Best Way to Organize your Yugioh Card Collection 

This video is super underrated. I've got more cards than I know what to do with and I've been seriously considering just downsizing to the bare essentials for a while now. Very well done!

So I organize my cards a bit differently (I think everyone does) but I really like the idea of just 3 copies of one card, one extra just in case. My card situation is nowhere as bad, but I really need to clear up space. Also I never thought about penny sleeves. This definitely gives me some ideas, thanks Tombox.

I wish I took better care of my cards in my early years. Might not have the potato chip collection I do now. I'm pretty happy with my own method for now. I'm just really glad that spreading the good word on organizing cards like this is becoming more and more mainstream.

I also recommend, if the time exists, to put this into a tcgplayer collection as well. Let's you track card prices of your entire collection decently quickly

This is absolutely amazing! I have been doing this since this video release & not only do I have more space but I'm super organized! I can find any card I need within seconds which is awesome!

LFG! Been waiting for the part 2 for so long. These tips have most def help me organize my collection.

I’d love to learn how I should build out a trade binder or like learn the thought process behind what specifically I should put in it

As someone who completed the organization of his cards, this advice is a bit late for me, but some of the suggestions and tips were used in my own work, so it feels good to see common thinking. I have a tip to share with you and all duelists out there: Make an extra deck pool. Instead of making extra decks for every deck, make a pool of extra deck cards that all of your decks will pull from. Have up to a playset of all cards you were(minus banned cards), are and will play in your decks so you don't, for example, have to get 10 copies of Accesscode Talker, for your many decks when you can just have one to use.

I was def waiting for something like this from you!!!!

I love collecting cards and so i loved this video. simple as that Looking for more stuff like this in the future

I love videos on organizing, thank you!

your point about googling cards is exactly my method. Instead of assuming ill go through synchros seeing if there's something useful, id rather search on something like dueling book then go in and find the card quickly, if i have it or not

Thanks for the great ideas, currently I've been organising by card type (thunder, dragon, continuous spells, etc) but sorting them into sets of 3 aswell makes sense as my dabl case has annoyed me to no end

Funny enough, I am this person already. I actually am a small seller on TCGPlayer (Roughly 1100 sales in 2 years), so Ii have an "inventory" box that I keep sorted for my listed cards. Of course, its mainly just bulk once people pick through the good stuff on there, but it's there nonetheless. As for my others, I have a box and set of binders for collection. I prefer to binders for my low-mid tier($10 or less) foil cards in quality 9 pocket sleeves, usually sleeving anything 5 or more for extra protection. I have those sorted by set in chronological order, and split by "types". Core Sets/Side Sets in one. Collector Sets in another. Then I have all my legacy cards in their own binders. Then I keep a box for all the commons/rares from those sets and most important, I have them all organized by card # and use cut index cards with the set code/name written on top used like tabs. Then I keep a whole other set of cards in something I dont love right now, but those are the "playable" or play use cards. All expensive cards are in a hanging display case I own! Thanks for the vid. Love the suggestions, will probably use some myself!

thanks for the guide . i previously sort by booster , now all dump into one box , and foil into binder, save a lot space since i not only collect yugioh.

Where was this video 4 years ago 🤣🤣🤣 Needed this then like crazy.. lol

I have my own way of organizing my own collection but your video definitely gave me a lot of helpful tips moving forward. I have a collection of roughly 10000 cards and I have ordered them by release date. My cards are seperated by each rarity (foils in their own binder and common bulk stored in mega tins) as well has my staples and most used cards in a seperate binder. I found that ordering by set release date was the best way to organize my collection because for binders, I would never have to reorganize them, I would be able to keep adding pages with each newer set that comes out. In terms of finding cards from my collection. I have a spreadsheet of single card I own as well as the set the card is from and the quantity of each card. This method took a while to set up but I have been using it for the past 1.5 years and I found that it works very efficiently for me. Also, I love the 3+1 copies of card rule and I have many commons and super rares that I have more than 4 copies of. Does anyone know where I can sell bulk in the Vancouver BC region?

Personally I sorted foils and non foils separately and I sorted all monsters based on attributes and level. The spells/traps sorted based on type; normal, quickplay, field, tokens, ect I labeled everything with dividers with toploader and bought small labels for them. On top of that I labeled each box so I know wich box to search right away. Really like this system I did with my collection.

Something that I do is using binders for older formats. While we can't use a card like cold wave because it's banned or a card like caius because it's simply not good enough for modern yugioh. They're good in Edison format. These cards go into the edison binder or in this case go with edison bulk. This may take up a little more space but it makes it much easier to get to cards you need for those other formats.

For those selling cards, you need to sort them by SET NUMBER and then NAME. You get your listings sold in that manner so it makes it a lot easier to track those cards down. For collecting and playing, I have my index card (1-card) in binders (sorted by set) and leave spaces for missing cards. Really expensive collector cards like Starlights don't get in these binders. Then I dump the other 2 cards in boxes similar to the way TomBox describes. Card color/type then by name. Banned cards, I keep separate.

