Mantle set registry no longer 100%

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by mantlefan

Nothing new there. Lots of swimming room in a lot of PSA holders.

Including for regular sized cards. I've noticed a lot of '60s cards slide slightly side to side within the holders. I've busted some out that I knew I was keeping sometimes for this reason before, and then I'll notice later that other cards that I don't want to take out of the slab do it too. Some do and some don't, but it's annoying. There have supposedly been studies done to show that it cannot hurt the cards, one guy even put a PSA slab in a paint shaking machine like they have down at Home Depot. Supposedly couldn't tell any difference after shaking the hell out of a card for 10 straight minutes. I don't know...

You would think that with all of the empahsis PSA puts on other things, they could design a consistent holder where this does not happen - at least for run-of-the-mill, standard issue and size baseball cards.

[DBesse27]

I’m loving the matchbook hoarde!

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by DBesse27

I’m loving the matchbook hoarde!

I personally think it is a little excessive and that he should share with his fellow Mantle collecting buddies Who needs that many matchbooks?!? I've heard Ben doesn't even smoke!

(Awesome stash Ben. And, thanks again for passing a yellow one my way.)

[bswhiten]

Somewhere out there is a dude that found some yellow HI matches from his folks house and is lighting up some cigs right now haha

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

Somewhere out there is a dude that found some yellow HI matches from his folks house and is lighting up some cigs right now haha

I much prefer that thought to the guy sitting at home right now ripping out the matches and chucking them in the trash so he can send the thing off for grading

[bswhiten]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

I much prefer that thought to the guy sitting at home right now ripping out the matches and chucking them in the trash so he can send the thing off for grading

One of the registry guys asked me to take the matches out for him. He got a PSA 4 out of it and the matches and a staple in a toploader! Haha

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

One of the registry guys asked me to take the matches out for him. He got a PSA 4 out of it and the matches and a staple in a toploader! Haha

Nicely done. Glad you didn't destroy it in the process. It's nice that it comes apart like that.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by bswhiten

One of the registry guys asked me to take the matches out for him. He got a PSA 4 out of it and the matches and a staple in a toploader! Haha

Whoa, that's a lot of wine you had to drink to calm your fears of destroying the matchbook and steady your hands to be able to do such a great job.