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Top Loaders or Card Savers?

VintageismygameVintageismygame Posts: 285
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What do you all use to store your raw vintage cards in? I know that a binder is another choice, but I like to hold each card when I look through my sets. Just curious as to what you all think the advantages and disadvantages to each are.

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  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,174 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I put the card in a soft sleeve and then in a card saver.


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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    I like top loaders. The only time I use card savers is when I'm submitting cards.


    I don't like card-savers for long term storage, as they apply pressure to the edges and corners of a card. While I don't know what the long term concequences of this sort of pressure is, I prefer not to find out.
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  • 1123581311235813 Posts: 610
    Top-loaders because they are easier to both store and display.

    Also love to use Ultra-Pro's multi-card holders to display groups of cards.
  • Brian48Brian48 Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭
    Top loaders with a penny sleeve. Card Savers are too flimsy and tend to warp over time. The top loaders do yellow over time (requiring replacement), but the penny sleeves protects it.
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I like top loaders. The only time I use card savers is when I'm submitting cards >>



    Yup, me too.

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  • JeremyDie1JeremyDie1 Posts: 2,383 ✭✭✭
    I like the snap tites 2. Keeps the card secure and the corners free.
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  • VintageismygameVintageismygame Posts: 285
    How much do those snap-tites run?
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    I have all 3000+ of my raw Ripkens in top loaders with penny sleeves. I only use card savers for subs. I don't really like card savers. It's difficult to put the card into it without touching the card on the top. Top loaders slide right in. I can understand why PSA wants us to use card savers for subs, because the cards would likely slide out of the top loader in transit.
  • hofautoshofautos Posts: 1,934
    I only collect graded vintage, but I do use magnetic one-touch for my modern raw....


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  • mosaicmosaic Posts: 700 ✭
    Penny sleeve and a Card Saver I ... seems to do me just fine, and I don't see any pressure being put on corners and whatnot. Perhaps from the smaller card savers, but not the ample size ones PSA recommends.

    But, I confess, if it's worth a darn, it's probably in a PSA or Beckett slab by now.

    I think lack of humidity, stable temperature, and a quality storage box are more important over lengths of time.
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  • PinkcatfishPinkcatfish Posts: 377 ✭✭
    I did some research on this a few years ago so this may not be right up to date but that Card Savers have "some" PVC in them for the flexibility. Not so with toploaders. As a result I went the route of penny sleeves and toploaders.

    If using cardsavers I would definitely use penny sleeves as well for long term storage. Anyway, like I said this info could be out of date but if a card saver package doesn't say PVC free, then my info is still good.

    J

  • fkwfkw Posts: 1,766 ✭✭
    Penny sleeves are a must so you rarely touch the cards even when scanning them. I am like most and use toploaders of all sizes.
  • MorgothMorgoth Posts: 3,950 ✭✭✭
    Once I started doing shows I either used the smaller card savers or top loaders. I basically switched to top loaders across the board due to storage and accessability. You can't find card savers in my area, even at card shops. Also alot of the shoe boxes and storage out there is designed for top loaders not the card savers. There is even albums available so you can put your top loaders into.
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  • fujfuj Posts: 559 ✭✭✭
    Nowadays, I use only penny sleeves and top loaders to store all my raw cards.

    Back in the day, I used to have a tiered storage system. Commons were just in the regular cardboard storage boxes. If a card was a minor star, you were in card savers. And if you had some decent value, you graduated to a top loader or maybe even a screwdown (if you were worthy). I laugh as I think back to how some players got "promoted" or "demoted" as their performance fluctuated.
  • TNTonPMSTNTonPMS Posts: 2,279 ✭✭
    Fuj , that is funny and so true , when I was younger I used to do the same thing .

    My Reggies and my Elways always went into the screw downs though for some reason .

    I like the snap tites I'll be looking for those for sure .
  • fujfuj Posts: 559 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Fuj , that is funny and so true , when I was younger I used to do the same thing .q]

    LOL. Glad to hear I'm not the only one!
  • SidePocketSidePocket Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    What am I doing wrong? I can't get cards out of the top loaders without feeling like I'm going to damage them.

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