psa and sgc holders - how protective of the cards inside

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by jcc6252

Here is a card that has faded from exposure. The original owner said he displayed it in direct sunlight for 3 to 4 years. Bottom card is from the PSA website for comparisons.

That is cool, thanks for sharing. I don't know about football cards and what years fade easily. Baseball varies greatly from year to year and even front to back on a few years.

I would think that the card you posted is also hard to fade if it sat out in direct sunlight for that long and still has that much color. The 58 Topps baseball cards fade very easily and would change that much in that many months. That is why all those fake/altered Blue Front Hank Aaron cards showed up.

[Griffins]

I had a friend that had a large collection on display, most of the SGC flips turned brown under the florescent lighting. It was due to the paper that SGC uses, more like the old thermal fax paper. A few of the cards faded badly and some of the wax packs and boxes, but most didn't.

There was a guy that posted a video on CU years ago of him taking a PSA holder to home depot, attaching it to a paint can, and turning the shaker on for 3 minutes. No damage at all. He then threw a few holders in the dryer and let it go for half an hour, again, no issues.

[jsq]

this is fascinating that some years fade easily and others do not.

thanks so much to the person who posted the faded fb card comparison. most educational.

has anyone figured out what the difference is from those prone to fading and the non faders?

also, since you seem pretty well versed on this, what years/makes are really robust in terms of sun and what years/makes are wussies when it comes to sun fading??

thanks,
jsq

Originally Posted by bnorth

That is cool, thanks for sharing. I don't know about football cards and what years fade easily. Baseball varies greatly from year to year and even front to back on a few years.

I would think that the card you posted is also hard to fade if it sat out in direct sunlight for that long and still has that much color. The 58 Topps baseball cards fade very easily and would change that much in that many months. That is why all those fake/altered Blue Front Hank Aaron cards showed up.