Collector Essentials

The stuff we trust with our own cardboard.

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Orange top loader binder

Top Loader Binder (orange, of course)

This top loader binder is AWESOME. We are super picky about keeping cards safe, and we use this binder for our personal collection. It holds 9 top loaders per page, with room for 360 cards total. It’s larger than a standard binder and can be pretty heavy if it’s loaded up, but the protection is definitely worth it. You should pick one up too!

https://a.co/d/02ZKZEuF

Top loaders and card sleeves

Top Loaders

Speaking of top loaders! These are what we use in our top loader binder above. The quality varies sometimes, and they’ve gotten thinner recently but we find this actually works better because the cards don’t just slide right out.

https://a.co/d/074Ji9I7

Vertical card storage box

Vertical Card Storage Boxes

These card storage boxes are the bees knees. We love that the lid comes ALL the way off (we slide it UNDER to give more stability in the office!), and that they store the cards vertically. These boxes fit great on our office wire shelving, but we also have a couple in our kids’ closets with their collections and they work great there too.

https://a.co/d/0efFSy0z