Best way to buy lots of sleeves?
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Posted on Feb. 24, 2016, 8:44 p.m. by The_Dragonmaster
I need to buy around 500 sleeves. Whats the best place for that?
I got 1000 Matte Dragonshields from Amazon for $80 when they first came out.
February 24, 2016 9:14 p.m.
The_Dragonmaster says... #4
I just want basic ultra-pro clear sleeves. Can I get a link?
February 24, 2016 10:04 p.m. Edited.
February 24, 2016 10:25 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #6
Potomac Distribution has lots of sleeves in bulk the three main brands are going for:
- 800 KMC Hyper Mattes for $56
- 1000 Dragon Shields (matte or gloss) for $68
- 600 Ultra Pro Standard for $23 Pro Matte for $27
Again they have many more brands as well as the ultra pro art sleeves but very few people willing to buy a lot of 500+ sleeves want inferior quality.
February 25, 2016 1:26 a.m.
If you need to sleeve up a cube or several decks, invest in quality sleeves. Poor people can't afford to buy cheap, my friend. You'll save money and time in the long run. You'll also end up with quality products.
February 25, 2016 1:46 a.m.
mathimus55 says... #8
Exactly what TheDevicer said. I had had the same sleeves on my Merfolk deck that gets lots of play for almost 2 years now and other than cleaning them now and then they are in fantastic shape. When I was using Ultra-Pro sleeves for my old standard decks I had to pretty much replace the sleeves twice a rotation playing the decks way less often. Take the bullet now and get the higher quality sleeves now because it WILL save you money down to road.
February 25, 2016 10:55 a.m.
mathimus55 says... #9
Forgot to mention: I use KMC Hyper Matte sleeves on my modern deck. I now use them in every deck. Dragon Shields I've never used but borrowed a deck and just didn't like the feel of them. I've also heard they get very dirty and very sticky quickly.
February 25, 2016 10:57 a.m.
I prefer Dragon Shield myself. I double sleeve everything and I find that Dragon Shield seem to be the easiest to double sleeve with.
Ultra Pro are just too low of quality and KMC are usually REALLY hard to properly double sleeve, at least that has been my experience. It can be done but my experience has been that the cards usually start coming out of the Perfect Fit before it gets in the KMC sleeve. It is excessively aggravating. Dragon Shields work perfectly, and they work with whatever brand of Perfect Fits you buy.
February 25, 2016 11:23 a.m.
The_Dragonmaster says... #12
I only single sleeve. I found what I want guys. Thanks for helping!
February 26, 2016 11:02 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #13
Oh you wanted penny sleeves. Walmart sells them for cheaper than that place. They are 98 cents per pack of 100 in stores. It never occurred to me that someone would be trying to save money on penny sleeves.
February 27, 2016 7:54 a.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #14
Anyone know a good Canadian site to order good sleeves from so the price isn't doubled by the shipping costs?
February 27, 2016 8:15 a.m.
Mj3913 I like to buy stuff from Europe, (I'm American). They actually tend to have amazing International shipping fees that are a lot of the time cheaper than Domestic shipping.
Usually buying stuff from the U.S. is pretty bad, everything is inflated pricing, everybody is trying to get rich and then they charge like crazy on shipping.
They even have a ton of English cards, (I only buy English), almost everything is cheaper to buy from Europe, even Singles. At least that is my experience.
February 27, 2016 2:53 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #17
iAzire, do you happen to have any good links? Specifically looking for bulk sleeves at the moment.
February 27, 2016 3 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #18
I'd be interested too, I'm always looking for the best possible deal and haven't seen sleeve/box pricing better than the US sites I use.
February 27, 2016 4:12 p.m.
I usually use the standard resale sites like EBay, Amazon, etc.
Google Translate does a pretty good job.
You have to find sites that take PayPal usually as PayPal will automatically convert the money. If you use your Credit or Debit card there could be additional fees for international transactions.
EndStepTop says... #2
In bulk from the website of the Sleeve company. A friend and I went in halfsies on 2,400 KMC hyper mats, and the price was really nice.
February 24, 2016 9:03 p.m.