Usually when I put my cards in a top loader. I just gently bang the bottom of the top loader and the card will go in more without having to push the top of the card.
You can also use silica gel to prevent humidity from warping your cards. Put a small silica gel packet in your binder or deck boxes and it’ll help keep them from warping
When it comes to sleeves, Dragon Shield's Sealable Sleeves are the objectively best choice. The sleeves get sealed so no dirt and dust gets in, which means that there's no need to double sleeve. And even if you do double sleeve, there's no longer any change of dust and dirt getting inside the inner sleeve, as it's completely sealed. Also, since you don't need to double sleeve, there is less plastic blurring the artwork while the cards are in a binder. All in all, the absolutely best choice.
Does that work by simply using a standard penny sleeve (little wider)? Or would you still insist on using a perfect fit sleeve - and then putting that in the sealable sleeve?
These tips from adults is objectively pathetic. The industrial revolution has had dire consequences for the Human race. May God have mercy on your souls.
Instead of pushing the card into the hard back top loader with your fingers to stop any bending or damage you should tap it of a hard surface and the card drops in perfectly 😊👍🏻
I double sleeved my good cards. Perfect fit sleeve upside down first, then regular sleeve. That way you have complete seal. Then I put the double sleeved cards in to binders.
For the top loader card sleeves you can tap your fore arm against each other with the sleeve in one hand. That way you can get your card in or out without worry of damage. I like the video! Thanks.
Thank you so much for the information, this is what I was looking for. I came back to collecting after 9 years when Black and white base set were released. I was a kid and I didn't know about this :D
Pokemon cards are exactly the best in the world 🌍 and why I like Pokemon cards is ex and gx and v and seacrit rares and the best part of Pokemon cards are the awesome feeling that you get when you open a booster box or a booster packs
I can guarantee you that the binders in this video are 100% the best binders for storing pokemon cards. Bought one a year back and ended up converting my entire collection over to them and still using them. Got various different sizes all equally great sitting on 13 Vault X binders currently.
Question: WHICH IS BETTER? 1 - Penny sleeve + toploader and stack in Elite trainer box 2 - Pro fit sleeve + Thicker Ultra Pro Sleeve and put in this binder Help would be great :D
the legion dragon hide binder is legit ngl. ive gotten sent different ones over the years but the OG with the embossed helmet on the front is hands down the best dam binder imo! :P
Don’t push the top of the card to get it all the way in the top loader tap the bottom of the top loader on ur palm it will go in easier with out risking bending top of the card by pushing it
Nice video. Dex zipper binders are great too and they also have the Dex 12 option that fits 12 cards to the page. I always use penny sleeves because they are deeper than premium sleeves. Some of the premium sleeves are very short and the cards want to pop out of the top. Penny sleeves are also very soft and are less likely to cause scratches. The drawback to penny sleeves is that they offer less protection while sliding the card into the side-loading pocket, so you have to be extra careful to not put too much pressure on the side of the card while adjusting it.
One of my neighbours would write their name on their card with crayon. I asked them why and they said so nobody could take it from them. I'm happy they didn't get any rare/good cards tbh.
Randolph with the standard top loader you can slide the card in and then tap the bottom of the top loader on the desk and the card will slide down further into the top loader
Thinking of getting a binder, been storing my cards in brown boxes that I have lying around. Will save up and get the Vault X ones, would rather buy it nice than buy it twice.
You should take a look at Card Guardian binders as well.. exact same setup, but instead of the rubbery outside material it’s a like cloth, but much grippier.. I use both Vault X and Guard Guardian.. I’ve nearly ran out of colors in each (each binder is unique to distinguish between them) so I ordered a Top Deck 500 that is setup the exact same but holds 500 cards. My base set will likely get transferred to it along with Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket. Anyways, just wanted to drop and say, the Vault X is great, yes, but there are slightly better binders and binders that are just as good but different in one way or another.
Surprised there was no mention of double sleeving cards with KMC perfect fits & deck protectors before putting them in the binder. More expensive but it really gives you air-tight protection
I thought everyone did that. I'm using a ring binder though...heard before not to use one but the reason was due to people closing them without putting the pages back correctly, leaving cards sitting on top of the rings...
