The CORRECT Way to Store Your Magic Cards in a Binder
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 พ.ค. 2023
- How you store your Magic cards is CRUCIAL for protecting your collection and saving you money. Make sure you do it right!
This is true for all collectible cards like sports cards, Pokémon, YuGiOh, Flesh and Blood, etc.
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Wow, thanks, Angel! That's super nice of you to say!
Alright… you’re cool. The shirt says so.
Ha thanks! One of the greatest albums of all time!!
Another thing about perfect fit-sleeving the cards before putting them into a binder is that there is a very subtle pattern on the pages. You can feel it when you run your finger on it, and I guess long exposure on an unsleeved card can potentially press into the surface and leave an almost unnoticeable pattern. I've remember purchasing a card from Italian Legends which was in a ridiculously high condition. It was gem mint from the front. But the back surface had some weird pattern when inspected under light. I thought that maybe it was a fake card, but it turns out that it was legit and it appears that it was likely stored in a premium binder for a while but without a sleeve.
That’s a really good point! I never realized that, but smother great reason to use perfect fits!
Good advice, I never store unsleeved if the card has any good value.
Thanks for the tip. Now I can store my 360 storm crows safely
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Gotta be careful with elastic bands on binders as well. I have started to see some bends on cards on the first pages at the spot where the band goes over.
Great PSA! Thank you!!
Binder betrayal
Yes, I noticed this as well and switched to binders with zippers
Which brand binder did this happen on? I have a few binders that are closed with an elastic band...
@@christhemagnifwhich brand/s?
I always get my Lego’s from Wal Mart for maximum Toyota Corollas, but sometimes I’ll go to the Lego store to get some additional Raphaels
That's just wisdom right there.
I encase all my cards in thickened Jello for extra protection and FLAVOR!!!
Genius! 🤯
The "Green"one.... 🤤🤤
I encased my mana drain in a multi color jello
Man, this was not only educational but very funny!
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
03:13-03:32 is just excellent guidance with a perfect explanation of "how this could happen to you!" bravo.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! For a good trade binder i always recommend people the 'Ultimate Guard Zipfolio Xenoskin'. The binder is very very sturdy and closes with a zipper so that cards can't fall out no matter what. I can also just throw this binder in my bag and not worry about my cards getting harmed. 100% recommended!
That's a great binder! Thanks for adding your thoughts on it here for the community!
You keep calling pages sleeves. If it holds more than one card, specifically 9 12 18 or 24, its not a sleeve. its called a page.
My cards are double sleeved in KMC and then go into a side-loading binder like the one you show, except i use Ultimate Guard Flexxfolio.
KMC is a bit pricey, from Japan, but they have the best inner sleeves.
The binder looks solid too! I love KMC for my perfect fits. Not too bad in price when bought in bulk.
@@MagicMetalMoney Many other inner sleeves are soldered together on 3 sides. KMC only on two, on the short side that is not open they are folded. So the card goes in all the way to the edge. I also like the consistency over many years. I bought KMC super orange outer sleeves 10 years apart, the new ones are identical to the 10+ year old ones, you can mix them and cannot tell them apart.
@@kurtilein3 Wow, that consistency is solid. Love that. I didn't know about the two sides thing. Great sleeves!
Proper way to store expensive cards in your binder: Don't.
lol throw them in a vault!
A binder dent downgrades a cards grading to heavily played or damaged not light or moderately played.
Yeah fair enough.
if you cannot afford a d ring binder you can all use the method i do. put the cards in the first slots 1-2 from the right to the left so basically no cards to be put into the ring slot area u lose 3 slots on each page but wont need to worry about ring damage
Not a bad plan if you already have an o ring binder - always love not having to buy extra stuff!
Nice video! Only thing I'd add is don't over-pack the binders. I find many include more pages than their binding can actually support (prob so they can charge more for it), so I only fill the first 75% or so until the pages aren't sitting parallel.
That's a great tip! Thanks for adding it!
Very good advice. I am going to buy some of those binders. Thank you you for the video MMM.
Happy to help! 🤘
Yup. I took a long time off from the hobby and when I came back to it one of the first things I did was re-binder most of my collection. However, one frustrating thing was discovering while some ringless binders have higher capacity than others, they don't widen the spines to compensate. This matters when the vast majority of good ringless binders have a capacity of 360 (20 pages) while some sets have more than 360 cards. The option is either wider pages or more pages if you want to fit the whole set in a binder. Both approaches have their drawbacks.
