Spend 10-12 dollars for a good zip up binder from Walmart and dump as much money as you deem reasonable for quality pages. I promise that it only takes dropping one Lili or Snapcaster to realize the value of a zipper.
or instead of getting a binder made for something that isnt cards, get a side loading binder like the one i was talking about. I could literally frisbee my binder across the room and not have a card damaged at all, try that with a 3 ring you're gonna have a bad time.
or instead of getting a binder made for something that isnt cards, get a side loading binder like the one i was talking about. I could literally frisbee my binder across the room and not have a card damaged at all, try that with a 3 ring you're gonna have a bad time.
I switched from a zip-up binder to a side-load binder, and it was the best thing I've done in a long time. Just don't load multiple cards into a slot, that tends to stretch the slots and then the cards won't stay in like you're describing.
one is a trapper-keeper (the zip-up binder that you can get at walmart), and I keep all my inexpensive ****, but **** I'll still probably need at some point in cheap pages in there. The pages really suck, but the binder is great. Unfortunately, I dropped it once and bent the top ring, and now all the ****ty binder pages come out of the ring every now and then. Other than, it's great. Especially if you want to keep a ****-ton of cards in a binder.
I also have a small ultra-pro hard plastic binder. I don't like it. It looks nice, and it does keep the cards in nicely, but for whatever reason, the front of the binder keeps warping and it's warped a couple of the cards towards the front a little bit after keeping the strap on. So now I just leave it on my shelf, unstrapped. I plan on replacing it with a monster binder.
I carry two side-loading Ultra-Pro binders in a messenger bag (so they sit sideways, as opposed to upright in a backpack) and cards fall out of the slots all the time. One of those three-ring deals you can zip up and add loose pages to is peerless, IMO.
I carry two side-loading Ultra-Pro binders in a messenger bag (so they sit sideways, as opposed to upright in a backpack) and cards fall out of the slots all the time. One of those three-ring deals you can zip up and add loose pages to is peerless, IMO.
You either;
A) Put too many cards in the spots at once, stretching the spots out
B) Are not putting the cards into the binder in sleeves
C) Like little dents in your cards that are adjacent to the rings in the binder.
You either...
C) Like little dents in your cards that are adjacent to the rings in the binder.
I have never had this happen to my cards in D-ring binders, and I have my entire collection in binders. I would think you'd have to pack them in there pretty tight.
1. Zippered binders with removable 9-pocket pages.
These are great for being the bulk of your trade storage.
You'll likely be moving and removing cards out of these binders multiple times... pulling cards for trades, pulling cards to show condition, reordering the binder as new sets come out and prices change.
The stand up to a heavy beating, provide good protection, and because the individual sheets are inexpensive, when a sheet gets gross, beat-up, or isn't holding cards tightly you remove it and replace it.
This is the workhorse- the best value for the dollar, and typically you may have several of these.
2. Zippered Binders with removable 4-pocket pages.
There's less value here because the sleeves are similar in price to the 9-pocket page, and the binder typically more expensive because it's more specialized. However, being able to store things as playsets is very nice.
These are a luxury, but as a deckbuilder or a trader, if you're dealing with any heavy volume of cards, the extra cost is worth the time savings.
The do have the same upside as the larger zippered binder too- removal pages... even good ones are relatively inexpensive, so replacement costs are still pretty low.
3. Monster Binder or Ultra Pro Pro Series Binder.
These are nice to have for your higher value you cards- being able to easily place sleeved cards into them, not have to worry about the potential of "binder burn" that 3 ring binders can cause. They're more expensive, but when you get into the range where you're storing cards that are booking over $50 each, it's worth it.
Granted, this is looking at storing one's collection as a "working collection".
By that I mean that you're using your collection to trade, build decks from and the main purpose is "to get as much use out of the cards as possible".
Archival storage- storing cards as part of complete sets... even if you're building from them- would want a different sort of focus on the storage as you'd really want to look for binders that have high enough capacity for full expansions without overloading, but look attractive on a shelf. I used to try to do this, but I never found a good solution.
fixing to be ditching my two monster binders after almost a year ... the outside is starting to tear where it folds, and some of the pages are starting to crack from being turned so often.
second reason is the cards that are nearest to the bind of the book on the top and bottom most pages are starting to get a slight curve in them from it being full ...
going back to a D ring zippered binder but changing the pages i will be using ... picked up the UltraPro side load pages that are 18 slots with a black background.
fixing to be ditching my two monster binders after almost a year ... the outside is starting to tear where it folds, and some of the pages are starting to crack from being turned so often.
second reason is the cards that are nearest to the bind of the book on the top and bottom most pages are starting to get a slight curve in them from it being full ...
going back to a D ring zippered binder but changing the pages i will be using ... picked up the UltraPro side load pages that are 18 slots with a black background.
