Free Sample Pack of Mylar Sleeves

[Twig16]

My name is Rick Hyatt. I am the owner of TCVS a small company in Northern California that produces mylar sleeves for long-term preservation and protection of paper collectibles.

Over the past 5 years I have helped a number collectors switch their collections to mylar storage options from the vinyl pages in binders, penny sleeves in rigid top loaders and even unprotected storage in cardboard count boxes.

I have just finished putting almost my entire collection in mylar enclosures. These are 4 mil mylar sleeves placed in a custom cut flap sealed poly bags for added protection.

If you would like a free sample pack go to tcverify.com and use the contact tab or send me your name and address or email me directly at tcverify@yahoo.com. I will also be happy to answer any questions you might have about how I can help you better protect and preserve your paper collectibles.

[samosa4u]

What kinds of plastics do grading companies use and how are they bad for our paper collectibles? Do you know what kinds of chemicals go into making these slabs?

[bmattioli]

I sent in a request yesterday for a sample pack. Never heard back from them.. Just an FYI..

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

I sent in a request yesterday for a sample pack. Never heard back from them.. Just an FYI..

Is there a reason someone giving you something for free would need to get right back to you? Did you have a question(s) about the product?

[oaks1912]

Not a paid endorsement..But I've known Rick for twenty years and have purchased thousands of Mylar snugs from him over the last few years. This venture produces a high quality product at very competitive prices. Libraries and museums around the world use 4 mil Mylar. In fact, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced last year that their card and paper collection will be housed in Mylar rather than slabs....YES, there is a reason.... If you compare Rick's prices to Gerber or Bill Cole (the two largest Mylar suppliers) you'll find the same, or better pricing. Gerber has a good seam, but still runs 2-3 % defective. Cole has an irregular seam and slightly higher defective rate. I bought from both of them for years and neither offered any return privileges or adjustments for the defective product.... Rick has replaced any damaged product that I have bought from him (under 1%) and his seams are the best. I hope that his venture is successful and continues to recruit collectors to the best longterm method of storage for paper collectibles

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by oaks1912

Not a paid endorsement..But I've known Rick for twenty years and have purchased thousands of Mylar snugs from him over the last few years. This venture produces a high quality product at very competitive prices. Libraries and museums around the world use 4 mil Mylar. In fact, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced last year that their card and paper collection will be housed in Mylar rather than slabs....YES, there is a reason.... If you compare Rick's prices to Gerber or Bill Cole (the two largest Mylar suppliers) you'll find the same, or better pricing. Gerber has a good seam, but still runs 2-3 % defective. Cole has an irregular seam and slightly higher defective rate. I bought from both of them for years and neither offered any return privileges or adjustments for the defective product.... Rick has replaced any damaged product that I have bought from him (under 1%) and his seams are the best. I hope that his venture is successful and continues to recruit collectors to the best longterm method of storage for paper collectibles

Have you(anybody) ever tried one of the "do it yourself" kits? They look like a great alternative to grading if your goal is to protect your cards.

[chlankf]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

I sent in a request yesterday for a sample pack. Never heard back from them.. Just an FYI..

Same here.

[Leon]

Hi Rick
Just an fyi for next time, but this front page is NOT for selling things. If you don't know what you are doing on the forum you can always message me for help. Good luck with your sales.
thanks
LL

Originally Posted by Twig16

My name is Rick Hyatt. I am the owner of TCVS a small company in Northern California that produces mylar sleeves for long-term preservation and protection of paper collectibles.

Over the past 5 years I have helped a number collectors switch their collections to mylar storage options from the vinyl pages in binders, penny sleeves in rigid top loaders and even unprotected storage in cardboard count boxes.

I have just finished putting almost my entire collection in mylar enclosures. These are 4 mil mylar sleeves placed in a custom cut flap sealed poly bags for added protection.

If you would like a free sample pack go to tcverify.com and use the contact tab or send me your name and address or email me directly at tcverify@yahoo.com. I will also be happy to answer any questions you might have about how I can help you better protect and preserve your paper collectibles.

