How to display Complete Sets...???

craig19 · May 2, 2008 8:04PM

I recently started acquiring some raw vintage sets. Most are smaller sets, such as 1950's/1960's fleer and bowman stuff. What is the coolest way to display these? They came in old pages, so for the mean time I have put them in CS1's. Is the best way to get nice neww binders for them? What do other people do?

yankeeno7 · May 2, 2008 8:14PM

I use elmers glue and paste them to the wall.

Otherwise, pages and binders are probably the best way. You can always display your favorite cards in some sort of a frame or shelves.

Griffins · May 2, 2008 10:46PM

These are the ones I use. Exact same ones that Roop used to sell. They look great and protect the set well

DavidPuddy · May 3, 2008 1:42AM

Griff,

Can you fit a 792 card set in the 1.5" binder? Or, is a 1.5" best used for a 660 card set?

craig19 · May 3, 2008 1:44AM

Do those use standard 3 ring pages? Do you know of a thinner one? The sets i have are only like 60-175 cards each....

SportsItUpCards · May 3, 2008 1:49AM

I would get them all graded and display them on the set registry with scans, but thats just me.

Giovanni

RipublicaninMass · May 3, 2008 4:53AM

<< I would get them all graded and display them on the set registry with scans, but thats just me.

Giovanni >>

then your friends could just browse your cards onlin einstead of even coming over

I like the large diplay cases for one big set, 210 cards, or the ropp binders

yankeeno7 · May 3, 2008 6:17AM

Thanks for that link Griffins. Those look nice.

Goot · May 3, 2008 6:39AM

<< I would get them all graded and display them on the set registry with scans, but thats just me.

Giovanni >>

That's too much of a headache as well as WAY too much money for cards that might not even be worth the grading fees. I'm guessing that these sets all have at least 300+ cards per set. That'd be a lot of slabs to store.

SportsItUpCards · May 3, 2008 6:50AM

<< 

<< I would get them all graded and display them on the set registry with scans, but thats just me.

Giovanni >>

That's too much of a headache as well as WAY too much money for cards that might not even be worth the grading fees. I'm guessing that these sets all have at least 300+ cards per set. That'd be a lot of slabs to store. >>

I know, of course it would be big money to get them graded, but thats what I would do so thats what I told him.

I really don't belive in binders. I think binders were for people back in the day to store their cards, but in today's world of card condition is binders really good???

Can't you risk creasing a card by turning the pages? I remember turning my binder pages wondering if I would crease the cards. Sure you can be really careful turning the pages but at some point I would imagine you can do some serious harm to your cards that way.

Thats just my opinion, what I think. I would never use binders for cards in my personal collection, to much risk in damaging them I think. I have about 3 binders full of Basketball cards from around 1999 and 2000 but I consider them junk cards, you know inserts and stuff.

I would never risk vintage cards in a binder, I would be affraid of creasing them as I turn the pages, and even being careful, I just wouldn't take the chance, so that was my answer because that was what I belive in.

Giovanni

Estil · May 3, 2008 7:00AM

<< Griff,

Can you fit a 792 card set in the 1.5" binder? Or, is a 1.5" best used for a 660 card set? >>

No, you need a 3" binder for those (and the 792 cards you'll need to gently put some heavy books on the flat stack of pages in the binder to squeeze all the air out so they'll fit properly.

That's how I store all my sets (in BCW binders/pages), which now totals about 76,500 cards.

Just keep the binders flat and neatly stacked (no more than four in a stack) and you should be fine. But put key cards that are not graded in individual holders like mini-tites or top loaders just to be safe.

Griffins · May 3, 2008 7:27AM

The biggest one they have is called a 2.5" binder. The width of the spine is 3.5" (don't know how they came up with 2.5). It fits every set from '58-'89, and most of the heritage sets. 2005 Heritage, with the gray and white backs, needed 2 books, as did this years with the panels.
'57 and earlier fit in 1.5" (2.5" spine width). I don't have a '52 Topps set, so that would probably be the exception.
I've never damaged cards by having them in a binder, and I've got raw sets going back to 1910. It's a great way to store them, and makes actually view (and touching) your cards very easy. I use the stiff plastic page they sell at the front and the back of the binder to keep them flat, and store them upright. These are standard size 3 ring binders, and I use Ultra Pro pages for them, but will probably start switching to Vario pages for certain items.

mcolney1 · May 5, 2008 3:52AM

about a quarter the price of the roop style binder, but very safe in holding my cards. Comes in 1/2, 1 and 1 1/2 inch. 1 inch will hold two series (132 cards per series) in 9 pocket sheets.

unikeep

craig19 · May 5, 2008 6:00AM

mcolney1-
interesting - do those snap closed? The pic on the site is tough to tell what is actually going on...

Griffins · May 5, 2008 6:49AM

Have you had success with Unikeep's binders holding up to the weight of the pages? I think they make great products and I used them for delivering dvds and storing disks, but they have never seemed very strong to me, just temporary storage.

Brian48 · May 5, 2008 8:19AM

The only problem with pages is that there might be one or two key cards that you'd rather have more protection. If you slab those cards, it leaves an annoying gap in the pages.

mcolney1 · May 5, 2008 8:49AM

<< mcolney1-
interesting - do those snap closed? The pic on the site is tough to tell what is actually going on... >>

No snaps on the 1/2 inch, one external snap on the 1 inch and two external snaps on the 1 1/2 inch. When closed they behave like a cased binder. I've provided some pictures (sorry, no photo bucket account) that show the 1 1/5 inch binder. I've made a Roop style slip sheet on my color printer and the binder holds the 1969 set and 1970 set quite nicely. They are snug in the binder so no pressure on the bottom cards.

mcolney1 · May 5, 2008 8:51AM

<< Have you had success with Unikeep's binders holding up to the weight of the pages? I think they make great products and I used them for delivering dvds and storing disks, but they have never seemed very strong to me, just temporary storage. >>

The only trouble I've had is when I dropped on. The weight of three series of cards in Ultra Pro sheets snapped of the posts that hold the rings. Fortunately, nothing was damage, but the binder was toast.

How to display Complete Sets...???

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