Reddit reviews 12-Pocket Z-Folio LX Trading Card Albums, Black

This is the binder I use, would highly recommend.

https://www.amazon.com/12-Pocket-Z-Folio-Trading-Albums-Black/dp/B00VFXWBZS/ref=pd_nav_hcs_rp_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B2XTS0EVG10BFTRNAR10

I'm a fan of the BCW Z-Folio. Holds 480 cards each, pages are 3 rows x 4 columns. I ended up with ~6 of them to store my color-sorted EDH staples and they make a little WUBRG rainbow on my shelf.

I was incredibly happy with this 4x3 binder:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VFXWBZS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm still using ziplock bags for dice storage, unfortunately, but I travel with UltraPro deck boxes and just ordered this for two deck travel:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TGKEWZO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have had over the years several different ways, but the one I use today consists of several portfolio books/binders, three ring binders and ultra pro 9 card pages and two 4k card boxes.

• In the first small portfolio book like this: Ultra Pro 9-Pocket Black PRO-Binder I keep the true collectors items. These are the special, rare printings or just personally nostalgic cards I've collected over the years. These are NOT for play, I'll proxy the card and play with those. (Ex: Alphas, Betas, Unlimited, Promos, special foils, cards over $100, etc. It's really up to you and what you find meets your collector criteria)
  
• In the second small portfolio book (like above) I keep a copy of bench-marking cards. These are cards that I use to compare to others for fakes. I typically try to get two cards of each color, from each set, of those cards that often get proxied and pawned off as real. I take these and a jewelers loupe with me when I am purchasing a collection that I suspect and perform comparisons.
  
• In a large portfolio book like this: 12-Pocket Z-Folio LX Trading Card Albums, Black I dedicate to valuable lands (duals, shock, pain, filter, Scars, fetch, strip mine, tron lands, Urza's saga, cabal, man lands, etc etc. you get the idea). I only separate these because I place a high value in collecting lands for every occasion and pride myself on getting a full play set of each.
  
• In my three ring binder I have the rest of the rares and valuables I might play with. Example
  
• For all other cards, sleeves, counters, dice, etc. I have the 4k bulk card boxes 4 Row I separate by color, artifacts, tokens & gold/multicolor cards, and then divide by commons and uncommons. I keep sections for full art basic lands, foil lands, non-basic lands, etc.
  
• I have a 1k Card box for all the basic lands, I try to keep these to a min.
  
• I have an old school 1997 multiverse 1k Card box for decks Image, and just expanded in to a second one.
  
  I no longer maintain a trade binder. I did when I was younger and played more and frequently visited FNM and game nights. But now that I have moved in to more of a collector role I only play with close friends maybe once a month, so I don't really trade anymore (not sure if the kids still do these days). My trade binder disappeared when I really embraced selling off unnecessary items and started using buylists almost exclusively.
  
  Since these days I do more buying of collections and selling to fund my own collecting I have a great deal of extra boxes, 5k card storage boxes and binders. These are just to organize the sales. Most of the time I sell them with the bulk and replenish with each purchase. From the collections over the years I've acquired a great deal of starter boxes, deck boxes, dividers, stickers, foam inserts, etc that I use in my own collection and to help organize the purchases. These have been some of the most interesting finds, just seeing what other people use to organize is interesting.
  
  I've also purchased shelving from Home Depot to store my collection and the purchases I have going on. Each shelf is dedicated to shipping materials, empty boxes, my stuff or a purchase.
  
  What I see mostly from the collections I acquire is that most use three ring binders for rares/mythics and either separate by color or just leave it to utter chaos (the latter being the worst as its usually shoes boxes and random plastic tubes full, which damage cards).
  

Player cards - BCW Z-folio binder

Encounter decks - Hobby Lobby artist box (black) w/ broken token artist box organizer that I will paint black

The artist box is what is used for LotR LCG encounter decks and, though it probably won't be needed for this block of expansions, it will be needed later. The Arkham Horror core set box with the Go7Gaming insert just will work short term but won't cut it later except for possibly carrying decks and tokens.

Also, there are these cool little distressed trunk boxes that are on sale for $2 a piece right now. They are just large enough for each one to carry all of a single type of tokens from 2 base sets. It is large enough to hold, but isn't large enough to randomize the chaos tokens. A major pro is that there is a different color trunk for each token - tan (resource), red (health), blue (sanity), black (chaos), and wood brown (clue/doom). They also stay open so you can see what is in each one during play.

yes there are this one is my favorite, but it can get very pricey if you are doing one of each Pokemon or for all cards printed for that Pokemon.

https://www.amazon.com/12-Pocket-Z-Folio-Trading-Albums-Black/dp/B00VFXWBZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537046130&sr=8-1&keywords=zfolio

1x Stanley Organizer

2x BCW Z-Folio 12-Pocket Albums [1 for AWK, 1 for SoR]

2x Sets of 5 Ultra Pro Deck Boxes

The deck boxes aren't all for SWD, I have some Pokemon as well. I'm probably going to end up buying some of the cheap BCW card boxes to store all my duplicates / bulk in as it's easier than throwing them in like 4 deck boxes.

It kind of sucks to lug the stuff around so I am looking into either getting a rolling backpack or tool holder to put everything in or just like a duffle bag to throw it all in.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VFXWBZS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have all my cards double sleeved with kmc perfect fits inside of kmc hyper mattes.

Characters are (currently) in FFG sleeves (rey for hero, kylo for villain) and those fit just fine as well

12-Pocket Z-Folio LX Trading Card Albums, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VFXWBZS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qUB-AbHAXQ3TQ

That’s the album he is using.

How valuable are we talking here? I tend to do sleeves in a nice binder for my really valuable cards, perfect fits in a long box for my playable common/uncommons, foils, etc. Unsleeved in a long box for bulk rares. Assorted commons and uncommons in the fat pack box that matches their set symbol.

I have one of these that I really like: https://www.amazon.com/12-Pocket-Z-Folio-Trading-Albums-Black/dp/B00VFXWBZS/ref=sr_1_1