1958 Topps Race to the Finish

[ALR-bishop]

I have a copy of the #1 issue as well and also took note of that article. It caused me to move my older sets ( 48 and 51 to 80) to non PVC sheets. That was a lot of work. And after 82 my sets are also in non PVC sheets.

But just to see what would happen I left my 81 and 82 sets in the old sheets and check them from time to time. So far the cards seem fine but the sheets do stick together some, and you can feel some residue on those sheets. But the cards still can be removed ok and do not seem to have lost color or have the feel of the sheets.

[Volod]

My first strong aversion to album storage came as a result of buying some cards through the mail in 1983 and noticing the revolting odor of vinyl that filled the air when they fell out of the mailer. They had obviously been stored in cheap plastic for two or three decades, since that was primarily all that was available for albums before the '80's. I felt like refunding them, but just chalked it up to experience and only bought cards over the counter for several years after that.