Everyday Products for Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, and other TCG Players 

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The funny thing is that if Ultra-Pro or Ultimate Guard would build something like this Stanley box, it would cost between $50-$70. Stanley be like "$17".

Somewhere a Stanely sales exec is scratching their heads and wondering why they are selling so well all of a sudden and why are non construction retailers buying their products. LMAO

Please be careful using camera bags. Thieves recognize camera bags. We had one stolen in the Atlanta Airport, the security guards figure that the thieves hoped for a nice expensive camera. Turns out they got diapers. That being said, be careful.

If you are a student. Heed this warning *DO NOT CONFUSE YOUR SCHOOL BINDER AND MAGIC BINDERS* I LEARNED THE HARD WAY

professor, I think you should do more "everyday products" that can be used for TCG videos. its quite amazing what can be used for TCG storage and/or use. :D

Ok, I’ve just gotta say that the Prof came in seriously clutch with this one. I decided to go to my LGS the other evening to play commander, but my commander decks were in very awkward, not-easy-to-move storage containers. I had roughly four hours to somehow figure out how to transport ~12 commander decks easily. Then I remembered the Stanley Container Thingy from this video, and it turned out my father had one in his garage that he wasn’t even using. Without this video, I would’ve probably rocked up to my LGS with an arm full of boxes. Outstanding.

I've been using the Stanley case for years now and can confirm it's fantastic. Only thing buyers should be wary of is the fact that each compartment isn't completely flat on the bottom. There is a slight indent in the middle of each one that can slightly damage the sides of sleeves when used for long periods of time. I avoided this problem by cutting thin foam pieces to make the bottom flat or by leaving the cards in some sort of simple box (ex Dragon Shield sleeve box). Apart from that I've loved how durable and convenient it's been, would easily recommend.

Im probably gonna buy that camera bag not because i need it for magic card but because I need a better camera bag.

Wow ! You sold me on that stanley case. Im going to my home depot now. See you later. Thanks!

I don't play MTG, (I play yu-gi-oh super casually) but you fine sir have earned a subscriber in me with your amazing content and the friendly atmosphere of your work. Great stuff.

Small note, the Stanley Toolbox comes with 8 deck sized trays and 2 extra large trays by default, so you're missing out on 4 deck-sized trays unless you pull a sneaky in the home depot aisle when no one's looking. As a tradeoff, the extra large trays PERFECTLY fit the deck boxes that come with the Commander Precons, if for some reason you want to carry 2 of those around with you...

First off I love you professor you tell it how it is and always have the gamers in heart! Also, I'm a contractor and we have two of the Stanley boxes at the bottom of our toolboxes. We are always throwing things on them and they still work after 3-5 years of HEAVY use. Still never thought of it as being used as a tcg holder. Today, I bought a 3-drawer plastic cabinet from Walmart for $18 and I use it to hold the pirate lab 3 compartment foam. Fits perfectly and has room for extra deck boxes or anything else even play mats.

This review is refreshing, please do more every day items that we can use for magic!

I tried getting into MTG again a while back, but just couldn’t get into it. On the plus side, I remembered seeing the Stanley organizer on this video and it solved another serious organization problem I had been having for a while, so thanks! 👍🏻

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Sales for Stanley (and other) products like this increase ten fold. New market niche! Gamers.

Wow dude you look after your things so well, all those binders look brand new and that's what I assumed with each of them until you said otherwise. Nice!

After watching this video, I went right to my local Lowe’s and picked up the Stanley organizer. Being able to have so many MtG and Pokémon cards in one nice case is a huge plus for when I’m gaming on the go. Thank you for posting quality videos and keeping a passion for the games going!

My wife and I both play magic together and she saw your video, immediately went to home depot and got the stanley 12 (10?) compartment toolbox. It works GREAT! Wonderful for our library/collection or storing decks, tokens, dice, you name it! So happy with it and the removable nature is extremely handy. Thanks for the review! (PS I have a fibromyalgia and the full toolbox was so heavy it sprained my wrist! So be careful and use two-hands when it's full! Very sturdy construction!)

I bought the Stanley boxes for my boys. They store decks, spare sleeves, tokens, dice and empty pack wrappers (silly pack rats). They work wonderful and my toddlers will stand on them if they get left out. Very sturdy design and I think it will take an act of God to break them

Love this! I'm always getting creative when it comes to MTG stuff, because I hate how a lot of the game-specific products can be so overpriced.

