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So You Wanna Collect Pokémon? Beginner Collectors Checklist ✅
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items If you’ve been thinking about starting to collect Pokémon trading cards, but have no clue where to start or what you need: look no further than this super simple checklist. As you collect more and more, you’ll discover what kind of brands, items, and...
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Cards & Protectors
Binders
Organisation
Cards & Protectors
The most important thing you need to start collecting Pokémon cards… is the cards! How you choose to use your cards is up to you, but it’s always recommended to understand your cards, and protect them from damage
Of course you’ll need some packs to open! I recommend buying from official retailers or local gaming stores so you’re not getting scammed or ripped off. There’s so so so many different series and packs to explore, from different countries too! You ca...
Pokemon Collectible & Trading Cards
I recommend learning the basics on card rarity, as well as understanding different terms like “Holographic”, “EX”, and “Full Art”, as it will broaden your knowledge of your own cards, and make it easier to understand lingo in the pokemon community. T...
Understanding Pokémon Rarity Symbols and Card Features | CGC
Also known as “Penny Sleeves”, these soft sleeves are the simplest way to protect your cards from dust, damage, oils etc. They’re usually quite cheap to buy in bulk, so if you want to protect lots of cards, it’s not gonna cost you an arm and a leg. M...
TCG Transparent Sleeves
Top loaders are typically reserved for protecting rare or valuable cards, or just cards that you really care about! They are much harder than the soft TCG sleeves, but you should use both for valuable cards so they are extra protected. Toploaders hel...
Toploader Card Holders
Binders
Binders are a great place to display your cards as well as protect them. You can organise your binder however your heart desires: some ways include: by colour, type, theme, species, series, alphabetically, specific Pokémon’s.. the list goes on! Diffe...
This is a great, simple top loading binder. It fits both regular and top loaded cards, with 9 cards slots per page so you can fits lots in here and get super creative with layouts! This black binder is very basic but so many places sell really cool a...
Top Loading Trading Card Binder
4 pocket binders are great if you want something smaller, and I personally feel like they showcase cards better because you have to be more selective with your displays. These tend to be ‘side loader only’ meaning you can’t fit top loaders into the s...
4 Pocket Zip Binder
Organisation
Keeping your cards and protectors organised is definitely not necessary, but makes collecting and organising your collection so much easier! Here’s some ways to go the extra mile to keep your cards in line!
Investing in a good place to store your cards is very smart to do as a beginner, as you can stay organised as you collect. This storage set from Amazon is really great for this, plus it’s designed for gameplay, so if you ever get into the gaming aspe...
Trading Card Storage Box
Not necessary, but very nice if you want to set up a fun station for opening packs. It’s a neat way to store your sleeves and makes opening packs easy and organised!
Trading Card Toploader & Penny Sleeve Station