Cracking a Case ....

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I use tin snips on an upper corner and then the small screwdriver, both already mentioned, but I also start to sing at the same time.

I cracked a slab today, oh boy
To free a lucky man who made the grade
Although the grade was really poor
Well I just had to laugh
I'd seen the photograph
Paper loss and creases through his head
No one noticed that the whites had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure if it was Harry Lord.

I won a card today, oh boy
My snipe did win the Ebay bidding war
A crowd of bidders walked away.
But then I took a look,
the seller was indeed a crook
I'd love to turn him in.

Woke up, fell out of bed
Soon the Web, filled my head
Found my way to 54 and drank a cup
And looking up, I saw a new post
Cobb Bat Off, gotta have that
Sent a PM in seconds flat
No response, I had a smoke
When the seller spoke, I went into a dream

Ah

I sold a card today, oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburne's chest
and though the holes were rather small
the buyer had to count them all
Now we know how many holes it takes to fill a Neal Ball
I'd love to turn him in.

Superb

[ZachS]

Like others have said, PSA and SGC are really easy to pry open. For GAI cases I've had to use pliers to break the outer edges before prying open.

Just don't use a really sharp knife as your prying tool... I speak from experience.

[Beatles Guy]

The old PSA slabs are easy to break but the new ones can be tough. I ruined a 1949 Bowman Musial when part of a plastic shard tore the card about an inch. I cried a little, I admit it.