Cases. Holders? Cases...

[bmattioli]

Oh shit.. I'm freeing them now.. Thanks!!

[bmattioli]

These have been laying flat for quite sometime but got lucky.. I'll do more later after the games and ordered some Pro Mold holders to store them. I can not believe they could cause that much damage..Thanks again!!

[Bigdaddy]

I just liberated around two dozen cards from various types of screwdown and snap-tite holders. The cards varied from early 50's (55' Koufax) to early 80's (84T Mattingly) and had been stored on end for maybe 25 years.

Fortunately, the only card I had any problem with was a 1983 Wade Boggs RC that stuck a bit to the top plate on a screwdown. I used a razor blade to pry it off, but lost a tiny bit of paper in the process. Ended up putting them all in toploaders.

Didn't think of the freezer trick at the time, but we did use to do that back in the early '80s to get the gum to not stick to the cards. Wax boxes of baseball cards in the freezer.

[irv]

Originally Posted by BruceM

These have been laying flat for quite sometime but got lucky.. I'll do more later after the games and ordered some Pro Mold holders to store them. I can not believe they could cause that much damage..Thanks again!!

Nice cards, Bruce!

Glad to see you had no issues.

[swarmee]

Sharp looking cards; glad they don't have any damage.

[campyfan39]

I have stored the bulk of my collection in screwdowns for 20 years. I have taken them in and out and displayed in every way imaginable. I have screwed and unscrewed thousands and have not had one single issue with them sticking or damaging a card.

[almostdone]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

I have stored the bulk of my collection in screwdowns for 20 years. I have taken them in and out and displayed in every way imaginable. I have screwed and unscrewed thousands and have not had one single issue with them sticking or damaging a card.

I agree. I use all types of cases as I like my cards displayed like Campyfan. I think as long as you use some common sense there isn't any issue i.e. Climate and humidity control room, don't screw too tight. You could also put the card in a penny sleeve before the screw down. That would eliminate the potential sticking issue.

Drew