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To our friends in the United States of America
23/09/2025 - This blog post has been updated.Firstly, we'd like to say—we love our American customers! You guys rock, and we absolutely love seeing all your POG goodies make their massive journey, half a world away and across 17–19 time zones, to reach you. That said, I’m sorry to be the bearer of less-than-stellar news today. As [...]
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The last post you'll ever need for Palms Off Gaming sleeves
For those of you who keep up with the going-ons here at POG HQ, would have noticed a pattern emerge in the recent months - we have been constantly blogging about our different sleeve offerings. The reason being that this is still one of the most widely misunderstood and confusing areas for beginners. And as [...]
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Protecting your slabs: understanding Graded Card Sleeves
Are you new to the world of Graded Card collecting? Did you just receive your submission back from your grader of choice and now standing confused at the sleeve options available to you? Not to fear! By the end of this blog post, you can be the guy that explains an overly niche topic to [...]
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What's the deal with double sleeving?
So what’s the deal with double sleeving? Do you need to do it? All these questions and more will be answered for you in this blog post!For long time players, you are more than aware of the advantages and disadvantages of multi sleeving your deck. However for newer players, you might be confused as to [...]
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What are pt sizes and how thick are my cards?
“I’m collecting Pokemon, what size top loaders should I get?”, “Will my patch card fit in a 35pt Mag-Lock Card Case?”, “I don’t understand, why are your measurements in "pt" – what even is that?” These are all questions we have received from people new to the world of trading card collecting who have been [...]
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Graded Card Cases: your non-binder alternative for Top Loader storage
Top Loaders are great! They're an awesome storage option for those cards that are that little bit extra special or even as a grading substitute, but there's also been one persistent issue – how do you store them?Palms Off Gaming was one of the first (if not the first) companies to produce a Top Loader binder. Originally sporting an ultra [...]
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What's the deal with Japanese Soft Card Sleeves?
For this blog post, let's start off with a quiz about Japanese Soft Card Sleeves. Are Japanese Soft Card Sleeves for:A) Japanese language Pokémon cardsB) TCGs from Japan like Dragon Ball Fusion Word, One Piece, and Weiss SchwartzC) TCGs like Yu-Gi-Oh! that use Japanese sized or mini sized cardsIf you answered C you are correct and you don't need to [...]
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Soft Card Sleeves vs MintFit® Inner Sleeves: Which one is best?
We’re often asked here at Palms Off Gaming about the difference between our two clear card sleeve offerings; the regular Soft Card Sleeves and the MintFit® Inner Sleeves. While both of these products may seem indistinguishable at first, there are some very important differences in their intended applications. In this article, we hope to give [...]
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Protecting Your Slabs: Understanding Graded Card Cases
Condition is everything in TCG. Especially when it comes to Graded Cards. Enthusiasts across the world hunt for cards in their utmost pristine condition in the hopes of reaching that Gem Mint evaluation. These prime graded cards, which often reach into the thousands of dollars and above, have an entire dedicated ecosystem of accessories designed [...]
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