How to Protect Pokémon Cards (In way too much detail)

[@ashens2]

The biggest issue with sleeves and cases, is debris! If theres debris on the card or in the plastic that is invisible to the naked eye, it will damage the card when theres no movement in the thing your holding it in 😅

[@sleevenocardbehind]

This guy gets it! Great tip

[@razacheema5010]

The beast binder looks insane!

[@masongalloway8828]

Great video - love your style

[@monkeyonion6412]

My mom intentionally made me burn all of my 1st edition pokemon cards when I was a child =_= that was a very sad day.

[@HibaNya]

My late father cut them with scissors one by one, in front of me. I still buy them in my adulthood and I forgave him 😂

[@Kovac22]

Is she evil or something??

[@Camerondono]

@@Kovac22 I think he did something awful we obviously arent getting the full story 😆

[@Betta_man1]

She's probably gonna regret that if you show the prices of the cards

[@Upsaul]

​@@HibaNyadoesnt that count as torture? You could sue 🤔🤔

[@MistahStompy]

On a side note, it's not that top loader pages are inherently worse, it that modern pages are double sided with a textured surface that helps keep the cards from slipping out. There have been modern top loading pages with the textured surface, and the cards stay in very well, but it's been years since ive seen those. Side loading pages are more of an anti theft benefit as they make it harder for someone to employ some slight of hand to remove cards from your binder while you are watching.

[@MerryMichaelmas]

Very comprehensive guide, thank you! I subscribed!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thanks for the sub!

[@jonnyhodler4727]

I love your base set display man

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you!

[@oski1588]

Thanks for your content! I noticed that you normally collect in “unlimited”. What’s your take in 1st edition cards? I’m still thinking about it before starting a collection. Thanks !

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I have a lot of 1st edition but my unlimited sets are more complete so I use them in videos. One day I hope to have completed 1st edition sets!

[@oski1588]

@@sleevenocardbehindthanks for getting back to me! Noted, 1st edition cards are quite expensive unfortunately… I guess we always have the option to collect in Japanese as well where prices are a bit more affordable

[@error8877]

​@@oski1588 Some cards actually cost more in japanese, especially trainer cards. This is more of a concern for other sets but still it's good to keep in mind for when your collection starts to grow.

[@oski1588]

@@error8877 thanks! Will have a look 💪

[@POCKETMONSTERCLUB]

Never seen anything like that 20 page binder. Kind want one of those and the binder for oversized cards 😅 you have the links to those?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I will have my full review video up in a few days and I’m also giving one away for my 1000 subscriber giveaway! Google brokenrealmz if you want to check them out though

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I added a link in the description

[@ebsanu]

Do you tape your top loaders together at the top? If so what is the colored tape you use?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

That’s just a sticky tab that I attach to the sleeve. It lets me easily pull the card out of the top loader

[@Nishik123]

Have you tried cardboard gold toploader fit sleeves? I've been using them on my gemloader toploaders and they are fantastic! It really adds an additional sense of protection and security and honestly just physically feels better. With pull-tab sleeves, it pretty much makes it so the card doesn't move at all due to the toploader sleeve covering the top. It's also nice that I can preserve the crystal clear toploader forever. I always hated how toploaders naturally collect dust/debris/scratches, so definitely recommend if you haven't tried yet!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I’ve gotten a couple from cards in the mail and I think they’re pretty cool

[@davidv2002]

d-ring binders can be ok, just more risky. gotta follow alot of rules to make sure they don’t get damaged. in that case portfolios are better for ease of mind

[@Rain49_1]

Awesome video! I just started collecting pokemon cards but I still have some questions, if I were to collect cards in a binder would one perfect fit be enough or should I go with two? And for one touches, would two perfect fit also be overkill?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

For the binder it’s really up to you how you want to do it. As for the one touch, I’m not sure if it would fit a double sleeves card very well. There is definitely diminishing returns by double sleeving

[@Rain49_1]

@sleevenocardbehind wdym by diminishing returns?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

@@Rain49_1 I mean the first sleeve is going to do 95% of the work, you're only adding a little bit of extra protection by using a second sleeve

[@Rain49_1]

​@@sleevenocardbehind Okay thanks, I plan on using 1 perfect fit sleeve and a one touch for my more expensive cards. Your videos have been very helpful man, thanks.

[@GameParodiesPat64]

i’ve been using these massive staples d ring binders for all my modern collections ive heard other people say that you shouldn’t use 3 rings anymore and this and that, from what you say in your video, and my experience, it seems like a big d ring binder can be totally acceptable if you’re careful ? is there any other reason i should avoid using these

[@sleevenocardbehind]

You’re right, ring binders are fine as long as you are careful. If you know what you’re doing then everything should be ok

[@Jordy74269]

Do you have graded cards and how do you store those? I am thinking about a suitcase, but am curious what other people are using

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I have a glass cabinet and display mine with plastic stands

[@PurifiedShino]

It looked like you weren't able to use sleeves with the magnetic & screw down.

[@TheRealWarez]

You left out a very big risk to your cards,... or anything you are trying to preserve... temperature stability. A large temperature swing causes items to expand/contact at a molecular level and when this occurs over and over, it weakens the bonds and thus, the item can become weak/fragile. If you've every picked up an antique item and it just seemed to start shedding "layers" or deteriorate anywhere you touched it... that was most likely from being stored in a non-stable temperature environment. Obviously, your cards will be fine over the short term, even with daily 30* temperature swings, but over the long term, your cards are going to look like garbage regardless of if they are in a penny sleeve/toploader. Thanks for the video!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thanks for watching! Great point. I actually should have mentioned temperature regulation!

[@Camerondono]

its pretty insane psa requires you to put your card in something that isnt straight to begin with, and easily bends. no wonder so many people dislike psa

[@arnold-moger]

I'd probably say using the ETB sleeves should be avoided. Pretty much any other sleeve should be fine.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Why’s that?

[@arnold-moger]

@@sleevenocardbehind Have you tried using them before? They are rigid around the edges, so you have to make sure you slide the cards in and out perfectly so the card does not scrape the edges. And even if you do that, you really have to force the card into the ETB sleeve for the last 5-10%. I know some other sleeves are still rigid like the ETB ones, but they don't have the issue of the last 5-10% having resistance. Hopefully that makes sense!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Yea actually I did a video specifically on ETB sleeves, I just wanted to hear your opinion! And I agree with you 100%. The ETB sleeves I think are designed that way for the tcg. A tighter fit is necessary for shuffling and handling a deck, and that’s also why they have a matte finish now. Personally, I don’t use ETB sleeves for any valuable cards.