Card storage for card waiting to be shipped to a grading company

miscus555 · 09-04-2021, 09:00 AM

How long can you keep your “to be graded” in penny sleeves and semi rigids?

I haven’t pulled the trigger to send them out to get graded due to all the grading situations and costs so they’ve been sitting upright in a temp controlled environment for about a year. Didn’t want some of the cards, especially the chrome to start sticking to the penny sleeve making Psa’s at lowering my grade easier due to surface smudging from the sleeve.

Tanker1812 · 09-04-2021, 09:13 AM

We are worried about cards sticking to penny sleeves now?

KhalDrogo · 09-04-2021, 09:52 AM

So do BGS sleeves cause surface smudges?

mc1 · 09-04-2021, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Tanker1812

We are worried about cards sticking to penny sleeves now?

It happens man.

Especially if the sleeves arent completely dry have some moisture.

iam12fear · 09-04-2021, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mc1

It happens man.

Especially if the sleeves arent completely dry have some moisture.

Easy fix; don't lick your cards before putting them in penny sleeves.

miscus555 · 09-04-2021, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tanker1812

We are worried about cards sticking to penny sleeves now?

I was just wondering because I don’t do card grading a lot and these cards are all prepped and waiting. I don’t want to really handle them again

ThoseBackPages · 09-04-2021, 04:17 PM

forever

aggie4ever · 09-04-2021, 06:07 PM

It shouldn't be an issue. However, if there did happen to be a little moisture when you put a chrome card in the sleeve, you should be able to see evidence of that. So pull those cards out and see if they are sticking or not.

tmoore_25 · 09-05-2021, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by miscus555

I was just wondering because I don’t do card grading a lot and these cards are all prepped and waiting. I don’t want to really handle them again

You should just throw them away. By the time PSA opens up for you to grade them, all the cards will have stuck to the sleeve and when you try to take them out, it will be almost as if they are glued to them. You should probably take them all out now and put a rubber band around them to keep them from moving.

Is this really where we are at now?

hugh · 09-05-2021, 05:01 AM

Send them to me. I will store them for you

Jagsfansunshine · 09-08-2021, 05:00 PM

Yeah I live in FL and havent had issues with penny sleeves sticking... And alot of my cards have been with me 12+ years

miscus555 · 09-09-2021, 09:50 AM

hahahaha thanks all!

mc1 · 09-09-2021, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by iam12fear

Easy fix; don't lick your cards before putting them in penny sleeves.

Sleeves sometimes have moisture in them. You ever see the Ultra pro sleeve package? They have a hole or two and im sure thats how it gets in.

discodanman45 · 09-09-2021, 09:54 AM

I have had multiple cards stored in penny sleeves and semi rigids for about 25 to 30 years and they graded a PSA 9. Many of the post 1992 cards had foil on them and nothing happened. My guess is I would try to keep it under 50 years stored

rohara99 · 09-09-2021, 11:22 AM

What did people do with their cards before TPG'ers? LOL

09-04-2021, 09:00 AM	#1
miscus555 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 664	Card storage for card waiting to be shipped to a grading company How long can you keep your “to be graded” in penny sleeves and semi rigids? I haven’t pulled the trigger to send them out to get graded due to all the grading situations and costs so they’ve been sitting upright in a temp controlled environment for about a year. Didn’t want some of the cards, especially the chrome to start sticking to the penny sleeve making Psa’s at lowering my grade easier due to surface smudging from the sleeve.

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KhalDrogo Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 41,375	So do BGS sleeves cause surface smudges? __________________ I love PSA!

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hugh Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Military APO in Italy Posts: 11,160	Send them to me. I will store them for you __________________ Peeve: people calling adults in their early to late 20's "kids"

09-04-2021, 06:07 PM	#8
aggie4ever Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 6,810 aggie4ever	It shouldn't be an issue. However, if there did happen to be a little moisture when you put a chrome card in the sleeve, you should be able to see evidence of that. So pull those cards out and see if they are sticking or not.

09-08-2021, 05:00 PM	#11
Jagsfansunshine Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,190 jagsfansunshineman	Yeah I live in FL and havent had issues with penny sleeves sticking... And alot of my cards have been with me 12+ years

09-09-2021, 09:50 AM	#12
miscus555 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 664	hahahaha thanks all!

09-09-2021, 09:54 AM	#14
discodanman45 Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: CA Posts: 9,864 danch27	I have had multiple cards stored in penny sleeves and semi rigids for about 25 to 30 years and they graded a PSA 9. Many of the post 1992 cards had foil on them and nothing happened. My guess is I would try to keep it under 50 years stored __________________ Always looking for rarer Rik Smits cards and cards from the 2014-15 Spectra Global Icons set. Send me a message!

09-09-2021, 11:22 AM	#15
rohara99 Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Canada, eh! Posts: 989	What did people do with their cards before TPG'ers? LOL