out of the pages to put them in the top loaders, they looked fine. So the Ultra Pro binders might be okay. |
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Post by patsplat666 on Jul 25, 2020 18:29:41 GMT -5
Yeah I haven't yet purchased a bunch of those Ultra Pro D-rings... still haven't decided on what I'm going to do haha...
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 25, 2020 18:36:08 GMT -5
Yeah I haven't yet purchased a bunch of those Ultra Pro D-rings... still haven't decided on what I'm going to do haha... Wait, so you recommended them without even knowing if they were good? I thought you said you owned them. |
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Post by patsplat666 on Jul 25, 2020 19:47:58 GMT -5
I own 1 but I'm not confident enough to store my collection in it just yet.
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 25, 2020 21:28:23 GMT -5
I own 1 but I'm not confident enough to store my collection in it just yet. Well then you fooled me once. |
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