Now you need a raw Lotus to really REALLY complete the binder set

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I know... it's itching at me. But that's a lot of capital just to satisfy my ocd tendencies 😂

You needing it raw over slabbed. Me needing it in a cube over a binder. We all have our preference :)

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

lol indeed!

Your channel is among my favorites regardless of topic. I'm so incredibly tired of sensationalized viral topics, negativity and catastrophizing, clickbait, and generally feel-bad content that seeks to hijack my emotions. You just geeking out over something you're passionate about with thoughtful commentary is so incredibly refreshing and welcome. Thanks for continuing to do this!

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that comment-- thanks for watching 🤜🤛

@TavisKingsChannel

10 ай бұрын

I agree

congrats to this timeless piece, beautiful

The plastic shards can really damage the card so I’d recommend cleaning the mat before placing the raw card back on top and sliding it over the surface. Congrats on volc!

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Solid advice. I found a few tiny fragments that I hadn't spotted. Looks like I've got to commit this whole mat to the vacuum!

I like to use a vice and wear safety goggles. Almost shot my eye out one time Ralphie style.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Yeah same, that's why I cover it in a cloth before cracking now. Those pieces really go flying!

Thanks for sharing and glad to be part of that collecting milestone for you. It is a stupendous copy! I completed a smaller project recently, a NM playset of all the CE dual lands. I never was a fan of those as a kid but I was much younger then as well. The colors look beautiful to me today and in a quadrow binder, they really shine.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Ohh nice! Yeah those colors are great, I bet that's an awesome binder.

What an absolute gem. Congrats on the "complete" collection. You deserve it! 🙌

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 🤜🤛

Congrats on reaching your milestone 😊 Raw is how it was intended. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching 👍

Awesome stuff Mike I love seeing you making videos and still enjoying collecting

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I do still love it-- Hasbro can't take that from me!

The top loader binder was exactly what I was going to recommend!

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Oh nice! Really starting to like these things

The only MTG KZread to use the phrase "We have got to go to the Screwdriver" XD

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

🤣

Very nice! That binder would gice me a chub everytime i look at it lol.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

🤣

truely a beautiful snapsnot of history!

Amaizing cards, thanks to share this with us 🙂.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Something addicting about completing playsets of cards.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Sure is!

Well done! When I saw the Volcanic Island on your Alpha-centric channel I knew something was off I just couldn’t place it right away 😅 That scissor step made my palms sweat 😂

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Honestly that's the most stressful part. The shadow of the scissors always covers the cutting line 😬😅

Beautiful Volcanic Island!

God the thumbnail and title had me expecting the worst 😂 It's neat to see you showcase this stuff as someone who will probably never be able to afford it.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Perhaps it was a little click baity 😅 Glad you enjoyed!

well done, never seen these cracked open so was unsure of the safest way of cracking them

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Safe is a relative term of course 😅 but so far no casualties using that approach. Thanks for watching!

I really like that binder. Looks sweet. The new alpha binder is ba dass too

Nice work, congrats!

beautiful card. I keep my ARN set in a similar toploader binder. Been using it for a year now and so far it seems good. I also didn't feel comfortable having them in any old regular binder

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Oh nice, glad to hear that's working out. It does feel a lot safer this way.

Mike, ya gotta get an Alpha Timberwolves graded for your collection. That card is the magic of magic!

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I love timber wolves!

I never knew toploader binders existed!

I like that playmat.. id never crack a 9 😂

I recently bought a good condition tropical island and a good condition tundra from card kingdom. Going to have all ten dual lands one of these days 🎉

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Nice!!

"They used to be in here...but seriously i sold out, thanks for watching!" Kidding! Thanks again for posting and congrats on the 2k!

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

🤣 that would be an epic way to announce that I'd bailed on the hobby haha. Oh yeah 2k slipped right by me but that's a cool milestone considering my awful upload schedule...!

@TavisKingsChannel

10 ай бұрын

😂

Totally with you on raw cards. What am I supposed to do, grade everything, throw them in a case, leave it at the bank and never get to touch them or get an uninterrupted glance? What are we even doing at that rate!

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Exactly!!

That top loader binder is pretty cool.

