[cardpages]

Where do you guys draw the line of what you put in protective cases vs books vs boxes?


In past I've done $5 & up in toploaders, <$5 in books, <$1 in boxes.

Been reconsidering what's really worth extra protection

[mq13]

Here is how I sort my PC

Flyers & Red Wings base / inserts <$20.00 in Penny Sleeves in 5000 count boxes
Autos, GU'd & Cards <$40.00 in Penny Sleeves in a plastic bin inside double or triple row shoeboxes
" " <$100.00 in screw-down or snap-tites in the same boxes as above
" " >$100.00 in super thick screw downs

[larrico]

All my base card sets go into a box, my PC collections go into top loaders sleeves.

[onoxxxregretso]

All card for my Player PCs are in toploaders regardless of value and in a box.

Avs and Nords base cards are in a box with cards > $5.00 in penny sleeves and > $10.00 in toploaders.

All the sets I collect are in binders, including some YG's worth a pretty penny but I think they're protected well enough in there.

[shierydana]

Base in a box.
Rookies and inserts for trading - penny sleeve/box
Rookies for PC - penny sleeve/top loader

I stopped using binders long ago.

[Machine306]

All bases in boxes (PC bases in boxes too but with soft sleeves)
All short prints/auto/mem in soft sleeves + top loaders (regular 3x4, 75pt, 130pt and 180pt)
All super short prints or high value card 100$+ in Magnetic One touch card holders or screwdown holders

[snobles]

Any Patrick Roy base/inserts are in binders, easier for me to enjoy as I am not looking to resell. Everything else is sleeve and top loader.

[shierydana]

Speaking of plastic, which brand of top loaders do you all use? I recently ordered Ultra Pro (the brand I've been using since I started collecting), and the seller sent me BCW brand. I called Amazon, and told them I'd be returning them.

I've never used BCW, and I don't intent to start now. Have any of you used these top loaders before? How do they compare to the Ultra Pro?

Thanks,
Dana

[leadmetogreatness]

my bruins base/inserts in binders, autos/gu/rcs/s#d/refractors and higher valued or special ones in sleeves then top loaders in 3 row box.
patrice bergeron see above

@shierydana ultra pro I think have more claim to being crystal clear, they also are more pricier than bcw. Both I believe are acid free. I have bought/used both but both are good its just comes down to which u prefer.

[jonathani]

Anything over $1 gets more than a penny sleeve from me -- whether I am trading or keeping.