The STRESS-FREE Way To Sort Pokemon Cards

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  • Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
  • If you collect, sell, or play the Pokémon TCG, odds are you have a ton of bulk Pokemon cards. Over time, cards start to pile up, leaving you feeling overwhelmed, and you have no idea where to start. In this video, I show you my step by step guide on how to sort Pokémon cards. This process will help take the guesswork out of sorting and will help you conquer your mountains of bulk now and into the future.
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    Chapters:
    0:00 (Intro)
    0:31 (Sorting Supplies)
    1:31 (Set Symbols)
    2:09 (First Sort)
    3:56 (Sorting for Collectors)
    6:15 (Alphabetical Sorting for TCGPlayer)
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  • @deeppocketmonster
    @deeppocketmonster 4 месяца назад +11

    Great video! Definitely needed for a lot of people, myself included 😅

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад +4

      Pat, that means the world coming from you. I learned about lighting and how to film b-roll from your website and podcasts. I'm stoked that I could give back to you and others in the hobby.

    • @KoolKeian
      @KoolKeian 8 дней назад

      Hi pat!

  • @finalhearts676
    @finalhearts676 3 месяца назад +5

    I found the most stress free way. I sold all my cards for a ton of money 😎👍

  • @MitchellCartwright
    @MitchellCartwright 4 месяца назад +6

    I don’t usually comment on videos but this is a solid upload from a small account! Keep up the good work

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      That means a lot! I spent a good bit of time editing this one, so I really appreciate the kind words and you taking the time to comment on it. Thank you!

  • @ladsndadsgaming4605
    @ladsndadsgaming4605 4 месяца назад +4

    The foam pad is a game changer 😂

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад +1

      For sure is! I used to get so frustrated when loading cards into storage boxes, and they would fall over like a stack of dominoes lol makes it way more manageable using the pads.

  • @Mr.Walrus.
    @Mr.Walrus. 4 месяца назад +4

    Coming back after a hiatus and dropping a Gem of a video! Great stuff Burch

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      Ayye, thanks Walrus! Yeah, I put little extra effort into this one. Appreciate you, bro.

  • @MerryMichaelmas
    @MerryMichaelmas 3 месяца назад +2

    I feel like I should just start gifting my bulk to my cousin's kids, the local game store, thrift store, etc.

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  3 месяца назад +1

      Not a bad idea at all. Plenty of kids and less fortunate people who would truly appreciate it

  • @mrmjfly
    @mrmjfly 4 месяца назад +4

    super helpful video! I’ve started collecting digimon cards and have been trying to figure out how to sort all of them since they quickly outgrew my boxes 😅

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      That's awesome! I'm glad this was helpful for ya! Regardless of trading card you collect, this system will help you stay organized. Hope this can help you tackle your bulk!

  • @ganjjabarsmedium2347
    @ganjjabarsmedium2347 4 месяца назад +1

    Great advice!

  • @brianp6859
    @brianp6859 4 месяца назад +1

    This is pretty much my system minus the fancy black divider thing. Great video!

  • @lostvacuum
    @lostvacuum 4 месяца назад +1

    Solid video! I love to hear other people’s strategies for organizing

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад +1

      Thank you! I love seeing others' strategies as well, and I had a feeling people would find this information helpful.

  • @PokeBrit
    @PokeBrit 4 месяца назад +2

    Amazing video, can’t believe I haven’t found your channel sooner!

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад +1

      Welcome, PokeBrit! Thank you for the kind words. It took quite some time to edit this one to explain my process. So Im happy you found it helpful!

  • @theshire5239
    @theshire5239 2 месяца назад

    Definitely one the most helpful videos I come across in the Pokémon realm. Please do more these type of tutorial videos and I am sure all collectors appreciate it. Much better than the speculative analysis videos every PokeTuber is doing. Keep up the great work!

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  2 месяца назад

      Truly appreciate the kind words 🙏 I'm glad you found value in it and I plan to do more videos Iike this in the future. Thank you!

  • @Julnlecs86
    @Julnlecs86 Месяц назад

    Amazing video.

  • @WeeCj
    @WeeCj 4 месяца назад +1

    You make good content keep it up

  • @james22499
    @james22499 3 месяца назад +1

    i love this channel. when i saw he only had 758 subs i was in shock. keep up the good work my man

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  3 месяца назад

      That comment made my day. Thank you so much for the kind words, and thanks for watching!

    • @james22499
      @james22499 3 месяца назад

      @professorburch no problem bro ❤️

  • @JohnBranham-pj7gq
    @JohnBranham-pj7gq 2 месяца назад

    Hi there i look at your video it was really helpful.

  • @abrasive2243
    @abrasive2243 3 месяца назад +1

    Love the old school typewriter style labels! I might steal that 😅

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  3 месяца назад +1

      I really like the looks of them too. The only downside is that those old school labels take a bit more time to make because it's mechanical label maker and you have to dial in each letter versus typing it out on the digital label makers. But they look so much cooler. lol it's a vintage dymo label maker if you're interested in getting one.

