The STRESS-FREE Way To Sort Pokemon Cards

If you collect, sell, or play the Pokémon TCG, odds are you have a ton of bulk Pokemon cards. Over time, cards start to pile up, leaving you feeling overwhelmed, and you have no idea where to start. In this video, I show you my step by step guide on how to sort Pokémon cards. This process will help take the guesswork out of sorting and will help you conquer your mountains of bulk now and into the future.
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Chapters:
0:00 (Intro)
0:31 (Sorting Supplies)
1:31 (Set Symbols)
2:09 (First Sort)
3:56 (Sorting for Collectors)
6:15 (Alphabetical Sorting for TCGPlayer)
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[@deeppocketmonster]

Great video! Definitely needed for a lot of people, myself included 😅

[@professorburch]

Pat, that means the world coming from you. I learned about lighting and how to film b-roll from your website and podcasts. I'm stoked that I could give back to you and others in the hobby.

[@KaosKeke]

Hi pat!

[@MerryMichaelmas]

I feel like I should just start gifting my bulk to my cousin's kids, the local game store, thrift store, etc.

[@professorburch]

Not a bad idea at all. Plenty of kids and less fortunate people who would truly appreciate it

[@finalhearts676]

I found the most stress free way. I sold all my cards for a ton of money 😎👍

[@ladsndadsgaming4605]

The foam pad is a game changer 😂

[@professorburch]

For sure is! I used to get so frustrated when loading cards into storage boxes, and they would fall over like a stack of dominoes lol makes it way more manageable using the pads.

[@MitchellCartwright]

I don’t usually comment on videos but this is a solid upload from a small account! Keep up the good work

[@professorburch]

That means a lot! I spent a good bit of time editing this one, so I really appreciate the kind words and you taking the time to comment on it. Thank you!

[@Mr.Walrus.]

Coming back after a hiatus and dropping a Gem of a video! Great stuff Burch

[@professorburch]

Ayye, thanks Walrus! Yeah, I put little extra effort into this one. Appreciate you, bro.

[@Pixel0wl.]

I was looking for videos like this, and this was the only one I could find! This helped a lot.

[@professorburch]

I'm really happy to hear that! Glad it helped. This is the kind of content I was looking for when I got back into collecting & playing

[@brianp6859]

This is pretty much my system minus the fancy black divider thing. Great video!

[@lostvacuum]

Solid video! I love to hear other people’s strategies for organizing

[@professorburch]

Thank you! I love seeing others' strategies as well, and I had a feeling people would find this information helpful.

[@ganjjabarsmedium2347]

Great advice!

[@PokeBrit]

Amazing video, can’t believe I haven’t found your channel sooner!

[@professorburch]

Welcome, PokeBrit! Thank you for the kind words. It took quite some time to edit this one to explain my process. So Im happy you found it helpful!

[@theshire5239]

Definitely one the most helpful videos I come across in the Pokémon realm. Please do more these type of tutorial videos and I am sure all collectors appreciate it. Much better than the speculative analysis videos every PokeTuber is doing. Keep up the great work!

[@professorburch]

Truly appreciate the kind words 🙏 I'm glad you found value in it and I plan to do more videos Iike this in the future. Thank you!

[@Julnlecs86]

Amazing video.

[@WeeCj]

You make good content keep it up

[@mrmjfly]

super helpful video! I’ve started collecting digimon cards and have been trying to figure out how to sort all of them since they quickly outgrew my boxes 😅

[@professorburch]

That's awesome! I'm glad this was helpful for ya! Regardless of trading card you collect, this system will help you stay organized. Hope this can help you tackle your bulk!

[@james22499]

i love this channel. when i saw he only had 758 subs i was in shock. keep up the good work my man

[@professorburch]

That comment made my day. Thank you so much for the kind words, and thanks for watching!

[@james22499]

@professorburch no problem bro ❤️

[@abrasive2243]

Love the old school typewriter style labels! I might steal that 😅

[@professorburch]

I really like the looks of them too. The only downside is that those old school labels take a bit more time to make because it's mechanical label maker and you have to dial in each letter versus typing it out on the digital label makers. But they look so much cooler. lol it's a vintage dymo label maker if you're interested in getting one.

[@JohnBranham-pj7gq]

Hi there i look at your video it was really helpful.

