Any advice for cracking cards out of BVG holders?

BaltimoreYankee · August 18, 2017 3:42PM

I bought a few mid-grade 1952 Topps cards with the intention of cracking them out but I gotta say, those slabs seem really solid!

Any advice for someone without power tools? For PSA slabs, I just smack the top with a hammer and pry with a thin screwdriver.

HighGradeLegends · August 18, 2017 3:58PM

Dpeck has a great video showing how to do this. It works well. Search for it on you tube....like crack out bgs holder

erikthredd · August 18, 2017 5:19PM

I put the slab facedown on a hard surface then take a chisel to the outer edge all the way around and just tap lightly with a hammer. Chips will fly everywhere but if you want to put the holder in a graded card sleeve it should hold everything in it.

Panama Mutiny · August 18, 2017 5:22PM

@erikthredd said:
I put the slab facedown on a hard surface then take a chisel to the outer edge all the way around and just tap lightly with a hammer. Chips will fly everywhere but if you want to put the holder in a graded card sleeve it should hold eveything in it.

there was a thread before
on it ... look for it ...i use this huge bolt cutters

erikthredd · August 18, 2017 5:26PM

I just tap the chisel lightly all the way around till it loosens up then put a flathead inside on the label end and pry open slowly.

HighGradeLegends · August 18, 2017 6:05PM

I found this safe and easy

https://youtu.be/xzrEsDe7TqQ

Dpeck100 · August 20, 2017 6:21AM

Man time flies. This was over five years ago. My twin brother was showing me his cool new phone at the time and how it could take great videos. I said hang on and went and grabbed a card and said lets make a quick video of me cracking one out so I can show how it easy it is. I uploaded it to Youtube so I could post it here and show the doubters it was as easy as I was saying.

It does make me happy that so many collectors have viewed it and used the technique.

BunchOBull · August 20, 2017 12:10PM

Yup, I still use David's method.

flcardtrader · August 20, 2017 6:20PM

I found that video useful as well.

BaltimoreYankee · August 21, 2017 10:20AM

Thanks for all the replies. Happy to report the two cards were successfully removed from the BVG holders.
Dpeck - great video!

Any advice for cracking cards out of BVG holders?

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