I have bought a lot of binders for trading cards and such and they always seem to fall apart. The covers fall off the rings no longer meet in the middle etc. But not this binder. No matter how much use you give them the rings always line up perfectly. The covers are reinforced with a rubber strip so that they stay perfect. I have 6 of these binders now and I love them. They are a little more expensive to begin with but since you are not replacing them all the time they end up being a much better value.