Protecting your cards

Peter_Spaeth · #1 12-19-2021, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cjhav

Hi everyone,

I am sure this has been discussed before, but I cannot find mention of it.

I put my PC cards in a soft sleeve, then into a top loader, and finally seal up in a team bag and then store in a dark bedroom closet. I am reading horror stories of humidity issues and cards warping.

Am I storing these cards correctly? Should I not use a team bag? Any thoughts are appreciated.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

For unslabbed cards I do the same and store the standard size ones in Dome boxes. I don't think you'll find a total consensus online but I don't think you'll find too much negative about the toploader and penny sleeve method.

ocjack · #2 12-19-2021, 03:54 PM

I used to buy mylar sleeves from a company called Stampmount. I found the mylar was far superior to the plastic penny sleeves.

https://www.washpress.com/stampmount.jsp

Peter_Spaeth · #3 12-19-2021, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ocjack

I used to buy mylar sleeves from a company called Stampmount. I found the mylar was far superior to the plastic penny sleeves.

https://www.washpress.com/stampmount.jsp

Yeah, if you're trying to preserve the Declaration of Independence.

Personally I think one doesn't have to go that far, and mylar sleeves in my experience are hard to use with toploaders.

egri · #4 12-19-2021, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah, if you're trying to preserve the Declaration of Independence.

There's a Nicholas Cage joke in there somewhere, I'm just not clever enough to come up with it.

Eric72 · #5 12-19-2021, 06:00 PM

I've noticed something odd with the toploaders I've purchased this year. They appear to have been made with a different "recipe" than what I've gotten in the past. They have a definite chemical aroma. For long-term storage, I personally will not seal these "new recipe" toploaders in an air-tight manner. I simply don't know how the"off-gassing" might react with my cards in a sealed environment.

Just my unscientific opinion. Do your own research.

cjhav · #6 12-19-2021, 08:21 PM

Thank you to all who have responded to this post. I appreciate all of the feedback. My main concern is trapping in moisture by putting the cards into a sealable team bag. At my age, I probably won't have these cards for more than about 4-5 years, but still a concern.
Thanks again.
Charlie

Peter_Spaeth · #7 12-19-2021, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjhav

Thank you to all who have responded to this post. I appreciate all of the feedback. My main concern is trapping in moisture by putting the cards into a sealable team bag. At my age, I probably won't have these cards for more than about 4-5 years, but still a concern.
Thanks again.
Charlie

It isn't an airtight seal or anything, I doubt it, but welcome other viewpoints.

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