I'm returning to playing Magic after a long, long, long time away. Things have changed a lot, but I'm still excited by the game. Now I just have to figure out what to do with my old cards and how to jump back in.
I'm returning to playing Magic after a long, long hiatus. I started playing and collecting in the middle of 1994 and continued until 1999 or so. Packed up the cards, put them in a box, and haven't looked at them until recently. I tracked the game off and on, checked into forums, etc. But I've started playing again and now I'm trying to figure out what to do with my old collection.
Basic question, what are some common ways to organize my cards in sleeves so that it's easy to access, show others for trades, and just clean things up from the boxes and boxes of cards I have now?
I also realize that I have a lot of crap mixed in with everything, are there any easy ways to sort through the old sets and find the 10 to 15 cards that might actually still be playable from those sets?
I'm in an odd situation, with my collection largely running from Legends to the Urza Block, where I may have a few good cards for Legacy or Vintage, but to compete in that format I'd still have to make an investment just to round things off. I think I'm going to just focus on Standard for a while, getting back in the game, but I still want to organize the collection I have now.
Basic question, what are some common ways to organize my cards in sleeves so that it's easy to access, show others for trades, and just clean things up from the boxes and boxes of cards I have now?
I also realize that I have a lot of crap mixed in with everything, are there any easy ways to sort through the old sets and find the 10 to 15 cards that might actually still be playable from those sets?
I'm in an odd situation, with my collection largely running from Legends to the Urza Block, where I may have a few good cards for Legacy or Vintage, but to compete in that format I'd still have to make an investment just to round things off. I think I'm going to just focus on Standard for a while, getting back in the game, but I still want to organize the collection I have now.
Any thoughts? Thanks!