Going old school: screw-down holders

[Leon]

As long as that sleeve is in there I don't see a problem. The main thing about screwdowns is that they are bulky compared to toploaders. I have a bunch of cards in screwdowns that are out on display in my office. None of them are too valuable either...All of my other raw cards are in toploaders due to being easier (smaller) to store that way.

[tedzan]

Sounds good to me.

Here is my rare 1954 Bowman Ted Williams in a screw-down holder.

Most of my "big $$$$" cards are in old-fashioned hard plastic holders.

I guess I should place my 1941 and 1951 Ted Williams cards in screw-down holders.






T-Rex TED

[bobw]

My memory of screw down holders:

Many years ago, my friend and I went to do one of the Bob Lee Labor Day shows in San Francisco. At JFK, when we put our carry on luggage cases (which carried all our cards in stackable screw down holders) into the X Ray machine, the person manning the machine thought we had bullets inside and made us open the cases to show him it was actually baseball cards.

We all had a good laugh back then but if it happened today......

[triwak]

I use screwdown holders for all of my ungraded HOF cards. I love the confidence in being able to allow friends to look closely at them, and also how they pretty well match the graded ones as far as storage method.

[bh3443]

Hi Ted,
I think we have a few mutual friends!
I talked with Bob Thing last night for over an hour.
Bob took me to shows when I was a young and is the main reason I got so deep in the hobby. Bob's my hero.
Dan Evan is another collector I looked up to!



Take Care,
Bill

[tedzan]

Hi Bill

I've known "Skowhegan Bob" Thing since 1981. A great guy in this hobby.

I have emailed you, so we can continue this conversation.

Regards,
Ted Z

[bijoem]

I prefer the little plastic sleeve and then a top loader.

The card is easy to pull out (by pulling on the plastic sleeve within the top loader) - and it doesn't move around much within the holder itself.

Screw downs are too big and bulky (and I am not fond of how they look)-
it is much easier to grab a stack of top loaders and enjoy your cards.

imho.