Baseball HOF Says No to Slabbed Cards

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by prestigecollectibles

http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.co...-slabbed-cards

Interesting article. It gives me pause on the slabs. I am more concerned however on my vintage photo's, post cards, etc. - more so than the cardboard (bball cards)

Mylar... Hmmm What do you guys use for Vintage Photo's ?

Thanks again, for sharing -

[conor912]

I've long wondered about the plastics used at TPGs. That's why every graded card I buy gets immediately cracked out and put into mylar.

[bcornell]

[REMOVED] This forum is done.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by bcornell

Do you know that Mylar is safer? What's your expertise?

This is a nonsense article that tells us nothing about the plastic holders that PSA and SGC use. Some guy working for the Hall of Fame - which has a terrible track record of taking care of their own inventory - says "we don't know about slabs, plus they're too big", so the writer jumps to a silly conclusion that they must be bad.

He should have at least waited to get a response from PSA and SGC before publishing this article. It's shoddy journalism.

woah

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by conor912

woah

I think you mean "Whoa".

[Leon]

I hope slabs currently made do a decent job of protecting the cards. Most collectors own some. I have all 3 of the big TPGs holders and am fine with it. Plus on occasion, when one is slightly mishandled it's not a big deal. To each their own though.

[Exhibitman]

I second that Leon. I'd say I drop at least one slabbed card a month in circumstances that would likely wreck a card in a card saver or top loader. Ever since I creased the crap out of a Hank Greenberg card I never underestimate the power of my clumsiness.

[Paul S]

Interesting article.

Would have liked to know The Hall's method of cracking out: tinsnips at the corners for PSA and screwdriver wedged into the seam for SGC?

Also, why all the conservation? They are like a iceberg - the majority of upstairs exhibits are permanent and the vast majority of stuff I'd really like to see remain hidden in perpetual storage and never see the light of day. The first time I visited a was a treat and my second visit years later just redundant.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Interesting article.

Would have liked to know The Hall's method of cracking out: tinsnips at the corners for PSA and screwdriver wedged into the seam for SGC?

Also, why all the conservation? They are like a iceberg - the majority of upstairs exhibits are permanent and the vast majority of stuff I'd really like to see remain hidden in perpetual storage and never see the light of day. The first time I visited a was a treat and my second visit years later just redundant.

The article said it was preserving for future generations, which I get. But, to your point, if it never sees the light of day, what's the point?

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by conor912

The article said it was preserving for future generations, which I get. But, to your point, if it never sees the light of day, what's the point?

Fifteen years ago was the first time I visited The Hall. We were vacationing about and hour from there with another family. My son was five years old then so he stayed behind and my friend and I went over. Flash forward to last year and my son was just a few months shy of turning 20. It so happens that again he we were not all that far, just passing through the generall area, so we made the detour. To my son it was a good time, to me pretty much the same. But wasn't he supposed to be "the new generation", or is he now the current? What will it be like if he ever returns in the future? Will he have the same reaction I had that second time? The Hall stays stagnant and I guess generations are just supposed to "age into" and then "age out of it".

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Fifteen years ago was the first time I visited The Hall. We were vacationing about and hour from there with another family. My son was five years old then so he stayed behind and my friend and I went over. Flash forward to last year and my son was just a few months shy of turning 20. It so happens that again he we were not all that far, just passing through the generall area, so we made the detour. To my son it was a good time, to me pretty much the same. But wasn't he supposed to be "the new generation", or is he now the current? What will it be like if he ever returns in the future? Will he have the same reaction I had that second time? The Hall stays stagnant and I guess generations are just supposed to "age into" and then "age out of it".

I agree. It's silly. If they're going to keep them locked away for decades on end, they should just put them in a rocket and blast them into outer space where there's no light, humidity or oxygen.

[drcy]

Has PSA ever responded to anything?

[glchen]

Originally Posted by drcy

Has PSA ever responded to anything?

The first Related Post under that SCD article is where SCD interviews both PSA and SGC on their Card Grading process. So I think if the author waited a little longer, PSA and SGC would have responded.

Also, I wonder why Beckett wasn't contacted. According to their website, their inner sleeve is: "Each card is protected by a crystal clear archival inner sleeve to prevent the holder itself from damaging the card. Each card will be virtually free of internal movement." I wonder if it is mylar?