Toploaders VS Card Savers

maconithappen · 08-14-2017, 01:49 PM

I was just wondering what the blowout community thought about this. Forgive me if there is already a topic on this, but do you prefer toploaders or card saver cases protecting your cards?

I've always used toploaders and still do, however about 15 years ago a guy that sold cards for a few years (owns a gun shop) tried to tell me that card savers were a lot better protection than toploaders. Aren't the card saver cases really flimsy and have tight grips on cards? I know if you are sending cards off to get graded you put them in these cases but I really haven't seen too many people using them for reasons other than this, although a lot of people with vintage use them because most of those too big for regular toploaders and the vintage ones are harder to come by. I've noticed, especially lately, most toploaders are slightly curved and bent up in the package and I'm afraid putting a card in one will also mis-shape the card over time so I pull out the best ones and throw away the others.

I know a lot of people use magnetics for their higher end cards. I do have some for my collection but very little. I can't stand cards to move in them, it probably doesn't hurt them but it makes me OCD. I can say the best protection there is are the BGS cases, but me personally I don't care for graded cards. Just curious to see if anyone uses card saver cases.

IronMonkey415 · 08-14-2017, 02:09 PM

100% Toploader for me.

But I have heard that people ONLY use Card Savers when they send cards to Beckett for grading. Not sure why they do that.

Cactuspies · 08-14-2017, 02:12 PM

use card savers in my pwe sales. use the larger ones for many of my pc items. since they take up so much less room than top loaders.

I do not like one touches. I have a huge stack of them collecting dust

unless you are going to be playing catch with your cards either way works.

items in top loaders I put in team bags just in case I decide to play catch.

Soxrule111 · 08-14-2017, 02:18 PM

Toploader 100%

I HATE Card savers, to tall, flimsy, just blah

ThoseBackPages · 08-14-2017, 03:41 PM

PSA, BGS, SGC, Magnetic, CSII, Top Loader

TheFrenzy · 08-14-2017, 04:00 PM

PSA and BGS slabs in an old banker teller drawer/safe combo.

My cards could survive a North Korean high-five.

Branesergen · 08-14-2017, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronMonkey415

100% Toploader for me.

But I have heard that people ONLY use Card Savers when they send cards to Beckett for grading. Not sure why they do that.

So they can be cut out easily and not damage cards trying to get them out, too loose, too tight, etc

7nohitter · 08-14-2017, 05:47 PM

Toploaders 100/100 times. I despise cardsavers.

r0yals2012 · 08-14-2017, 06:03 PM

Toploaders. I'd only use card savers for sending in for grading

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JMarchand1981 · 08-14-2017, 06:47 PM

Cardsavers when I am submitting.

Magnetics when I am not.

I very rarely use top loaders any longer.

maconithappen · 08-14-2017, 09:14 PM

Thanks for all the input guys!

Davesportscards · 08-14-2017, 11:14 PM

Coffee filters

hairysasquatch · 08-15-2017, 06:04 AM

Not a fan of card savers but I have some for use if/when I ever get around to a BGS sub.

Rabs · 08-15-2017, 07:24 AM

Card savers are good for mailing cards in a PWE. But I never use them to store my cards.

08-14-2017, 01:49 PM	#1
maconithappen Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,742 Maconithappen Mac0821	Toploaders VS Card Savers I was just wondering what the blowout community thought about this. Forgive me if there is already a topic on this, but do you prefer toploaders or card saver cases protecting your cards? I've always used toploaders and still do, however about 15 years ago a guy that sold cards for a few years (owns a gun shop) tried to tell me that card savers were a lot better protection than toploaders. Aren't the card saver cases really flimsy and have tight grips on cards? I know if you are sending cards off to get graded you put them in these cases but I really haven't seen too many people using them for reasons other than this, although a lot of people with vintage use them because most of those too big for regular toploaders and the vintage ones are harder to come by. I've noticed, especially lately, most toploaders are slightly curved and bent up in the package and I'm afraid putting a card in one will also mis-shape the card over time so I pull out the best ones and throw away the others. I know a lot of people use magnetics for their higher end cards. I do have some for my collection but very little. I can't stand cards to move in them, it probably doesn't hurt them but it makes me OCD. I can say the best protection there is are the BGS cases, but me personally I don't care for graded cards. Just curious to see if anyone uses card saver cases. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/111391931@N02/

