TOP 10 Wallets // Price doesn't matter!

[@Richard_Barnes]

You used the Blue tape for keeping the One Star Leather wallet closed as it kept opening.

[@walletopia]

BINGO!!! THAT'S WHY I USED IT! The One Star Leather wallet naturally flops open, so I needed to tape it closed during filming. Congratulations! I'll email you the gift card!

[@Richard_Barnes]

walletopia, that just dawned on me during some rapid fire typing! lol. Thank you Mark I appreciate it 😀👍🏻

[@petipetya]

hahh :D

[@walletopia]

WE HAVE A WINNER! GAME OVER! THANKS! -- GAME w/PRIZE! ⚡- At the 7:40 minute mark you see a roll of blue tape next to me. Put in the comments what you think that was used for and if you're the first person to guess right, I'll email you a $20 Amazon gift card. So guess away!!

[@Chino-47]

Blue tape is used to cast shades for the camera to see all those colors of the wallets on a white background.

[@walletopia]

Great idea Ali, but no.

[@snrtaco]

Hold things down?

[@Chino-47]

Argh..hmm. maybe to hold the black curtain in the back behind you?

[@walletopia]

HINT: it was used, soon after I started recording and the hint is that it was used with one or more of the wallets.

[@sh3lieMa3]

If the wallet is handmade, sourced, and made in the US; I will support that business even if it means a higher price tag. Small leather craft businesses deserve love too, especially during this pandemic.

[@walletopia]

Yes they do. We have a load of awesome leather makers on Etsy where most get their start.

[@michaeljthomas100]

I switched to the front pocket Mitchell wallet in the 90's.... I carry 16 cards and 20 bills..... The wallet lasts about 10 years... Great value, very well made! They will apply your initials and the owner will hand sign it as well!!!! Makes beautiful gifts!

[@walletopia]

Thanks Michael, we appreciate personal insight into how wallets perform over time.

[@ahmedhishamdr8485]

That is a mega episode, informative and enjoyable...keep up the good work👍🏼

[@walletopia]

Thanks Ahmed!

[@Friday_V7]

What a fun segment!! Good video 😁

[@TheDanny23rivera]

My vote would go to the Dango M1 rail wallet. Has great features, usability, customisable and unique. Can tell the people that picked these love leather. Good video.

[@walletopia]

Hi Danny, I really like the Rail. I have the Rail "kit" which I will be putting on the M1 we have in a future video.

[@Vitnja]

Bellroy card sleeve. The best

[@beachz101]

Great video. Just what I needed to take my mind off COVID19!

[@walletopia]

Great to hear!

[@erikkalifornia5182]

Love this. Would be cool to see both scores for all wallets going forward! If nothing else, you got people really excited about the blue tape... I still am using the Stow wallet... Hard to switch back to others in my collection at this point... It's so tiny!

[@walletopia]

The Stow is awesome, one of the best honestly. Due to its inexpensive price its adjusted score wasn't too high. So tiny and so much capacity.

[@erikkalifornia5182]

walletopia yeah it's great. Love a lot of wallets though.

[@mlodyme3675]

I have Tecovas original Calfskin Card Case, but recently they redesigned it and made it bigger/bulkier so i wont be going with them anymore. It seems that Anson Calder is the best fit for my needs. Will be buying all versions to see how they compare before deciding!

[@senseored]

Interesting spin on your scoring system! Also obviously the blue tape was used as a question for a competition over a $20 gift card.

[@walletopia]

Very clever Tobias! But alas, no.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Any list of top gadgets to carry inside a wallet? Multitools etc.

[@walletopia]

No, but that's a great idea!

[@johndudley9118]

I purchased the Mitchell based on your review, it's a beautiful and very functional wallet worth every Robert Dinero . Cheers 👍👌

[@walletopia]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@dmack1827]

Great review and comparison! Of the bunch, I would only vote for the Abrasus and One Star and the Lost Dutchman although I really dislike wrap wallets. I view them as a way to minimize manufacturing expenses by reducing stitching and edge finishing. I guess I am just not their demographic. :)

[@walletopia]

Fair enough! I was thinking about the Craft and Lore Port wallet this morning as I was finishing up the script for the carry-test I'll be recording. One of the reasons why I think they do so well is the simplicity. When a wallet gains complexity in either construction or features there is more to find wrong or could go wrong with it. I recognize that's only one angle on it as there are demographics who like the complexity (I'm one of those).