[Phil68]

Ricks stuff, including the DIY kits are the best I have found. Currently, with few exceptions (less than 1%), all the cards I sell are packaged in TCVS mylar. Crystal clear and virtually invisible seam.

[Jobu]

Hoes does mylar compare to polypropylene in terms of potential impacts on cards?

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Jobu

Hoes does mylar compare to polypropylene in terms of potential impacts on cards?

In the short term, there's not much difference, except that Mylar is a lot nicer. Much more clear, and a bit stiff.

In the long term, for archives and large collections where there might not be an opportunity to change a holder for decades or longer, there isn't really anything better than Mylar.

The only problems I've had with the few mylar sleeves I've used, some now about 30 years old, Are from the way I used them.
The seams were a bit inconsistent, some were a bit thick, so putting them into toploaders was a bit difficult.
And taking them out.... They're so smooth the air got wrung out from between the mylar sleeve and toploader, and from the mylar itself. I had to cut most of those cards out of the toploader. The sleeves were fine.

[bnorth]

Bumping this thread because Rick was nice enough to send me one of his "DIY Kits".

The card in the kit is a normal sized modern card. The quality of the kit is top notch. I cut a piece of label to mimic the size of the Avery 8160 Address Labels that are recommended to use.

I think something like this would be a great alternative to grading if your goal is to protect your card(s).

Now the bad. Because of the size it is just too big and ugly for me to use. It is a 4X6 Toploader but the real dimensions are 4 9/16 X 6 1/2. If the size could be changed to 3 3/4 X 5 3/4(min) to 4X6(max) real dimensions I would be very interested in them. I think at that size they would also look very nice.

The SGC slab is 3 1/2 X 5 1/2 for comparison.

Did anybody else get anything, if so what do you think of it?

[richardcards]

got my samples
thank u very much
nice stuff very cool
all the best to you

[steve B]

I go a sample pack yesterday.

These are way better than the ones I had before. Rick even had one of the old sleeves and redid it so the comparison was on the same holder.

The seams on these are very well done, and very consistent.
I tried briefly to get the new ones he sent with cards inside to stick in the toploaders with no luck. Mine had been in the toploaders for a long time, maybe 10 years+ so not a direct comparison, but promising.
They are also much easier to put in the toploaders.*

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They are also less expensive than the ones I used to get, and very reasonable overall.
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[jchcollins]

Bought some on eBay, and still waiting on Rick's sample. I'm intrigued...

[Phil68]

I will only use TCVerify products to store my cards--and package my cards for sale.
Unpaid endorsement. This guy is top-shelf. In a world where half the service you receive sucks donkey butt and the other half is typically "hit or miss", Rick is truly a throwback to great customer service and quality control.

[bnorth]

Sometimes complaining works.

I posted how I did not like the size of the original DIY kits and someone listened.

I just got this new "SAMPLE" version in the mail today. Sorry for the crappy pictures.

First pic is the original with the new WAY better size DIY kit next to it.

Second pic is the new sized DIY kit in between a PSA and SGC slab for size comparison. The best part is it is so much thinner so you can store WAY more protected cards in the same area.

Third picture compares the new size to the old size and a SGC slab.

[LuckyLarry]

I met Rick a couple of years ago at a card show out west, and was given a couple of sample packs. Since then I have purchased 100's of his Mylar sleeves and I'm always impressed by his service. Any card of mine that I feel needs some kind of extra protection is now in one of these Mylar sleeves, I've converted my entire collection over to Mylar.

You don't need a "cloudy" penny sleeve inserted into a Card Saver or Top Loader to protect your cards, that just takes up to much room!

[bnorth]

Got some more awesome Samples from Rick today of this new product he is working on. The rookie Ted Williams is in a holder for 33 Goudeys and is really a tad too small for the 39. My Red Cobb is in a holder for Small Topps & Bowman cards for now. I am hoping to bother Rick enough he makes ones specifically for T cards. The Mathews, Dipken, and Mantle(slightly small reprint) are in correct size holders.

I can't say enough good things about these. Can't wait till they are for sale. Like SGC slabs these holders make the cards look better unlike other companies slabs/plain toploaders. Another plus is all 5 of the cards in Ricks DIY kits are the same thickness as 1 SGC slab.