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Funny thing is, this never touch our cards mentality (which I have as well,
by the way) will likely keep our cards from being all that valuable in the future The stuff from a few decades ago are rarer cause they were stored in rubber bands, in attics, on biles, used in notebooks....!!! "BH" wrote in message news1Dhd.4554$RA4.1074@trnddc06... Hi Lynne, I store my cards in a variety of ways. Most all my commons get stored in 5,000 count boxes. Complete sets get stored in plastic boxes (at least all the ones that I am keeping, the rest also get stored in boxes). Chase are split: More common chase get stored in plastic pages in binders. More rare chase get stored in top loaders. Then all of them are stored in a metal storage locker in my garage. Its cool in their all year long and I don't have to worry about sun damage. The only thing I have found that was bad for cards was handling them. I try to do as little as possible of that. Barry Lynne Stewart wrote: How does everyone keep their cards safe? Do you consider the lifespan of pages to be an issue? I swapped out all my pages about 5 years or so aga as I was worried about the quality. Wonder if I should swap out again soemtime so they don't cause age issues. Anyone lose a good card to sun fading? Anyone find something that was BAD for cards (I lost cards to 3-ring binder dents)? Do you like cards in binders or protected in toploaders? or Snapdowns? Which binder gets grabbed in a fire? |
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Ahh, but there's value, then there's value L.
I figure I'll enjoy mine for the next 20 years in the nice condition they're in (not counting the years I've already been collecting as an 'adult'). Never got 20 years worth of enjoyment out of the ones I collected as a kid..'outgrew' 'em, and my mother threw them out at some point. So, say what...8-10 years worth out of those, maybe. Figure I'll be ahead of the game in 'value' :+) Byrna |
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I try to keep most cards in sheets & binders... it's probably the most
economical. Cards that like to curl, I put into soft sleeves and then into a semi-rigid top load. When possible, I try to keep the card binder in plastic storage cases to prevent water damage if my basement were to ever flood. I have had two bad experiences with storing cards. I had a hologram that deteriorated in a snap card holder. I also had cards deteriorate in plastic sheets. The sheets were built into the "offical binder" that came with the cards. If you store cards in plastic, you need to make sure that they are PVC-free. Mark wrote in message ... Ahh, but there's value, then there's value L. I figure I'll enjoy mine for the next 20 years in the nice condition they're in (not counting the years I've already been collecting as an 'adult'). Never got 20 years worth of enjoyment out of the ones I collected as a kid..'outgrew' 'em, and my mother threw them out at some point. So, say what...8-10 years worth out of those, maybe. Figure I'll be ahead of the game in 'value' :+) Byrna |
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If I were rich (!!!!), I would love to buy a bookcase that displays all
binders lying on their sides, each one in it's own little niche. Then glass doors to shut it off to dust.... "Mark H. Kusz" wrote in message ... I try to keep most cards in sheets & binders... it's probably the most economical. Cards that like to curl, I put into soft sleeves and then into a semi-rigid top load. When possible, I try to keep the card binder in plastic storage cases to prevent water damage if my basement were to ever flood. I have had two bad experiences with storing cards. I had a hologram that deteriorated in a snap card holder. I also had cards deteriorate in plastic sheets. The sheets were built into the "offical binder" that came with the cards. If you store cards in plastic, you need to make sure that they are PVC-free. Mark wrote in message ... Ahh, but there's value, then there's value L. I figure I'll enjoy mine for the next 20 years in the nice condition they're in (not counting the years I've already been collecting as an 'adult'). Never got 20 years worth of enjoyment out of the ones I collected as a kid..'outgrew' 'em, and my mother threw them out at some point. So, say what...8-10 years worth out of those, maybe. Figure I'll be ahead of the game in 'value' :+) Byrna |
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