Best top loaders, one touch etc.

kosmo886 · 03-24-2025, 01:00 PM

What are the top choices for cases out there? I've tried some Amazon know offs and more known brands like BCW and Ultra. I find the knock offs to not be as good for one touch in particular. Top loaders are certainly nicer from Ultra vs. BCW, but I don't notice a massive difference in quality between Ultra and BCW for one touch, despite the near doubling in price for Ultra.

What are thoughts? Are there better protection ideas vs. one touch?

Thanks!

eastbayak · 03-24-2025, 01:01 PM

I won't comment on what the best brands are but only wanted to mention that I've seen one-touches that fit penny sleeves in them and I think those are pretty cool.

jduds · 03-24-2025, 01:20 PM

Pro Mold one touches (the ones that fit penny sleeves) are my go-to for PC cards and BCW and Ultra Pro for top loaders, but I'll use a variety of brands. I am super picky about penny sleeves though and will only use Ultra Pro ones and the first thing I do after receiving a card through the mail is rehome it in a new penny sleeve. Too many brands will stick to cards (chrome ones especially) and the Ultra Pro ones are the only ones I'm reasonably confident about.

whyconform · 03-25-2025, 10:13 AM

Pro Mold are the best mags. They make snap ones now that are cheaper.....
They are SUPER clear....

Ultra Pro is ehhh...just not as clear....

The new thing is graded card style mags, which you can make a label like psa, or custom......
Pro mold has them now and Mag Pro...both SUPER CLEAR....

Ultra Pro is dead to me.

Side note....they also make magnetics and such that fit penny sleeves and such...I hate them.... too many layers of plastic.....makes a card dull and bland...may as well have it in a BGS case...

CTSportsboy57 · 03-25-2025, 12:53 PM

I like CardShellz toploaders and sleeves. Best around. I think they make One Touch holders too but I have not tried those.

DynaEtch · 03-25-2025, 01:22 PM

I am mostly Pro Mold for mags and toploaders both these days. Ultra pro for penny sleeves and 9-pocket platinum pages. BCW for white storage boxes.

I prefer the Pro Mold magnetic with sleeve version. I do not like a bare card in a one-touch, it just seems prone to damage when moving the mag around, but who knows.

PLB9eight · 03-25-2025, 02:22 PM

GTI has passed pro mold as the best.

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boxbuster7 · 03-25-2025, 02:33 PM

pro mold mags with a penny sleeve are the best

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elektrokuter · 03-25-2025, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PLB9eight

GTI has passed pro mold as the best.

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ive been curious about GTI. what is the sizing of the mags? bigger than ultra pro? the same?

I was curious about the cardshellz ones but they are larger. Just being OCD about the sizing of my stuff lol.

I have tons of Pro Mold and yes I know they are their own unique size

discodanman45 · 03-25-2025, 03:53 PM

For top loaders and penny sleeves, I have been happy with the Penny Sleever. Zion Magpros for my one touches. Love those cases! Superior fit sleeves to protect all my plastic with more plastic.

PLB9eight · 03-25-2025, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by elektrokuter

ive been curious about GTI. what is the sizing of the mags? bigger than ultra pro? the same?

I was curious about the cardshellz ones but they are larger. Just being OCD about the sizing of my stuff lol.

I have tons of Pro Mold and yes I know they are their own unique size

Pretty comparable sizewise to pro mold. The thing I like is the clearness and they have a protective film you pull off. Almost all of my recent pro molds have had scratches, even broken tabs. The GTI are much clearer. The best part is that the sleeves are much better sized than the gen 2 and 3 pro molds. I don’t feel like I’m forcing the card into the GTI penny sleeves, but they are also not overly big.

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elektrokuter · 03-25-2025, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PLB9eight

Pretty comparable sizewise to pro mold. The thing I like is the clearness and they have a protective film you pull off. Almost all of my recent pro molds have had scratches, even broken tabs. The GTI are much clearer. The best part is that the sleeves are much better sized than the gen 2 and 3 pro molds. I don’t feel like I’m forcing the card into the GTI penny sleeves, but they are also not overly big.

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Thanks for the info. And yes, one of the reasons I was looking to move off Pro Mold was the reasons you stated. Also I had to batch of Pro Molds where all the sleeves were bent due to packing error (the rectified this for free though to their credit)

PLB9eight · 03-25-2025, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by elektrokuter

Thanks for the info. And yes, one of the reasons I was looking to move off Pro Mold was the reasons you stated. Also I had to batch of Pro Molds where all the sleeves were bent due to packing error (the rectified this for free though to their credit)

Pro mold to their credit is always very willing to make things right it’s just usually not worth the hassle of having to send stuff back. I’m halfway through my first box of the GTI 35-55 mags and have been really impressed.