@Alphonsoinvestments

10 ай бұрын

First time seeing one, pretty cool indeed!

Nice Binder! I just got a new set of binders too!

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Nice! I always enjoy reading-arranging the binders lol. Hope you've been well!

What a beautiful card!! I also prefer raw cards, same exact reason as you: you cannot admire and appreciate the card in a slab. So I crack all graded cards I buy. BTW I use what I think is a safer method. I use a dremel to make an incision on the top corner between the two parts, then the screw driver method very slowly to pull them apart. All my slabs are in two full pieces. Anyway again great card and nice reorg project.. Hopefully you are able to share some of the migration and/or the final result

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Nice tip -- I'll try that approach next time. The plier portion of the operation is usually pretty safe, but I have seen some of the slabs crack in a way that can then put pressure on the card when you try to pry it open. Your method might avoid that risk 🧐

Wow that is quite the card and grade to crack I was watching with my fingers mostly covering my eyes

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

This was definitely the most egregious slab cracking I've ever done lol 😅 btw eager to see if you have a take on Rudy's move into grading space...!

Congratulations mate looks beautiful

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Congrats! You must be dialing down your purchases. I can't imagine you couldn't just trade that slabbed one in for a raw at lower value.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Ty 👍 Probably could have, but I've had a tough time tracking this cards down. It's been on my chase list for a few years now, with one transaction that went bad in the middle. It finally came up my network, and I jumped.

Get a full page sheet protector. Since you'll only need a few, get some HQ ones. Then put a "heavy" insert to put in there. They do make some thin metal sheets that can fit. That will add protection to the front and back card sheets, as well as some weight on the top (since ring binder lids don't normally contact the top sheet unless filled to the top). You could also add in a stylized index listing for the cards. If you still had them (probably don't but) you could put the grading labels there too for reference.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Oh, that's a great idea. I actually have a few plexiglass separators that my father made for me when I was a kid. I should look around for something a little more robust.

This video is doing wonders for my anxiety 😂🍻👍

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Viewer discretion advised lol.

Now you just have to clip the corners to be larger so its a true Alpha card in your set. :)

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

😂🤣

Not a fan of graded. I see the appeal graded cards, but I'm with you in that I prefer raw. NIce cards.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Yup, same wavelength 🤜🤛

I see people opening slabs, and I don't understand why people dont use a power tool, like a jigsaw or such, to simply cut the top and tap the card out? Such a cool addition, and congrats on having the complete intended print run!

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Seems scarier that way. Maybe I'll try it on something with lower stakes

Anddddd insert lyrics to “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” by ODB from Wutang Clan lol 😂 😂😂 “oh baby I like it rawwww!” I’m sorry I couldn’t help myself

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

🤣😂

My hands are shaking, my hands are shaking :D

You should post videos more, I will watch them. Lol.

@AlphaHoarder

9 ай бұрын

I'm working on two more!

set them free - good job!

Where did you find the pages designed to hold top loaders? I want to buy those as well. Thanks.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I went directly to UltraPro's site for them. "Premium Series 4-Pocket Secure Pages (100ct) for Toploaders." I'm still working on re-sleeving the cards so I can't add a review to that yet. Hopefully they work as advertised!

I have the entire original 151 pokemon set that I collected back in 1997.. I'd LOVE to have an original magic set.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I don't know anything about Pokémon, but that sounds impressive!

@TavisKingsChannel

10 ай бұрын

In 1997 it would be Japanese Pocket Monsters.

@MrSilk13642

10 ай бұрын

@@TavisKingsChannel Whenever the first release in the US was, sometime in the late 90s is when I collected them. Most of my 151 are 1st editions and promos from the original release and jungle release sets

@TavisKingsChannel

10 ай бұрын

Ok, that would probably be 1999 for your WotC English Pokemon. They released some two player sets for the holidays at the end of 1998, and 1st Edition cards were in booster packs for January of 1999. Jungle should be mid 1999. Pokemon was huge back then, outselling Magic ten to one.

@MrSilk13642

10 ай бұрын

@@TavisKingsChannel sounds about right. I collected everything over the course of grades 5&6 in elementary school and got the Mew card from the first movie

I also prefer raw.