[@KetchumAllCollectibles]

Mans popping offff nice video. Bullish on label makers

[@professorburch]

🙏 they are amazing for those of us who are challenged with unlegible handwriting 🎣

[@collectordrew]

thank you for this, i've been meaning to sort my bulk but i always push it off. gonna start now lol

[@professorburch]

Good luck, Drew! I hope this helps make it easier for you. It feels great once you finally get stuff organized and get it all squared away.

[@jason-sp8nb]

That's what I call organisation nice 👍

[@XingCollectables]

Great video and methods! Another great tip would be to sort by color when opening any packs especially if you're like me who opens multiple booster boxes per release in one day. That way you already have them sorted and can build a binder quickly and store the dupes. Another tip would be to have a separate box for trainer cards from every set as they tend to be the most resalable cards so having them sorted and all in one place would make less of a hassle.

[@professorburch]

Very good points for sure. I really like the ideas of sorting by color, too. For sure would make set building much easier. I do need to refine my trainer sorting as well. That may be something I make content on in the future. As of right now, I build play set binders of all the important and playable cards that are used in most meta decks, and that's been helpful for sure. Thanks for watching and sharing your approaches to sorting. Appreciate it 😁

[@JohnBranham-pj7gq]

Hey question:i saw someone made spine labels for Pokemon sets and can you please do a video about that?

Thank God I dont have this problem all my bulk goes right back to a bulk buyer for free booster boxes 😏

[@PokemonManiacs]

Awesome video! I just started collecting back again 2 weeks ago, and yes it can get crazy really quick. are u gonna be in the vancouver regionals?

[@professorburch]

I won't be attending regionals, but I plan on doing prerelease events and local tournaments.

[@PokemonManiacs]

@@professorburch Local tournaments? where u at?

[@professorburch]

@PokemonManiacs I'm in the northeastern Ohio area. Very close to Full Grip games. My goal is to get into a Gym Leader challenge tournament this year and just do a few tournaments around the Ohio and Pennsylvania local leagues.

[@PokemonManiacs]

@@professorburch That sounds awesome! are you just planning to do local tournaments with cards or also the online TCG live?

[@Jrjeremiah2k24]

0:16 my room It looks like that too

[@JohnBranham-pj7gq]

What did you designed binder pages with?

[@johnbranham3159]

Hey prof.burch! I just got started on my pokemon cards slot into the monster card box.

[@professorburch]

Awesome! It's gonna feel great once you get everything organized. Happy sorting, John!

[@johnbranham3159]

@@professorburch thanks by the way how are ya doing today?

[@professorburch]

@johnbranham3159 I'm having a good day. I'm just relaxing watching movies going through cards and staying warm inside during this snowstorm. Hope you have a great day also, buddy. Thanks for stopping in and saying hello 👋

[@johnbranham3159]

@@professorburch hey your welcome man i will let you know when I get done with my monster card box fill with sloted pokemon cards.

[@johnbranham3159]

@@professorburch sure man i will let you know when am done with my pokemon cards sloted in monster card box.

[@johnbranham3159]

Hey,question:if its alright if I used a sharpie pens?

[@johnbranham3159]

How did you you put your pokemon cards in binders anyway?

[@johnbranham3159]

Hey,burch should I order a another bcw monster card box from amazon?

[@IneptCardCollector]

I, too, hoard cardboard.

[@professorburch]

It happens to the best of us 🫡

[@JohnBranham-pj7gq]

Hey,dude:question:how did you get your pokemon cards sorted out and how did you designed this binder labels?

[@professorburch]

With the label maker I show here in the first half of the video lol

[@GIC2023]

I basically do the foam pad in my storage boxes except I use a piece of a foam pool noodle.

[@professorburch]

Those work great, too. The foam pads come in different kinds of packages as protection, but I just hold onto them for the storage boxes.

[@johnbranham3159]

Hey prof,question:i almost compete the jungle set any suggestions what set i should compete next?

[@professorburch]

Whatever sets you like best. I like to complete sets that I enjoy the arts of or have memories tied to like Shining Legends and Cosmic Eclipse, for example. All depends on your goals and tastes in collecting.

[@johnbranham3159]

Hey,uh question:i just got my first pack of the bcw card moulder sloting tray should order more?

[@professorburch]

I only use one sorting tray. Like I mentioned in the video, it's optional. You can do all this without it. It all comes down to th table space. The bigger the table, the easier it's gonna be to sort all the Pokémon energy types.

