storage
There are some new penny sleeves with one top corner nipped off that help save some corner dings. Or you can use scissors and cut them along the seam on one corner. I haven't used them for long, but they really do help.
I use a variety of storage methods though.
I have my 1940s-1970s sets (most of them in progress) in binders. I put the stars, HOFers, key RCs in penny sleeves in top loaders in a wooden card storage box in the safe.
My T206s are all in T206 size penny sleeves inside T206 sized top loaders in the safe.
The very few graded vintage cards I have are also in a wooden card storage box in the safe.
I have vintage dupes in card savers in an open top wooden box that I had made for cards when I was a kid. I organize them by year and card # where I can find them easily for trading. You could do the same using the card shoe boxes though.
I have my newer bulk commons in cardboard card storage boxes of various sizes organized by year and set (and sometimes card # too).
Finally, I have binders for newer or lower value cards of HOFers, stars, or other players I collect. These are organized alphabetically right now, but I am thinking of swapping it up and making a binder for HOF/star catchers, a binder or three for star/HOF pitchers, another few for OF's and IF's, etc.
Good luck on getting back into the hobby!
Last edited by donmuth; 02-21-2023 at 09:40 PM.
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