It depends on the brands of sleeves. There's a guy on TH-cam that reviews card sleeves called "Tolarian Community College". I would recommend KMC Hyper Mats, ultimate guard katanas or Dragon Shield Mattes.
What I do is take two sleves a penny sleeve and load it upside down then take a rigid top loader and stick it in right side side up. It protects it from top and bottom for dust when moving cards. Also the ultra pros are better as they prevent shifting the less room around the card the safer the card from edge whitness.
i didnt use your link as the shipping costs would be stupid high, but thank you for the video. Alot of my cards as a kid got ruined from bad binders and not knowing better, so as an adult im starting to preserve and there were so many options online, i went with vault x and 2 others to try, im very happy with it though so thank you for the help !!!
The binder is actually really good, if vault X can do some that store 480 cards with a zip that would be great I only use penny sleeves when selling, my personal ones are in perfect fit sleeves then coloured ultra pro sleeves (black looks best)
I know this was 3 years ago, but I did not see a follow up video for getting cards ready for PSA, could you make a video on getting them ready and how to submit them please!
@@argo6619 I feel you pain. I had pretty much a full set first edition in a pokedex binder when I was a kid and my mom threw it out and I quote "grow up this pokemon fad will last for a couple of months and all these cards will be worthless" to this day ill show her prices of cards I had and make her realize how stupid she was for doing that lol
Btw there's another thing called kmc sleeves that is basically another layer of protection for your sleeves to prevent dust from getting into your sleeves
Damn can't believe this guy doesn't know how to use a toploader. Just slide the card in and then gently tap it on the table allowing the card to sink to the bottom of the toploader.
You probably won’t see this cause it’s an old video but I’m a new collector and I’ve started collecting the Pokémon hidden fates cards but I’m not sure which order you’re supposed to put them in whilst in a binder. Great, informative video btw :)
Same I just got into collecting a couple days ago but I'm going with the vivid voltage collection just spent 300 bucks on pre orders I also would like to know how to set them up in the book
Personally I only collect holographics and I arrange them however I like, it's more fun that way I think but you can google the set name and go to bulbapedia, they show the cards in set order.
So I've recently gotten into collecting and preserving some of my older pokémon cards using KMC Perfect Fits before putting them into sleeves that comes with the elite trainer boxes before finally putting them in a binder. Now a few months later when checking a few of them I've noticed some vertical ribbed patterns on the outer sleeves. Is this normal behavior of sleeves? If so, is it the KMC or Elite trainer boxes' that is the culprit and most important - will it somehow damage the cards? All help is highly appreciated :c
@@JerBearLuvsYou Did a bit of testing and it seems like it's the ETB-sleeves that, for some reason, starts to rib themselves. I haven't seen any noticable damage to the cards themselves, but I also dont want to risk it. The KMC alone does not show this effect. It also seems like sleeves by Ultra Pro works fine as well, just not the ETB ones.
I am just adding this a public service. Putting tape across the top of a top loader that has a card inside of it that is in a penny sleep is not the worst thing you can do. In fact, shipping cards in top loaders (without tape) will often result in the cards protruding out the top of the top loader by the time they arrive at their destination. I can't tell you how many cards that I have ordered that have arrived this way and were damaged. Putting tape across the top of the top loader prevents the card from getting close to the top of it. You can simply cut the tape and pull the card out by the penny sleeve once you need to remove it from the top loader. I would not recommend using tape on the top loader if you aren't using a penny sleeve on the card.
I thought you were showing everyone a bad way of putting cards into top loaders - but then when you didn't show that all you have to do is gently tap the top loader on the table to make it fall down I died a little inside.
I dont think most people put cards in an individual protector sleeve AND in a binder page sleeve, but even if you wanted that sort of seal, having it be side loaded is irrelevant. You could just flip cards upside in the individual protector sleeve before you put them in the binder sleeve. Easy
as somebody who collects kpop photocards instead of pokemon cards this has shown me the many differences in how we collect, some very good tips though and some similarities 👍👍👍👍
You can just put the card in from the bottom of the sleeve then put in in the binder so the top of the card is in the bottom of the sleeve and not exposed at the top
They do. What brand do you use? I play mtg and have different color sleeves for all of my decks. I have every color of the rainbow and every combination of colors too.
