General Forum

For you guys who keep sets in binders (w/9 pocket pages), what are the best spine sizes for some of the common set sizes like 660, 528, 440, 396, 200 etc? 

By spine size I mean 1-in, 1.5, 2-in, etc. Best fit, to me, would be just enough room but not too much.

Im thinking of using white Avery-type 3 ring binders.

Prefer D-rings for the binders, but will use whatever I have on hand.

It will depend on your method of sheeting and the age of the cards as to thickness. 1970s/80s sets are thicker than recent cards, and it also takes less space if you do 18 cards per page as opposed to 9 cards.

9 cards per page or 18? I've found that a 3 inch d-ring fits About 50 pages with 18 cards in each. 

I just went over to the avery site and I think your really on to someting. good price, "D rings

D rign are definitely better tthan O ring binders.  In my case I used to only buy 4 inch D ring ones but the cost of them keeps going uip so I just buy whatever used binders of whatever size I can get my hands on and use those.  If you're not particularly fussy in what you want you can likely get a box of free binders from an ad on Facebook Marketplace.

https://www.staples.com/Wilson-Jones-Hanging-View-3-Inch-Straight-Ring-Binder-White-365-49W/product_518159

i use these, they are a bit pricey if you buy them new, i usually get them off ebay, and then i store my binders inside a filing cabinet. it allows the pages to hang without any issues.

A 2 inch binder will hold about 500 cards, 9 cards per sheet. A 3 inch binder will hold about 800 cards, 9 cards per sheet.

I just found a Wilson Jones on Ebay for 13$ that comes real close to 44$ one from the W/J website. I just know the ones I got back in the '80s have seen their day.