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Mark AndersonJerry & Bilko - yep, Roop was who I was thinking of. They made beautiful boxes, but I think there just aren't enough people who will buy those in quantity. If either of you (or anyone else) has specific ideas for what you would like to see, feel free to email them to me (or post). although I doubt we would be mass producing something like that anytime soon, we do have companies come in from time to time who might be interested in making them on their own.
Red - Yes, our sleeves are made from Polypropylene. It is certified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and was recommended to us by the Library of Congress as the best archival-safe storage for paper. It is ideal because it is stiff (to better hold the cards), high clarity (many archival plastics are hazy or cloudy), and chemically stable. It is PVC-free and plasticizer-free. The slabs themselves are polystyrene, which is also a chemically-stable, non-PVC, archival-safe plastic.
Leon, Jeffrey, etc. - Thanks for the link to that seller's scans. Those are the worst I've seen. He does mention that he is having trouble with the brightness on his scanner (you can see the label of his lone GAI card also has bad glare), so maybe that is a factor? It seems there are some scanners that can get nice, problem-free images, while others shoot too much light while scanning and the inner sleeve reflects it every direction. It seems to be the smaller cards that are affected (of course that means virtually ever pre-war card!). Perhaps Jeffrey can post what brand and model of scanner he uses? Jeffrey, have you scanned any pre-war or otherwise smaller than standard size cards?
Mark