Hey, I’m new to the hobby and am starting to collect sets. I bought my first booster box today (celestial storm) and actually pulled a rayquaza gx. Anyways, my question is when storing in a binder, what is considered better/rarer, holo rare, or a reverse holo holo rare? I would like to collect master sets but most pro series binders won’t hold enough cards to display all the reverse holos and I have been putting varients in the same slot, is this OK to do? Which varient should I put on top?
There is really no rule how your binder should look like and how you order it, it’s all completely up to you what you want to do! We all our have our own ways to order binders and set binders. So I suggest you to do what you feel is the best to do.
Grading the Rayquaza is up to you as well, I’m grading mine because Rayquaza is one of my favorite Pokemon, meanwhile others wouldn’t grade normal GX cards. It’s all up to your own taste to be honest.
When you say worth grading, what does that mean? To just sell/flip it? I usually just grade cards I like so that I can display them but at the same time, if I know a card is worth a bit, I use it to sell and fund other cards I may like. I am currently working on a bunch of custom made frames, I changed my mind on binders because they are just tucked away. As far as binders, when I was making them, normally the holos/reverse holos on top and normal cards behind (just for aesthetics). Normally the holo rare is more rare then reverse. Some people hate the look of the reverse in which I can concur on some level depending on the set. When I finish these frames and some of the sets I need, I will show you. Good luck and I am glad you came here on E4 to ask!
Thanks guys, I literally just finished putting the cards in my binder. I put the normal cards on the bottom, then reverse holo, then holo. Does every card in the sets have reverse holo version of them (besides secret rare, ex, gx and full art)? And for the grading I was more curious about a longer term investment, not short term flipping
I am almost 100% positive that all the cards besides the ones you mentioned come in reverse foil. It will definitely get ur binder some nice bling. They usually are the same prices as the normal card, or at least what ive found. Issue is, do u want to spend the extra money for all the reverse you didnt get for the set? Up to you and you preferences. I finished shining legends and just have them mixed and didnt want to get the reverse’s. In my opinion, thats still a finished set but I am sure some will disagree.
I’ve heard the term “master set” thrown around to identify a set with every single possible card and variation from the set i.e. prerelease, reverse holo, promo stamped set cards like e3 Pikachu, etc. But I would consider every card number in the set a “full set”
Seriously, filling up a binder is the single best aspect of the hobby, that sense of slowly building something in you own vision and layout, that’s legit what got me hooked and led to me forming a few master sets of my own.
It really fulfils something fundamentally and innately human.
The Ultra Pro Premium Binders are legit, they hold 360 cards and are perfect for master sets.
I would say rocket is my favorite set, the artwork is perfect. I’ve been buying the 360 count binders, but i wish i could put the regular and the reverse holo next to eachother rather than on top
Actually just did the math and it looks like celestial storm only needs around 350 pockets for a master set… Looks like I’m resetting the binder tomorrow haha
And I’ve been using this app called tcg hub on my phone to log my collection, I like it so far
You can get your cards graded at any time. You can always grade them after they have become valuable so you don’t have to preemptively guess which ones will be worth it. Just do your best to keep them mint.
If you want to grade the cards because you like them and just want them slabbed, then go for it. But if you’re just doing it for future value, you are just tying up your money in grading costs on cards that could potentially be worthless.
Welcome and good job on creating this topic; a lot of insightful comments are being made already.
Another suggestion I can give you is to sleeve your cards before putting them into your binder. This may sound redundant, but hear me out. If you plan to slide your cards into a binder and be done with it; cool, an extra layer of protection won’t necessary be necessary.
But if you reorganize your cards often, cards can get marked from all the sliding in and sliding out that happens. Besides, I personally like to rather be safe than sorry. An extra sleeve also doesn’t detract as much from the cards’ aesthetic as I originally thought it would; Colors are still vibrant and holo’s still shine like they should.
If you go this route (again, entirely up to every single collector; there’s no good or bad choice here), I would suggest getting so-called ‘perfect fit’ sleeves. Every major brand has their perfect fit variation (sometimes named just a tad bit different). They fit VERY snug around your cards and every binder I know of has room to fit a card + a perfect fit sleeve in its pockets. Just watch some reviews or stick with your preferred sleeve brand.
Good luck and enjoy your collecting journey. It seems like you’re off to a good start!
I’ve been putting every single card in my collection in a ultra pro penny sleeve before putting it in a binder. I’ve been putting them in “upside down” because that just makes more sense to me as they won’t be handled too much and dust and debris will have a harder time going “up” while the binder is being used