08-14-2017, 02:12 PM	#3
Cactuspies Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: meepos Posts: 9,748 azcentral_sports	use card savers in my pwe sales. use the larger ones for many of my pc items. since they take up so much less room than top loaders. I do not like one touches. I have a huge stack of them collecting dust unless you are going to be playing catch with your cards either way works. items in top loaders I put in team bags just in case I decide to play catch. __________________ SUPPORT #BostonStrong The One Fund & Parkinson's Research http://sportlots.com/dealers/?dealer=AzPats10 RIP Mom-2009, Dad-2021, Grandma-2018, PAPAJIM 11/22/10 Patriots 6 time Champs catching up to johnmabry47: are you on my ignore list too? 76 and counting

08-14-2017, 02:18 PM	#4
Soxrule111 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: DeKalb Posts: 13,677 Soxrule111	Toploader 100% I HATE Card savers, to tall, flimsy, just blah __________________ Texans Future Super Bowl Champions Check my COMC Port, Selling my Collection in 2025. Making Progress, down to about 4,500 Cards Listed now. Prices Dropping Daily Printing Plates Under $3, bunch of $1 Autos as well.

08-14-2017, 03:41 PM	#5
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 88,670 ThoseBackPages	PSA, BGS, SGC, Magnetic, CSII, Top Loader __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

08-14-2017, 05:47 PM	#8
7nohitter Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,177 7nohitter	Toploaders 100/100 times. I despise cardsavers. __________________ Working on the 1957 set. Looking for the 2017 Bowman Reproduction ORANGE (#/25) Clayton Kershaw.

08-14-2017, 02:09 PM	#2
IronMonkey415 Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 44,118 ironmonkeyfromsf	100% Toploader for me. But I have heard that people ONLY use Card Savers when they send cards to Beckett for grading. Not sure why they do that.

08-14-2017, 04:00 PM	#6
TheFrenzy Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texan in AZ Posts: 44,115	PSA and BGS slabs in an old banker teller drawer/safe combo. My cards could survive a North Korean high-five.

08-14-2017, 06:03 PM	#9
r0yals2012 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 7,544	Toploaders. I'd only use card savers for sending in for grading Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ I love autographs with Bible Verse inscriptions Girls Can Collect Cards Too! Royals, Wichita Wind Surge Twitter-@doublehcards @aacentralphotos-MiLB Photos Waymaker Miracle Worker Promise Keeper My God That is Who You Are

08-14-2017, 06:47 PM	#10
JMarchand1981 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 34,438	Cardsavers when I am submitting. Magnetics when I am not. I very rarely use top loaders any longer.

08-14-2017, 09:14 PM	#11
maconithappen Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,742 Maconithappen Mac0821	Thanks for all the input guys! __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/111391931@N02/

08-14-2017, 11:14 PM	#12
Davesportscards Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 10,837	Coffee filters __________________ In search of 2017 Max Scherzer 1987 Red Refractor /5

08-15-2017, 06:04 AM	#13
hairysasquatch Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the Woods, Central NY Posts: 34,681	Not a fan of card savers but I have some for use if/when I ever get around to a BGS sub. __________________ I am going signature-free

08-15-2017, 07:24 AM	#14
Rabs Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 15,834 Rabs	Card savers are good for mailing cards in a PWE. But I never use them to store my cards. __________________ Sean Taylor/Craig Kimbrel/Brian Orakpo Collector! https://sportscardalbum.com/u/rabs