Screw top holders

[Snapolit1]

Should they generally be avoided in buying a rare card? Can PSA or SGC break them out easily and regrade?

[Huck]

It has been awhile since I sent cards to PSA, but at the time, cards had to be shipped in a semi rigid card sleeve.

[JustinD]

I feel like I am missing something here, why would a screw cause you to avoid buying a card?

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by JustinD

I feel like I am missing something here, why would a screw cause you to avoid buying a card?

Maybe he doesn't have a screw driver?

I generally avoid buying cards in screw down holders because of the disproportionately high number of fakes you see in them.

[iwantitiwinit]

I don't think PSA accepts items for graded contained in screw down holders. The thing I've noticed that I don't like about them is that for large formats say 1952-1956 Topps they tend to compress the cards and force them to buckle a bit once you screw down the holder. For smaller formats say 48 Bowmans or T206's they tend not to do that and I've found them to be fine.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

I don't think PSA accepts items for graded contained in screw down holders. The thing I've noticed that I don't like about them is that for large formats say 1952-1956 Topps they tend to compress the cards and force them to buckle a bit once you screw down the holder. For smaller formats say 48 Bowmans or T206's they tend not to do that and I've found them to be fine.

I really like them for non-graded cards as I think they display better and offer more protection than sleeves and less chance of a disaster if a card slides out. I prefer the uv protected ultra-pros with the magnets for regular sized cards and keep a selection of specific pro-mold one screws for the larger Topps issues, Bowmans, and t206's I buy raw and want to display. I agree, it is super important to have the correct size for the larger Topps or you can really mess one up. I have seen dealers make this mistake.

As for submitting in one, I would not simply for it seeming to be a waste of a reusable holder and they usually request submissions in a semi-rigid. However, it seems logical that they or anyone could take it out. If I worked at PSA and someone sent in a card in a one screw or a beckett slab in for a regrade I would happily dance a jig for that screw in comparison.