I hadn't thought about that (since I don't collect sets). But for those who do, sets now have soooo many cards due to all the variants. Crazy that you'd need multiple binders to collect a single set. Maybe a big D Ring binder with enough pages is better?
Lego Shoutout! Great advice as well! Nice editing.
Thanks, Tristan! Glad you liked it!!
Thank you my man, very helpful!
Cheers from Italy.
Glad to hear it!
🇮🇹 one of my favorite countries in the world!
I had a problem with a 4 row 4 column binder. Pages were sagging and cards in the bottom row started to bend. Betrayal!
Yikes! Good to know to that can happen. Thanks for sharing your pain so that others might avoid the betrayal!
Haha I’ve been doing this stuff myself just logically thinking about it and people have been telling me I’m doing too much. Like the whole ring thing I knew that was a mistake with my first binder I got and then I started spending $80 to get big fancy binders before realizing I could get decent binders for about $20 without any rings, pages that sideload and enough pages for any single set. I’ve always sleeved everything in perfect fit sleeves for the most part
All that work is worth it! 🙌
OOOh I remember when I first discovered the binder dent! I was crestfallen!
It's the worst!!
Love the shirt bro. Seriously made me hit subscribers
One of the best albums of all time! 🤘🤘
Came here to get D ring binder advice, but I clearly see we both started loving metal with the same album. Whats you favorite shadows are security song? Mine is definitely reflection, losing sight in second place. Both very fun on guitar.
Favorite album artwork of all time! Hard to pick one, but Repeating Yesterday is sooo good. I just started playing guitar less than a year ago - can’t wait until I can play AILD songs!! 🤘
the walk in the woods was so funny
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thanks for the advices, and made it fast and super funny :)
it's a thing we can neglect, but yes, a collection can be worth a lot and still fragile
Even with my cheap and small collection,(innistrad,midnight hunt and crimson vow, nearly all of it, and a lots of common cards from a lot of editions) it would be bad to loose 50 to 100$ of value, just because of bad storage.
The portfolio with no ring binder at all looks like the safest option, for the most valuable ones
Glad you enjoyed the video! Definitely something that can be easy to neglect (speaking from experience lol), but important!
Best to keep higher value cards in nicer binders in general, D ring is good and all for the $5 or less cards though for sure.
Yeah, crazy how cheap D ring binders are. Worth it!
Bro u have a pretty good content, hope ur channel goes up like theres no tomorrow :3
Hey, I appreciate it! Feel free to share any of my videos with others. :)
Excellent, great advice
Glad you liked it! 🚀
Leave your cards in the card sleeves and then put them in ultra pro pages. Works for me.
I always thought sideloading inners were pointless but they're really good for extra protection in sideloading binnders.
Love it!
Liked the video before watching just for the shirt; great album. But good video too man
Ha thanks Carl! One of my favorite album arts (and album) of all time. Glad you liked the video!
Thanks for the interesting video
Was looking for sports cards info but accidentally hit this video, was about to change but anyone in an As I Lay Dying shirt I will give them a moment of my time. Nice video, question tho I use those exact cardguard binder….whats the best way to remove a card without damaging it. Sometimes it’s a struggle
Ha glad that one of the greatest albums of all time caught your eye! 🤘🤘
When it comes to removing the card from the binder, you just gotta be gentle and patient. Having the cards sleeved in the binder will definitely help protect them as you take them out of the binder.
Holy fuck that shadows are security shirt telported me back to middle school
Favorite album artwork of all time (and one of my favorite albums too)
very useful, thx
Glad to hear it! 🙌🙌
"Binder betrayal"😂
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This was an EXCELLENT video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤘🤘
Great video! I had just bought a binder with rings for my new collection, only to find everyone advise against it
Thank you!! Ha if only the algorithm would’ve shown you this sooner!
This video was so much more entertaining than I expected. Binder betrayal.
Glad to hear it! 🤘
Me who got ultra pro binder sleeves and they still split at the seems lol. Dragon shield all the way from now on.
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Liked for the shirt! Content good too!
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I've never found a "D-ring" binder that's wide enough to prevent the oage from sticking out opposite the rings.
