The old binders without the top loaders looked much better but I understand the risk vs reward. More collection and opening vids! This is one of my favorite KZread channels.

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

Thanks, that means a lot 🤜🤛

Best vintage magic channel on youtube by far. The audio is relaxing on its own, but your set and display of the beautiful cards draws the eyes. Plus, your self-proclaimed rambling is worth listening to

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for that 🤜🤛

@monkey39128

9 күн бұрын

100% agree.

your original badlands has nicer colors in my eyes but the B version pops to the eye more. both gorgeous and clean

That is for sure an Alpha Starter Box.

collection videos are great.. looking forward to the next one

Love your channel make more videos more often please! The hobby is not dead!

@mattstrott753

15 күн бұрын

I'll be playing Oldschool and building my collection for as long as I'm alive. Webcam play rekindled my love of the format.

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

The hobby is definitely not dead!

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

I tried playing on WebCam, but I had a hard time with it. Still in person for me.

@mattstrott753

15 күн бұрын

@@AlphaHoarder In person is definitely better but there's just not enough local layers in my area. I still need paper cards though. Can't get into MTGO or Arena 🤮Paper or nothing!

Always great to see another video from you Mike. Yep, no barcode on the starter deck means Alpha. Beta is where the barcode started.

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍 wasn't sure how beta's looked

Thanks for the videos! Definitely keep the collection videos coming, they are such cool documentation alongside your awesome insights. I’d keep the dragon protected even though it’s not a binder upgrade. I reached out a bit ago and I wanted to let you know I did win the bid on my first alpha rare… CGC 8.0 Cockatrice! My daughter wonders why people have cardboard is in slabs!!! Have a great day and thanks again, by far my favorite MTG channel.

@AlphaHoarder

11 күн бұрын

Ah yeah I remember, you ran an elf deck back in the day right? Nice grab!! Your daughter might be on to something 😂

The amount of capital in your hands, hahaha. Glad you are back and love these videos too! Show off the horde! Thanks again bud.

@AlphaHoarder

13 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome vid ❤

I came across a video of a collection that is stored in Card Saver 1s put into binder using post card pages. Looked pretty slick and less bulky. Probably like a 3rd the size of your top loader binder.

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

Oh, that's interesting. I'm gonna search around for that 🧐 ty

Very nice conditions... Chaos orb ❤ with beautiful little box Mark signed.

Always a great treat to see one of your new videos pop up! Please do NOT crack the Shivan. Shes well-protected and looks amazing. Why jeopardize that? And i vote A for the binder.

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

True!

I vote to crack that Dragon open. Though, disclaimer, I would say that about any slabbed card (except maybe a BGS black label 10). I like copy A of Badlands more (no good reason other than I prefer its shade of brown). Great to see you upload! It’s been a while.

I’d base your choice on the color saturation. Seems to be a big difference.

Love these videos. Keep the shivon dragon in the case. I named my first cat shivon lol! She played with me like a mouse 🐁

@AlphaHoarder

12 күн бұрын

Shivon Cat, that's epic 😆

Srtill hoarding Wall of woods. Alphas have fallen through the floor and loads on the market, so easy to pick up for cheap. But ICE have ramped up in price and very few to be had. The quest continues

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

Ever onward! More walls!

Glad to see your video! Also beautiful on both upgrades.

these new arrivals are amazing - both the cards themselves and their condition. chaos orb alpha is next on my list of big mtg purchases. staple in alpha 40

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

Nice, it'll be a great addition to your collection when you find one!

Glad I'm not the only one conflicted by the binder choices on the market. I've considered contracting someone to make something of my own design and fix the problem, but I also can't decide if I'm just being over the top about the whole thing.

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

No you're not, the discontent is real. There has to be a solution...

I would def leave the Shivan slabbed

A, also crack S.Dragon if its an upgrade. I also notices the endless stream from Kid Icarus. He auctioned a Blue Hurricane Summer Magic (Edgar) a few weeks ago and so did Vintage Magic, and another seller on eBay. That's 3 sold Blue Hurricane within the last 30 days.

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

Yeah I saw that too. Lots of Summer moving 🤔

Your collection is ridiculous! Hahaha. Love it.

back to back seems like slight color variation between the two badlands.

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

Yeah I've seen that before, not sure if it's a print variation thing, or a poor storage thing.

I follow you from Sevilla, Spain. Great videos! 🎉

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

Welcome from across the Atlantic 🤜🤛

I vote yes crack, and I like your original copy of the badlands (a), the bottom left edge still looks clean on b but in slightly worse shape

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

Ty

Cool cards. Really great conditions! Been collecting antiquities right now, but alpha is next! Prices are really decent rn. Also bought 9 sets of antiquities commons from mick and was super pleased. Great seller. On the cards, I would say B on the badlands and the 8.5 id keep the dragon. Still a premium imo.

