How to Protect, Store, and Display Your Cards SCIU EP. #6

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  @Puaspapa · 4 years ago

  I live in Hawaii… it’s more like 3 penny sleeves, lol

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  @WillMo-v5k · 1 year ago

  Solid info for beginners and guys like me getting back into the hobby after 25 years.

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  @freedomfight1933 · 4 years ago (edited)

  It's that 2nd corner of the card going into the penny sleeves that can hit the top edges of it. In the past with very expensive cards what I've done on a tip from a card shop is cut open the top sides of the penny sleeve about half an inch right on the  seem. That can allow more space on top to get the 2nd corner in. 99% of the time I've seen people putting cards in penny sleeves they do just what he does in this video with the first corner and then the 2nd gets pushed though with the top of the sleeve basically all the way together. This often touches that 2nd corner.

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  @T-TiiMe · 4 years ago

  Now THIS is the type of content we need! Less top 5 card lists, more of these helpful vids!

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  @scsmith4604 · 4 years ago

  Sports Card University should have its own channel.

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  @bolinfamily · 2 months ago

  Great video. Very informative.

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  @robintaylor-mockingeemill8223 · 4 years ago

  Would also recommend putting your graded card in a graded card bag to protect it from scratches .<br>It sucks buying a high end card only find the case scratched .

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  @Diabolous3x · 4 years ago

  One more thing he did not mention (that is pretty critical) is, as a rule your hands are never clean and will transfer fingerprints, the average person touches their face and skin and so on many times during the day and getting those micro-layers of oil on the fingers will transfer to the cards (100% of the time). Don&apos;t ever handle cards in any seriousness without wearing gloves. Must be the certain type of glove that won&apos;t transfer fingerprints through the latex. <br>Another thing when were on it, is humidity of the environment. Make sure that the surrounding environment is cool and dry; many cards I acquire have penny sleeves stuck to the cards so bad that they need to be cut out of them, and it&apos;s because of the relative humidity. Those cards usually need some heavy cleaning before they can have any attempt at being graded.<br>I understand this vid is for the beginner, but moving from the beginner phase to the intermediate and expert phase happens very quickly, usually within a year or two, so you might as well have spoken about this issue. People might swear blind that they don&apos;t need gloves, but when you&apos;re grading all the time, the serious news is that you most definitely do.

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  @count2000band · 4 years ago

  Natural wood boxes absord the moisture even before it gets to the cards. All the plastics would retain moisture, especially in hot, humid areas. Hobby craft stores.

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  @thecrossupcollector · 4 years ago (edited)

  On top of these ways Geoff mentioned, when storing cards in a top loader I will cut one side of the Penny sleeve a few millimeters from the top, this helps slide the card in without damage to the corners. I also use post it flags or sticky flags to attach to the back of the sleeve, this helps when removing the card and sleeve from the toploader.

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  @bradleyhelsten5777 · 4 years ago

  Buyer beware with toploaders as they are difficult to detect the corner wear at the bottom of the card.

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  @cheapcardcollector · 4 years ago

  Great video! Always wondered about the mag holders

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