Hi! What Penny sleeves do you use for your bulk? I’ve been looking for weeks and I have no idea which ones to buy

I have close to 5000 cards in my collection. I spent hours alphabetizing them among 7 binders, their original magazines they came in, or their 'pockets' in the sets that they were in (Legendary Collection binders/box) as it helps me know what all I have. 5 of the binders are alphabetized with the word 'The' being ignored. Binder 6 is for complete (or near complete) sets/decks. The final binder is for the cards I have more than 3 copies of for sale, trade, or gifting out. The reason for this organization? I tried sorting by rarity, type, category but people seemed to steal from me when I asked them to help me build a deck or let them look at what all I had. I alphabetized one binder and the thefts stopped since it would be obvious if they swiped a card from me.

It’s been a long time, but (for the most part) spells and traps are fully alphabetized and I’m working on monsters now. Next will proably be extra deck and I’m just gonna yeet into a box alphabetized (as one section) I want to make binder display but I can’t really do all that yet

Thank you!🙌🏽

I actually need to get a box like the ones you have before I pick up those dividers you got. xD

100k soon!

The petty card sorting math 😅😅

This tutorial is so great but I suggest organizing spells traps and creatures in separate boxes first so it's easier eventually your goal is to go to alphabet order

I almost wish I could get rid of my binders and go for a different method but I collect complete sets (minus overpriced shit like starlights, ghosts, and collector rares) and sometimes the sleeves, binders, pages, and space I need can be overwhelming.

As a collector, I have no need for organising cards so that I can find multiple cards multiple times. I really only need to fish out cards if I'm selling them or when completing sets etc. Once I've pulled out all the cards I am collecting - which I don't need to really keep track of their value - I sort all the excess cards: For commons and rares - when I open a set I just put all the cards in a storage box, with a divider denoting the set. For holos - I load onto tcgplayer mobile app and organise by value in 5 lists: - < $3 (storage boxes) - $3 - $10 low end binder(s) - $10 - $20 back of high end binder - $20 - $100 front of high end binder - $100 + (top loaders in a protected storage case) Every month or so I just sort the 5 lists by value on the app - anything that changes value I can see and move to the correct category if I want to, or, more importantly it will give me heads up that I should maybe list them to sell if a card has sharply increased in value. It's a bit of work whenever you open a new set but its the most efficient way of keeping on top of card value and super quick to do a spot check at any time without having to stay constantly up to date with the meta etc.

I was thinking, if I have every card in sleeve upside down (perfect fit) for double sleeving and then i will put it in the storage, will the card after some time got injured by that? ( im asking cuz im casual player and often changing deck and pack it in double sleeves like that)

lol the gem image from master duel

I have a box(s) for each type of card (monster, spell, trap, fusion, xyz, ritual, etc.). Each box is alphabetized. I have one excel sheet tracking my collection with quantities.

just sort them by extension and keep max 3 of each cards, the staples are kept apart. Also regroup core of deck you wanna play thats it

BCW card boxes...saved my life! No warping cardboard and dirty boxes. BCW is amazing for storage imo

Staples and trades in binders, deck cores and bulk in 4 row boxes easy DONE

RIP wanted that invoked binder you showed, but it is sold out.

Which 4 row boxes can hold toploaders?

What bulk boxes do you use? My locals has bulk boxes however I cannot fit a toploader in them. So now I don’t know what to do! 😢

Not the record scratch 😂😂

can anyone confirm 4 inner sleeved cards will fit in a penny sleeve? thinking it will be too tight. I inner sleeve all my cards open side down so that they're ready to be double sleeved for play.

I´ve got an very fkin expensive and labor intensive way to sort my cards, its in binders with Ultra Pro 9 pocket pages First its Deck ArchetypesA-Z, within the Archetypeits the Extra deck first, in order of the release ( newest mechanic first ) then their rank from low to high and within that from A-Z. After that its the same for Main Monsters, following with spells from A-Z and last Traps from A-Z Second i have an Meta Binder, that contains all Meta Relevant Cards Sorted by their Usage Handtraps, Spells, Traps, Floodgate Monsters, Floodgate Spells, Floodgate Traps Third are the Monsters non related to Archetypes and their support Spell/ Traps, those are sorted by their Type and the same as its in the Archetypes Fourth the Summon Mechanics got an Binder Aswell, sorted by Mechanic and within as all before Lastly there are Binders for the bad Spell/Traps Sorted by Spells and the spell sub sorts , within from A-Z. Same with Traps Everytime i get new Cards that are not in Archetypes its decent labor but it feels so good to just dont have to snd any time to search and stuff, i just grab the Binder and can see how many copies or if i even own the card

I get the zipper thing, but side loading binders preventing cards from falling out doesn't make sense to me, wouldn't they just fall out if someone put it in sideways then?

How long did it take

I came for organization tips, I stayed for petty math

Can you do a video for cardboard hoarders

Simple fact what Cimoooooooo always says “buy the singles”

Oh… What I thought of doing is to sort by archetype and then organize any that don’t fit in any of them by type.

are you gonna do an EU friendly shipping in the future? =)

there was an episode 1?

I seperate my cards by achetypes, and then the others I just split them into staples and alphabetical bulk

EW An Invoked Book of the Law Binder!? As a Prophecy player, I'm gonna be sick. Still, I love the tutorial!

I reall6 need some dividers

Me? Simple. 50 caliber ammo cans. Problem solved.

You had the opportunity to call it the CON method and didn’t, I’m rather disappointed.

Couldn't call it the 3 Ks huh LOLOL

This is how computer programmers think.