  • @XingCollectables
    @XingCollectables Месяц назад +1

    Great video and methods! Another great tip would be to sort by color when opening any packs especially if you're like me who opens multiple booster boxes per release in one day. That way you already have them sorted and can build a binder quickly and store the dupes. Another tip would be to have a separate box for trainer cards from every set as they tend to be the most resalable cards so having them sorted and all in one place would make less of a hassle.

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  Месяц назад

      Very good points for sure. I really like the ideas of sorting by color, too. For sure would make set building much easier. I do need to refine my trainer sorting as well. That may be something I make content on in the future. As of right now, I build play set binders of all the important and playable cards that are used in most meta decks, and that's been helpful for sure. Thanks for watching and sharing your approaches to sorting. Appreciate it 😁

  • @KetchumAllCollectibles
    @KetchumAllCollectibles 3 месяца назад +1

    Mans popping offff nice video. Bullish on label makers

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  3 месяца назад +1

      🙏 they are amazing for those of us who are challenged with unlegible handwriting 🎣

  • @collectordrew
    @collectordrew 4 месяца назад +1

    thank you for this, i've been meaning to sort my bulk but i always push it off. gonna start now lol

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад +1

      Good luck, Drew! I hope this helps make it easier for you. It feels great once you finally get stuff organized and get it all squared away.

  • @JohnBranham-pj7gq
    @JohnBranham-pj7gq Месяц назад +1

    Hey question:i saw someone made spine labels for Pokemon sets and can you please do a video about that?

  • @jason-sp8nb
    @jason-sp8nb 4 месяца назад

    That's what I call organisation nice 👍

  • @johnbranham3159
    @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад

    Hey,burch should I order a another bcw monster card box from amazon?

  • @johnbranham3159
    @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад

    Hey,question:if its alright if I used a sharpie pens?

  • @JohnBranham-pj7gq
    @JohnBranham-pj7gq 2 месяца назад

    What did you designed binder pages with?

  • @johnbranham3159
    @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад +1

    Hey prof.burch! I just got started on my pokemon cards slot into the monster card box.

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      Awesome! It's gonna feel great once you get everything organized. Happy sorting, John!

    • @johnbranham3159
      @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад

      @@professorburch thanks by the way how are ya doing today?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      @johnbranham3159 I'm having a good day. I'm just relaxing watching movies going through cards and staying warm inside during this snowstorm. Hope you have a great day also, buddy. Thanks for stopping in and saying hello 👋

    • @johnbranham3159
      @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад

      @@professorburch hey your welcome man i will let you know when I get done with my monster card box fill with sloted pokemon cards.

    • @johnbranham3159
      @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад

      @@professorburch sure man i will let you know when am done with my pokemon cards sloted in monster card box.

  • @johnbranham3159
    @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад

    How did you you put your pokemon cards in binders anyway?

  •  4 месяца назад +1

    Thank God I dont have this problem all my bulk goes right back to a bulk buyer for free booster boxes 😏

  • @PokemonManiacs
    @PokemonManiacs 4 месяца назад +1

    Awesome video! I just started collecting back again 2 weeks ago, and yes it can get crazy really quick. are u gonna be in the vancouver regionals?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад +1

      I won't be attending regionals, but I plan on doing prerelease events and local tournaments.

    • @PokemonManiacs
      @PokemonManiacs 4 месяца назад

      @@professorburch Local tournaments? where u at?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад +1

      @PokemonManiacs I'm in the northeastern Ohio area. Very close to Full Grip games. My goal is to get into a Gym Leader challenge tournament this year and just do a few tournaments around the Ohio and Pennsylvania local leagues.

    • @PokemonManiacs
      @PokemonManiacs 4 месяца назад

      @@professorburch That sounds awesome! are you just planning to do local tournaments with cards or also the online TCG live?

  • @johnbranham3159
    @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад

    Hey,uh question:i just got my first pack of the bcw card moulder sloting tray should order more?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      I only use one sorting tray. Like I mentioned in the video, it's optional. You can do all this without it. It all comes down to th table space. The bigger the table, the easier it's gonna be to sort all the Pokémon energy types.

  • @johnbranham3159
    @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад +1

    Hey prof,question:i almost compete the jungle set any suggestions what set i should compete next?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      Whatever sets you like best. I like to complete sets that I enjoy the arts of or have memories tied to like Shining Legends and Cosmic Eclipse, for example. All depends on your goals and tastes in collecting.

  • @JohnBranham-pj7gq
    @JohnBranham-pj7gq Месяц назад

    Hey,dude:question:how did you get your pokemon cards sorted out and how did you designed this binder labels?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  Месяц назад

      With the label maker I show here in the first half of the video lol

  • @yawnbox
    @yawnbox 3 месяца назад +1

    how would you *ship* sorted pokemon cards? (in luggage, or fedex'd etc accross an ocean)

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  3 месяца назад

      Depending on how much bulk it is, you could use a priority mail shipping box and layer the inside with bubble wrap and you could wrap the sorted bulk in plastic cling wrap to keep them from shifting around and then tape the box well. Check out TCG Bulk Kings on youtube. He has videos specifically on shipping bulk and other videos regarding shipping bulk. Hope that helps!

