Penny sleeves are the first step in protecting your sports cards. They are cheap and give instant protection against minor damage from handling the card!
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Toploaders are the gold standard for protecting your sports card. They are easy to stack and store and rigid enough to protect your card from most types of damage. Cards placed in toploaders need to be in penny sleeves to keep the card from sliding around and to protect the surface of the card.
Magnetic one-touch cases are a great way to protect valuable cards. The two sides are held together by a magnet. Simply place your card in the recessed area and close the case. These come in different sizes. Be sure to check out the links page for the printable card point thickness gauge to determine the right size for your card.
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Card Saver 1‘s are the standard for submitting cards to PSA for grading. Card Savers are more flexible than a toploader but are thinner and take up less space when stacked together. Use a penny sleeve before sliding your card into the card saver.
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Team bags have many uses. Put your toploaders in a team bag to protect the card from sliding out of the toploader during shipping. Use team bags to secure stacks of base cards or cards in penny sleeves. The name team bag comes from the practice of using these to sort and sell cards in stacks by team.
Graded card sleeves are a must to protect your graded cards from scuffs and scratches. You can purchase graded card sleeves in a one size fits all or go with sleeves fitted to the grading company of your choice.
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Cardboard card storage boxes are essential for storing your sports cards. Most boxes are sized to fit standard cards bare or in penny sleeves. Other boxes are sized for toploaders or for graded cards. Cardboard card storage boxes come in sizes that can hold 200 cards up to thousands of cards.
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Binder pages. The classic method of storing your cards in a binder and being able to flip through the pages is still an option! D-ring binders work best for safely storing your sports cards. Pages typically have 9 spots per page. Using penny sleeves on your cards before inserting them into the binder can offer extra protection.
