Binder advice for 100pt cards
 

Hi all, longtime lurker here. I've started to collect some legacy Marvel series (2017 Ultra Spidey and 2020 Marvel MP) and am having a hard time coming up with a binder display solution.

The Platinum Ultra Pro pages do seem to fit these 100pt thickness cards, but I'm worried they might not be a long-term storage solution.

I've done a fair bit of research on the matter, but can't seem to find a universally agreed upon method for safely storing cards of this thickness save for cardboard-boxing them.

I have read a few endorsements of the Platinum Ultra Pro pages, and am currently leaning towards that route, but wanted to ask one more time before I commit.

The only dealbreaker I have is that I'd really like to be able to see the front and back of the cards, as I know there are a lot of binders out there that black out the back.

Thanks all!

Binder advice for 100pt cards
 

Being a binder person, I have went back and forth with this question, and don’t think there is a perfect answer.

-They [i]do[/i] fit in 9 pocket Ultra pro platinum pages. Due to thickness they will probably creep up out of the pockets over time. It’s an annoyance, but overall the cards should be pretty well protected.

-The black-backed side loading pages (for example Vault X) do have more room and fits the 100-cards better. You can even sleeve them and then put them into the pocket for maximum protection. It also displays the best imo. This is how I currently have my 100pt Base sets stored. Unfortunately it doesn’t meet your criteria, because you can’t see the backs.

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-The only other thing I can think of is Ultra Pro 4-pocket Toploader pages. You can fit a toploaded 100pt card in them easily, 4 per page, they don’t fall out because there is a flap at top. You can see the backs of the cards. It’s also the best way to protect a card while doing the binder route. Disadvantages: toploaders for each card could be expensive. Also for a large set would require large/multiple binders because the size adds up for 4 per page. At the top here:

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really appreciate the thorough feedback. I've also come across this: [url]https://ultrapro.com/products/window-premium-pro-binder?variant=29477211144270[/url] which I've heard offers a slightly larger opening which might be perfect for 100pt cards all while offering front and back transparency. I did pick up some of those 4-card toploader pages but the 100pt cards swim around in there. Curious if I can fit sleeved cards in the Windo Pro Binder I linked above.

Good to know about binders like that VaultX, especially with them sleeved. Thanks again

toploaderbinder.com has the binders and pages you want

It's an expensive, proprietary solution, but it does what it says it will do, and with less of the slop of 4-pocket pages

[QUOTE=JERAF;18487241]really appreciate the thorough feedback. I've also come across this: [url]https://ultrapro.com/products/window-premium-pro-binder?variant=29477211144270[/url] which I've heard offers a slightly larger opening which might be perfect for 100pt cards all while offering front and back transparency. I did pick up some of those 4-card toploader pages but the 100pt cards swim around in there. Curious if I can fit sleeved cards in the Windo Pro Binder I linked above.

Good to know about binders like that VaultX, especially with them sleeved. Thanks again[/QUOTE]

It depends what you have the cards in for the Ultra Pro 4-pocket toploader pages. If just a sleeve, yea they'll probably move around. But if in toploaders they dont seem to move for me.

However, a major problem with both that and the specifically made Toploader binder is, for a set like 2017 Ultra Spiderman, that's like 100 100pt toploaders for the base set alone (plus 50+ more for inserts). And that's not even getting into the cost of the binders and pages- it's not practical for this kind of set to have each card in toploaders.

I cant speak to the one you linked because never used it. However it does look like side-loading pages so might be a step up from toploading 9-pocket pages for thick cards. But I really cant say. It'd be a bummer to guess blindly and find out they dont work.

Part of me wishes UD would go back to standard thickness cards for the Masterpieces sets specifically because of this reason and storage annoyance.

