I know what you mean. I've had NT, Exquisites, Inception, and a handful of others at different times inconsistently come back in a thicker slab as you describe and then in other submissions come back in the traditional slab.
I have some 07 Exquisites that look like they're crammed into the bigger slab and the inner sleeve is ripping. But then I have some later year Exquisites (and National Treasures) in a normal case and they look to be resting comfortably in all aspects, inner sleeve and case.
It's quite possible, and I have nothing other than conjecture, that there are different people that put the cards in the holder and some days you get the person that can correctly get them in a normal slab and other times you get the person that errs to the side of the thicker slabs.
That said, there's some sets out there that are just not fitting in a standard thickness slab.
I have some 07 Exquisites that look like they're crammed into the bigger slab and the inner sleeve is ripping. But then I have some later year Exquisites (and National Treasures) in a normal case and they look to be resting comfortably in all aspects, inner sleeve and case.
It's quite possible, and I have nothing other than conjecture, that there are different people that put the cards in the holder and some days you get the person that can correctly get them in a normal slab and other times you get the person that errs to the side of the thicker slabs.
That said, there's some sets out there that are just not fitting in a standard thickness slab.
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