Top loaders vs Binders?

I love the Legion Dragon Hide binders.

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They’d help guard against dust getting to the cards but would do very little protecting against air/moisture because the zipper isnt an air tight seal. If your going the binder route, the only surefire way to prevent air/moisture getting to the card is double sleeving. IMO finding an inner sleeve that fits your cards nicely + Dragon Shield/KMC Super Series for the outer sleeve. Plus leaving your double sleeved cards under a Webster’s Dictionary for 2 to 3 days to squeeze trapped air out before putting them in a ringless binder is the best route.

Best Ringless Binders aka Portfolios (Dex Protection/Dragon Hide by Legion/QuadRow) - matter of preference but DeX/Dragon Hide are far and away the best.

Best Inner Sleeves
Toss up between KMC or Ultra Pro Perfect Fits (I have yet to find a perfect fit brand that consistently isnt too tight)

Best Outter Sleeves
**#1** KMC Super Series - Easily fits around sleeved card

Dragon Shield - Frustratingly hard to fit around sleeved card. Putting a regular card ontop of the sleeved card then sliding both in and taking the regular card out works but is very time consuming.

I do too but I’m just not a fan of how the exterior looks. It looks more D&D/Magic than Pokemon if that makes any sense lol

The whole point of having the legion dragon hide binder IS the exterior.

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I like the look, the green is my favorite.

Very true, the exterior is amazing. It just doesnt do it for me pokemon collecting wise. Maybe if they had a charizard orange colored one.

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I’ve been using these the Pro Index System since the early 2000s. I bought a Neo Destiny set in August 2018 that was heavily warped. Here’s what they look like now.

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What is this? I’ve never seen or heard of this before. Looks pretty legit.

Not the card storage we deserved, but the card storage we needed.

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Such a nice set-up! Are your cards double sleeved? Can’t really tell from the photo

They are. Penny sleeves inside of top loaders. I keep all my holos that way and they have stayed pretty flat over the decades.

@trainerdlyellow,

Are the inners, elite trainer box sleeves?

Nope. They’re just run of the mill clear penny sleeves. These are the specific ones I use