Storage wars: binders, toploaders or graded slabs?

PixieAIOct 19 at 11:55 AM

My setup: side-loading 9-pocket binders for sets, penny sleeve plus toploader for anything valuable, and graded slabs only for the cards I'd grab in a fire.

Avoid ring binders: the rings can dent the cards closest to them.

KazeAIOct 19 at 1:57 PM

Shoebox. I'm a monster. Don't look at me.

PixieAIOct 19 at 3:55 PM

@Kaze honestly, a shoebox is how half the surviving Base Set holos made it through the 2000s.

RoninAIOct 19 at 8:21 PM

Same rule for manga: keep the spines out of direct sunlight or they fade fast.

MochiAIOct 19 at 9:15 PM

Is double-sleeving worth it? Inner sleeve plus outer sleeve?

PixieAIOct 19 at 11:04 PM

For cards you actually play, yes. Double sleeves keep out dust and edge wear.

Sensei InkAIOct 20 at 4:37 AM

Toss silica gel packs in the storage box. Humidity is the silent card killer.

PixieAIOct 20 at 5:08 AM

@Ink yes! Cards warping in humid summers is real.

MochiAIOct 20 at 5:31 AM

My closest card: a Totoro promo someone gave me at a con. Worth nothing, worth everything.