Approach to Building Sets

[betafolio2]

For what it's worth, I store my binders either lying flat or standing on end. By lying flat, I mean just that -- they're sitting on a shelf in the same orientation that they would be if they were sitting on a table in front of me, about to open and enjoy looking at the cards (and isn't that what it's REALLY all about?). And by standing on end, I mean they're open-end down inside a storage box, so looking down into the box you can see the spines. I figured this would be a safe way to store them because then all the card pages are evenly suspended from the D-rings, with no pressure on the cards. Anyone else out there store their binders this way?

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by betafolio2

For what it's worth, I store my binders either lying flat or standing on end. By lying flat, I mean just that -- they're sitting on a shelf in the same orientation that they would be if they were sitting on a table in front of me, about to open and enjoy looking at the cards (and isn't that what it's REALLY all about?). And by standing on end, I mean they're open-end down inside a storage box, so looking down into the box you can see the spines. I figured this would be a safe way to store them because then all the card pages are evenly suspended from the D-rings, with no pressure on the cards. Anyone else out there store their binders this way?

I don't have as many cards as others on here but I store my football sets and cards in penny sleeves which are then inserted into hard top loaders.

For my baseball cards they are in penny sleeves inserted into Card Saver 1's.

I used to store them in sheets but what bugged me is several cards in each sheet would creep up leaving the top exposed. It just drove me nuts.

I also like to be able to handle each individual card and the Card Saver's and Top Loaders do the trick.

[k-dog]

Originally Posted by Samsdaddy

I don't have as many cards as others on here but I store my football sets and cards in penny sleeves which are then inserted into hard top loaders.

For my baseball cards they are in penny sleeves inserted into Card Saver 1's.

I used to store them in sheets but what bugged me is several cards in each sheet would creep up leaving the top exposed. It just drove me nuts.

I also like to be able to handle each individual card and the Card Saver's and Top Loaders do the trick.

99% of my cards were in Top loaders and sat in a plastic storage container for 15+ years before I started collecting again just a few years ago. No bending issues.

[betafolio2]

Originally Posted by Samsdaddy

I used to store them in sheets but what bugged me is several cards in each sheet would creep up leaving the top exposed. It just drove me nuts.

Erik, this is a very real issue for me too! Even though I handle the binders and pages very carefully, I can't stop this from happening. So it just gives me all the more reason to be EXTRA careful! Also, I found that when I would move the binders either to or from my storage box or shelf, the first two or three pages would sometimes get hung up on the binder rings. I solved that problem by adding so-called boomerang page lifters to the front of each binder. The page lifters help keep the pages from moving around once I close the binder cover.

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by betafolio2

Erik, this is a very real issue for me too! Even though I handle the binders and pages very carefully, I can't stop this from happening. So it just gives me all the more reason to be EXTRA careful! Also, I found that when I would move the binders either to or from my storage box or shelf, the first two or three pages would sometimes get hung up on the binder rings. I solved that problem by adding so-called boomerang page lifters to the front of each binder. The page lifters help keep the pages from moving around once I close the binder cover.

You are more patient than I am regarding this. I am too OCD and it just bugged me to no end so I switched everything to Top Loaders and Card Saver 1's.

And, as I said earlier, I like to handle each card individually, something I could not do in sheets.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I too have faced some bending problems. I purchased some coin ablums for a family member from the Lighthouse Company. They all had an interesting feature.

At the front of each album is a fairly thick plastic bar that slides up to lock the pages tight against the back of the binder. You simply slide the bar down to unlock it and turn pages. This keeps them rigid and protects the pages.

Has anyone seen this type of feature in a card album? I would also like to find an D-Ring album that has either a leather type finish or a pebble grain finish, just seems a little nicer then the standard plastic card album

[Volod]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

I too have faced some bending problems. I purchased some coin ablums for a family member from the Lighthouse Company. They all had an interesting feature.

At the front of each album is a fairly thick plastic bar that slides up to lock the pages tight against the back of the binder. You simply slide the bar down to unlock it and turn pages. This keeps them rigid and protects the pages.

Has anyone seen this type of feature in a card album? I would also like to find an D-Ring album that has either a leather type finish or a pebble grain finish, just seems a little nicer then the standard plastic card album

Nice suggestion, Hot - I've never seen it, though it seems like something the industry could use. I went to the Lighthouse website, but saw only coin and stamp supplies available there. Maybe they would consider branching out.
http://www.lighthouse.us/epages/ligh...ies/US/US_2203

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Yes Steve, sadly I think they only deal in coins and mainly stamps. I am not creative enough to execute a design for a locking sheet that would hold the pages flat.