Amazing work professor! We need many more videos like this, catering to people who can't reach a local game store or looking for affordable quality items! Bravo!

Professor, I have been a long time subscriber and I just wanted to say thanks for making these videos. I work with a very tight budget, so when I save to buy supplies for my Yu-Gi-Oh cards, then what I buy has to be carefully considered for my needs, the quality of the item, and the price. Your videos have long helped me to decide on these issues. For example, my Dex 4-pocket binder that is reserved for only my most precious of cards that are for my personal collection and not trades or display, is something that I would never have obtained if not for these videos. Additionally, I just placed an order for the Dragon Shield Nest Deck Box, as your videos again helped me to decide on getting a new deck box for my main and more expensive deck. So again, I offer to you my thanks, and look forward to many more videos. :)

I've been using the amazon dslr bag since November 2014 for magic cards, absolutely love it 🤙

Gosh, i have one of those dewalt boxes. I didn't even think about the corners. I'll have to swap my cube to a stanley. Thanks Prof!

That Stanley box is exactly what I need, not because of budget constraints, but because our playgroup has shifted to where on many nights, I bring a large arsenal of commander decks and we all play from my collection. I've been using an ammo box from my local hardware store that holds about 6 decks (we also store our cube in one), but I'm about to inherit the collection of a friend who doesn't really play magic anymore, and I'll need to upgrade my storage capacity when I do.

This video was such a huge help. I've been looking for a way to transport my decks to and from my brother's house which is a few states away. I can't thank you enough. I'm a huge fan of your videos. Keep up the great content.

That Stanley deck box is perfect I need to get one

I don't comment often, but I love this video. I would like to see more things like this. Things from outside of the hobbies eyes that get missed or overlooked because it wasn't "made" for TCGs. Thanks Professor.

Great video and a welcome perspective my dude - additional thought I had? The blank top/covers of the binders and the toolbox shown here are perfect for stickers and decals, they could be decorated and embelished to be just as cool as MtG-designed products.

Found this video in 2023 where this thing is like $38 now😂😂

With all due respect, dear professor: Keep the beard!

As a new magic player with a growing collection, this is an incredibly useful video. Thank you!

Haven’t watched anything on Magic for maybe a couple of years now but this popped up and watched it during Lunch. Very impressed on how far you’ve come teach. Great video! Congrats 😊👌

Thanks for a great video! Having just purchased the Stanley 10-compartment, I have a few observations to add. First off, mine was indeed a 10-compartment item, and contains 8 trays of the size shown in the video, but also 2 double-sized trays. My guess is someone "customized" yours prior to you getting it, but I digress... The double-sized trays are actually great for me, because I like to store my decks in Ultimate Guard 100+ Boulders, but the smaller trays are just slightly too small for them. However, because the double-sized trays don't have to be split down the middle by a strip of plastic, they are the perfect size to hold a pair of the 100+ Boulders. With 2 double-sized trays, this then acts like a budget ArkHive, sans the Xenoskin, microfiber, and magnets. The one structural downside of this compared to the ArkHive is that you do have to tip the boulders out of the trays to get to them, but considering all the additional space for dice, etc and how budget friendly this is, I'm a very happy purchaser. I also tinkered around with what else I could fit in it, and it turns out the boxes you get with Fat Pac....er, I mean set Bundles...fit very well two two across (two of them replace a row of five trays with some space between), a UG Flip'n'Tray Mat Case does fit inside (albeit VERY tightly across) but with almost too much room in the the other dimensions, and an ArkHive does not fit as the lid can no longer close (though why you'd actually want to do that, I don't know). That said, being able to add a mat into the mix (I'd love to find a better solution than just shoving my mat box in - if you can think of any please let me know!) makes this basically a budget SuperHive, but at under 1/3 the price. Also, I'd simply point out that this is a GREAT mobile lands station. I'm the unofficial draft coordinator for my friends, and I'm looking forward to this easily helping me carry everything I could possibly need. Thanks for the great suggestion! PS - I've been watching your videos for a while now and have taken a lot of great suggestions and ideas from them. Thank you for all the detailed work you do! :)

You know if these products were made by card supply companies, they'd cost twice as much. Good ideas for using normal stuff for gaming.

I saw somebody with the Stanley case at my LGS. It was super clever then and it's still super clever now lol. Gonna have to look into that camera bag though.

