Baseball HOF Says No to Slabbed Cards

[prestigecollectibles]

http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.co...-slabbed-cards

[4815162342]

Mylar and polypropylene are fine, but the safest way still to store baseball cards is in a house in Ohio.

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by prestigecollectibles

http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.co...-slabbed-cards

Interesting article. It gives me pause on the slabs. I am more concerned however on my vintage photo's, post cards, etc. - more so than the cardboard (bball cards)

Mylar... Hmmm What do you guys use for Vintage Photo's ?

Thanks again, for sharing -

[conor912]

I've long wondered about the plastics used at TPGs. That's why every graded card I buy gets immediately cracked out and put into mylar.

[bcornell]

[REMOVED] This forum is done.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by bcornell

Do you know that Mylar is safer? What's your expertise?

This is a nonsense article that tells us nothing about the plastic holders that PSA and SGC use. Some guy working for the Hall of Fame - which has a terrible track record of taking care of their own inventory - says "we don't know about slabs, plus they're too big", so the writer jumps to a silly conclusion that they must be bad.

He should have at least waited to get a response from PSA and SGC before publishing this article. It's shoddy journalism.

woah

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by conor912

woah

I think you mean "Whoa".

[Paul S]

Interesting article.

Would have liked to know The Hall's method of cracking out: tinsnips at the corners for PSA and screwdriver wedged into the seam for SGC?

Also, why all the conservation? They are like a iceberg - the majority of upstairs exhibits are permanent and the vast majority of stuff I'd really like to see remain hidden in perpetual storage and never see the light of day. The first time I visited a was a treat and my second visit years later just redundant.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Interesting article.

Would have liked to know The Hall's method of cracking out: tinsnips at the corners for PSA and screwdriver wedged into the seam for SGC?

Also, why all the conservation? They are like a iceberg - the majority of upstairs exhibits are permanent and the vast majority of stuff I'd really like to see remain hidden in perpetual storage and never see the light of day. The first time I visited a was a treat and my second visit years later just redundant.

The article said it was preserving for future generations, which I get. But, to your point, if it never sees the light of day, what's the point?