PSA - Cards moving in the case

[Goudey77]

I may be in the minority here but I prefer the mylar sleeve inserted within a larger framed PSA case. I see very little risk for the card to hit any hard edges with this method.

As for any tighter framed case that "fits" to the size of the card I do see some tolerance for movement which would worry me more than anything.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Goudey77

As for any tighter framed case that "fits" to the size of the card I do see some tolerance for movement which would worry me more than anything.

Yes, this was my point - even though they "fit" the card, some cards still slide left and right, up and down very easily. I do think that it would be pretty difficult to substantially damage a card like this regardless, but the worry issue and the unsightliness of the cards moving makes the whole thing a downer for me, which is why I ususally bust said cards out and put them in a toploader with a penny sleeve.

SGC I will say does not seem to have this problem. I don't have as many of their slabs as I do PSA's, but the black inserts seem to be way more form fitting than PSA's rail method inside the case.

[Peter_Spaeth]

There's always the toploader and sleeve or cardsaver option particularly for inexpensive cards. I've even broken some out because I didn't like the look or the sliding.

[Steve D]

The biggest problem I've seen is with Topps stamps and other thin paper issues. A while back, I bought a PSA 9 1974 Topps stamp, and when it arrived, the stamp had turned 90 degrees and migrated to where it was entirely above the top gasket in the slab.

I can't see any damage to it, but I don't know for sure if it wasn't damaged.

Steve

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

There's always the toploader and sleeve or cardsaver option particularly for inexpensive cards. I've even broken some out because I didn't like the look or the sliding.

Toploaders suit me fine for expensive cards as well. (Just to note, I consider anything more than about $100 an "expensive" card). They make pre-'57 size vintage toploaders and penny sleeves too. Never had a problem with one and they are easy to store and transport.

On another note since I ressurected this thread, when I got home this evening I decided to liberate my 2 remaning PSA slabs that presented an "unacceptable" sliding problem, in my judgment. The cards in question were a PSA 5 '61 Mantle AS, and a PSA 8 '72 Steve Carlton Traded. The Carlton slab opened up as if it were sealed yesterday with a glue stick and the top came right up in one piece. Easy peasy. Then what do you think happened with the Mantle? Of course that slab (they were the same generation slab, go figure) fought as if it had been welded together decades ago and cracked and split in many more places - nearly giving me a coronary before it finally yielded the card - yes, unscathed and no worse for the struggle. The 2 newly liberated cards are now resting comfortably in their penny sleeves and toploaders.

[jrb97]

I know this is a baseball forum so my apologies if in the wrong place but this seemed like the appropriate general PSA topic. I have a PSA 1970-71 Topps basketball tallboy. The card moves around in the case. Not sure when the card was graded but it is in an older case. Do they have new more secure tallboy holders (if i were to get it reholdered) or is this just normal for tallboy cards?

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by jrb97

I know this is a baseball forum so my apologies if in the wrong place but this seemed like the appropriate general PSA topic. I have a PSA 1970-71 Topps basketball tallboy. The card moves around in the case. Not sure when the card was graded but it is in an older case. Do they have new more secure tallboy holders (if i were to get it reholdered) or is this just normal for tallboy cards?

Not sure, but I don't collect basketball. Look on ebay at active and completed listing for '70 basketball and I'm sure you will see a variety of different generation PSA holders. If they have gotten better / more secure in recent years, you should be able to tell.