Arcane Tinmen AT-10301 Portfolio: Dragon Shield 18-Pocket Collectors Black (50)

For years I have been buying binders with the sleeves already in them as I was told that was the best and safest way to store cards, but after accumulating mountains of binders, I realized that it was time for change. With these binder pockets and nice 3 ring binder I can store many more cards in a more efficient manner. And yes, if you flop the pages around you can damage cards, but who does that to their collection?The pockets are sturdy, and I am able to fit 3 Flesh and Blood TCG cards per pocket. The backing is not rough so my cards do not get scrapped up, and the pages have many holes so they can accommodate many different binders.

These are objectively, absolutely superior to the very similar UltraPro Platinum pages. They're often the same price, but even if you have to pay a couple bucks more for these, it's worth it. The UltraPro just aren't made to the same quality... jagged, rough edges, weaker seams, looser laminate, etc. If you hold them up next to each other it's no contest.What's also nice about the Dragon Shield, is that they're a little roomier and can easily fit two inner-sleeved cards, or a single outer/double-sleeved card into a single slot. That alone is a big deal, since you can easily move your cards for play into and out of the page.I haven't tried the Ultra Guard pages, but I'm pretty familiar with their other products' quality; I'd be willing to guess they're equally nice or possibly even better, but since they're OBSCENELY expensive the best way to go is still Dragon Shield.

Great Quality!

Amazing quality. Definitely the most durable side-loading pages I’ve had. Really like that they don’t seem to accumulate a ton of dust/smudging for optimal viewing. Fits all my single sleeved cards easily and holds them snuggly in place. Pricier than other options but have had them the longest without having to replace. Wish they came in other colors for different types but other than that awesome product.

Dragon Shield has done it. Finally, a company has taken the cookie cutter mold that Ultra Pro has etched into card collector history and improved upon it vastly.I was stunned to open multiple boxes to find that all of the cuts and alignments were damn near identical. Outside of the front page of each box suffering from a bit of warping, all beyond were a dream... Speaking of dreams, once you handle these pages, you will notice the subtle genius behind the edge design.. folded over to create a fantastic soft touch to your fingers!!! I've you've ever experienced finger fatigue just from flipping through thousands of Platinum pages, then you know it's just part of the game. Never did I even think to evolve that technology, luckily, Dragon Shield did!!! Thank you!!The non-glare style works great for cards with a matte texture and finish, however, the standard gloss style straight POPS! with a CCG like RAGE, Werewolf: The Apocalypse that features an ultra high quality gloss finish to compliment a myriad of stunning works from Ron Spencer and Brian LeBlanc among other artists... I have an addiction. Thank you Dragon Shield for not only feeding this addiction, but making it even more PURE!!! Hahaaaaa!SERIOUS, DRAGON SHIELD. PLEASE MAKE A 9-POCKET CLEAR VERSION!!!!!!! My 90s Fleer Ultra X-Men, Flair, and Masterpiece sets will forever be grateful for the opportunity to never slide out the top of a Platinum again!!!!!Oh yeah, these pages are a perfect fit with their line of sleeves which I have just ordered another couple thousand of the clear mattes to continue my current archival endeavor.........................

The sleeves are just substantially higher quality than the cheapo kind at Walmart or from some unknown Amazon manufacturer. 50 sheets for $30 comes out to $6 for 10 sheets, which is only a little more than the cheapo ones and well worth it.

It kept my cards safe it's sturdy and works with regular binders. Sadly the sleeves are kinda reflecting so it's hard to see the cards perfectly in the sleeves but it does make up for since it fits double sleeved cards no problem.

As far as binder sleeves for cards go these are of the highest quality i have come across. Though a bit different from your tupically sleeve, loading from the side rather than the top. Making them a bit more difficult to use. However i believe due to the material and design they function much better at keeping your cards in place doing a bit better job of protecting your card. Though they dont load from the top like traditional organization sleeves they do organize them in the traditional vertical 3x3 also unlike traditional sleeves both sides of each page have seperate usable sleeves allowing each page to safely store 18 cards with one card per sleeve over the traditional 9. The high quality material of these sleeves and the fact that they hold 18 cards over the traditional 9 with one card per pocket, these sleevs are most definately worth the money