I store mine in an old bidner with cheap 9 card binder pages, the only place I can get actual sleeves is online, I only found binder pages in the shops so I got some
I buy cards off of ebay weekly.. people use an insane amount of tape... I bought a Dragonair w/o a sleeve and it ripped... I bought a Poliwrath that had tape residue on the top and I ended up bending the top trying to get it out of the top loader because of the stickiness
Somebody wrote in a review of the binder, that the cards that are in the row closest to the inside will bend a little bit overtime. Have you noticed that too? Could you check? Thanks!
Um new to collecting since Xmas time. I know I’m late but my friend and her boyfriend gave me all there doubles to start off which was over 250 . I know have about 400.
U can just tap the top loaders on the table to get the card farther down/up
Yea but that doesn't work on the card saver....ONLY the toploader
Watching him put the cards into the toploaders made me clench so hard 😖
Yay 100 th like
Yes no one cares
Including me ;(
@@boofa10 i care, thx man hahhaaha
Great tip when done safely
When I was little and collected these, I would have a friend who would tape his cards so it would be "water proof"
I'm traumatized
What a smart kid
I had a friend that laminated them
Lol
Lmao he’s screwed when that tape falls off
Usually when I put my cards in a top loader. I just gently bang the bottom of the top loader and the card will go in more without having to push the top of the card.
That is the correct way to do it. Pushing down on a card can change it from a 10 to a 9.
Where do you get top loaders from? :)
@@saffronwatts5791 really just anywhere, target,eBay,Mercari and I think you can get them at TCGplayer
@@heyscrub4937 Amazon too
You can also use silica gel to prevent humidity from warping your cards. Put a small silica gel packet in your binder or deck boxes and it’ll help keep them from warping
Warping is literally the worst!
I did not know that wow
When it comes to sleeves, Dragon Shield's Sealable Sleeves are the objectively best choice. The sleeves get sealed so no dirt and dust gets in, which means that there's no need to double sleeve. And even if you do double sleeve, there's no longer any change of dust and dirt getting inside the inner sleeve, as it's completely sealed. Also, since you don't need to double sleeve, there is less plastic blurring the artwork while the cards are in a binder. All in all, the absolutely best choice.
Does that work by simply using a standard penny sleeve (little wider)? Or would you still insist on using a perfect fit sleeve - and then putting that in the sealable sleeve?
Hiiii
@@cutekirby360 The sealable sleeves are perfect fits.
These tips from adults is objectively pathetic. The industrial revolution has had dire consequences for the Human race. May God have mercy on your souls.
Huh
Or u can smack ur top loader with ur card in it on the ground or the table until the card is fully in
best way is to smack in on your palm, doesnt cause a ruckus
I highly recommend Dragon Shield's sealable sleeves. One sleeve that has no openings on any side. They are brilliant.
Instead of pushing the card into the hard back top loader with your fingers to stop any bending or damage you should tap it of a hard surface and the card drops in perfectly 😊👍🏻
I double sleeved my good cards. Perfect fit sleeve upside down first, then regular sleeve. That way you have complete seal. Then I put the double sleeved cards in to binders.
I like to sleeve every single card commons, un commons, rares, holos, ultra rares,...
Same lmao not enough sleeves
@@mkayden yeah
For the top loader card sleeves you can tap your fore arm against each other with the sleeve in one hand. That way you can get your card in or out without worry of damage. I like the video! Thanks.
Thank you so much for the information, this is what I was looking for. I came back to collecting after 9 years when Black and white base set were released. I was a kid and I didn't know about this :D
They need to make a binder that can hold toploaders
There already is
Ive just started collecting again. This video will be useful 👌🏼
i’m your 100th sub
Great idea. My mate has a load of base set Pokémon cards, but are all in horrible conditions. Love your videos man.
Ok
Pokemon is amazing 🤣🤩 I love Pokemon cause there awsome
Pokemon cards are exactly the best in the world 🌍 and why I like Pokemon cards is ex and gx and v and seacrit rares and the best part of Pokemon cards are the awesome feeling that you get when you open a booster box or a booster packs
Pokemon go on my phone 📱 is the best thing ever cause Pokemon!