[@dmack1827]

walletopia I appreciate your point. No one product for everyone. Cheers! Keep up the good productions. You may have to expand into belt reviews!

[@riley2201]

love this video, considering getting a leather wallet over a ridge

[@walletopia]

When you pick up the right quality leather in a wallet, it's never a bad decision.

[@randyestrada7619]

The aviator is so sick

[@O_Rei]

The Abrasus Small is objectively the best wallet I’ve ever owned.

[@walletopia]

It's so well balanced. The review video will be hitting in 3 days. It's so good.

[@O_Rei]

walletopia I think it would’ve scored more points if usability had more weight, because it’s the most versatile and accessible minimalist wallet I’ve seen - and they don’t even resort to floppy bands to give us easy access to cards (which, in my opinion, is, together with it’s lack of a space to store coins, what keeps the Frenchie Mini from being an excellent wallet both aesthetically and functionally). The Abrasus Small is elegant, formal and minimalist at the same time. I just love it! I’m just curious about one thing, Mark: remember the Abrasus Slim? Why did it score 4/5 for quality rather than the full 5 I expected on account of the leather? Not to question you or anything, it’s just that I consider buying it as a birthday gift to my father! Thanks a lot in advance! I may copy and paste this question as a normal comment just so you can find it more easily.

[@walletopia]

The Small is without a doubt one of the most well balanced, multi-carry wallet out there. Simply excellent.

[@Ecktor]

The coin pocket that becomes hermetic when closed is really well designed. I’ve done such heinous crimes as shoving coins on a tight card slot... 🙁

[@MegaScrapydoo]

Can you make a video on the Tru virtu click slide double wallet?

[@yapolloable]

very underated channel

[@walletopia]

Thanks!

[@denisewildfortune4058]

The Aviator is no bigger than a credit card, yet you have it shown as being the largest wallet of the group. Timestamp (13.:05). The actual dimensions from their website are Size: 85 x 54 x 5 mm

[@walletopia]

Thanks Denise, great catch!

[@JohnMorris.77]

What are thoughts on designer brand wallets such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, etc..? Just curious as I own a few small leather good items. Also keep up the great work!!

[@walletopia]

Hi John. They run the range of being constructed well to poorly and they mark them up several hundred percent due to the brand. That's their prerogative due to building a great brand name, but I find their design and innovation to be lacking. They're more interested in putting out run of the mill designs for profit.

[@Richard_Barnes]

The Blue tape was used for fixing your wobbly chair.

[@walletopia]

Nope

[@RaphialLee]

I think the capone wallet should be in here. Compare the Michele wallet vs capone.

[@walletopia]

The Capone review came after this video. I'll run another similar video to this again which incorporates new wallets since this video was released.

[@user-ix7iu4wf8o]

for me the wallet could be made with any material, handmade or good design if it's price to features/usability ratio is bad, I wouldn't even consider it. so by following your theme if price does not matter or all same price, I would pick the most feature-full ones the One star 6 pocket or Das meer quickdraw.

[@walletopia]

Good approach! Some like simplicity, others complexity and features, it's all personal preference which explains why I will never run out of wallets to review! 😀

[@Ecktor]

Yo, MWJ! Your content is great, bro

[@Richard_Barnes]

The Blue tape was used for you so you know where the edge of the camera frame is for putting your wallets down on the desk.

[@walletopia]

Great guess, but no 😀

[@qiqerod]

Will you be interested in reviewing the i-clip wallet from Germany? Would love your review on it 👍🏻

[@walletopia]

Thanks for the question. We actually have the i-Clip in our inventory and it's in the queue.

[@qiqerod]

walletopia fantastic!! Can’t wait. Thank you 👍🏻

[@Richard_Barnes]

The Blue tape was used to keep your legs from jumping due to the excitement of making this ‘top 10 video! 😬😀

[@walletopia]

Very good guess, but no

[@Richard_Barnes]

Yes! You calibrated the camera colour using the Blue tape!