[QUOTE=DynaEtch;18488464]Part of me wishes UD would go back to standard thickness cards for the Masterpieces sets specifically because of this reason and storage annoyance.[/QUOTE]

I'm being snarky, but if UD would go back to 35pt cards for Masterpieces, then you'd miss out on all the too-tall and other mis-cuts we've been seeing lately. I think you'd get back wrong-back and a ton of missing foil errors as a consolation prize

[QUOTE=HiltonL;18488548]I'm being snarky, but if UD would go back to 35pt cards for Masterpieces, then you'd miss out on all the too-tall and other mis-cuts we've been seeing lately. I think you'd get back wrong-back and a ton of missing foil errors as a consolation prize[/QUOTE]

Apparently based on posts in the Spidey metal thread, even some of the 35pt cards can be too big for magnetics.

As for the missing foil errors...Id welcome it, makes things more interesting :D

[QUOTE=HiltonL;18488445]toploaderbinder.com has the binders and pages you want

It's an expensive, proprietary solution, but it does what it says it will do, and with less of the slop of 4-pocket pages[/QUOTE]

It is expensive, but that’s what I use.:)!

[QUOTE=JERAF;18487241]really appreciate the thorough feedback. I've also come across this: [url]https://ultrapro.com/products/window-premium-pro-binder?variant=29477211144270[/url] which I've heard offers a slightly larger opening which might be perfect for 100pt cards all while offering front and back transparency. I did pick up some of those 4-card toploader pages but the 100pt cards swim around in there. Curious if I can fit sleeved cards in the Windo Pro Binder I linked above.

Good to know about binders like that VaultX, especially with them sleeved. Thanks again[/QUOTE]

Did you ever find the perfect 9-card binder sheets for your 100pt cards? I clicked on the Ultra Pro link you had above, but the description says it’s only for standard size cards (i.e. 35-55pt). Did you ever end up ordering this binder and testing if the sheets DO ACTUALLY have a bigger opening to accommodate the 100pt cards without damaging them? Or any luck with the other suggestion a poster mentioned…toploaderbinder dot com?

Binder advice for 100pt cards
 

I have since kinda abandoned trying to find the perfect binder for 100pt cards, because just couldn’t find one I’m totally happy with (outside a toploader binder like TURKRA, but that adds up price wise, toploading 100 card base sets). The best option is probably just sleeving the cards and putting into a black back side loading page like Vault X (like on pic above), but then you can’t see the backs. Even that seems like it’s snug in the pocket and I just wonder about the corners being compressed a bit long term, but I dunno.

Not a fan of the 100pt cards. Upper Deck did a lot good things, some meh things, and some plain bad things. 100pt sets is one of those bad things. They aren’t really cards, more like little slabs. They are terrible to store. I’m just not a fan of these and wish all modern MM sets were made on regular card stock.

With no real options for me, considering I want a clear 9-pocket page (not black backing), I’ll probably have to settle for the Ultra Pro 4-pocket Toploader page. I’ll have to switch some cards around because I have 9-card page ‘themes’ in my binder, but I thought of something that will work, luckily. It’s also good that all the Ultra Pro pages, regardless of style, are the same length and width…which makes a huge difference to me when looking at an open binder, and also turning the pages.

Such a shame no company can make a 9-pocket page to fit 100pt cards. How hard can it be to just add more space to each pocket?!?

Anyways, good luck to all with this concern. I’m thankful for the info and photos….I didn’t even know about the toploader UP page!

I am also curious, as I have currently got them all in top loaders and it take up space, fast.

I have seen these from Japan

[url]https://item.rakuten.co.jp/kawashimass/fwr/?scid=af_pc_etc&sc2id=af_109_1_10000979[/url]

Just wondering if any Japanese users have experience.....

[QUOTE=Xiarmadillo;20160579]I am also curious, as I have currently got them all in top loaders and it take up space, fast.

I have seen these from Japan

[url]https://item.rakuten.co.jp/kawashimass/fwr/?scid=af_pc_etc&sc2id=af_109_1_10000979[/url]

Just wondering if any Japanese users have experience.....[/QUOTE]

Those Japanese sheets would work well, since they are individual; you can add them to your current binders. All other Toploader pages are ‘fixed’ to a binder. Not ideal, imho.