(Part 3) Top products from r/pkmntcg

I went to office max (now also office depot) and bought a Case-It Binder (i'm using The Sidekick, but theres a ton of other options).
All major supply stores should have this (staples, office depot, office max)

https://www.amazon.com/Case-Sidekick-2-Inch-Removable-D-901-BLU/dp/B000SDWBA6

Theres a removable organizer that i'm using for my rulebook/erratta printouts

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has a carrying strap and i fit 40 pages of (crappy) sleeves in it, stacked with full playsets (4) of almost every card on both sides. I fit well over 2500-3000 cards in weight in it and it's perfectly fine.

It uses some kind of really hard plastic on the backs front and back cover that hurt a little when i did a punch test. :P Not the flimsy crap you see in the ultrapro binders.

http://imgur.com/a/4gPUj
(no, i didn't stack the Ex's haha)

Can't really beat this for only 20 bucks...

Good luck!

Edit: if you need any more pictures or have questions about this specific binder - feel free to let me know. This is by far the best budget card holder i've ever owned and is 2-3 times the quality as similar priced ones from the card shops.

When I purchase singles online they almost always come in one of two sleeve types:

• BCW Topload Card Holders [Amazon Link]
  
• Ultra Pro Semi Rigid Card Holders [Amazon Link]
  
  The BCW ones are more expensive, but very sturdy. Definitely the best for card protection. I would absolutely use these for my most expensive cards.
  
  The Semi Rigid ones are a little floppy, but still durable. They have a little extra flap at the top. They are a lot cheaper than the BCW ones.

If you plan to double sleeve cards, here are some cheap inner-sleeves.

https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Standard-Pro-Fit-Transparent-Sleeves/dp/B005HXLH3O

They are designed to fit the card snuggly, I've used these to sleeve some ex cards to keep them from warping. They are small enough though that then the cards should be able to fit in a regular sleeve.

The desiccant is a great idea. I would suggest keeping the cards in an area of the house which won't go through huge temperature swings. The warping occurs because the foil layer doesn't absorb moisture as much as the "cardboard" portion of the card.

You could ship in the Corrugated Cardboard boxes inside a larger box. https://www.amazon.com/BCW-Storage-Box-800-Count/dp/B00F3BCN8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1495107584&sr=8-2&keywords=trading+card+corrugated+cardboard


I buy those at my LGS for like $1.25 each. Else I'd recommend saran wrapping bricks of cards. Key is to make it easy as possible for whoever is receiving your cards.

For scaling or not doing drugs?

If you google a bit, there's an entire thread dedicated to scaling here, but it's a different card game although the principles are the same. There's a ton of experts and whatnot, but the basic idea is simple enough.

This is a pretty cheap investment. $10 scale. You can use it for culinary or scientific purposes also.

As for drugs, I guess I just never got into them as a teenager.

You could probably import it from the UK, the shipping wouldn't be a million dollars

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pokemon-The-Movie-Genesect-Awakened/dp/B00FQI1R4Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412263673&sr=8-1&keywords=genesect+and+the+legend+awakened+dvd

But I don't know anything about shipping in the continent of Europe (the movie was only released in America, can't find a European version (PAL)) Hope you luck in your quest!

Best bet for storing a large lot of cards is cardboard boxes such as those you're seeing online. Anything will do, really. If you're concerned about the long term health of the cards you'll need to keep them in a watertight container in a temperature controlled room.

As for card sleeves, most folks will use one of the following (listed from most to least durable, roughly):

• Dragon Shield
  
• KMC Hyper-Matte
  
• Ultra Pro Eclipse
  
• Ultra Pro Pro-Matte

Here is a post I made earlier about getting into the game.


>To give you an idea on deck building, here are some information that you will find helpful.

>https://www.reddit.com/r/pkmntcg/wiki/faq#wiki_beginners_guide_to_the_pokemon_trading_card_game

>https://www.reddit.com/r/pkmntcg/wiki/budgetdecks

>Now, I will also give you some important information what stuff you need to play your deck.

>Purchasing cards
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>For purchasing cards, I recommend buying a booster box and an elite trainer box for each new set that comes out then purchase singles. An elite trainer box also gives 5 of each Energy type and burn and poison markers as well as nice dice! One for flipping and the others for keeping track of damage They're made of acrylic, not cheaper cardboard that come with preconstructed decks.

