Top loader question

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

After thinking it over, I think I am sticking with my Cardsaver 1s and storage boxes. It is a pretty good arrangement.

[pawpawdiv9]

my original post was that i wanted to put my CardSaver into a acrylic/screwdown.
Is there any out there for that purpose??

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Would one of those 1 inch 4 screw bricks work, or is that too big??

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Would one of those 1 inch 4 screw bricks work, or is that too big??

LOL
i have been looking at those and gathering dimension sizes.
Making sure its not recessed..and is flat. thats all i want.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

All the ones I have owned were flat and non-recessed. About $6 a piece I think.

[steve B]

None that I know of with a recess for a cardsaver. They used to make some bigger screwdowns that could fit two cards or larger cards. (Or 4 T206s) Those would probably work if they still make them.

As long as the plastic bits are available, a bit of acid free stock and some longer hardware makes anything possible.

I made a couple screwdowns years ago. I still have the one I made for my lone T3. I used set screws so they wouldn't stick out. I mostly keep it as a reminder of how my skills have changed since about 1980.

Steve B

[bsuttonosu]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

After thinking it over, I think I am sticking with my Cardsaver 1s and storage boxes. It is a pretty good arrangement.

Good move. As someone who recently tried the Cardsavers in 4-pocket pages thing, I don't recommend it. I eneded up going back the other way. I love binders for sets so I wanted it to work for more valuable sets that I wanted extra protection for. But it takes up far more space than Cardsavers in a vault box and it doesn't look as nice as I thought it would. Plus the vault boxes let me store graded with Cardsaver/toploader in the same box, which I think is perfect for sets.

Someone recommended the "frame" around the card inside those pages. I've seen that and it looks nice but it has to take forever.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Thanks for the info. You sound like you were thinking just like I have been. It's funny how we collectors have similar journeys and thought processes. I really thought about doing something besides the vault box and Cardsaver 1 method but have now thought better of it. I really do like this system for my sets as I have a mixture of graded and ungraded nice, mid-grade cards in my 50s sets. The vault box allows me to keep sets organized and together. Some are bothered by mixing it like that, but they line up nice in the boxes, and it is a very satisfying feeling seeing a set like 53 Topps all together. I guess I was getting a little restless and wanting to try something different.