[@johnbranham3159]

Hey,how did you get that set name on that folder label?

[@professorburch]

Just with the label maker I show in the beginning of the video. They peel and stick

[@yawnbox]

how would you *ship* sorted pokemon cards? (in luggage, or fedex'd etc accross an ocean)

[@professorburch]

Depending on how much bulk it is, you could use a priority mail shipping box and layer the inside with bubble wrap and you could wrap the sorted bulk in plastic cling wrap to keep them from shifting around and then tape the box well. Check out TCG Bulk Kings on youtube. He has videos specifically on shipping bulk and other videos regarding shipping bulk. Hope that helps!

[@johnbranham3159]

Hey prof burch i am putting all my pokemon cards in the vault x binders.

[@professorburch]

Let's go! I'm stoked for ya, John! It's great once they hit the binder. Now you can appreciate them in the binder or if you play the tcg, you can easily find the cards you need to build decks! Good stuff 👍

[@johnbranham3159]

@@professorburch hmm...i still like to collect them.

[@tubbycake8751]

I sort my bulk by set # and put them in etb boxes with Dividers. What do you even do with bulk? I have no card shops around me and roughly 20k in bulk

[@professorburch]

You can look into setting up a TCGplayer account to sell your bulk, or you can look into gamestores that offer bulk trade-ins. Some places that come to mind are TCG Bulk, Safari Zone, or Full Grip Games. These game stores and websites offer bulk trade-ins if you don't want to deal with selling each card individually. I hope that helps!

[@cortster12]

I uss etbs to store my bulk, lol.

[@JohnBranham-pj7gq]

Did you used a binder pages?

[@professorburch]

Yes, but not regular binder pages. They are specially designed for these binders and come with the binder. You don't need to buy them separately.

[@JohnBranham-pj7gq]

What did you designed them with?

[@SmllSlvrbck88]

I’m not gonna lie, I throw them away cause I barely have any space for extra anything

[@shamtoshi]

Why not just give them all to me 😁

[@DarkTruth1]

What about instead of alphabetical, organize them numerically by their set number? Or is that not as good?

[@professorburch]

You can do it like that, but I eventually wana get back to selling on TCGPlayer and when you print out a pick list or invoice of the cards you sold, TCGPlayer will list them alphabetically on the invoice and this just makes it a little easier when you go to pull the cards. However, if you don't intend to use TCGPlayer, then you can do it by set number if you want, but It will be a little more time-consuming separating it numerically. I hope that helped clear things up!

[@dashthecontroller3929]

I separate all of my bulk by set number… am I crazy? 😂😂

[@vanessaboyle8924]

Is there a reason your sorting by name and not card number?

[@professorburch]

Yes, mainly for TCGPlayer/ebay to locate the cards. Once I fill out my sets in binders, all the bulk is intended to be resold to help buy new cards. On TCGPlayer, the invoice or pick lists are laid out in alphabetical order. And for eBay, it's just easier to search for the card based on the first letter of the Pokémon name for me personally. There are people who do prefer to sort by number too and if that's easier for you, then I'd encourage it for sure.

[@voydkid]

aint nobody got time for that

[@FlaminHotChips]

Once I complete the set, I throw the rest of the bulk away lol

[@Vanix0609]

Bulk can be sold in larger lots. You should at least throw it somewhere and let it build up over time. It's kind of like earning points every purchase you make. Could save you on a whole other booster box someday

[@FlaminHotChips]

@@Vanix0609 good call

[@joshuathompson7845]

Most local card shops will buy it from you and/or work with local children groups like schools/ymca/boys n girls club to donate ur bulk

[@marcoCFC88]

Why? Hospitals and children’s charities would take them

[@john-philipcamp715]

Take them to a local thrift store. It will make someone's day that happens upon them.

[@monetary687]

ay bro pull up your beard your chin is showing

[@professorburch]

😂 I know. I went a little too close to the chin while shaving. There was no turning back after that. 5 o'clock shadow in progress, lol

[@BringOutYourDead13]

If you get stressed while sorting pokemon cards there are other underlying issues

[@professorburch]

Lmao, okay, Dr. Phil. Its not that deep

[@BringOutYourDead13]

@@professorburch 🤷‍♂️

[@cortster12]

Clutter is stressful, and bulk can be a LOT. If you don't get stressed by it you are superhuman, not that we have a problem.