what sets are you doing binders of right now?

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i couldnt imagine the cost on this. would be crazy.

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Yea charizard alone was in excess of ā‚¬2000 in psa 5-6 conditions on a few, id have had to put off slab collecting altogether for 5-6 months to complete. Not worth it for me although it would look beautiful

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Cool topic!

  • Base Set Unlimited
  • All Neo Unlimited sets
  • Fossil Unlimited
  • Japanese Vending Series
  • EX series
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shadowless 1st ed fossil and jungle

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I opened my first box of the Korean ultra shiny gx set and I might try to complete it and just keep my Japanese boxes sealed. I donā€™t know if I just got really lucky, but the pull rates seem to be really nice for a korean set. I pulled 3 normal shinies and 2 full arts (1 shiny, 1 trainer). Never have a seen a Korean set have better pulls than Japanese or English.

Other than that, Iā€™ve been working on every set between shadowless and gym challenge over the years, with the occasional neo sets sprinkled in. Most are near-complete (minus 1st edition gym sets and neo), but I can never stick to 1 thing for long :confounded:

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I have a binder for every set, but right now Iā€™m working specifically on finishing upā€¦

Neo Destiny 1st Edition
Plasma Freeze + all card variants (with all the Leafeons being the biggest PITA)
ex Dragon Frontiers (still searching for that Prerelease Dragonairā€¦)
And Platinum Arceus

I try to pick 3 or 4 at a time and hone in on those sets, ex Dragon Frontiers is the one Iā€™m closest to finishing now

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I plan on making a general collection thread eventually D:

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Focusing on a couple different sets right now.

  1. Pokedex for 1-251 made from Japanese sets Base-Neo. I think Iā€™m around 70% complete on this.

  2. Bandai Carddass 1997 set, just getting started on this. Grabbing prisms when I can.

  3. VS Series, just started this as well. Picked up a lot of 45 cards recently and plan to complete the set.

If anybody can help towards completing these, shoot me a message! Rather spend cash here than eBay.

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Jungle and Fossil Unlimited

Update: + Base, Team Rocket, Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge Unlimited

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@pkmnflyingmaster canā€™t wait to see it.

I completed an Expedition binder set and was thinking of doing Aquapolis or VS.

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Let me know if you have trouble finding the VS uncommons, I had a really hard time finding them for a reasonable price. I know an eBay seller who has a few sets left in NM-Mint condition but they donā€™t have them advertised

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I try to keep my personal collection as lean as possible, but with GX Ultra Shiny, I just canā€™t help myself.

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Iā€™m working on English master sets, with all the misprints and variations. Iā€™m probably 75%-80% done, but I havenā€™t even touched the 1999-2000 Fossil set and Iā€™m missing big cards like Stadium Challenge Deoxys and No Damage Ninetales. I would like to grab one of those 12-pocket binders so I can put 1st Ed Base, Shadowless, Unlimited, and 4th Print together.

Binder setup right now is large D-ring binders with the black Ultra Pro side-loading pages. Theyā€™re a little sturdier than normal clear pages, which is what matters most to me, and Iā€™m extraordinarily careful handling the pages and putting things away.

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So what sleeve do people use inside their binders? I was thinking of getting perfect fits.

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I use KMC Perfect Fits. Iā€™ve seen people mention that they can damage or warp the card but Iā€™m not sure how. They do fit snuggly, but if the card is sitting flat in a binder, Iā€™m not sure what damage they can do. Regular penny sleeves sometimes fit a little snuggly in side loading pockets so I shy away from them.

You could be like Scott and not sleeve your cards. Iā€™m starting to lean that way a bit. My binder collection isnā€™t grade worthy and Iā€™m not ripping these cards in and out of their pockets like I did when I was a kid. Sleeveless would give you the best clarity.

@lamplamp, thanks, Iā€™ll keep that in mind!

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I actually just put a few mtg sets in binders with clear penny sleeves, they look nice! Typically I sleeve pokemon holos. But as @benoit489, pointed out, you loose some clarity adding sleeves, especially deck sleeves. I used to do perfect fits but some warped over time. Good old Penny sleeves work best for me!

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Thanks, I think Iā€™m going to go with the perfect fits. Mine arenā€™t grade worthy either, but I do want them to stay as nice as when I get them.

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I use the Clear Ultra Pro Deck Sleeves. I really like them and they fit nicely in binders.

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good question re sleeves. i just use clear penny sleeves. i think ultra pro make them? cant remember. the binder i use is the cheap pokemon one that looks like pokeball and doeant have rings. will upgrade to one of those fancy ultra pro ones when the sets have fattened out a bit.

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I use the clear Ultra Proā€™s as well! The pages I bought are narrow and regular penny sleeves are too tall for them :slightly_frowning_face: Seems like Japan has shorter generic clear sleeves, though.

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