O oh spaghettios Oh man I thought you were actually going to damage the card or something. Glad you didn't buddy. ✌🏼

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Always a little stressful 😅

@mfdoom1898

10 ай бұрын

​@@AlphaHoarderfor sure, I'm the same, I always crack the case. I kinda can't stand graded cards.

@Contentmango

10 ай бұрын

I was also thinking that and so when the cracking was done and went well my mind quickly went "Oh please tell me he isn't going to cut the card with those scissors somehow"

@mfdoom1898

10 ай бұрын

@@Contentmango yes 🤣🤣🤣

@Wayfarer_CZ

10 ай бұрын

Yea the title of the video made me a bit nervous too 🙂

🔥💸

Any chance you'll share how much you got it for? A BGS 9 quad went for 12,000 usd on PWCC last November 21, 2022

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I usually dodge answering numbers questions because I don't want to come across as recommending/endorsing a particular price point for a particular card. However, that sale you are quoting is pretty much what I've been seeing for clean copies of this card for a while now, on and off platform (give or take relevant fees). This purchase was consistent with those general valuations. Hope that answers and dodges in appropriate measure 🙂

Where can I get a pair of tweezers like that?

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Search Amazon for "tweezers no scratch rubber coated." There are a bunch of variations but I went for the ones with the wide end so they don't apply pressure in a small area.

Aren’t top loader kinda similar as looking at slabs tho?

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

The biggest difference for me is that I can put them in a binder so I can actually page through them and look at them. However, they do add some reflection, especially if there's any scratching on the top loaders. I'm going to try this and see, but it may turn out you're right.

the intro had my heart beating a little on the fast side…

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I was nervous too lol. Kept thinking how epically stupid I'd look if I had to post a video of me wrecking a card like that lol. Had to keep my hands steady!

To be honest, I feel that I can't fully appreciate this content without some sort of instructions for me to follow at the end. I'm beginning to feel the anxiety of uncertainty of what I should do next to let you know I want to see more videos like this one...

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Haha 😂 yeah these last two videos I forgot to add an ending reel lol. I appreciate those few who will notice 🤜🤛

I like the shorter videos!

My plan for my LP unlimited set I'm building is to absolutely do sleeve/toploader then a top loader binder. I've not found one as big as yours so far. Im planning on doing two smaller binders (4 pocket per page) so as to put less pressure on the cards. Obviously not as impressive as your alpha set but it still deserves the same levels of protection.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Nice-- Unlimited absolutely deserves the executive treatment too!

@knightsnigh4731

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree although much like you I'm noticing my enthusiasm for finishing the set is low. Still picking up gaps on occasion but at a much slower pace. The current state of vintage (as well as the game as a whole) is making me a little nervous about long term value (25+ years). The generation handover worries me. The older collectors I know are either selling out or switching hobby which is sad to see. My kids and their friends all want Pokémon and have shown zero enthusiasm for magic...

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Yeah that cloud hangs lower these days, unfortunately.

CLICK BAIT! hahah. Awesome card, Mike.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Had to capture the uncertainty I was feeling at the time lol

@KykyJyky

10 ай бұрын

Thank goodness! It would be such a disaster to see such an incredibly nice card come to harm. Are you going to double sleeve with perfect fits in that binder as well? Something scares me about those binder pages, like they feel like they could whip around easily with the weight of top loaders in there. Or will you be inserting the top loaders slot-side down so that nothing can fall/fly out?

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I'm going to have to experiment a bit to see how these things behave… I've not used the style of page before, but it's definitely looser than I hoped. 🤔

Man sleeve it up and play dat shit

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I'd be terrified to shuffle 🤣

Instant -5k$ :(

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

Could have been worse 😬 but since I don't plan on selling it, I don't really mind giving up the on-paper premium. Nonetheless, I don't advise people to follow my example on this one lol!

Hi! Tavis mentioned you might be in the market for an alpha lotus. If so -- let me know and I'll email the email listed here. Looking to free up cash for a downpayment.

@AlphaHoarder

10 ай бұрын

I don't happen to be in the market for a Lotus right now, but I wouldn't mind having your contact info if you wanted to share it by email, in case that changes and you are still selling :-)