Storing T206's

[pwang100]

I want to solicit some opinions on how to store my T206's. I have mostly raw cards, I'm keeping them 15 to a page in plastic sheets. As of now, I have them pretty much in the order I got them. The first 15 T206's I ever got are in the first page in the binder, etc...

I dont want to constantly handle them and move them from sheet to sheet every time I get a new card... But now that my Monster Number is increasing, I'm having a hard time finding cards, keeping track, etc...

So my questions are these: How do you guys store raw cards?.. What order do you sort them in?

Thanks

-Phil

[trdcrdkid]

I keep most of my raw T-cards and N-cards (sports and non-sport) in Card Saver II's, with some in toploaders with a penny sleeve if that's how I got them. I have many of them stored vertically in three big cardboard boxes, two rows each, so I can flip through them, sort them, and add new cards as necesssry. But those boxes became filled a while ago, so now most of the raw cards I've gotten in the past year and a half or so (mostly T206s, but with quite a few T212s, T205s, etc etc.) are in several big stacks of my desk. Just part of the cleaning and organizing that's overdue.

[t206wagner]

I have mine in penny sleeves and top loaders. I then store them alphabetically in plastic 3X5 index card holders from right to left. You can fit about 100 cards in a holder that way.

[rdixon1208]

I keep all my cards in a binder. I'm working on a set so I've been putting my T206 where they would go when my set's complete so I don't move them around too much. If you're going to use the 15 card pages, you should get a set of stamp tongs for easier handling. I've also seen some people put them in top loaders and then in 9 card pages. That works ok for a collection, but it's too thick for a T206 set.

[dlfallen]

I had the same problem as the OP. Solved it by entering each card into an Excel sheet. Info includes front, back condition, approx. value, and location. I can now easily determine (for example) that a particular card resides on page 7 in pocket #12, or in my display cabinet, or another specified location. As a bonus I have a general idea of the value of my collection.
--Dave

[steve B]

I keep mine in penny sleeves in toploaders. I used to keep them in pages, but I've gradually been moving everything out of pages. The few graded ones are in their own place.

The spreadsheet is a good idea, I used the superset spreadsheet, and removed the info from most of the fields. I just put an h in the box for ones I have, and the grade if it's graded. I've also made spreadsheets for a bunch of my more modern sets.

Steve B

[garymc]

I have nothing but un-slabbed cards. I was not collecting for about ten years and missed whole transition to the importance of slabbed cardboard . I use a 3-ring binder and than use tobacco card size plastic sleeves with tobacco size top loaders. I put them into 9 pocket pages. I've recently been researching better binders and found this company who I plan on investing in their products to safeguard my cards.....

https://www.archivalmethods.com/prod...-slip-case-set
https://issuu.com/archivalmethods/do...68896/39040999

I'm also going to try out these new 9 pocket pages that have the security flaps over the top of the pockets so the cards don't slip out.....

http://www.ultrapro.com/product_info...oducts_id=3940

Share your Yankees....
https://www.facebook.com/groups/554519474738304/
Share my Yankees.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/151843924@N04/albums

[pwang100]

Loving the responses and ideas so far.. I'll definitely be incorporating some into my storage practices.

Keep the solutions coming...

Thx

[garymc]

Also found this very interesting to safely store raw cards.......

https://www.archivalmethods.com/prod...lio-binder-box


Share your Yankees....
https://www.facebook.com/groups/554519474738304/
Share my Yankees.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/151843924@N04/albums

[jp1216]

My father-in-law makes custom boxes for cards:

DakotaWoodCrafts Website

The 'T206' box is one of my favorites. Perfect for raw cards! He offers Net54 discounts to what is listed.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by rdixon1208

I keep all my cards in a binder....I've also seen some people put them in top loaders and then in 9 card pages. That works ok for a collection, but it's too thick for a T206 set.

As simple of an idea as this is, I never thought about doing it before. Those tobacco card size top loaders are small enough to fit into the 9 card pages, and they look pretty good in there (I just experimented). Most of my Obaks and T205s are graded so far, but most of the ones I will eventually own won't be. The one I experimented with looked pretty good in the 9 card page. A regular Ultra Pro binder would probably be good enough if the cards were safe in the top loader. Thanks for sharing.

[Bliggity]

Like Gary, I store my raw tobacco/caramels in tobacco-sized penny sleeves and toploaders, then put into 9-pocket pages. But I use pages for mini-size cards, which are the same size as regular pages, but have divider sections. This keeps the toploaders straighter and they stay in place better. I also highly recommend the binders he linked through Archival Methods - I have three of them, and they're great.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Like Gary, I store my raw tobacco/caramels in tobacco-sized penny sleeves and toploaders, then put into 9-pocket pages. But I use pages for mini-size cards, which are the same size as regular pages, but have divider sections. This keeps the toploaders straighter and they stay in place better. I also highly recommend the binders he linked through Archival Methods - I have three of them, and they're great.

Cool, can you provide a link for those pages?

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

[Bliggity]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Cool, can you provide a link for those pages?

Here they are on eBay

I think Ultra Pro may not make these anymore, so I ordered a bunch last time I got them.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Thanks! Just bought a few.

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

[Leon]

nice display in the pages...

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Like Gary, I store my raw tobacco/caramels in tobacco-sized penny sleeves and toploaders, then put into 9-pocket pages. But I use pages for mini-size cards, which are the same size as regular pages, but have divider sections. This keeps the toploaders straighter and they stay in place better. I also highly recommend the binders he linked through Archival Methods - I have three of them, and they're great.