Storage Suggestions for vintage cards

Csmontie

Hey everyone

I am currently putting together a 1961 Topps baseball set and wanted to get suggestions on how to store the cards. Most of the cards I have to date are around the PSA 6 range. I want to put them in single sleeve then into an Ultra Pro 9 card page holder then into a binder. I want to look at them (just like when I was little LOL) but not sure if that is a good way to store. Any suggestions PLMK

cjaccardi

Lots of people don't think binders are a good way to save cards. Card savers are the preferred method

Csmontie

Card savor or top loader? If I recall the card savors are more flexible where as the top loaders are more rigid.

digicat

I like sleeve + top loader. They'll take up a lot of room though. 800 cards in top loaders comfortably fit a box that was designed to hold 3000 raw cards.

swish54

They move around more in a top loader whereas there's little to no movement in an cardsaverI. I think that's why people seem to prefer those now.

SidePocket

I just finished building that very set in NM condition and put all the cards in sleeves then in pages then in a binder. Just make sure you get the Ultra Pro Premium sleeves or they won't fit right in the binder pages. Maybe there is a slight chance of card damage in binders but I sure don't want to pull out 587 cards savers when I want to look at the cards so it's worth a little risk to be able to enjoy the cards.

cjaccardi

<< <i>Card savor or top loader? If I recall the card savors are more flexible where as the top loaders are more rigid. >>



I think the status quo goes with card savers for top loaders allow to much movement .

putting a sleeve first on the card makes the card easier to slide in a card saver too. I would practice inserting cards into a card saver first because of the magnetism or static causes the cards to stick

corncobb

Ive posted before about being able to see the "Flow" of a set and how that can only be seen in binder form. From the fronts on one page to the backs on the next page. As I am a centering freak it also allows me to view the overall centering much better.

To me binders offer the best and most user friendly way to store and view sets.
I just go to the library of volumes and pull out which one I want.


I totally agree that giant stacks of plastic holders are no fun when it comes to being able to pull out a card set to view.


I agree that I much prefer the semi rigid Card savers as opposed to top loaders with penny sleeves. I hate penny sleeves, more corners get damaged trying to use them.

Often times people tend to think that more is better, Again I would personally stay away from using any kind of penny sleeve with binder pages, its just adds additional chance at digging corners
and makes the pages bulker as well as adding more weight to the pages in the binder.

Quality ultra pro pages with a few divider boards placed through out the set and a slip case cover are all that one needs to safely store and view your sets.
Ive used this method for over 25 years and have never had a single problem or card damaged.



Ive made special divider boards to place throughout the sets I have in binders as well as custom slip covers for each binder that eliminates the the most common problem with binders, loose and or sagging pages. I also change out the pages every 5 years or so. It is also very important to store your binders in the upright position. Never stack them. at least not more than a couple deep.

Csmontie

corncob thanks for the info I like it, appreciate all of the responses thanks again

Downtown1974

This is how I store my vintage baseball. Card Saver 1s with no sleeves. They fit perfectly in this box available from aboxfactory.com
There are approximately 800 cards in this box.

shouldabeena10

I've always used Card Savers I's (the bigger one's), the 4-up three ring binder pages, and the D ring type binders that can open flat.

The card savers make it easy to upgrade and replace cards without the worry of dinking a card or ever having to touch it with bare hands. Since I did a lot of cracking out of graded cards for use in my raw sets, it also allows for room to store the old flip in the Card Saver. It also makes storing and sorting your raw dupes, your trade / sell cards, and any cards you may submit for grading, a whole lot easier ... as they're basically all ready to go.

The 4-up binder pages have plenty of room for the Card Savers, and the 528 card Topps football sets fit perfectly into 2 binders, while many of the earlier, smaller football sets would fit into 1 single binder. I also add thin 3-hole punched cardboard dividers to the front, back, and sometimes one in the middle of each binder for extra support.

The D ring binders are great as they don't bow the pages when you open them, and are easier to flip through.

Like Corcobb, I also make slipcases for my binders. I use larger cardboard boxes (that make one big slipcase) that holds about 6 binders.