Storing Older Sets
 

This doesn't necessarily fall into the Pre WWII category, but I figured there would be some knowledge regarding the subject in this forum. I'm extremely close to completing a 1963 Topps set. A handful of the cards are graded, and I'll leave them as they are. I've placed the non-graded HOF / star cards in rigid holders, but my question lies with what is the best way to store the remainder of the set. It's currently housed in a binder with BCW PRO 9T sheets.

Is it ok to leave it in these sheets long term? If so, should it be stored vertically (like vinyl LPs) or flat? If the binder is a bad idea, any suggestions as to a better method? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark

Personally I like the sets in the binders, but if this is a high grade set I wouldn't advise it. The top corners tend to come out of the pages and get nicked up a little.

+1... if protecting high quality cards is the priority, I'd choose something more secure, too, especially if you thumb through the pages often to enjoy them. Dropping them in soft, penny sleeve and into a rigid or semi-rigid card holder might be a better idea.

I don't like binders for the reasons skelly mentioned above - top corners tend to come out of the pages and get nicked up a little.

I just use a Card Saver (well, actually the Ultra Pro equivalent) with no penny sleeve. Then the cards are stored in a vault box. If there is any extra room in the box, I use wadded up plastic bags to fill the void.

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I am using both Monster boxes and binders. While it is true that the binders do endanger the corners, they do allow for easier viewing whenever you just HAVE to look at some cards.:D I tend to start out with top loaders and penny sleeves when the set is managable and convert to a binder once I make enough headway so as to not have too many empty pages in a row. One additional issue is that there are 9 pockets for post-1956 and 8 pockets for the oversized 1952-1956 Topps and 1953-1955 Bowmans. There are even tobacco card pages but the medium sized cards such as 1948-1952 Bowman, 1951 Topps, or any of the Play Balls just seem to travel about in the pockets. In addition to the dangers, it looks like hell. For now I am just biting the bullet and keeping them in toploaders/sleeves in a box. The box becomes a horizontal space which attracts clutter. I NEVER seem to look at them except to add cards to the stack.

Thanks for the suggestions! Love the '54 Topps set too.