Ok so I am primarily a player, but me and my fiancée want to sort out all our commons and uncommons into a playset of each in a binder for easy hunting. The problem is how do we do this so we don't have to move dozens and dozens of cards around every time a set comes out?
So far we have thought about:
Colours, sub sorted by pokedex number. Problem with this is every time they make a new set everything has to be moved around again. Also doesn't deal well with cards that are example poison sometimes grass sometimes psychic. Also not useful if you want to build a gallade (for example deck) as the pokedex numbers from the two early forms are really far apart from the third form cause it's a different gen.
By sets, sub sorted into set number. Pros Solves some of the problems of new cards coming out, cons doesn't deal with reprints and stuff very well.
By pure pokedex number, again it's a massive issue whenever we get new cards.
Best thing I can think of is EX's and full arts at front then rares, trainers all at the back and commons and uncommon done by set order in the middle. This Makes it easy to trade and find stuff as long as you know what set it was in. Only problem is if you want to say look at all the pikachu in standard. Or all the zoroa in standard then it's kinda a pain.
Long story short, someone out there must have a great system for this? We have about eight thousand cards (at least) to sort so I want a system that works and we can stick with once we have put the man hours in.
Current state is Trainers (expanded and standard) in one folder (two play sets of each max) EX's promos and full arts in one folder, rares in another and commons and uncommon by colour order in tins and boxes.
So far we have thought about:
Colours, sub sorted by pokedex number. Problem with this is every time they make a new set everything has to be moved around again. Also doesn't deal well with cards that are example poison sometimes grass sometimes psychic. Also not useful if you want to build a gallade (for example deck) as the pokedex numbers from the two early forms are really far apart from the third form cause it's a different gen.
By sets, sub sorted into set number. Pros Solves some of the problems of new cards coming out, cons doesn't deal with reprints and stuff very well.
By pure pokedex number, again it's a massive issue whenever we get new cards.
Best thing I can think of is EX's and full arts at front then rares, trainers all at the back and commons and uncommon done by set order in the middle. This Makes it easy to trade and find stuff as long as you know what set it was in. Only problem is if you want to say look at all the pikachu in standard. Or all the zoroa in standard then it's kinda a pain.
Long story short, someone out there must have a great system for this? We have about eight thousand cards (at least) to sort so I want a system that works and we can stick with once we have put the man hours in.
Current state is Trainers (expanded and standard) in one folder (two play sets of each max) EX's promos and full arts in one folder, rares in another and commons and uncommon by colour order in tins and boxes.