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Originally Posted by mybuddyinc
Agree with what Luke and Ken said -- scrap books, shoe boxes, etc.
I think  that, say cards that were produced in 1910, that are high grade today were high grade in 1915. Those were the ones NOT "played" with. The cards that are low grade today, again, were low grade by 1915. Those were the ones traded, shoved in pockets, went through the wash, etc., etc.
Although I mainly deal with lower to mid grade cards, I have handled a few higher grade ones. These cards are actually, imo, quite durable little pieces of card board. You would have to blatantly fold them in half to get a crease, or bang them very hard to mess up a corner. Conversely, once a "handled" card is wrinkled, a wrinkle can turn into a crease with more handling, as well as a corner ding turn into corner wear.
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I agree with the NOT "played" with theory.
Growing up in Ohio meant snow on the ground on Christmas day. So on Christmas I would open up my toys, maybe assemble them or put the decals on and place them back in their box for when Spring came and I could go outside and play with them or I would play with them inside the house and when Spring came, I was ready for something else like riding my bike or fishing. So my toys received little abuse, if any.
My Mother (Thanks Mom!
) kept all my childhood toys and sports cards.
So I decided that over this winter I would sell my childhood toys. I called my Mother and told her that I would be getting all my toys out of her attic and selling them. Some of the toys I brought home were 40 year old toys still in their original box.
Finding 80+ year old cards in near-mint condition doesn't sound crazy to me.
Jantz