Raw 1

Raw 2

Raw 3

Raw 4; 2 signed Doyle's and a partial "NY Natl'" Joe Doyle.....

Raw 5

Part of how I stay on a budget is I only buy stuff to go in frames, either Pennzoni cases or a homemade job like this...http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...c5b216439f.jpg

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great "homemade" '1956 Dodgers display...never really looked/noticed there were THAT MANY Dodgers in the 1956 set.!

great collection/display - well done, Jason!

DS

There aren't! I made pretty good fakes for three guys who played in the 55 WS but were then traded and appeared in the 56T set as Cubs. And then I made a really bad fake for Shotgun Shuba who has no 56T card at all.

This allowed me to cover the full 25-man WS roster + Koufax (who didn't play) + Alston + team card and fill the frame.

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Recently I've moved the focus of my collecting to vintage. Because of that, I wanted to start putting sets into binders again. With higher prices, I didn't want to just put the card into sheets if I didn't have to.

I found something called the Toploader Binder, but I don't store vintage in toploaders. Also, buying those would get pricey very quickly and I don't have the most spare funds to spend in the hobby.

One day it just came to me that the semi-rigids that I was already using would likely fit into the four-card pages. Took a stop by my local card shop to see, and it did. So, I bought some pages and that's how I now have my 1960 Parkhurst Hawes Wax Indy set stored.

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I'm having difficulty figuring out how to display T201s in PSA holders. They are way to big to fit into a frame designed for cards. Would be great to find a way to have a wall hanging frame/case for these, but doesn't seem to be anything on market.

Any other T201 , or oversized card in general, collectors have a solution for this? I could hang just 1 , but it's more fun to have at least 3-6 on the wall at a time


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I am experimenting with three binder systems:

1. UNIKEEP
2. D-Ring 3"Baseball Card binders like Ultra Pro (I have old office binders and collectors binders from Pacific Trading Cards) inside a cardboard slipcase (used USPS Priority Mail boxes work great)
3. Barrister binder with slip case or similar


FIRST: Unikeep.
* Has anyone had any issues with snap-cases damaging cards? See pics. I worry the Ultra Pro 9-pocket pages are too tight in the case and the reinforcement side posts rub the edge of pages. If cards were to slide up to top edge they would get an indention. I also wonder if flipping the pages may cause them to hit the edge. So far no issues but I can see rub marks on the edge of the pages. For archiving this is less an issue.
* I like the ability to stack 1.5" or smaller binders with pages that lie flat. There is no ring mechanism so the posts are straight up from bottom. With standard binders I worry about the bottom few pages

SECOND: D-Ring binders.
* The Ultra Pro 3" are the most affordable option (except re-using old office supplies). I like putting a sample card on the spine and the width is good my sets and ease of use. Adding a slip case allows them to stack without pressure on the pages of the albums below.
* I have also made a sash out of paper to slide around the edge of the binder to keep the pages tight and from sagging when stored upright. This does the job well.

THIRD: Barrister binders with slip cases. At $30 for binder and slip case I have not tried this yet but it seems like a fancier version of my poor man's version in item 2. The D-Ring binder poster seem straight up (some office supply binders are a too steep an angle for my tastes). The hole in the spine makes for easy removal from slipcase. The look is elegant (like a Law Office) and with a modest label would be nice on the shelf.

http://www.bindertek.com/thbast3.html

http://www.archivalmethods.com/produ...-slip-case-set

T201s are a bit big, especially in holders, and they would almost need their own shelving of some sort for display. As for putting them in pages you could probably fit 3, maybe, if you have some custom pages.

Digitally
 

There is nothing like keeping my cards with me at all times - in high def - with a better view than the naked eye and without worrying about damaging them or having them stolen. In this short video, I flip through my raw T206 collection on my iPad...

https://youtu.be/6n5H_lR3Tt8