Debating On Getting Cards Slabbed

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

Therein lies the problem... what's accurate?

The way cards were graded before the TPGs?
The way cards were first graded by TPGs?
The way cards are graded now by TPGs?
Or the way cards will surely be graded differently in the future by TPGs?

This hobby can be comical...

What is comical is the current state of grading.

To be a little more specific. It would be better for cards to be more consistently graded according to existing standards.

[peanuts]

Definitely start with good top loaders. Price out different percentages of grading, then slab what you think you want to protect the most. Wait around for good deals on bulk grading costs.
The added benefit of slabbing is that you can get an actual price tag on your collection to wrap on to your home owner's policy.

Originally Posted by bnorth

What is comical is the current state of grading.

To be a little more specific. It would be better for cards to be more consistently graded according to existing standards.

SGC had a patent out on using computer vision to automate and systematize the process of grading. Haven't seen anything new in a long time, wonder if we'll see it debut soon to help address the backlog. Of course, that opens up a whole new can of worms! Will human grades or computer grades be held in higher esteem? Will people begin to refuse to buy human graded cards and demand auto grades?

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by bnorth

What is comical is the current state of grading.

To be a little more specific. It would be better for cards to be more consistently graded according to existing standards.

Uh yeah, that was the point.
"Existing" standards always change, which is ridiculous.

[insidethewrapper]

I still like binders for my sets. Put the cards into penny sleeves and then put into 9 pocket etc high quality plastic sheets. This gives a little more protection and makes the sheets a little more firmer. High value cards probably should be graded for resell or to make it easier for others who will inherit your collection.

[Seven]

Thanks for everyone weighing in on this. I was wondering what people thought of cases like these

https://www.pro-mold.com/vintagecardcases.html

Really I just want something uniform for all of my vintage cards, or at least the high dollar ones I really care about. Thoughts?

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Seven

Thanks for everyone weighing in on this. I was wondering what people thought of cases like these

https://www.pro-mold.com/vintagecardcases.html

Really I just want something uniform for all of my vintage cards, or at least the high dollar ones I really care about. Thoughts?

I like those, and they're just what I was looking for as well. I love the varying sizes, but did they really leave out '33-34 Goudey?

[steve B]

I have a handful of Pro-Mold holders, and they're nice, but for some reason just didn't catch on with me. Maybe it was the cost/bulkiness.

I've tried almost every storage holder since 74, and have mostly stuck with penny sleeve/toploader as the best for protection/cost/space. But I have lots of cards, most of them lower grade and inexpensive. even toploaders seem excessive for most of them.

It does make finding the better cards easy when some are loose, others in toploaders...
It's even funnier, when you pull a card from a box thinking it's a "good" one and realize that it was when it went in the box 20+ years ago.