Cardsaver Failed Me

[Volod]

Like a sizeable portion of the general population, I also suffer from unconscious self-destructive impulses. My disfunction usually takes the form of physical abuse of various parts of my anatomy - minor injuries up to occasional bone breakage - but once in a while the inner animus gets directed at objects, like careless handling of wine glasses, dropping a slice of bread buttered side down. Fortunately, I don't handle most of my card collection very often, so it has escaped unharmed - so far. How come there is no emoji for empathy?

[midmo]

It sucks, but it happens. I think my worst incident was two or three years ago when I was cracking out my graded '53 cards to put the set in an album. I was watching tv while doing it and got sloppy. The screwdriver slipped and my formerly PSA 3 Jackie Robinson got hit. I was almost done too. I got a little gun shy after that so the two remaining cards (Mantle and Paige) remain graded.

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[ASF123]

Oof. Brutal.

[mintacular]

I remember trying to crack a '57 Topps Johnny Podres out of a PSA 7 or so slab to insert into my raw set and when I clipped the corner of the slab and cracked it some how the motion created a noticeable corner crease on the card and yes I was p***ed at myself for a while. Wasn't a huge financial loss but I wanted the card

[jchcollins]

I've not (yet, anyway) had a memorable incident with a Cardsaver, but I did turn an SGC 5.5 '56 Clemente into about a 2 when cracking it out a few years back. Plastic shard got between the case and the card and just dug right in causing noticeable surface paper loss.

[ASF123]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I've not (yet, anyway) had a memorable incident with a Cardsaver, but I did turn an SGC 5.5 '56 Clemente into about a 2 when cracking it out a few years back. Plastic shard got between the case and the card and just dug right in causing noticeable surface paper loss.

Yet another reason I buy 'em raw 'n' flawed!

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by ASF123

Yet another reason I buy 'em raw 'n' flawed!

Yep. I replaced that one eventually with a PSA 4.5 that will not be getting busted out of the slab.

[Gr8Beldini]

Ya know... if you have a stack of cards in card savers and they were in your shirt pocket, I think it would take a significant shot to cause damage like that... and only one card was damaged and not the others? I'd bet that the crease was there when you bought it and you didn't notice it until later. You check the card for creases and the front shows nothing, very likely the lighting was inadequate and you glanced at the back quick, saw that there was no wax stain, and assumed all was well.

[profholt82]

@Gr8Beldini

You know, that has crossed my mind. The store was dimly lit, and the crease is difficult to see on the front. No big shots that I can remember, but I did turn and reach for something in the back seat while at a red light or something. And I really stretched for it. That would have dug the seat belt into it. And I assumed it was the outside card, so it took the force of it. But I guess now that I think of it, it is possible that the card was already creased, and I didn't look close enough in the store. They were really busy, and I studied the front, but the lighting was poor. I can't say that I studied the back beyond glancing at it. Perhaps I just overpaid for a creased card. Hahaha

What are you gonna do? I think my seatbelt issue was the likely culprit, but maybe not. I really appreciate everyone's comments. And I feel bad for some of the accidents you guys have had over the years as well. They really are fragile collectibles. What a hobby.