T206 storage? Albums, top loaders or slabs?

[Cozumeleno]

I use D-ring binders with slip covers and have yet to have any issues. My set is also mostly lower grade in P-VG condition, though. If I were collecting higher grade cards, I wouldn't recommend just a binder. But as someone who's had them in toploaders previously, the convenience of being able to see them in a binder gives the best experience.

Originally Posted by bravos4evr

I was wondering how most of you store your T206 cards, as a noob to collecting them I am leaning towards an album just for the ease of looking at my collection as it grows, but this seems to present the largest risk for damage. Top loaders are safer but kinda bland and with all those little tobacco loaders clattering around, it seems kinda lame. Slabs seem the best option, but they are kinda ugly and it's expensive to have so many low dollar commons graded just for protection purposes.


so what say you?

[Billy5858]

I'm just starting my march with the Monster.
I have always bought PSA cards, but there are so
many T206's I've decided to buy raw cards only for
The commons. Raw cards are a new thing for me so
It's pretty cool actually feeling and smelling a real card.
I'm gonna collect a low grade set because I also buy high
grade other cards too. I'll go broke.

So for me Commons I buy raw and put
into a binder 15 to a page. I don't use the
top row because it seems like they will get damaged.

Southern League and HOFs I buy
PSA 2 or 3 to keep them protected

[LuckyLarry]

Eventually I want to re-organize my cards from alphabetical order and sort by teams. I think that would be sweet.
Larry

[tiger8mush]

a couple hundred in binder pages, maybe 10-15 in slabs, and about 50 in a raw stack.

[cincyredlegs]

Great topic as I was having this same discussion this weekend with some friends. I think the answer is what you prefer as a collector.

I think if you are buying as an investment to sell then get them all graded.

If your buying as a collector and not selling (at least in the near future) then you have options. Luke brings up some good options.

I started out doing all SGC. I have decided that I am going raw IN a binder except for my HOF's and some special cards. Most of my collection is in the SGC 40 range. I will end up displaying my graded cards on the wall.

My issue with everything graded is you just don't get to enjoy them as much IMO. It's so hard to look through 500 slabs vs going through a binder.

Just my 2 cents.

Mark

[unamuzd1]

I picked "top loaders," but I actually do top loaders in albums. It can get clunky, and by the time I'm done the albums will take up a whole shelf, but it's so nice to flip through them...

[FourStrikes]

a few hundred T205-T206-T207,etc. - mixed condition - from horsesh!t (only a few!) to vg or better, housed in (16 card) album pages since I've had them.

HOFers (nothing serious - NO Cobbs, etc) are in card savers or similar.

NOTHING graded for me as of yet - I've had these since the 1980's, so all of the above work for me.

P.S.: YMMV.

[egri]

I'm curious if those of you who use binders have ever seen cards get damaged in the binder? The reason I ask is my project is currently about 1/3 in slabs and the rest in toploaders, and I'm thinking a binder will be easier to view and store, but I am worried about the safety of the cards when they're in pages.

[dabigyankeeman]

I keep them in sheets in albums, love the way they display. As a Yankee collector, its a great display of 28 cards, and then I have my other Yankees tobacco card team sets (T205, T207) in the sheets in albums too. Also misc other old Yankee tobacco cards. I really like the look of them in the sheets, and its the easiest way IMHO to go thru and look at them.