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Old 10-18-2022, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jchcollins View Post
I guess my overall question here, is this actually a big deal? I know that UV-C rays cannot penetrate most plastics, but that UV-A and B can. One SGC slab with no advertised UV protection recently just sold for north of 12 million dollars. Is this something to be concerned about at all if I'm not just leaving super valuable slabs in my windowsills facing west every afternoon?
UV can reek havoc on collectibles. Its very subtle and takes a LOOONG time. Over the course of 10 years, north facing window behind supposed UV glass. However, once you notice holy s%*#$ does it make you wish you'd have taken better precautions.

EDIT: I should add the pictures obviously are not the same card - I just bought another one because the other had faded so much. The color difference is what I was trying to show. I have several examples of this. Unfortunately. All my cards are in drawers or boxes now as a result.
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