@Izawwlgood

15 күн бұрын

Jelly.

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

Antiquities is a great set. My favorite after Alpha

Dude. If I had $787,000,112.00 my collection would look like yours ;) hahah. I sold my ABU collection for about $1500 in 1999 shortly before I got married. Hindsight, but also - I made good money from it for the time and no regrets. Super impressive collection.

@Thatcher-ds7fx

14 күн бұрын

Ouch

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

😂 for $700m you could trounce my collection in impressive fashion. What cards did you have in your abu collection back in the day? Must have been some hitters to get that much way back then

@LibHen1998

14 күн бұрын

@@AlphaHoarder I had a loved Unlimited 9 set, played with it with just basic penny sleeves. An almost full Arabian set (my all-time love) and the keys from most of the earlier expansions that I needed for lgs tourneys, etc. At one point I had a playset of dual lands. I remember at one of my local tourneys, I won a $225 beta starter deck and the two rares were Alpha - a Jet and a Copy Artifact (I think - I was just stoked about the Jet. But I couldn't play with it back then (not tourney legal for the corners) so I traded it for a bunch of Urza's rares hahah. I was opening cases of Urza's block at that point before I sold everything. $72 a box. Crazy.

Bro, you could make videos of you reading the phone book. As long as there are Alpha cards in the video, we'll watch it.

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

😆

No bar code is Alpha. Beta had bar code. Unlimited had the bar code on a white background. As to the votes: Crack the Shivan. A. But they are close. Liked the video. Who says I'm in front of an LCD panel?

@AlphaHoarder

10 күн бұрын

Don't tell me it's a cathode ray tube? Surely we don't like our TVs as old as our cardboard??

@penguinlust6749

10 күн бұрын

@@AlphaHoarder Actually was on an LED display -- laptop. (Ok, splitting hairs here -- there are those that consider them the same thing, and I've seen it said all LEDs are LCDs but not vice versa). Now my desktop is LCD, but I wasn't on that when replying. I still have some vintage CRT displays, but I hardly ever use them these days.

Hunter that Shivan.

A is better. Colors are far more saturated. B almost looks washed out from sunbleaching. Otherwise corners and centering seemed mostly equal.

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

Good point about the color, ty

Hello there.

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

Greetings!

Crack the dragon 🐲 from its cage!😮B barely on the badlands

I live for orbs! I need 1! Got a spare? 😮🎉😂 no u don't...

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

Nothing like getting ahold of one!

Don't crack the Shivan unless you plan on playing it. The new Badlands is nicer. The old had a minor surface ding and very minor scratch on one of the left side corners I believe

@AlphaHoarder

14 күн бұрын

Ah yeah good observation

@seanjelle

14 күн бұрын

And of course, great video as always. Despite the fatigue, I hope you manage to keep doing videos. Your channel is one of my favourites.

Sounds like the book is in the starter pack. If so, the story on the 1st page will tell you if it's Alpha or Beta. Any post by you has been worth my time, collection, ranting, etc. So post away!

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

I didn't even think to open it, but you're right you can hear it in there. I'll check 👍

Wow, those badlands are wildly different color saturations. Do you see this all the time? Which is more common?

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

I've seen both for sure, but good question about which is more common. I'll have to pull a few out and see 🧐

“A” Badlands is better. More colour

Have you stopped your purchases and collecting on NM commons/uncommons and shifted to solely rares?

@AlphaHoarder

15 күн бұрын

Yeah, that's right

Your such a hoarder. Lol

Gemloader binder do you know about them?

@AlphaHoarder

12 күн бұрын

No but I'll check it out!

@rachao10

12 күн бұрын

@@AlphaHoarder its exacly what you want and need. Attention! Its bigger than a normal binder!

@rachao10

6 күн бұрын

@@AlphaHoarder so? Was anything you think buying?

@AlphaHoarder

6 күн бұрын

I checked it out, I do have something similar that I put my duplicate rares in, but these are nicer. I'm also fascinated by the slab pages… What a cool idea! I'm probably going to grab some and see how they look in person.

@rachao10

6 күн бұрын

@@AlphaHoarder great mate.I hope I helped. I just do a simple binder and a good dragon shield sleeve so I dont have feedback to give to you about that binders. Please keep vids coming! I realy like them. Best regards from Portugal 😉

It's going to be funny if all this modern Assassin's Creed, Doctor Who, Fallout rubbish ends up leading people to the old cards. 😅 Not sure if that would make Wizard's geniuses or if it's more like the blind chicken finding the corn. I'd keep the Shivan slabbed at that grade but I know you prefer raw so whatever suits you. No idea on the two cards at the end, they both look the same to me. 😂

@AlphaHoarder

9 күн бұрын

Blind chicken sounds a lot like wizards of late. So maybe 😂

b :)

A

a and no dont crack it open

A is better