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: storing cards : john August 25, 2011, 01:57:53 AM Hi all,
Whats the best to store cards? Ive just took out my mandrake root card from a snap holder, not really tight and it`d stuck fast :-X I`m worried about my other cards now. Should i put them in a plastic sleeve first aswell or will any stick to that over time? John. : Re: storing cards : LikORish-Spider August 25, 2011, 10:16:45 AM Hi all, Whats the best to store cards? Ive just took out my mandrake root card from a snap holder, not really tight and it`d stuck fast :-X I`m worried about my other cards now. Should i put them in a plastic sleeve first aswell or will any stick to that over time? John. Maybe not, this particular card had a lot of gummy substance in it's construction which seems to ooze out. It needs a much thicker snap holder than the card is. : Re: storing cards : rns91294 August 25, 2011, 06:27:37 PM I used to put all of mine in snap cases until it got out of hand. I have now moved all except the high value ones out of snap cases and in to a binder with the 9 card pages. Ones to thick to fit, remain in their snap cases as well.
: Re: storing cards : john August 26, 2011, 07:42:35 PM thanks for your replies. ive now put the card in a very thick snap holder so hopefully it wont get stuck again :o=
: Re: storing cards : kbmum August 26, 2011, 08:04:13 PM Are most snap holders acid-free and archival quality? I was under the impression they aren't. I store my thick cards in binders, using a sleeve designed for thick cards, a top loader and a four-pocket page.
Any holder can cause sticking or damage if it's too small or too large. The card should not be compressed by the holder. I received a costume card and was not happy to discover that it was encased in a screwdown that wasn't thick enough. I was very careful when I removed the card, but part of the card stuck to the plastic and was damaged. : Re: storing cards : terryweasley August 28, 2011, 03:42:13 AM The bark of the Mandrake root is made with foam rubber. It's a nightmare to store. I had one in the toploader with the magnets. I was scared to death when I took it out. After reading some post on Yak Shack about the top loaders, I took all of my card out of them and put them into the card sleeves (regular and think card). These sleeves contain no PVC's. I place the sleeved cards into a Team Bag (3 3/8 inches by 4 1/4 inches with a resealable tape on flap. I store these packets in the Harry Potter tins. Personally I've had trouble with album pages and my coin collection. The bookcase I stored them in had excessive exposure to the afternoon sun. My coins were in cardboard sleeves. No damage to the coins, but the pages got awfully brittle. Personally I don't trust the plastic pages particularly with thick cards. The sleeves are made for standard size cards only. You also have problems with the extra thick cards. I broke a pocket trying to get the card in it.
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