Hi PokéGym!
I'm.. 26, almost 27 (and in heavy denial about it, haha), female and live in Belgium. Yea, that tiny little bit of France and the Netherlands that calls itself a country
I was more or less into Pokémon TCG as a young teenager (I guess I was about 13 or 14 when the Pokémon hype hit Europe) back in the late '90s. I still have most of my cards from back then, though they are mainly in Dutch. I'm really happy I did keep them in a binder so they're all in near-mint condition!
They're still in that binder, but I've put them all in individual sleeves as well. Can't be too careful
No, seriously, I'm superfreaky when it comes to those cards. Whenever I see someone on Youtube open up booster packs and they just leave them out on their table without sleeves, my fingers itch to put them in protective plastic, hahaha!
I pulled a shiny Random Receiver the other day. It's in a flexible sleeve, which I put in a sturdy sleeve, which I put in the binder. I'm really OCD when it comes to this. I want my cards to be as protected as they possibly can be, I think I'd cry if one of my cards got scratched.. I have one Base Set fighting energy card that's pretty badly scratched and kinda dirty and the borders are roughed up.. and I hate myself for letting that happen to my poor card. It didn't deserve that..
..yea my cards have feelings, don't ask, lol XD