You know you've been collecting a long time when you.....

[akleinb611]

...when you can remember when plastic sheets for cards first came along and were hailed as a huge step forward for collecting! That was circa 1974, and at fifteen cents each, they were pretty expensive!

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by akleinb611

...when you can remember when plastic sheets for cards first came along and were hailed as a huge step forward for collecting! That was circa 1974, and at fifteen cents each, they were pretty expensive!

and full of chemicals that turned out to be bad for your cards.

[DrSatanis]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

and full of chemicals that turned out to be bad for your cards.

Dang even I'm not this old! I'm assuming they were petroleum based and just generally gross?

[mortimer brewster]

Originally Posted by akleinb611

...when you can remember when plastic sheets for cards first came along and were hailed as a huge step forward for collecting! That was circa 1974, and at fifteen cents each, they were pretty expensive!

And you loaded the cards through the openings on the side.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Side loaders! I had completely forgotten!

That just triggered a memory of what I guess you could say was the precursor to the Card Saver. They were of the same semi rigidity, but loaded from the sides (with no flap/tab).

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Side loaders! I had completely forgotten!

That just triggered a memory of what I guess you could say was the precursor to the Card Saver. They were of the same semi rigidity, but loaded from the sides (with no flap/tab).

And the cards matriculated out of their pockets so the right borders stuck out of the pockets. It was a great basic idea, but poorly engineered.