Need help! ... I'm planning a Break Out! .....

[Potomac Yank]

Pssst ..... Ova heah!

I'm wanna doze dat collek card sets.
Weneva I geta a card dats bin slabbed, I crak dem opin en put dem in my book.
With a hamma en skredriva, I'm a masta wit da slabs called PSA & SGC.

Da problim I hav is dat I'm getten a few cards in BVG slabs.
I undastand dat dey ar tuff mammy jammas.
Wil I nede a jackhamma, or can dey be had?

NE help from da savy peepl arownd heah wil be grately apreesheateit.

Tanks,

Joe in cell # 666

[Jantz]

Joe

BVG slabs can be tricky since the front part of the slab fits over the back piece like a lid, but I have broken them open before though.

I laid the slab down so that I was looking at the back of the card. Then I used a regular screwdriver and pried the slab apart near the top, close to the label/flip. Once you get it started, you'll see what I mean by "lid". Just take it slow.

Hope this helps

Jantz

[Potomac Yank]

I'll keep that approach in mind when I get the BVG's.

Thanks again,
Joe

[sportscardtheory]

Gently chipping away the top with a hammer and chisel has always worked perfectly for me.

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by sportscardtheory

Gently chipping away the top with a hammer and chisel has always worked perfectly for me.

Thanks for the tip. I have been thinking about busting out my 1978 Dave Parker PSA 1 because I think it can get a 2.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Thanks for the tip. I have been thinking about busting out my 1978 Dave Parker PSA 1 because I think it can get a 2.