Has anyone had issues with the perfect fits messing up the edges of a card while keeping them in a binder?
Personally I haven't seen that, but would be good to know if it's a widespread issue.
thank you for the advice ... great f##kin shirt brother
Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks! 🤘🤘
Nice shirt bro!
Thanks!! I’m literally wearing it right now lol
Preselect your sleeves. Sleeves are made where machines grab sleeves and they put dimples on sleeves and some of them have harder plastic points that dig in especially to foils
I didn't know that, that's a great detail! Thanks for sharing the tip!
omg tell me you're joking. Do you mean the part let's say for example on Ultra Pro Sleeves, where they used to have that circle hologram thing?
Oh hey...I used to live just down the street from that exact Wal Mart. Weird.
Hey man, i use a 4x3 12 pocket binder (ringless, with a zip made by vaultx). I heard some people say that keeping it vertically on a shelf might damage the cards, is that true?
Hmmm, I don’t think so. D ring binders can cause damage to cards if stored vertically, so maybe it’s possible that a zip folder can, but I’m not sure what would cause it.
@@MagicMetalMoney thanks for your reply! Yeah i think there's a lot of confusion online about this topic, upon further research and tests (spent quite some time yesterday studying my binders in various positions lmao) i think it shouldn't be an issue with non-ring binders
@@Biscocucco nice! Glad to hear it!
ooooh i see that coheed and cambria book there!
There’s more where that came from! It doesn’t all fit on the bookshelves at once 😅
@@MagicMetalMoney man I want that thing so bad lol hard to find, is it the graphic novel?
Arent they just called rings? O rings typically mean a completely different thing in various diff.. fields? By fields i mean stuff like, from neumatics(think paintball) to just basically creating a protective seal from air/water/whatever.
Ive also heard ppl say to avoid side loader binders. Any clue why?
Last thing i was curious about how serious of a problem these things are. Ive never had any of these issues not even when pokemon initial released in the states.
Ive only recently started looking into these things as ive gotten back into collecting so to speak. The main thing i see mentioned is to avoid sheets/sleeves made with pvc, and to go for acid free sheets. Ive been finding it hard to find info on this stuff because unless youre going for the top end sleeved pages or what have you they dont always advertise what they are made out of or any of that stuff.
I received a really cool binder as a gift and it came with its own sheets that i like but i have no idea if i should even worry about replacing them. Im probably going to do so because to top all those concerns there seems to be a thin film of oil on the inside of some of the sheets and it would be far too much trouble and unsafe to try and clean then reuse them imo.
If anyones reading this and has opinions/info id love to hear it. Thanks for your time
Would be curious as to why people say to avoid side loading binders - they seem safer to me! Acid free sheets are definitely a great idea! 🤘
Have u ever had any of the issues with sheets mentioned? I just noticed for the first time my gifted sheets seem to have an almost microscopic level of oil to them or like marks from a liquid. When i open the pouches and close them back up they seem okay but im very concerned now even if i cant feel anything.@@MagicMetalMoney
Ring Binders S*ck! so I only use the zipper ones. For High End I have the Top-Loader Binder...Super Safe. 😅😂🤣😁 on the LEGO... Love it. Have an awesome day. 🤘🦁🤘
Nice Basics..... have a few of my collections up on 🦁's channel. Pleas visit .
Zipfolios from Ultimate Guard rock. The 4 row binders (12-card per page) are my jam because I could put on all Tron land variants on one page, as well as some of the old 4 alternative versions of a card of the olden days, next to each other.
@@savannahlion3081 Oh hey, I didn't realize you had a channel. Sweet. I remember you from commenting under Ed's and now also Metals' vids.
The Lion is omnipresent. 😁
I had no idea you had a channel. I was just checking it out - keep up the good work! Also legos are the best. :D
I love your shirt
Thanks, Ben! One of my favorite album arts of all time!
Great video!
Appreciate it!
Sooo true
I love a video all about a greasy guy coming to ruin my cards.. lol take care
Gotta watch out! They’re everywhere!
I bought shadows are securities based upon that album art by Jacob. It’s still one of my favorite albums and I had no idea of the band before I bought it.
Matt, you're a man after my own heart. It's one of my favorite album arts of all time!