  • @johnbranham3159
    @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад

    Hey,how did you get that set name on that folder label?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      Just with the label maker I show in the beginning of the video. They peel and stick

  • @GIC2023
    @GIC2023 4 месяца назад +1

    I basically do the foam pad in my storage boxes except I use a piece of a foam pool noodle.

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      Those work great, too. The foam pads come in different kinds of packages as protection, but I just hold onto them for the storage boxes.

  • @tubbycake8751
    @tubbycake8751 4 месяца назад +1

    I sort my bulk by set # and put them in etb boxes with Dividers. What do you even do with bulk? I have no card shops around me and roughly 20k in bulk

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад +1

      You can look into setting up a TCGplayer account to sell your bulk, or you can look into gamestores that offer bulk trade-ins. Some places that come to mind are TCG Bulk, Safari Zone, or Full Grip Games. These game stores and websites offer bulk trade-ins if you don't want to deal with selling each card individually. I hope that helps!

  • @JohnBranham-pj7gq
    @JohnBranham-pj7gq 2 месяца назад

    Did you used a binder pages?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  2 месяца назад

      Yes, but not regular binder pages. They are specially designed for these binders and come with the binder. You don't need to buy them separately.

    • @JohnBranham-pj7gq
      @JohnBranham-pj7gq 2 месяца назад

      What did you designed them with?

  • @johnbranham3159
    @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад +1

    Hey prof burch i am putting all my pokemon cards in the vault x binders.

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      Let's go! I'm stoked for ya, John! It's great once they hit the binder. Now you can appreciate them in the binder or if you play the tcg, you can easily find the cards you need to build decks! Good stuff 👍

    • @johnbranham3159
      @johnbranham3159 4 месяца назад

      @@professorburch hmm...i still like to collect them.

  • @Jrjeremiahpokemon123
    @Jrjeremiahpokemon123 6 дней назад

    0:16 my room It looks like that too

  • @DarkTruth1
    @DarkTruth1 4 месяца назад +1

    What about instead of alphabetical, organize them numerically by their set number? Or is that not as good?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      You can do it like that, but I eventually wana get back to selling on TCGPlayer and when you print out a pick list or invoice of the cards you sold, TCGPlayer will list them alphabetically on the invoice and this just makes it a little easier when you go to pull the cards. However, if you don't intend to use TCGPlayer, then you can do it by set number if you want, but It will be a little more time-consuming separating it numerically. I hope that helped clear things up!

  • @IneptCardCollector
    @IneptCardCollector 4 месяца назад +1

    I, too, hoard cardboard.

  • @dashthecontroller3929
    @dashthecontroller3929 4 месяца назад +1

    I separate all of my bulk by set number… am I crazy? 😂😂

  • @vanessaboyle8924
    @vanessaboyle8924 Месяц назад

    Is there a reason your sorting by name and not card number?

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  Месяц назад

      Yes, mainly for TCGPlayer/ebay to locate the cards. Once I fill out my sets in binders, all the bulk is intended to be resold to help buy new cards. On TCGPlayer, the invoice or pick lists are laid out in alphabetical order. And for eBay, it's just easier to search for the card based on the first letter of the Pokémon name for me personally. There are people who do prefer to sort by number too and if that's easier for you, then I'd encourage it for sure.

  • @SmllSlvrbck88
    @SmllSlvrbck88 2 месяца назад +1

    I’m not gonna lie, I throw them away cause I barely have any space for extra anything

  • @shamtoshi
    @shamtoshi 22 дня назад

    Why not just give them all to me 😁

  • @voydkid
    @voydkid Месяц назад

    aint nobody got time for that

  • @FlaminHotChips
    @FlaminHotChips 4 месяца назад +8

    Once I complete the set, I throw the rest of the bulk away lol

    • @Vanix0609
      @Vanix0609 4 месяца назад +7

      Bulk can be sold in larger lots. You should at least throw it somewhere and let it build up over time. It's kind of like earning points every purchase you make. Could save you on a whole other booster box someday

    • @FlaminHotChips
      @FlaminHotChips 4 месяца назад

      @@Vanix0609 good call

    • @joshuathompson7845
      @joshuathompson7845 4 месяца назад +6

      Most local card shops will buy it from you and/or work with local children groups like schools/ymca/boys n girls club to donate ur bulk

    • @marcoCFC88
      @marcoCFC88 4 месяца назад +8

      Why? Hospitals and children’s charities would take them

    • @john-philipcamp715
      @john-philipcamp715 4 месяца назад +2

      Take them to a local thrift store. It will make someone's day that happens upon them.

  • @monetary687
    @monetary687 4 месяца назад +1

    ay bro pull up your beard your chin is showing

    • @professorburch
      @professorburch  4 месяца назад

      😂 I know. I went a little too close to the chin while shaving. There was no turning back after that. 5 o'clock shadow in progress, lol

  • @BringOutYourDead13
    @BringOutYourDead13 Месяц назад

    If you get stressed while sorting pokemon cards there are other underlying issues