Sunday 28 July 2013

Always use protection

As the title states and most good collectors will know, ALWAYS use protection.

Keeping cards in tip top, sharp edge condition is paramount to any collection. There are many ranges and types of protection out there for card collectors. There is nothing worse that doing a trade with someone and receiving a dog eared card or one thats received damage in the post due to poor protection.

Protection ranges from sleeves, top loaders and many more.

I store all my cards in binders where possible. Especially the inserts.

Lets have a look at some protection -

9 card pocket pages

Trading card Binder

Deck Protectors

Top Loaders

9 Pocket pages are a relatively cheap way to store 18 cards per page and these can be placed in ring binders. Trading card binders with pages already in can also be a good option. Card sleeves will form a sleeve over the card and will protect from things like UV damage. Top loaders are rigid card holders that will ensure the cards are protected from being bent etc. 

Always shop around when buying card protection. Ebay & Amazon are a good place to start. 

Remember no one likes a damaged card.

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