1948,49,50 bowman storage queston

sesop · #1 06-14-2009, 01:41 PM

A side project I've been working on is Bowman sets from '48-54. I keep the '51-54s in standard top loaders and have been storing the smaller ones in binder sheets. It has always bugged me that nobody seems to make toploaders for the '48-50 Bowman cards or binder sheets for the '51 and 52 cards. How do you store your cards from these sets? Does someone make toploaders appropriately sized for the smaller cards? How about binder pages for the '51 and '52s?
Any input, opinions, etc is appreciated.
Thanks

paulcarek · #2 06-15-2009, 03:05 PM

I'm working on the '52 set. Right now, everything ungraded is in a top loader/penny sleeve. As I get closer to the end, though, I'm thinking about putting everything into card savers, trimming off the tab on top, then slipping them into 4-pocket pages. I think someone mentioned this method on an earlier thread, and I liked the idea.

sox1903wschamp · #3 06-16-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by paulcarek

I'm working on the '52 set. Right now, everything ungraded is in a top loader/penny sleeve. As I get closer to the end, though, I'm thinking about putting everything into card savers, trimming off the tab on top, then slipping them into 4-pocket pages. I think someone mentioned this method on an earlier thread, and I liked the idea.

I saw that same post and put my 51 Bowman Football set into card savers, trimming the top and into 4-pocket sheets. I really like how it turned out. I recommend this method!

paulcarek · #4 06-17-2009, 12:52 PM

Michael, do the cards stay pretty centered in the Card Savers?

sox1903wschamp · #5 06-17-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by paulcarek

Michael, do the cards stay pretty centered in the Card Savers?

Paul, yes they do. I was leery of that. I used Ultra Pro, Graded Card Submission- semi-rigid card holders instead of the card savers, cut the tops off and inserted into Ultra Pro 4 pocket sheets. I found that that the Graded Card Submission- semi-rigid card holders fit more snug into the 4-pocket sheets so they do not move around much and the cards do not move once in the semi-rigids after you center the card.

You have to be careful putting the cards into the semi regids and getting them centered and it takes longer but not too bad for a 144 card set. I enjoyed it.