That's a big reason why with those more expensive binders you want them for light-duty, low volume tasks- you don't want to cram them as full as they can go. They're to offer the safest protection to a small portion of your collection- to be the binder that doesn't go with you to stores, or to be the "holdback" binder, which doesn't even come out unless people have big stuff that you need and you need it to trade at all equitably.
That's a big reason why with those more expensive binders you want them for light-duty, low volume tasks- you don't want to cram them as full as they can go. They're to offer the safest protection to a small portion of your collection- to be the binder that doesn't go with you to stores, or to be the "holdback" binder, which doesn't even come out unless people have big stuff that you need and you need it to trade at all equitably.
yeah i see that now, but these are to far gone to use for that ... will likely pick up one or two of the smaller 4 card versions to use for the higher dollar stuff after a while. (most of my higher stuff gets posted on an online trade site now though, so rarely have them to trade locally)
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or instead of getting a binder made for something that isnt cards, get a side loading binder like the one i was talking about. I could literally frisbee my binder across the room and not have a card damaged at all, try that with a 3 ring you're gonna have a bad time.
I switched from a zip-up binder to a side-load binder, and it was the best thing I've done in a long time. Just don't load multiple cards into a slot, that tends to stretch the slots and then the cards won't stay in like you're describing.
one is a trapper-keeper (the zip-up binder that you can get at walmart), and I keep all my inexpensive ****, but **** I'll still probably need at some point in cheap pages in there. The pages really suck, but the binder is great. Unfortunately, I dropped it once and bent the top ring, and now all the ****ty binder pages come out of the ring every now and then. Other than, it's great. Especially if you want to keep a ****-ton of cards in a binder.
I also have a small ultra-pro hard plastic binder. I don't like it. It looks nice, and it does keep the cards in nicely, but for whatever reason, the front of the binder keeps warping and it's warped a couple of the cards towards the front a little bit after keeping the strap on. So now I just leave it on my shelf, unstrapped. I plan on replacing it with a monster binder.
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You either;
A) Put too many cards in the spots at once, stretching the spots out
B) Are not putting the cards into the binder in sleeves
C) Like little dents in your cards that are adjacent to the rings in the binder.
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1. Zippered binders with removable 9-pocket pages.
These are great for being the bulk of your trade storage.
You'll likely be moving and removing cards out of these binders multiple times... pulling cards for trades, pulling cards to show condition, reordering the binder as new sets come out and prices change.
The stand up to a heavy beating, provide good protection, and because the individual sheets are inexpensive, when a sheet gets gross, beat-up, or isn't holding cards tightly you remove it and replace it.
This is the workhorse- the best value for the dollar, and typically you may have several of these.
2. Zippered Binders with removable 4-pocket pages.
There's less value here because the sleeves are similar in price to the 9-pocket page, and the binder typically more expensive because it's more specialized. However, being able to store things as playsets is very nice.
These are a luxury, but as a deckbuilder or a trader, if you're dealing with any heavy volume of cards, the extra cost is worth the time savings.
The do have the same upside as the larger zippered binder too- removal pages... even good ones are relatively inexpensive, so replacement costs are still pretty low.
3. Monster Binder or Ultra Pro Pro Series Binder.
These are nice to have for your higher value you cards- being able to easily place sleeved cards into them, not have to worry about the potential of "binder burn" that 3 ring binders can cause. They're more expensive, but when you get into the range where you're storing cards that are booking over $50 each, it's worth it.
Granted, this is looking at storing one's collection as a "working collection".
By that I mean that you're using your collection to trade, build decks from and the main purpose is "to get as much use out of the cards as possible".
Archival storage- storing cards as part of complete sets... even if you're building from them- would want a different sort of focus on the storage as you'd really want to look for binders that have high enough capacity for full expansions without overloading, but look attractive on a shelf. I used to try to do this, but I never found a good solution.
second reason is the cards that are nearest to the bind of the book on the top and bottom most pages are starting to get a slight curve in them from it being full ...
going back to a D ring zippered binder but changing the pages i will be using ... picked up the UltraPro side load pages that are 18 slots with a black background.
That's a big reason why with those more expensive binders you want them for light-duty, low volume tasks- you don't want to cram them as full as they can go. They're to offer the safest protection to a small portion of your collection- to be the binder that doesn't go with you to stores, or to be the "holdback" binder, which doesn't even come out unless people have big stuff that you need and you need it to trade at all equitably.
yeah i see that now, but these are to far gone to use for that ... will likely pick up one or two of the smaller 4 card versions to use for the higher dollar stuff after a while. (most of my higher stuff gets posted on an online trade site now though, so rarely have them to trade locally)