I can guarantee you that the binders in this video are 100% the best binders for storing pokemon cards. Bought one a year back and ended up converting my entire collection over to them and still using them. Got various different sizes all equally great sitting on 13 Vault X binders currently.
these binders are known to bend cards, especially when they get more than 75% full
Question: WHICH IS BETTER?
1 - Penny sleeve + toploader and stack in Elite trainer box
2 - Pro fit sleeve + Thicker Ultra Pro Sleeve and put in this binder
Help would be great :D
The second option.
I recomend you use the Dragon Shield perfect fit sleeves with the Dragon Shield Matte sleeves.
@@jesseklemba256 cheers dude
Finally a good and straight answer
Dude, that binder is amazing! I'm definitely gonna get a few for my collection. Thank you!
the legion dragon hide binder is legit ngl. ive gotten sent different ones over the years but the OG with the embossed helmet on the front is hands down the best dam binder imo! :P
Don’t push the top of the card to get it all the way in the top loader tap the bottom of the top loader on ur palm it will go in easier with out risking bending top of the card by pushing it
Nice video. Dex zipper binders are great too and they also have the Dex 12 option that fits 12 cards to the page. I always use penny sleeves because they are deeper than premium sleeves. Some of the premium sleeves are very short and the cards want to pop out of the top. Penny sleeves are also very soft and are less likely to cause scratches. The drawback to penny sleeves is that they offer less protection while sliding the card into the side-loading pocket, so you have to be extra careful to not put too much pressure on the side of the card while adjusting it.
One of my neighbours would write their name on their card with crayon. I asked them why and they said so nobody could take it from them. I'm happy they didn't get any rare/good cards tbh.
@K idk
Pokemon!
Pokemon is awesome 😎 cause I like the awesome ones 🆒 and
Just because I like them!
Randolph with the standard top loader you can slide the card in and then tap the bottom of the top loader on the desk and the card will slide down further into the top loader
Thinking of getting a binder, been storing my cards in brown boxes that I have lying around. Will save up and get the Vault X ones, would rather buy it nice than buy it twice.
I see that fairy energy hoodie! Thanks for the video bro, got one of these binders myself! they're so good!
for someone new into card collecting this was a great vid ty :))
You should take a look at Card Guardian binders as well.. exact same setup, but instead of the rubbery outside material it’s a like cloth, but much grippier..
I use both Vault X and Guard Guardian.. I’ve nearly ran out of colors in each (each binder is unique to distinguish between them) so I ordered a Top Deck 500 that is setup the exact same but holds 500 cards. My base set will likely get transferred to it along with Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket.
Anyways, just wanted to drop and say, the Vault X is great, yes, but there are slightly better binders and binders that are just as good but different in one way or another.
This is gonna be a good one ☝🏻
I wish these were available in Canada - international shipping is just rough on them. Sadge
Try ordering from Amazon US to Canada
When i was little i traded a shadowless first edition charizard to a guy without knowing its worth and regretted it
"if it feels great for you, it feels great for your cards."
*Proceeds to stroke sandpaper*
Surprised there was no mention of double sleeving cards with KMC perfect fits & deck protectors before putting them in the binder. More expensive but it really gives you air-tight protection
what deck protectors do you use
I thought everyone did that.
I'm using a ring binder though...heard before not to use one but the reason was due to people closing them without putting the pages back correctly, leaving cards sitting on top of the rings...
@@ericsinchina you dont need to do this is your binder has a zipper
air tight? you plan to swim in the ocean bro?
Check out Dragon Shield's sealable sleeves.
I decided to try out the binder after watching this video. The next day I ordered two more. These are the best binders on the market.
what do you use to double sleeve your cards before you put into the binder, he mentioned single sleeves but not really the double sleeves
FINALLY! a UK youuber!
I feel like the more premium sleeves are too tight for my cards
It depends on the brands of sleeves. There's a guy on TH-cam that reviews card sleeves called "Tolarian Community College". I would recommend KMC Hyper Mats, ultimate guard katanas or Dragon Shield Mattes.
What I do is take two sleves a penny sleeve and load it upside down then take a rigid top loader and stick it in right side side up. It protects it from top and bottom for dust when moving cards. Also the ultra pros are better as they prevent shifting the less room around the card the safer the card from edge whitness.