This video helped me massively. I ended up getting the Amazon Camera bag and it's been great for Magic but I also recently got into photography and so it's been great for both, especially my recent trip to GP Denver. Thanks Prof!

With all honestly. For all my years of player Card games. I never thought a camera bookbag would be that great for transporting and carrying deck boxes. For years I hated hearing the rattling and crashing of my deck boxes against each other. Thank You Professor. You opened my eyes for sure great products. Especially the book bag. Thankyou and love all your content

The lighting looks great holy crap!

Love all of these solutions! I would also recommend the Apache #63927 from harbor freight. Extremely heavy duty and waterproof, and can hold 12 Boulder 100+ cases.

I've been needing a new bag and this was perfect! Just purchased mine. Thanks for great advice as always and keep up the great content.

Love this review of the Stanley. I asked you to do a review of these before and I’m so glad you did. Probably going to pick it next week.

Amazing video prof. Definitely going to spend some cash on the Stanley.

I've heard only good things about the Stanley Toolbox. Thank you for the review! Nice to see and hear your thoughts on them, as well as the other items. I keep meaning to pick up one of the Stanleys, but haven't gotten around to doing so. May just have to fix that this weekend! Anyway, great video!

Awesome tips - went and picked up the stanley case and as others have mentioned its got two bigger containers but i really love having them! Just stoked to own it now

I really like these videos prof. It's nice to see reviews of everyday items that most wouldn't think of for transport/storage

So when I looked up the toolbox online it's actually slightly different it does only have 10 compartments and 2 compartments are double size any way I could get a link to the exact version you purchased?

as a player on a budget this was extremely helpful. thanks prof!

Thanks for another great video. Just back into magic after 4 or 5 years, and was looking for a way to start hauling my stuff around.

Thank you! Been a long time since I was able to play in an LGS and a lot has changed. These videos are a bank account saver

13:37 location of a very cool EDH wooden deckbox.....coincidence?

I continue to be impressed by your videos, Professor. You're getting better and better!

I've just today played my very first mtg tournament and I need to thank you. I've played mtg before, but always way too casually. This time, with the advent of challenger decks, I was able to build a playable deck quickly and it was A experience. I didn't have this much fun playing a game for a long time. Thanks to your tips and insights I was able to learn a lot in little time and perform very well. Thank you, professor. I love what you do here on this channel and especially your vlogs/IRL content (about being an adjunct professor; Q&As with your dad; IRL stories; etc.). Thanks for choosing such a hard path. If you'd like a challenge, I'd ask you to try and make IRL gameplay content that's not only nice, but "pedagogic" to watch, because that's one of the biggest challenges a tcg youtuber may face. If someone can do it, I believe it's you. Thanks for being such a good influence, and, even though I don't think you'll read this, the first day I'm able to, I'll register on patreon and support your work right there and then. Once again - and borderlining obnoxiousness - : thank you.

"Dual flippin' tray" Did Rudy help with the script? Pre-emptive: Yes, I know it's Flip 'n Tray

I use the Milwaukee brand version of the tool box. It has double sized buckets so you can fit satin towers in them. Plus tons of counters accessories and other stuff. I took one row of buckets out and put two tubes with playmats in it with pens paper etc. my son and I play in pods so I can bring that and nothing else is needed. It has 4 commander decks in satin towers, life counters, 2 play mats, bags of dice, bags of glass bead counters, pens paper, and extra space to put smaller card boxes to hold cards from wins or cards for trade. Super durable, and water resistant. Been using it for over a year and I’m hard on it, looks new. Home Depot has them sometimes on sale for 17.00 I got two for the extra buckets so I could customize it more.

I swear by that Stanley tool organizer! I always make sure to credit you when asked about it. I keep 15 of my most played decks in it. It's tough, easy to carry, and affordable! I've been using it since this video came out and I bought one. I am very happy with my purchase. Thank you Professor!

Thank you so much!! I love every single video you put out and I hope to meet you one day! You are a major help and a huge reason why I play magic!

Liking the new office setup prof!

I’m digging the beard Prof!

thank you. the Stanley compartment box was a perfect idea! though I couldn't find your specific model, I did find the same size one with 8 compartments and 2 double sized compartments.

PART 2 PLEASEEEEE. this video was SO helpful a few years ago another one would be such a huge help. Love the vids thanks!

Man, that toolbox looks perfect for storing my pauper gauntlet.