[@O_Rei]

Hey Mark, thanks for that! I’m just curious about one thing, Mark: remember the Abrasus Slim? Why did it score 4/5 for quality rather than the full 5 I expected on account of the leather? Not to question you or anything, it’s just that I consider buying it as a birthday gift to my father! Thanks a lot in advance!

[@walletopia]

The type of leather I had on the Slim wasn’t as good as what I bought with the Small. More of an oversight on my part once I had more experience with the brand.

[@O_Rei]

walletopia Oh I see! You probably bought the “embossed leather” version for the Slim rather than the “buttero leather” version you chose for the Small. Thanks for letting me know!

[@rmarkward]

@@O_Rei Exactly, that was the what I received. It was okay, but nothing like the Buttero leather, so superior.

[@O_Rei]

Mark Ward Didn’t realise you created another channel! I’m glad to be your first subscriber :)

[@walletopia]

@@O_Rei Well it looks like my personal channel (which i haven't used in years, haha) had me logged in when I replied before. Nothing to get too excited about :)

[@sebastianenriquelezcanodel4868]

Just got the Craft and Lore Port wallet all the way from the U.S. to Peru, great wallet overall, really strong stitching and the Horween leather will certainly last a lifetime. Thanks for your insight!

[@walletopia]

Great to hear! You'll love it. I just finished the script for the carry test I did on it. The review should post some time in early May. I loved it.

[@sebastianenriquelezcanodel4868]

@@walletopia Great! I'll be waiting for the video to come up

[@830cesar]

I’m surprised you didn’t include the Carl Friedrik wallet.

[@walletopia]

I really like the Carl Friedrik line of products, but it was lower on the list for me.

[@Richard_Barnes]

The Blue tape was used for repairing a wobbly camera tripod

[@walletopia]

Thankfully no.

[@trevorgaffney5676]

is there a link for the Mitchell mcw?

[@walletopia]

Here you go, mitchell-leather.com/collections/money-clip-wallets

[@dannieboyfrom503]

Have you checked out any wallets from Little King Goods?

[@walletopia]

Hi Dannie, yes! We have their V2 wallet in inventory for review.

[@Richard_Barnes]

You used the Blue tape for holding up that rear Black screen as it needed some tape on it!

[@jpmccarthy33]

The blue tape was used on my mouth to prevent me from screaming 'WHERE'S THE FRENCHIE MINI!"

[@walletopia]

Haha, indeed!

[@Chino-47]

While I'm still trying to figure out the blue tape usage. @Mark have you looked at any ChesterMox wallets?

[@walletopia]

Never heard of them before, but went and looked. Love the colors and styles! Is there one in particular you'd like us to look at?

[@Chino-47]

@@walletopia Not in particular. I'll look for a style number but they are pricey. Found another guy who does something similar but at a more affordable price. I'll include a link.

[@Travis.bickle]

Hi, bifold wallet ranking?

[@walletopia]

Hi Mustafa, you can find all the rankings at www.walletopia.info/rankings. You can sort on type of wallet like bifold.

[@Richard_Barnes]

The Blue tape was used for taping the top view camera to the ceiling! 😂

[@walletopia]

Nada

[@Richard_Barnes]

You used the Blue tape for dust removal from the table, like a lint roller

[@B.Yung07]

Where do you put all you're wallets?

[@walletopia]

Hi Ben, I get the question a lot, go look in the Community tab where I posted a picture of how I store them.

[@B.Yung07]

@@walletopia thank you 😁

[@ptrmancini3]

The tape was used to hold your notes.

[@walletopia]

In the early days, yes, but now I use a teleprompter 👍

[@ChouChouDer]

The One Star 6 pocket wallet is sooooo beautiful. Too bad that I need a wallet which can handle coins.

[@TimKraus]

Yeah, I have the same problem. I live in Germany and we often use coins.

[@Richard_Barnes]

You used the Blue tape to see how the colour looked on camera! lol

[@thenonexistinghero]

Can't say I understand why usability got less importance when talking about the 'best' wallets. And 25% was already pretty low in the first place...