Check out Dragon Shield's sealable sleeves.
i didnt use your link as the shipping costs would be stupid high, but thank you for the video. Alot of my cards as a kid got ruined from bad binders and not knowing better, so as an adult im starting to preserve and there were so many options online, i went with vault x and 2 others to try, im very happy with it though so thank you for the help !!!
I turn my penny sleeves upside down and load my cards from the bottom so I can use "top loading" card pages and still get 360 protection.
The binder is actually really good, if vault X can do some that store 480 cards with a zip that would be great
I only use penny sleeves when selling, my personal ones are in perfect fit sleeves then coloured ultra pro sleeves (black looks best)
they already have this, check amazon. i've been loving vault x binders
Found out what I needed. Thanks!
I've picked up a vault x binder now and I can't wait for it to come
I know this was 3 years ago, but I did not see a follow up video for getting cards ready for PSA, could you make a video on getting them ready and how to submit them please!
for my pokemon cards i use the tins and they are really good for my collection but i have been looking at binders though as i dont play tcg anymore!!
Damn wish I would of known this sooner my years of collecting probably just got sent out the window
yea many ppl over the world. moms threw or they didnt think much of it.
My mom ripped my holo charizard first edition
@@argo6619 dang. Ye i wish i bought more evolution, flashfire and generatiom. Wish i knew bout shining too and all else
@@argo6619 I feel you pain. I had pretty much a full set first edition in a pokedex binder when I was a kid and my mom threw it out and I quote "grow up this pokemon fad will last for a couple of months and all these cards will be worthless" to this day ill show her prices of cards I had and make her realize how stupid she was for doing that lol
Very informative. Thank you.
Btw there's another thing called kmc sleeves that is basically another layer of protection for your sleeves to prevent dust from getting into your sleeves
Helped a lot, Thanks!
Great video thanks Randolph now I can organise my cards well thanks
It’s gotten to the point that I can no longer find sleeves to protect my cards anywhere
There are loads on ebay...
Those deckboxes are noice. Thanks for the video
You can tap the hard toploader on your hand a couple times to make the card fall in a little more
Damn can't believe this guy doesn't know how to use a toploader. Just slide the card in and then gently tap it on the table allowing the card to sink to the bottom of the toploader.
You know most people lightly tap the top loader on a table to get the card down you don't have to pull it apart and push on the top geez
tyler sands yeah I do that
thank you for helping.
You probably won’t see this cause it’s an old video but I’m a new collector and I’ve started collecting the Pokémon hidden fates cards but I’m not sure which order you’re supposed to put them in whilst in a binder.
Great, informative video btw :)
Same I just got into collecting a couple days ago but I'm going with the vivid voltage collection just spent 300 bucks on pre orders I also would like to know how to set them up in the book
By number on the bottom
Arrange how you like or just follow the card number on the bottom
Personally I only collect holographics and I arrange them however I like, it's more fun that way I think but you can google the set name and go to bulbapedia, they show the cards in set order.
I arrange mine by the order of the sets!
Are there any binders that fit cards while they are in a top loader?
Yes. I only use top loader binders. They are awesome
Yeah these zipper binders are the best binders I think. Had the ultra pro PokeBall binder and it was ok but the zipper binder is way more protective
So I've recently gotten into collecting and preserving some of my older pokémon cards using KMC Perfect Fits before putting them into sleeves that comes with the elite trainer boxes before finally putting them in a binder. Now a few months later when checking a few of them I've noticed some vertical ribbed patterns on the outer sleeves. Is this normal behavior of sleeves? If so, is it the KMC or Elite trainer boxes' that is the culprit and most important - will it somehow damage the cards? All help is highly appreciated :c
I was going to do the same thing with kmcs on bottom and etb sleeves on top, have u figured out what is the cause so i know?
@@JerBearLuvsYou Did a bit of testing and it seems like it's the ETB-sleeves that, for some reason, starts to rib themselves. I haven't seen any noticable damage to the cards themselves, but I also dont want to risk it. The KMC alone does not show this effect. It also seems like sleeves by Ultra Pro works fine as well, just not the ETB ones.
Check out Dragon Shield's sealable sleeves.
