Best way to sort cards?

[Thattallguy]

What is the best way to organize all of my cards. I am estimating that I have a few thousand cards all separated by color in 5 different boxes. I need a better way to not only keep track of them but to also organize them. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanx.

[Spikepit]

Get some three binder folders and a box of Ultra Pro 9 sleeve folder slips, then what I do is have them split into colours and split up again into Creatures, Auras, Enchantments, Sorceries and Insants. Adversely, Artifacts have their on folder, split into Creates, Equipmant Articat, works a treat!!! 😁

[BlackJester]

I think everyone has their own way that works for them.  Personally, I have about 20-25k cards and I am pretty compulsive about sorting.     I don't use binders, but Fat Pack boxes instead, but you could use 800 count card boxes too.  They hold a lot of cards for the money.  Here's my set-up:

Separated by Set > Color > Rarity > Creatures or Spells > Casting Cost > Name. 

You want to separate in order of importance, and to me grouping cards this way works for me, although I could flip-flop over rarity and creatures/spells.  All my lands go in a separate land box.  Also, any rares, and commons and uncommons worth over $1, are put in binders.  My binders are organized by Color > Set.  Hope this gives you some idea of how you'd like to organize.

[Spikepit]

Right on mate! Your sorting is the same as mine, I'm pedantic too ... luckily, however, I don't have tens of thousands of cards, that would drive me insane!!!

The packaging in which you keep your cards is entirely your preference, based on amount of cards you have. But I highly recommend the sorting format us Mods use; Colour> Chronological set> Rarity etc...

I've got a mate who does it in Set> Card Number and that is just bedlam to me!

[Piotr]

I've got a mate who does it in Set> Card Number and that is just bedlam to me!

Not if he is a collector of full sets. I do this too.

[BlackJester]

Isn't collector number organized by color?  I forget how it works.

The fact that I have so many cards necessitates the organization. Besides, I sort as I accumulate. ðŸ˜,, Every time I get new cards, sort them right away. Because they're by set, I don't need to keep reorganizing.  Now, when I pull out a bunch of cards for deck building, putting them back again can be a bit of a labour of love. But that's where this app comes in. 😉  Soon I'll be able to search through my entire collection for cards without opening a single box. 😍

[Thattallguy]

Hey black jester I am having a bit of an issue putting cards into the my precious section of this app. When I search for a card that I have it comes up and I add it to my precious. Once I go back to the card database and type the text of the next card it doesn't do anything it just stays on the previous card. I then have to exit the database and re-enter it to search for the next card I would like to add. It makes for a very time-consuming and slightly irritating process. I would really love to be able to keep track of my cards with this app but it is kinda frustrating right now. Any tips or advice? 

[BlackJester]

Yeah, that is a known issue. The way to avoid this is to always close the keyboard before you click on the card. If you do that, it should get rid of the problem. Let me know if it is still an issue.

[Thattallguy]

Sounds good I'll let you know. Thanks

[BlackJester]

I forgot to mention that if you are entering large numbers of cards, use the filter instead of typing in card names. It's way faster to click on the cards then type.

[MacUser001]

I organize by set number for all rares and cards over $1 in binders. The rest go by set number in boxes. Simple and I can find anything quickly.

[BlackJester]

I organize by set number for all rares and cards over $1 in binders. The rest go by set number in boxes. Simple and I can find anything quickly.

By set number, do you mean collector number?

[MacUser001]

If that is the number at the bottom of the card. The way they're organized in the fat pack card manuals. Those are my lifeline in card organization lol. How I make decks.

[BlackJester]

See?  Everyone has a way that works for them.

[Spikepit]

So which ever way makes more sense to you, Thatallguy, you go for it! 😃ðŸ'