"More counters than you'll ever need" * Laughs in Jace and proliferation*

I appreciate the effore of you putting a glass window behind you just so you could break it with a bag of cards. That's some dedication right there.

Awesome video! I've been looking for a case like that for years!

When I was in middle school, I carried my cards in a plastic bag with a rubber band on the outside... It was Kentucky and we didn't have those fancy deck boxes.

Looks like I'm going to Home Depot. Lol. Would the Stanley box fit a rolled up playmat if you took some compartments out, and arrange it accordingly? Nevermind I just went back to a point where you showed a good side view, and it definitely looks large enough for a playmat as well.

I really like the Stanley box, that holds so much! Thanks for this video, Professor!

I feel I've been waiting for this video! Thanks Prof!

Hey professor, I know this is an older video but I was wondering what Commander decks you currently have in your arsenal that you play?

Damn, the Stanley 10 compartment is like 42 AUD at my local Bunning's.

Great video Prof. I purchased the Stanley tool chest and it works great. I ended up buying two and the 4 larger compartments cary three 60 card ultra pro deck boxes perfectly. The smaller compartments are for my commander decks, dice, and counters.

Thanks prof!! I'm going out now to buy that Stanley box! Awesome content as always!! Thanks again!!

Yooo, that Stanley box is actually genius.

you should do a new updated version, the Stanley tool box is much harder to find nowadays and the amazon camera bag is now $42

I love your videos! They are so helpful in getting started and learning this very great game!

Awesome video Prof! I have used Stanley shallow organizers for over 10 years for my (ever growing, lol) Warhammer bits collection. I had never thought to try them for Magic. Off to Home Depot/Lowes/Canadian Tire for me now!

I bought a Stanley commander deck holder, but it came with two long compartments, not just the small ones

To anyone who is curious, the Stanley tool organizer box is definitely worth every penny.

My man, this was a quality video. Very interesting and innovative. I love my LGS but I also love having my cards in the best possible situations they can be. Appreciate the look, and this is a good thing for the community in general.

Professor, your insight and opinion on MTG products and non-mtg products has been so helpful and entertaining to watch. Thank you so much for making these videos!

They don’t sell that same Stanley anymore

Hey Professor, I think the Stanley carrying case is suppose to be 10-components. As I looked it up for purchase, every picture showed 8 small cubbies, and 2 larger ones. I think you got super lucky with a manufacture loading mistake. But you could always buy two, swap out the larger ones with 4 smaller ones from another, then return the one with the larger components.

Great video, Prof! I have a couple of the Stanley boxes, only I use them for nuts and bolts and such. They work very well. I've had problems with small washers sliding out of their proper containers, but that's not a worry with MTG cards.

Thanks, Prof! I’ve added everything to my Amazon wishlist!

Insert Homelands Depot joke here.

Anyone have a link to that Stanley Box? All I'm finding is the 10 compartment one that has two double size yellow boxes and 8 of those "deck" size boxes.

I have to agree with you, and everyone else it seems, that Stanley case looks amazing! I've been looking at building some battle boxes, and it looks like the perfect way to store them. I'm especially excited to see you go over the camera bag, I've been wandering if you had forgotten saying you'd review one!

I love this change of pace. I used to use a fishing tackle box for my tokens, dice, and heroclix. It wasn't quite big enough to hold a sleeved deck but when you removed the bait dividers you could have a stack of maybe 40 basic lands in one spot, 40 trade fodder, 40 tokens, and then separate dice trays. The bag held 4 three ring binders and 2 small tackle boxes and was water tight, durable, and had great rugged handles. I bought it at an outdoors sporting goods store

If I took out a row of those cups could I fit a playmat in there horizontally?

Why am I even watching this I only have like 60 cards

Really like what you done with the room..looks real nice

Many thanks for recommending the Stanley case! I found something similar, the correct Stanley product isn't easily available in Finland, unfortunately. But your video peaked an interest to get something suitable for card storage, something more robust than cardboard storage boxes.

You put the home Depot and Staples pictures with the opposite line

Wow, prof is looking great with a beard.

Aww man, that Stanley case is awesome. Reminds me of my own card plastic cases that had a handle and a top area to put cards and dice in. Then the main box had a lot of room with card index's. They don't make them any longer, but it was the best, I still have one, but it's old.

Thanks again for helping me make an informed decision on another MTG related purchase.