Collecting Problems with Binders?

[Blastoiser]

The far right row is basically having the binder cover sit on it and it's slightly pushing the far row downwards.

Now the card faces appear to be flush with the binder cover and every card is double sleeved, so I don't imagine the cards are getting warped but when the binder is opened the pages appear in the same, somewhat bent downwards on the last row.

Is this standard fare/nothing to worry about or is it "get those cards out of that binder fast!"?

 

[Maserati777]

I had a problem with the open binders because it's very easy for the cards to get damaged. One time I dropped it and then stepped on the front cover because it landed under my feet and I bent it and pushed the cards into the three rings causing dents.

I eventually discovered the cloth binders that zip to be much better. I found them at Meijers during back to school.

For one they can hold up to 4 full sets, and the front and back stay parallel.

The cards also can't fly out of the pages because they are trapped inside by the zipper and it's very light so you can pick it up by a corner with two fingers as opposed to an open binder which usually needs to stay flat when lifting with two hands. Also dust free.

I also noticed the rings are D shaped and not O shaped, so less chances for it to bend the cards.

I'm not sure if your cards will warp because of the binder lid sitting on it, it's very light. If anything the cards would probably warp from the binder sleeves holding them, after 5-10 years of course. They'd probably be fine if you sat it on a shelf and never touched it.

 

[RedT]

You got greedy and got the biggest type

If you absolutely must use normal binders, make sure they're D-ring binders and thin

But ideally, use portfolios. I recommend this series of reviews to choose your binders and portfolios. (I personally use the Dex Protection 9 but there are many options, the 4-row from Star City Games is also very nice)

Edit: Should mention that that series talks warmly of the Decktutor FOUR, but since that time they've come out with a 2.0 version that is, to put it nicely, awful - and made in China now.