Wow
I am just adding this a public service. Putting tape across the top of a top loader that has a card inside of it that is in a penny sleep is not the worst thing you can do. In fact, shipping cards in top loaders (without tape) will often result in the cards protruding out the top of the top loader by the time they arrive at their destination. I can't tell you how many cards that I have ordered that have arrived this way and were damaged. Putting tape across the top of the top loader prevents the card from getting close to the top of it. You can simply cut the tape and pull the card out by the penny sleeve once you need to remove it from the top loader. I would not recommend using tape on the top loader if you aren't using a penny sleeve on the card.
dope video brodie
you actually can just put the card in the penny slleeves upsaidse down then put in the album
Omg thanks so much for this just received the penny sleeves and binder. They are absolutely amazing.🏆🏆👍👍
Sleeve + Tab + Toploader = Perfect
I thought you were showing everyone a bad way of putting cards into top loaders - but then when you didn't show that all you have to do is gently tap the top loader on the table to make it fall down I died a little inside.
picked up a binder and the deck box with sleeves :)
loved this video it was very useful thank you randy my boy
I dont think most people put cards in an individual protector sleeve AND in a binder page sleeve, but even if you wanted that sort of seal, having it be side loaded is irrelevant. You could just flip cards upside in the individual protector sleeve before you put them in the binder sleeve. Easy
This is what i needed
Great vid Rand
as somebody who collects kpop photocards instead of pokemon cards this has shown me the many differences in how we collect, some very good tips though and some similarities 👍👍👍👍
When this world ends, the pokemon card binder will self-manually protect itself and fly itself into space.
Just picked a binder up after watching this :)
looks just like the leather side-loading Ultra Pro binder I have. Only difference I'm noting is the zipper although that is a major benefit
Yep vault x are amazing! Wish I could find the purple one though 😂 never able to find it
I’m getting one of these binders, I was gonna get a ring binder
I've had all my base set cards in a ring binder for 22-23 years and they are fine.
lucky guy
You can just put the card in from the bottom of the sleeve then put in in the binder so the top of the card is in the bottom of the sleeve and not exposed at the top
I would love if they included more color options for the interior sleeves (rather than just black).
They do. What brand do you use? I play mtg and have different color sleeves for all of my decks. I have every color of the rainbow and every combination of colors too.
I store mine in an old bidner with cheap 9 card binder pages, the only place I can get actual sleeves is online, I only found binder pages in the shops so I got some
Lol I can’t believe you didn’t double sleeve
i use top loading pages, however i load the cards upside down into a sleeve, that way the card cant get dust in from the top
this is the best guide!
Do you have a suggestion for a box to fit cards with toploaders?
I personally am disappointed you didn't have an entire page of shiny charizard's, the thumbnail was misleading.
sleeves and card savers are best top loaders aren’t that good because your card can move around and get damaged
I buy cards off of ebay weekly.. people use an insane amount of tape... I bought a Dragonair w/o a sleeve and it ripped... I bought a Poliwrath that had tape residue on the top and I ended up bending the top trying to get it out of the top loader because of the stickiness
'Decktutor Four binder' is the best binder if you have the money.
I put my penny sleeves on so the open part is at the bottom of the card and then put them in a normal top load style binder so all sides are sealed
also, with the top loaders, just tap it on the desk and the card will slide in, no need to push the top
It doesn't protect the cards from getting robbed, but storing them is really good.
Happy to see someone so passionate about pokemon cards.
I normally put black foam inside to prevent rattling around 🙈
Just tap the card and it will go in the top loader perfectly. You don't push like you did. Cmon my dude
Mate! My cards started bending after leaving them in tournament sleeves. I wish I saw this sooner 😅
Just bought the 4 page binder for my cards
Somebody wrote in a review of the binder, that the cards that are in the row closest to the inside will bend a little bit overtime. Have you noticed that too? Could you check? Thanks!
when binder is closer, it's flat, close your binder when your done looking at your cards
What a quality video!
Just ordered a binder and sleeves!
Was the binder good? Did it bend your cards?
I’ve been using a ring Binder for years and I never had a problem with it
Nearly had a heart attack when you said to push the card down instead of tapping it on a flat surface
Wait did you make a video on how to send your cards to PSA? Would love to see it if you have!
Um new to collecting since Xmas time. I know I’m late but my friend and her boyfriend gave me all there doubles to start off which was over 250 . I know have about 400.