Player Collectors-Boxes or Binders?

[BiggioBrooks755]

Which do you use and why?

I use boxes (for now)

 

[BBCgalaxee]

While I'm not a player collector, I do collect (& have probably 500 or more different) promo/sample cards.

The baseball are all in binders (except doubles) while all other sports/ entertainment are in a shoe box.

But I'm planning to move all the non baseball singles into binders, leaving only doubles in the boxes.

Its just more fun to look at them easily in a binder.

 

[smapdi]

Boxes, in top loaders or other rigid case. With > 1000 cards of my guys, binders are too unwieldy. Plus, many cards are too thick to sit in pages without being damaged, if they fit at all.

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

Boxes, in top loaders or other rigid case. With > 1000 cards of my guys, binders are too unwieldy. Plus, many cards are too thick to sit in pages without being damaged, if they fit at all.

I agree...Only thing is...boxes are heavy lol

 

[Musial Collector]

100% in binders
If you use the correct pages and dont overfill the binder, you can put all your cards in them IMO
I have 6 binders for my Cuddy cards

 

[MOFNY]

Most base cards and less expensive inserts are in binders. Thicker cards and valuable cards I put in toploaders/magnetics and then into boxes.

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

100% in binders
If you use the correct pages and dont overfill the binder, you can put all your cards in them IMO
I have 6 binders for my Cuddy cards

Based on that, I would need about 20-30 binders...

 

[olerud363]

Everything in penny sleeves and toploaders in boxes for my Olerud PC. That way you don't have to have different storage for thick cards, since toploaders come in many different thicknesses. The main reason I don't use binders is that it'd be a pain in the butt to have to rearrange the cards every time I got new ones.

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[Kmccall93]

I too use binders for my Player collections, and if you are completely crazy over the top, you can leave gaps in the pages for the cards you are missing....not that I am that invested in my player collections *cough cough*. However, leaving some autographs in binders will stick to the ink and trash it....lesson learned on my Hines ward contender auto RV.


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[BiggioBrooks755]

I too use binders for my Player collections, and if you are completely crazy over the top, you can leave gaps in the pages for the cards you are missing....not that I am that invested in my player collections *cough cough*. However, leaving some autographs in binders will stick to the ink and trash it....lesson learned on my Hines ward contender auto RV.


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If I did use binders that's what I would do

 

[oiccup41]

and if you are completely crazy over the top, you can leave gaps in the pages for the cards you are missing....

That is exactly what I do. I have two player collections, my Rice collection is in sleeves and toploaders with some of the odd shaped cards in an binder while my Tiant collection is in binders. I prefer the binders because it is easier to look at and a sheet full of parallels looks awesome.

 

[gracecollector]

3-row Super Shoe Boxes / Toploaders / Penny Sleeves. I think it provides the best protection. Cards in binders can get damaged, fall out, and curl if not stored flat. Binders aren't very friendly for resorting or adding new discoveries in order.

 

[joey12508]

I have some wall displays and a jewelry display box. most though I keep in binders. there easy to store and fun and easy to go through and access your cards.

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

3-row Super Shoe Boxes / Toploaders / Penny Sleeves. I think it provides the best protection. Cards in binders can get damaged, fall out, and curl if not stored flat. Binders aren't very friendly for resorting or adding new discoveries in order.

Where did you get yours?

My LCS only has 2 row ones

 

[gracecollector]

2 rows are too small. My LCS carries both, but I usually buy all storage supplies at big Chicago shows, as they are cheaper.

Tip: Talk to the owner of your LCS, he can probably get them from the same supplier he's getting the 2-rows. If he knows you'll buy some, should be worth him ordering some.

Super Shoe Box Cardboard Box

 

[Brewer Andy]

I also go with the super shoeboxes. Speaking of, does anyone remember who was making those shoebox dividers that you could have printed with years or teams, etc.? Was that [MENTION=1816]All In Cards[/MENTION]?

 

[ThoseBackPages]

use both

 

[All In Cards]

I also go with the super shoeboxes. Speaking of, does anyone remember who was making those shoebox dividers that you could have printed with years or teams, etc.? Was that @All In Cards?

something like this

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

2 rows are too small. My LCS carries both, but I usually buy all storage supplies at big Chicago shows, as they are cheaper.

Tip: Talk to the owner of your LCS, he can probably get them from the same supplier he's getting the 2-rows. If he knows you'll buy some, should be worth him ordering some.
Super Shoe Box Cardboard Box

I wil try that. Thanks

 

[Brewer Andy]

something like this

Yeah that was it! Still making those? If there's a thread bump it please! Or feel free to send me the details