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Posted By: t-206collector

That's a surprising string of irresponsible card handling you got there. I too have been vexed by irony behind lightly knicking a card's corner while trying to preserve it in a toploader. The only really bad gaffe I ever really had, however, involved a Frank Thomas 1990 Leaf Rookie in a screwdown holder, when it was worth about $75.00. A friend of the family came over and their 5 year old son wanted to see my card collection, which again, at the time, was more modern and less vintage. I opened up the cabinet where the Thomas was sitting and without my being able to get a word out, the kid raked his hands over my entire collection and flung the Thomas across the room. Upon hitting the floor, the card slipped halfway out of the screwdown holder and damaged a corner. I was so angry, but I had to be polite to the kid and his family.