I'm new here this is my first post!!

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Posted By: Nick Schirripa

Can someone please tell me what the heck is that plastic insert PSA puts in their slabs, it looks all wavy sorta like a border around the card???? Thanks

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Posted By: pete

sometimes they use this plastic because they dont have a holder for certain size cards, so they "mickey mouse it"....welcome aboard!
pete-

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Posted By: Nick Schirripa

Pete When you say mickey mouse it does that mean its a less quality slab?? Cause I just Received a Cobb Red Back in a slab with that plastic. And would it be worth less in that pericular slab??

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Posted By: Glenn

The short answer is no. It isn't really worth any less, but because it is a less attractive way of slabbing the card (and for other reasons), most of the pre-war card collectors here prefer SGC to PSA.

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Posted By: Wesley

PSA should have custom size holders for T206 cards. Can you post a scan so we can see what you are talking about?

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Posted By: joe

Here is example of bothhttp://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1112490132.JPG for some reason this picture won't show up. sorry

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Posted By: Glenn

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Posted By: Nick

Damn I cant figure this photo upload its not working Anyways between the edge of card and the first border of the hard plastic slab is where this thin condom is about 5/8ths of an inch all the way around Any more comments about this condom crap I think I'm calling PSA and telling them to reslab the card for me

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Posted By: Julie

so I guess it is better for keeping acidic and other pollutants out. But it don't fit...

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Posted By: joe

Leon or anyone on this board, can you tell me how my pictures of the 2 cobbs got posted under Glenn's ID at 08:12 pm.?

Joe

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Posted By: TimJ

I have yet to get a card graded,so all the graded cards I have seen are scanned.I didn't realize that what I was seeing in the scans could be an insert.Just as Julie pointed out that there is an insert,an insert of this kind being PH neutral could help buffer the paperstock from succuming to it's own acid content.If you have a PH neutral buffer against a media that has an acid content,it can slow the natural acid degredation of the card itself.Just as a note,my experience as an archival framer,I have actually seen prints with "brown acid related dammage"reversed to an extent by sandwiching the piece for a period of time in PH neutral paper.The acid content will tend to "migrate" to the Ph neutral paper,thus reducing the acidity of the piece.

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Posted By: leon

If he didn't post them then I guess there is some minute chance that by updating something, something could get posted to someone else's post. I have no idea otherwise. As far as I know there are only a few people (either 2 or 3) that could edit someone's post, and then it will say whom edited it. Brian Mcqueen, Elliot- might still have moderator status and it's ok, and myself are the only ones with that abilitiy. Could be a system glitch if this erroneous pic post happened? Also, someone is probably cutting and pasting in this thread. I've seen that make the margins get too wide. Keep trying...it's gets easier to post pics and stuff as you learn how better....regards

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Posted By: joe

Thanks Leon, sounds like a glitch in the system, those are my 2 cards under Glenn's ID

Joe

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Posted By: Glenn

Hi Joe,

No glitch in the system; I was just trying to help. I copied your URL since it looked like you wanted the picture posted and it wasn't working for you. In retrospect I should have probably asked your permission first. Sorry about that.

Glenn

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Posted By: joe

Thanks for the info Glenn, I tried to put those out 3 times so I thought something weird happened. Seems hit and miss for me to get any pictures posted. no problem

Joe