Best way to store 1933 Goudeys

[batkidiii]

I would like to know the best way to store ungraded 1933 Goudeys. Which do you prefer, Top Loaders, binder and pages, screw downs? Any advice would be appreciated.

[FrankWakefield]

I used to have them in top loaders.

Then, about a dozen years ago, I moved them into 9 pocket sheets in a ring binder.

A year ago I sold about half of mine. What I have left is in a stack unto themselves, in a small box, in a safety deposit box. No loaders, no sleeves, just a simple stack of cards.

[slantycouch]

I've always used top loaders for my Goudeys.

[rc4157]

I just put mine in binders with 9 pocket sheets. Great way to look at them when you want to. I have heard some horror stories about screw-downs but have never used them so can't really support those stories.

Just make sure you are able to enjoy them!

RC

[slantycouch]

Originally Posted by rc4157

I just put mine in binders 9 pocket sheets. Great way to look at them when you want to. I have heard some horror stories about screw-downs but have never used them so can't really support those stories.

Just make sure you are able to enjoy them!

RC

I'm in the same boat (having never used screwdowns) - but the stories are enough to scare me away.

[batkidiii]

What kind of scary storys about screwdowns have you heard?

[slantycouch]

Originally Posted by batkidiii

What kind of scary storys about screwdowns have you heard?

When tightened too much they can flatten the card or make indentations, or worse, after years of storage, they can pull a card in two when removal is attempted.

Or so I've heard. Again I've never used one.

[Jim VB]

I store my set in penny sleeves (do these still cost a penny?), in a standard 9-pocket page, in a binder. About a dozen have been graded. I keep those in the same binder, in 4-pocket pages in the front of the binder.

As an alternative, if you want more protection, those same 4-pocket pages can hold the cards when they are in either a top loader or a semi-rigid holder.

[Anthony S.]

If you opt not to go the binder route, I've always been a proponent of Card Saver II's. The card presents much better than it does in a top loader and it doesn't bounce around the way some cards do in top loaders.

[Doug]

I've never had a problem with screwdowns, but I always put the card in a sleeve first and I never tightened it down any more than it needed to hold the card in place.

[E93]

I used to keep them in 9 pocket sheets because I like flipping though sets that way. Sold my set a few years ago.

[cozmokramer]

does the 4 pocket sheets hold the Card Saver 1's or Card Saver 2's?

[Kawika]

I have my '33 Goudeys in an MJ Roop (RIP, miss you guys) binder. Cards are in penny sleeves for protection and to keep them from wanting to fall out. Probably a third of the cards were purchased graded but were cracked out to fill out the pukas. I kept the flips for whatever that was worth. Some of the high-end guys (Lajoie, the Ruths etc) I left slabbed and put a reprint in its place for appearance's sake. Can't beat this set-up for a casual perusal of one of the classic sets.

[slantycouch]

Originally Posted by cozmokramer

does the 4 pocket sheets hold the Card Saver 1's or Card Saver 2's?

I believe they'll hold both. Definitely II's though. But they may have a tendency to slide out.

Originally Posted by Kawika

I have my '33 Goudeys in an MJ Roop (RIP, miss you guys) binder. Cards are in penny sleeves for protection and to keep them from wanting to fall out. Probably a third of the cards were purchased graded but were cracked out to fill out the pukas. I kept the flips for whatever that was worth. Some of the high-end guys (Lajoie, the Ruths etc) I left slabbed and put a reprint in its place for appearance's sake. Can't beat this set-up for a casual perusal of one of the classic sets.

I wish Roop was still around too. Your set looks great by the way!