Hey, even today for myself rarity plays the least of a role my most treasured cards! Its all about how you value your things and which matter most to you which gives the most character of ones collection! Great binder pics!
On that subject of value though, check out this thread by Pokemon Classics and his awesome video he did on that exact subject of value:
www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-collector-stories-2020-post-here/26466/1
Its really well done and touches on it perfectly. Also, there should be new stories popping up daily in the next two weeks here, but I really enjoyed his take on the matter. (my story is in there there too, if you wanna take a look 
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