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Skipscards · 03-26-2025, 06:05 PM

I almost always buy BCW.

bryanscs · 03-26-2025, 08:03 PM

As an FYI, Ultra Pro is releasing a one touch with soft sleeve here within a few weeks. It's called Ultra Pro One Touch X.

03-24-2025, 01:00 PM	#1
kosmo886 Member Join Date: Feb 2025 Posts: 49	Best top loaders, one touch etc. What are the top choices for cases out there? I've tried some Amazon know offs and more known brands like BCW and Ultra. I find the knock offs to not be as good for one touch in particular. Top loaders are certainly nicer from Ultra vs. BCW, but I don't notice a massive difference in quality between Ultra and BCW for one touch, despite the near doubling in price for Ultra. What are thoughts? Are there better protection ideas vs. one touch? Thanks!

03-25-2025, 10:13 AM	#4
whyconform Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 573	Pro Mold are the best mags. They make snap ones now that are cheaper..... They are SUPER clear.... Ultra Pro is ehhh...just not as clear.... The new thing is graded card style mags, which you can make a label like psa, or custom...... Pro mold has them now and Mag Pro...both SUPER CLEAR.... Ultra Pro is dead to me. Side note....they also make magnetics and such that fit penny sleeves and such...I hate them.... too many layers of plastic.....makes a card dull and bland...may as well have it in a BGS case... __________________ At 280 Baseball / 333 Basketball HOF http://billshofautographs.weebly.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkuiYeUfqm3R86TWouSfFbA IG: billhofcollector

03-25-2025, 01:22 PM	#6
DynaEtch Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 9,672	Best top loaders, one touch etc. I am mostly Pro Mold for mags and toploaders both these days. Ultra pro for penny sleeves and 9-pocket platinum pages. BCW for white storage boxes. I prefer the Pro Mold magnetic with sleeve version. I do not like a bare card in a one-touch, it just seems prone to damage when moving the mag around, but who knows. __________________ ~~~ '90s trading cards === Golden Era ~~~

03-25-2025, 02:33 PM	#8
boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 12,841 boxbuster777	pro mold mags with a penny sleeve are the best / thread __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10

03-25-2025, 03:53 PM	#10
discodanman45 Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: CA Posts: 9,847 danch27	For top loaders and penny sleeves, I have been happy with the Penny Sleever. Zion Magpros for my one touches. Love those cases! Superior fit sleeves to protect all my plastic with more plastic. __________________ Always looking for rarer Rik Smits cards and cards from the 2014-15 Spectra Global Icons set. Send me a message!

03-24-2025, 01:01 PM	#2
eastbayak Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 16,471 eastbayak	I won't comment on what the best brands are but only wanted to mention that I've seen one-touches that fit penny sleeves in them and I think those are pretty cool.

03-24-2025, 01:20 PM	#3
jduds Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 3,819 chilaw57	Pro Mold one touches (the ones that fit penny sleeves) are my go-to for PC cards and BCW and Ultra Pro for top loaders, but I'll use a variety of brands. I am super picky about penny sleeves though and will only use Ultra Pro ones and the first thing I do after receiving a card through the mail is rehome it in a new penny sleeve. Too many brands will stick to cards (chrome ones especially) and the Ultra Pro ones are the only ones I'm reasonably confident about.

03-25-2025, 12:53 PM	#5
CTSportsboy57 Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Hebron, KY Posts: 220 ctsportsboy57	I like CardShellz toploaders and sleeves. Best around. I think they make One Touch holders too but I have not tried those.

03-25-2025, 02:22 PM	#7
PLB9eight Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 1,287	GTI has passed pro mold as the best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-26-2025, 06:05 PM	#14
Skipscards Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In Tribute To The Great Ryno Posts: 30,223 jlankf2 jmp4	I almost always buy BCW. __________________ Go Royals!! #RoyalsIn2015 <---It Happened!! #TEAMZinck Sometimes it is astounding that we are able to persist in a world so full of morons.

03-26-2025, 08:03 PM	#15
bryanscs Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Posts: 1,787 elizabethtownsportscards ElizabethtownSportsCards	As an FYI, Ultra Pro is releasing a one touch with soft sleeve here within a few weeks. It's called Ultra Pro One Touch X. __________________ Looking to sell your COMC port? I'm buying!