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Originally Posted by Eric72
In addition to shortages, I have noticed another significant issue - quality control.
I have purchased toploaders from three different sources during the pandemic:
- a local card shop (game store, really)
- a few packs from one dealer on eBay
- a case from a different dealer on eBay
In each case, there were defective toploaders. Not all of them; however, roughly 1/3 to 1/2 of the individual toploaders were significantly curled once I opened the pack.
These were all Ultra-Pro 3x4 regular toploaders, the same ones I have been buying for decades. I refuse to put cards in them, for fear of causing damage. |
I've had my share of the curled and broken top loaders. Always tossed them since they were so cheap back then. I think they just had them stored for a long time at the bottom of many other heavy cases.
Now, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel and selling off whatever they have left.