[@walletopia]

Fair enough, so what would the distribution look like for you and why? We'll be doing more TOP videos leading into the end of the year so let me know!

[@Heilzmaker]

I think it was fair considering people that don't care about price probably don't care about if it is convenient, just nice looking

[@Cycle774]

Das Offene Meer wallets are soooo great.

[@walletopia]

They’re great, but he’s decided to rebrand his company to “Open Sea” which is the English translation of Das Offene Meer. I kinda with he kept it as is

[@prepsolar787]

love my onestar leather wallet

[@OhSoSumptuous]

Dimensions have to be wrong right? Aviator seems to be less wide than most, yet the dimensions don’t show that?

[@OhSoSumptuous]

Now I see another comment about this. Answered my question. Sorry to bother. Great videos!

[@RAWdawg-ih7du]

Great video! But, 0% chance the Aviator wallet is 3.25" wide.

[@Richard_Barnes]

You used the Blue tape to repair your glasses!

[@basicdose.9872]

This guy knows wallets.

[@franz5998]

Compared to „classic“ wallets, those are still really cheap. I got a wallet that I no longer use because its far too big and heavy and that costs more than all of those together. Price is overvalued for something you carry around every day and a high price says nothing about „greatness“. I use a roik now and love it.

[@walletopia]

Great choice in Roik, which one?

[@franz5998]

walletopia the „city“ that you reviewed in dark brown :)

[@snrtaco]

Painting?

[@walletopia]

Nope.

[@adenildooliveira8328]

very good.

[@walletopia]

Many many thanks

[@DigiDriftZone]

No ridge?

[@walletopia]

Nope, didn’t make the cut

[@cantwait808]

Shouldn’t the Trove Swift have made this list? 41 original score if I remember correctly?

[@walletopia]

No, it fell way down the list. With the price component removed it elevated several more above it. The Trove's adjusted score without price only raised it to a 42.

[@cantwait808]

walletopia Ah I see. Well I’ll complain about something else then! 40 years old and never in my life have I cared much at all about wallets and now I have an Aviator Slide and Dango S1 on the way and I want the Trove Swift and the Stow and the Craft&Lore Port! Haha glad I found your channel man. Keep up the great reviews.

[@walletopia]

Haha! I know right! A whole new level of fun!

[@unknownfancy]

Am i the only one who hears him say abrasus differently every time? Hahaha

[@walletopia]

No, you're right 😂. The reason is that the name is not a phonetically correct name in Japanese, so it always throws me off. I expect it one way, it's not, so I have to think too hard about it 🙄

[@unknownfancy]

walletopia hello! Been bingewatching your videos! They’re so good. Im a girl though, so tue abrasus wallet looks the prettiest to me hahah (i know, shallow) hahah. Keep doing good work!

[@JimmieJacki]

What a "scientific" algorithm where anything that doesn't generate the "right" output, can be excluded. What's the percentage factor for 'smell'?

[@oscieestanislao5840]

Where is Carl Friedrik Swanfield wallet?

[@walletopia]

Great observation :). This Top 10 was done at the end of 2019. The Swanfield wasn't reviewed until 2020 so that's one reason why it didn't make the list.

[@MrRomanrin]

1:31 FUCK the 20 % should have WENT TO FEATURES and Usability ! not quality with price the quality should be good. yes. but why not MORE STUFF MORE USES?

[@THEREALTWISTEDINSANE]

Your looking a little under the weather......uh oh

[@walletopia]

Haha, oh boy, don't want that to come my way...

[@snrtaco]

Tape is an April fools joke!!!

[@ssing7113]

Hermes. LV? These are child’s play compared to “famous brands” pricing I’m not saying the quality or function. I’m just saying why isn’t there extreme expensive brands to compare

[@snrtaco]

it wasn't used for anything !

[@walletopia]

Great guess, but I did use it, but not in the beginning of the recording. I discovered I needed it soon into the video.

[@hughesybabesable]

The tape was used to hold the camera up as something had broken 😁😁

[@walletopia]

Nope, great guess!