Landscape slabs?

clydecoolidge · October 10, 2007 2:58AM

I haven't seen this discussed here before (though it probably was), but does anyone find it a little annoying when you have a card that's displayed in landscape format (horizontal) but PSA slabs are vertical only? I just think these cards would display so much better if PSA had a horizontal (or landscape) slab for these cards. Just a thought, yell at me if you must.

jamesryanbell · October 10, 2007 3:00AM

That's a great idea bro. PSA...you listening?

leadoff4 · October 10, 2007 3:26AM

Great idea, 2 cards come to mind first. 53 Bowman Color Pee Wee Reese and 73 Topps Frank Robinson.

cwazzy · October 10, 2007 3:29AM

This is a great idea. T202 Triple Folders and the horizontal T206 cards would look great in these!

Chris

JeremyDie1 · October 10, 2007 3:29AM

Yes!! Great idea.

leathtech · October 10, 2007 3:32AM

I agree 85 topps football would look much better in psa holder horizontally.

Statman · October 10, 2007 3:37AM

It's funny, I've toyed with the idea of doing mid-grade sets of either 1956 or 1960 Topps baseball, but have held off partly because they are horizontal. Just doesn't present as well.

darkhorse9 · October 10, 2007 3:42AM

This bodes a question I have pondered, not to highjack the thread too much, but...

When you're using eight pocket sheets for vintage cards such as 1952-1954 topps that display vertically how do you arrainge them on the sheet?

Example..when you open the folder so that the there are four rows of two facing you do you numerically go

1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8

Or do you go

5-1
6-2
7-3
8-4

or possibly

4-8
3-7
2-6
1-5

Or does any of this make sense at all? I prefer the top method but I was just wondering what others felt.

Elemenopeo · October 10, 2007 3:48AM

'55 Bowmans would be another beneficiary... great idea.

alifaxwa2 · October 10, 2007 3:59AM

Yea, but then the slabs would be different size and you wouldn't be able to stack them.

Elemenopeo · October 10, 2007 4:07AM

<< Yea, but then the slabs would be different size and you wouldn't be able to stack them. >>

True. It'd be good for sets that are entirely horizontal, not so good for mixed.

cravetopps · October 10, 2007 4:11AM

<<<Yea, but then the slabs would be different size and you wouldn't be able to stack them. >>>

I agree. This trumps the benefit IMO.

You also would not be able find protective sleeves. This has been a pain for the unconventional size holders as well.

41GoudeyGuy · October 10, 2007 5:38AM

<< This bodes a question I have pondered, not to highjack the thread too much, but...

When you're using eight pocket sheets for vintage cards such as 1952-1954 topps that display vertically how do you arrainge them on the sheet?

Example..when you open the folder so that the there are four rows of two facing you do you numerically go

1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8

Or do you go

5-1
6-2
7-3
8-4

or possibly

4-8
3-7
2-6
1-5

Or does any of this make sense at all? I prefer the top method but I was just wondering what others felt. >>

In my case it depends on the set. My 1954 Topps set is in sheets:

4 8
3 7
2 6
1 5

My 1955 and 1956 sets are:

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

This works better with the horizontal format.

Downtown1974 · October 10, 2007 5:45AM

That is a good idea, but please wait until my 55 set is done.

cwazzy · October 10, 2007 5:58AM

Maybe PSA could at least make it an option. If you are worried about being able to stack the slabs then you could continue to use the current slabs. But if you are looking for a better way to display a horizontally printed card then you could opt to have the card put in the landscape slab. That would allow PSA to serve both types of customers.

Chris

baseballjeff · October 10, 2007 6:28AM

I disagree, I wouldn't like all the different sized casses. I agree the '53 Bowman Pee Wee is a sweet card. But the cool thing about looking at it horizontally is that you don't see the PSA label gleaming right at you too. I vote no on the whole issue. That's just my humble opinion.

Bigstep · October 10, 2007 7:50AM

Why would the size have to change ? Just change the PSA label to a horizontal format.

Rich

cravetopps · October 10, 2007 8:04AM

<<<Why would the size have to change ? Just change the PSA label to a horizontal format.>>>

How does this not change the holder size unless you're saying reformat the flip to print with the same orientation as the card?? That would not look very appealing.

frankhardy · October 10, 2007 9:38AM

<< 

<< This bodes a question I have pondered, not to highjack the thread too much, but...

When you're using eight pocket sheets for vintage cards such as 1952-1954 topps that display vertically how do you arrainge them on the sheet?

Example..when you open the folder so that the there are four rows of two facing you do you numerically go

1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8

Or do you go

5-1
6-2
7-3
8-4

or possibly

4-8
3-7
2-6
1-5

Or does any of this make sense at all? I prefer the top method but I was just wondering what others felt. >>

In my case it depends on the set. My 1954 Topps set is in sheets:

4 8
3 7
2 6
1 5

My 1955 and 1956 sets are:

1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8

This works better with the horizontal format. >>

That is exactly what I do with my Cardinals team sets.

GDM67 · October 10, 2007 9:49AM

<< This bodes a question I have pondered, not to highjack the thread too much, but...

When you're using eight pocket sheets for vintage cards such as 1952-1954 topps that display vertically how do you arrainge them on the sheet?

Example..when you open the folder so that the there are four rows of two facing you do you numerically go

1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8 >>

That seems like it would work better than any other idea.

<< <<<Why would the size have to change ? Just change the PSA label to a horizontal format.>>>

How does this not change the holder size unless you're saying reformat the flip to print with the same orientation as the card?? That would not look very appealing. >>

1953
Bow
man
Color

#33

Pee
Wee
Reese

NM7

0000
9999

Yeah, can't see that working too well...

clydecoolidge · October 10, 2007 1:19PM

<< <<<Yea, but then the slabs would be different size and you wouldn't be able to stack them. >>>

I agree. This trumps the benefit IMO.

You also would not be able find protective sleeves. This has been a pain for the unconventional size holders as well. >>

I can see why some people wouldn't like it. If all you have are normal size psa holders and want to be able to stack them (although IMO, I would rather display most than stack them away). I guess I just don't like the fact that you can either have an easy to read/view card or an easy to read/view title and grade for landscape cards. I could see doing this for sets that every card is a landscape, but not for sets that have some of both. Just a thought. Thanks alot for all the feedback (and the highjack, lol).

Landscape slabs?

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