@@MagicMetalMoney I also purchased The Truth by Bleeding Through on that same trip to the mall. Same story.
@@mattb4699 Haha amazing. That's a throwback! I also owned that CD and was glad it had the slip sleeve cover to hide the gruesome art on the main CD from my parents lol.
good and helpful video with a hint of smiles ggs
Appreciate it!!
yea but these binders have a weakness the side loading ones all ways have a sleeve in your binders because over time taking the card in and out it make scuff marks i learned that the hard way on the m digimon card and yugioh and magic cards oh lord no also quick tip i would all ways charge people 5 or 10 dollars or depends on the price of the card how valuable it is if they wans too take out the card out of the sleeves i double sleeves my i would charge them
This dude looks EXACTLY like how the average person pictures an MTG player... lol... wow...
Thank you 😂
3:06 Try sidebanger 😅😅😅
lol next time I will!
B I N D E R
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Don’t be the next victim!
me accidentally having all my cards in a D ring binder to watch this knowing i wont ever have this problem (also is leather with zipper)
Is it safe to put 2 cards in each pocket?
Riskier than a single card in each pocket. I would definitely make sure both cards are sleeved if you are gonna do it.
@@MagicMetalMoney thanks! Any advice on how to reduce binder scuffing?
@@gnwn.anthony happy to help! What exactly do you mean by “binder scuffing”?
@@MagicMetalMoney I mean the binder pockets get scratched or scuffed, causing them become cloudy overtime.
@@gnwn.anthony oh I see. Gotta imagine that that is inevitable wear and tear that comes with pulling cards in and out repeatedly over time. Likely inevitable, but I would think washing hands more often and reducing skin oil would help?
If only we had the good sleeves and binder pages in 94... My old cards wouldnt still smell like chicken and pizza. 😮
Penny sleeves, the Dial-Up of card collecting
LMAO I love the 90s
...but I'm so glad for real sleeves and real internet
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Orrrr… buy a quad row zip up binder like a good collector?
The best way is to use the cardboard storage boxes.
So the tip at 3:12 is not to listen to Metal music, tsk tsk.
lol not with a bad binder, no.
The correct way is the way I've done it for 22 years: Don't use binders. Put them in boxes, sort by rarity, alphabetically and arrange so the cards lie flat.
That can be great for storage at home!
Flat? As in... not vertical or upright like they do in the LGS inside sleeves? Won't they take up a lot of space if they lie flat?
@@magicthegatheringexplorations Roughly the same. Figure a stack of 100 cards is 2.5" and they're inside of vertical boxes but lying flat in them. The form factor is different but the space consumed is smaller, if anything. Most of my set is 4-of-a-kind for each card, so 4 complete sets by color, when shelved, makes everything easier to find. I'm anti-9-pocket (side damage risk or bend damage), but keep 100% sleeved from the moment they are opened. Folders don't scale as well.
@@shea455 thanks man I’m inclined to do the same once we get our own space. So you mean let’s say I laid out a long rectangular box with the cards vertical inside them like in an LGS, but now I took one end of the box and brought it toward the ceiling… and that’s How the cards lie flat? Or do you mean leave the boxes horizontal as they are but make the cards lie flat?
Thanks 🙂
@@magicthegatheringexplorations Have a look at the ultra pro 4-compartment boxes. I stand those on the smallest edge. The cards lie flat in them, and I usually have 6 of those boxes per set... usually one box per color, plus 'everything else'. Some sets drive me to a 7th box. I've settled on sorting alphabetically by rarity and it's pretty easy to dial up any card I want in a few seconds.
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to me the first card looked completely destroyed xD
Who stores magic cards in a binder
People like me who are dumb sometimes 😂
Do you use the cardboard boxes then?
That Ankh of Mishra is HP at best. If you sold me that as LP or MP, we would have to throw hands. Also, Ultra Pro is TRASH quality. I use the card-folio but the quality is also extremely terrible. After just a year of storing WITHOUT flipping through it daily, the plastic is cracked by and brittle. The best binder ever made was by a short-lived company that made binders under the name FOUR. Ultra Pro’s fire-resistant binders get past the cardfolio’s brittleness problem, but at 2-3x the cost.
0:15 Definitely not LP/MP 😂 that’s damaged.
True true
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Bad Binder Behaviour
You know it!
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