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mogwai316
11-08-2023, 04:52 PM
https://ultrapro.com/pages/card-preserver

Wasn't sure of the right section to post this in, since there's not really a general collecting forum on here, but figured I'd put it here since I'm mostly interested in using sleeves for selling on ebay / card shows.

These look pretty interesting. I've always hated CardSavers and only use them when I send stuff in for grading. These might solve a lot of the issues with CardSavers while still being less rigid than toploaders so even better for ESE. I think they'd also take up less space than toploaders so I could fit more cards per box and save on storage space. And it sounds like you don't need a penny sleeve with them and maybe not even a team bag for keeping them sealed as well. Overall a bit less wasteful, I really hate contributing to the massive amount of plastic that is consumed by buying and selling cards.

Really it's gonna come down to price though. The only info I can find so far is $4.99 for a pack of 25, so 20 cents each. I can buy bulk new top loaders for 7 cents each and penny sleeves for, well, a penny. So can't justify paying more than double to switch to the new ones. But if they come out with a good bulk rate buying 1000+ at a time, it might be worth considering.

peterose4hof
11-09-2023, 03:13 PM
Looks pretty cool. Would like to feel one in-hand.

Is it rigid enough? Too rigid?

Hard to say without feeling it.

bryanscs
03-28-2024, 09:49 AM
These are now live, and I have them in hand.

1st impression is they are pretty nice.

They are rigid. I would put the rigidness in between a current toploader & semi rigid.
One side of the preserver reminds me of Ultra Pro 'Premium' sleeves, but seems a little thicker than those.
They are resealable, which is super nice.

To me, they seem like a soft sleeve / toploader / team bag combo.

I feel like they are going to be super popular for PWE shipments.

mogwai316
03-28-2024, 11:20 AM
Where did you find them? Still shows "coming soon" / out of stock on the UltraPro site for me. I see one other website selling them but $6 for a 25 pack, which is far too pricy for ESE usage. I'm still curious about them if I can find a bulk rate that makes them significantly cheaper.

bryanscs
03-28-2024, 11:47 AM
I'm an Ultra Pro dealer. I'm not sure of the official release date, but it's within a day or two.

In person, they should be $5 per 25 pack. You may find someone willing to sell them by the case online for cheaper, but it won't be significantly less.

Bosoxfan5990
03-28-2024, 11:53 AM
Where did you find them? Still shows "coming soon" / out of stock on the UltraPro site for me. I see one other website selling them but $6 for a 25 pack, which is far too pricy for ESE usage. I'm still curious about them if I can find a bulk rate that makes them significantly cheaper.

If I can get my hands on a pack of 25 to see how they feel, I'd probably be in for a case myself for my ESE shipments.