mylar and card size

DezHood

How do people feel when they see graded PSA cards that got the "mylar treatment"? Or cards that are loose/have room to spare/swimming in the holder/etc. without the mylar. Do people have these in their collection? Is it a case by case evaluation? I recently dropped out of an auction over this - but the final price was strong - didn't bother other bidders......

charrigan

I've had 100% success in getting these reholdered without the Mylar upon request, FWIW.

LarkinCollector

In hand, they don't bother me at all. They seem to produce fuzzier corners in scans, however. I'm pretty used to seeing it from BGS/BVG and anything that helps keep the card from sliding around and potentially getting damage in the holder is good in my book.

MrNearMint

Why does psa use that Mylar casing for certain cards?

IndianaJones

MrNearMint---

I will offer an educated guess---

Many cards that PSA grade are of a size that the company does not have a holder specifically designed for that given size. So, PSA will select the holder that best suits the non-standard size card, and insert the card in a very thin mylar sleeve to provide an extra bit of thickness within the holder that will help hold the card in place. Often, the card or disc can still move around, but once the owner gently jostles the item into place, he then handles it very carefully from then on, to keep it in the exact place he wants it.

Mylar is perhaps the very best preservative material to store archive printed matter in the world. It's supposed to last hundreds of years, will not yellow or break down, is clear as can be, and will definitely NOT harm our precious collectibles. I'm very proud of PSA for using it. ---Indiana Jones (Brian Powell)

DezHood

Thanks for the replies so far. Here is a specific scenario - card from a mainstream 1935 set - gets a mylar and a holder where the space allocated to the card is larger than usually used for the set. (This is a head scratcher for me because I rarely see a mylar unless the holder is also a large holder)

Maybe I could mail in for a new holder for 5 bucks, but......

The concern is what's the chance these are trimmed cards that slipped through the cracks? Logically, it may seem more unlikely because someone perhaps noticed the card was small and would thus slide around in a standard holder, perhaps at the edge of the min size req? and still holdered it adding a mylar to prevent slippage, but I'm somewhat concerned. Paranoid or legit concern?

MrNearMint

<< <i>MrNearMint---

I will offer an educated guess---

Many cards that PSA grade are of a size that the company does not have a holder specifically designed for that given size. So, PSA will select the holder that best suits the non-standard size card, and insert the card in a very thin mylar sleeve to provide an extra bit of thickness within the holder that will help hold the card in place. Often, the card or disc can still move around, but once the owner gently jostles the item into place, he then handles it very carefully from then on, to keep it in the exact place he wants it.

Mylar is perhaps the very best preservative material to store archive printed matter in the world. It's supposed to last hundreds of years, will not yellow or break down, is clear as can be, and will definitely NOT harm our precious collectibles. I'm very proud of PSA for using it. ---Indiana Jones (Brian Powell) >>




I get it. I mainly collect BGS cards and I know they use the inner sleeve to help keep the card from moving around, do you know if that inner sleeve is mylar?

IndianaJones

Sorry, I do not know if BGS uses a Mylar sleeve. I would encourage you to contact them and simply ask to speak with a customer service rep. ---Indiana Jones (Brian Powell)