Sets in sheets or Card Savers?

[Matthew80]

I'm building a '68 and '75 set. I currently have them in 9-card sheets, but I think I'd now prefer them in Card Savers instead. My thinking is that I could somehow have a more intimate feel with a card in a semi-rigid holder, and I'd like to look at each card individually rather than one in nine.

Any thoughts? Has anyone bought and filed a set into one only to switch it to another later? Did you truly enjoy it more, or was it just a "grass is always greener" situation?

[jdeptula]

I think it's just about personal taste. I love flipping through my binders and getting the satisfaction of filling the empty slots as I go along. Its a visual thing. I just never got into card savers.

That said, I do pull out the biggest stars and display then on my bookshelf in screw down holders, but that's only a few.

Joe

[Harliduck]

I'm with Joe...I love looking through my binders and seeing everything "together".

I do however have my 54 Topps in card savers (I am about 1/3rd done) only because I have no idea how to binder them and refuse to lay them sideways. I flip through those as well...but would binder them in a second if I could.

[the 'stache]

I am going to start a separate topic on which sheets and binders to use, but I am interested in this topic, as well.

I'd be afraid to store cards in just card savers, especially any with value. I'm a bit of a klutz, and I'm worried about dropping one, and having it bent.

My concern with sheets is having the cards stick to the sheets. I have one binder that have cards I bought as a kid (my collection for the most part back then consisted of 1986-1991). Well, the sheets have become stuck to many of the cards.

If I could display cards in sheets, and be sure they would be protected (and not get damaged from the plastic itself), I'd probably utilize them.

[YogiBerraFan]

I have built sets both ways over the years. I have found that I prefer the pages in a binder.

[jdeptula]

Stache,

If you're worried about protection then you might want to try putting the cards in penny sleeves first and then putting them in the pages.

Also I think the pages that were made in the 80s were worse then the ones today and they would melt/stock over time. I don't think that is a problem any more.

Joe

[stlcardsfan]

I have about 22 sets in binders. I like Card Savers but I think it is hard to get cards perfectly centered in Card Savers and always worried about damaging cards trying to get them in there and moving them around.

[vintagetoppsguy]

My less expensive sets get stored in binders with 9 pocket pages. My more expensive sets are in Card Savers (actually the Ultra Pro equivilent) inside either "shoe boxes" or "vault boxes." This is done for (1) protection - the tops of the cards tend to stick out of the 9 pocket pages and I don't want them getting dinged up and (2) I also like to look at the cards individually, but it it much more expensive to store them individually in Card Savers.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Here are a couple of pics of my '54 Topps set in Card Savers stored in a vault box. The more expensive cards are kept seperately.

[Exhibitman]

I use cardsaver I's in 4 pocket sheets so I can have the fun of an album with the protection of a card saver and lots of space around each card. Also makes it a lot less harrowing to rearrange my cards since I don't really handle the cards themselves.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Here are a couple of pics of my '54 Topps set in Card Savers stored in a vault box. The more expensive cards are kept seperately.

That is exactly how my 54s look now, even with Gus up front because I need #1, haha. I just wish I had as many as you...

Question though, is that box common to get at a shop? The box I have is not ideal and would love to have yours. Thanks...

[Matthew80]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

My less expensive sets get stored in binders with 9 pocket pages. My more expensive sets are in Card Savers (actually the Ultra Pro equivilent) inside either "shoe boxes" or "vault boxes." This is done for (1) protection - the tops of the cards tend to stick out of the 9 pocket pages and I don't want them getting dinged up and (2) I also like to look at the cards individually, but it it much more expensive to store them individually in Card Savers.

Dave, are the Ultra Pro Card Savers you speak of a particular type of Card Saver (eg, I, II, III, IV?), or are they a different make/model of the semi-rigid holder? (Thanks in advance!)

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Matthew80

Dave, are the Ultra Pro Card Savers you speak of a particular type of Card Saver (eg, I, II, III, IV?), or are they a different make/model of the semi-rigid holder? (Thanks in advance!)

Ultra Pro is just another brand. Same thing, different brand. My shop just happens to carry all Ultra Pro products, not Card Saver. So, it's really not a matter of choice for me, just convenience. BTW, Ultra Pro does make different sizes just like Card Saver.

From what I've been told (and I don't know if it's true or not), the same factory in China makes the product for both Ultra Pro and Card Saver.