I used to use toploader binders then stopped because of the reason you posted and the fact toploader binders become very heavy when full.

I perfect fit, then Dragon Shield matte sleeve, then put them into a VaultX binder. My collection has a price tag of a couple thousand, and I only mention this because I’m comfortable with them double sleeved inside a simple VaultX binder. No issues!

Double sleeve in a regular binder. Worked for decades before we got super careful with our collections, as long as you don't do anything super crazy with your binder

If you still want to use the binder you bought, try replacing the toploaders with an Ultra Pro Card Preserver. Double sleeved inside one of them. I've found them clearer than toploaders just by virtue of the front being thinner. Makes the whole binder lighter to carry too. I'm pretty sure single sleeved inside one of them is fine too if you want more clarity.

Sleeve and into binder is solid and double sleeve exactly how you are going it into a good quality binder allows for good viewing of the card whilst keeping them protected

I use these : YOZOTI Card Deck Case for Trading... https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0D9QYRC27?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Holds thousands of cards, fits penny sleeved bulk and some deck boxes, but not top loaders.

I have 2 now and they are pretty great for organising

There are 3200 and 5000 cardboard boxes most card shops will have. These are the 5000 boxes, I don’t have a problem you have 😂

https://preview.redd.it/7d8gvyxvhpte1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3ae31d3a672edfd1abdf55de55044b8e4791d17

Also what binders are recommended?

Penny sleeves are fine. I toss a silica packet in most of my long term storage situations, and have zippered binders so they hold them fine. Binder should be stored in a cool and dark place.

A few hundred is not much, spread out over an entire binder of cards, a dehumidifier case is probably overkill unless you're purposefully going to lock it away for a long time, or maybe you live somewhere like Hawaii that's extremely humid.

I personally store mine in card shoeboxes.

I put my side cards in the ETB and stadium boxes I have around, using card dividers for sorting. Basic Energies go in a card sorting tray. these go in a dedicted cabinet. A few of my more prized cards, I put in an inner sleeve, then into a ultropro binder.

I'm often building or tweaking decks, so I don't keep much of any cards in a long-term storage situation. If something more long-term less accessible is what you are wanting, they have special boxes for card storage as well, but I haven't gotten to that point myself.

Get sleeves. Top loaders are cool but you’d be better off with a binder.

Wet then and roll-em up into a ball for convenient storage in your closet

I typically eat mine.

No but really, a good binder (dragon hide by legion supplies, some Pokémon ones, ultra pro or vault x) and kmc or dragonshield perfect fit sleeves will be enough.

I double sleeve mine in matte sleeves, but that’s not necessary.

For really high end cards a top loader and photo album work pretty well. Always sleeve before top loading.

There isn't a "best way" IMO. A sleeve into a binder is perfectly fine and in 99% of cases all you need. Others prefer toploaders for expensive cards and maybe even a toploader binder but it isn't "needed" by any means.

People have sleeved into binders for decades, only really seen alternative ways like toploader bindering or perfect fit sleeve into magnetic one touches in the past couple of years (don't do that last 1)

Sleeve and binder is the easiest and cheapest way to go IMO and protection is just fine. I would suggest a zip binder though, no rings either.

Ringless side-loading binders or toploaders for anything you might want to look through often, and ETBs are fine for bulk. Get some silica gel packets and store in a cool, dry place.

I just use sleeves and binders. I use D-ring binders cause I don’t have a lot of money (and have a lot of cards) but that’s probably not optimal. If you are going to use them though, make sure not to over stuff them with more pages than they can handle and try to store them vertically instead of stacking them on top of one another

Toploader binders do exist and they are a good investment if you have some cards worth a little too much to just keep in a sleeve but honestly any good high quality binder will keep cards safe as long as you store them correctly! Toploader binder might be your best bet protection wise though

Problem with top loader binders the pages really buldge out once filled up

Vault X binder

It's big and heavy, but my 3x3 top loader binder from amazon makes me feel like my cards are protected.

I use binders for rare cards. You can penny sleeve cards in binders if you want and it helps prevent sliding out because of the extra thickness but the difference isn’t huge. I have a top loader binder for the important stuff that’s great.

As far as bulk goes, the amount of time it would take to sleeve all of those cards sounds nightmarish. I have a pelican case I put packing cellophane/styrofoam (the thin, kinda squishy stuff that you get wrapped on furniture and fragile items when you buy them) and cardboard for most of my bulk and I have some other stuff in the cardboard card boxes and etb/bundle boxes. If you’re worried about rubbing, you can pack some foam on the sides to keep them snug but the way cards move in there, there won’t be too much damage as long as you’re not carrying it all over the place constantly.

Everything regular ex and below just goes in a bulk box that I just give away to kids.

FAs, IRs, SIRs, get double sleeved in a zip up binder.

Top Loader binders are unnecessary.

For my IRs/SIRs and other valuable cards I penny sleeve/toploader and put in my toploader binder with a zipper. Then all my EX’s and dupes I penny sleeve and put in my side loading binder.

A nice binder works, for bulk cards any type of box is solid really. For the nicer cards you could probably penny sleeve + topload. Soo many options, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I put my top cards into penny sleeves and then into a semi rigid sleeve. I store the lot of them in a tin box

What are your guy's thought on cards in a penny sleeve & then in a zipped ultra pro binder? Good enough? Toploaders just take too much space up and allow dust.

I put mine in a box with a top loader. Or if sealed it in my safe.

Penny sleeves + Cardsavers + Ultra pro binders