>Sleeves
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>Also, I can't stress this enough but, you need sleeves. I recommend Ultra Pro Matte Sleeves. You would need 66mmx91 mm ones to fit Pokemon cards.

>http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-PRO-MATTE-Protector-Sleeves/dp/B00A3H7PEE/ref=pd_sim_21_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51bmSHgIiHL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR143%2C160_&refRID=0FNV83F2P22B2ZK6RXEK


>You can never have enough sleeves. Extras are used to replace ones that look worn out. If you play with worn sleeves (marked) you can get in trouble.

>Playmat
>======================

>Another important thing is a play mat. I really don't like seeing players struggle to scoop up cards on the table instead of a mat; damaging their sleeves in the process!

>http://www.trollandtoad.com/p1064929.html

>Deck Boxes
>==============

>Get a couple deck boxes. I prefer boxes that match the colour of my sleeves. These tower ones are the ones I use. They store a lot of cards and you don't need dice bags to store your dice!

>http://www.amazon.com/White-Satin-Tower-Deck-Boxes/dp/B00FEKACD6/ref=sr_1_3?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1439742188&sr=1-3&keywords=ultra+pro+tower+box

>Dice
>=====================

>Lastly, you need dice. They are used in place of damage counters and coin flipping. For coin flipping die (in competitive play we use them instead of coins), you need a clear one. The rules state you need to.

>http://www.amazon.com/Chessex-Dice-d6-Sets-Translucent/dp/B000RZP7ME/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1440768952&sr=8-3&keywords=clear+dice

>http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-12-Six-Sided-16mm-D6-Dice-Patriotic-USA-4-Each-Red-White-Blue-/161532753102?hash=item259c1a34ce

>Storing cards
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>I store cards in a mix of binders and boxes. For binders, you either can use these or try to save some money and get these and these

>For boxes to store non-EXs, secret rares and Trainers, I use [these[(http://www.amazon.com/Trading-Card-Storage-Baseball-Basketball/dp/B00RS7K05I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448893048&sr=8-1&keywords=card+storage+case+jammers)

>You also can use cardboard boxes for cheap here but I don't like them because they aren't secure.

>You can always check out other sites for the same or similar items.

This deckbox is amazing:

http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Pokemon-Dual-Deck/dp/B009TCR68E/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1397920440&sr=8-5&keywords=pokemon+deck+box

Gives you room for deck, a thin deckbox and extra sleeves.

We use these storage boxes We organize them by set and type except for trainers which live in their own box. Set/Type makes it very easy to both sort and find what were looking for (E.g "check the psychic section in Phantom Forces"). When we open packs or go to a pre-release, we just put them into type piles as we open them; when we get home we drop them into their section of the box using plastic dividers.

Trainers are sorted by Supporter, tools, stadiums, balls, spirit links, energy manipulation, etc.

I started making games when I was about 14 using something called Gamemaker https://www.yoyogames.com/studio(it still exists and is awesome). Then I started reading about html css mysql and php. One good place to learn is http://www.w3schools.com/ and I learned a lot from these books http://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-Hours-Edition/dp/0672326191. Most of it from there has been just using resources online or in books to learn. The site is html, css, php, javascript (including jquery/ajax).

Playmat tubes like this : https://www.amazon.com/Playmat-Tube-Monster-Protectors-Prism-shaped/dp/B008NEOE48

Yeah. I used these inserts:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001S28WUO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_.KTrybNZ0D3N5

and here is one of my docs:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4eg_6xcnHONcGpDXzk3VUVkcjQ/view?usp=drivesdk

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001G3WQSE?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

$5 20 energy cards.

I've seen it on amazon uk, but it's still shipped internationally, tad bit pricey. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pokemon-Team-Plasma-Box-10832/dp/B00CE3IAYE

I currently use this bad boy

As of right now I have 4 MtG modern decks, 3 MtG Commander decks (100 cards), a draft deck box (sleeves and basic lands for MtG), and 3 Pokemon TCG decks in the large middle section. In the back pocket I keep both my MtG and Pokemon trade binders and in the front I keep all my dice and counters and my notepad. I also bought a tube to hold my playmat and have that strapped to the side where the camera mount is in the pictures. It holds a ton and the price is amazing considering what they are trying to sell card specific backpacks with the same layout for.

I'm storing my sets in these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DGY5IP4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1