Raw Card Collectors - Have You Tried CardPreservers - My Review

[CardPadre]

*I am not affiliated with this product and have no financial interest or benefit from anyone using it or not. Just a product I really like and feel is the best raw card protective experience available.*



I’ve been anxiously waiting for these to be available since UltraPro announced them last fall. I ordered a couple hundred when they became available last month and am really happy with them.

For those that don’t know, the concept is a semi-rigid type back and a heavy-gauge penny sleeve type front. The size is just big enough to hold standard trading cards (and you can even fit 1950s larger vintage just barely).

This is the first raw card storage that really left my cards feeling like…cards. You can shuffle through them just like a stack of raw cards and really enjoy your collection.

If you’re wondering how it’s better than top loaders or cardsavers I would say less bulk and true card-size feel in hand. But the best improvement is that with the penny sleeve-type front, I don’t think there will be any micro-scratching on the fronts that both top loaders and cardsavers get when you stack them and shuffle through them repeatedly. You can go through your collection over and over and still retain a crystal clear view.

There is a flap that folds over back and is secured by an adhesive strip made for repeated usage. The adhesive is on the back of the holder and not on the flap, so your card wont touch any adhesive when you insert it.

Anyway, I’d encourage anyone who has raw cards that they wish they’d enjoy more often to try these. Makes you really want to grab a stack of your cards and thumb through them.

Cost is around $5 for a pack of 25.

[Exhibitman]

Looks promising. They already have a similar product for comic books that I use to store my silver age Marvel books.

[jingram058]

I would definitely like to get some of these. Many thanks for posting!

[CardPadre]

Originally Posted by jingram058

I would definitely like to get some of these. Many thanks for posting!

Sure thing! They make me want to flip through a lot of my stuff that I don't keep out in my main display more often. Been fun.

[cgjackson222]

Wow, you have some amazing raw cards!!

[CardPadre]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Wow, you have some amazing raw cards!!

Thanks! Very low grade on the bigger ones so I don't worry about messing them up, lol.

[mikemb]

Just got my pack to check these out. Overall I am not impressed.

The sealable flap is nice and they hold a card in a penny sleeve. But I though they would be a bit more rigid.

It is like putting a flap on a card saver (or cutting up a 9 pocket sheet into, well, 9 pockets and adding a flap at the top.

They are less bulky than card savers or top loaders so flipping through a stack of them would work well. More protection than just a penny sleeve.

But I am a set/binder guy so when I want to look at my cards, I just pull out a binder.

Mike

[CardPadre]

Originally Posted by mikemb

Just got my pack to check these out. Overall I am not impressed.

The sealable flap is nice and they hold a card in a penny sleeve. But I though they would be a bit more rigid.

It is like putting a flap on a card saver (or cutting up a 9 pocket sheet into, well, 9 pockets and adding a flap at the top.

They are less bulky than card savers or top loaders so flipping through a stack of them would work well. More protection than just a penny sleeve.

But I am a set/binder guy so when I want to look at my cards, I just pull out a binder.

Mike

Fair review, thanks for chiming in. You don't need to have your cards in penny sleeves before you insert them as they are pvc and acid free, so I like that you get a really clear view of the card from the thinner front side without too many layers of plastic. And, like you said, for shuffling through cards it is a nicer experience than you get with a card saver or top loader.




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