Cases. Holders? Cases...

[bmattioli]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

As a kid, I loved screw-downs for some of my nicer cards - but of course now we know why not to use those.

Why should these not be used again? I would love to know since I have quite a few of them..

Thank you..

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by BruceM

Why should these not be used again? I would love to know since I have quite a few of them..

Thank you..

They ruin cards. Cards love to stick to them so when you go to remove the card from the holder not all the card comes out. If you have the flat ones without the recessed area for the card they will press the card and distort it in size also.

[irv]

Originally Posted by BruceM

Why should these not be used again? I would love to know since I have quite a few of them..

Thank you..

What Ben said below your post, but if you didn't screw down the cards tightly and laid the cubes on their side instead of their backs (To keep the weight off the card) you may get lucky?

I panicked when I read about those cubes on here as my Mick and Mays were both kept in those cubes for over 25+ years!

Luckily, I only screwed them down just enough to hold the card and laid them on their side as when I removed my cards, I had no issues, thankfully!

P.S. Forgot to add. If you do find your cards are stuck, do not force them off. Place them in the freezer first before attempting removal.

[swarmee]

Yeah, the main problems with old screwdowns are from moisture getting into the card and then having no way to get out, essentially steaming the card and causing the ink to stick to the case.