VINTAGE Collectors: How do you store your cards?

[Hawaiian BamBam]

what is the best way to store vintage cards:

1.in a penny sleeve then in an album
2. one touch holder
3.in a penny sleeve then in a top loader in a monster storage shoe box(the big white ones with 3-5 rows)
4. any other suggestions?

my thoughts on this are:
option 1-very cool to view cards all at one by years, but not sure if it is the best protection.

option 2-one touch holders i think offer the best protection but can be expensive at $1.00 a piece, especially if you have thousands of cards.

option 3-decent way to protect cards, but takes up a lot of space. but nice to have all cards in one spot..


your thoughts/advice, comments please.

 

[David K.]

Base cards (non-chrome)....in a penny sleeve and into a large box divided into two row. Chrome cards and more expensive cards in a penny sleeeve and then into a top loader....and then into large box divided into two rows....My 1993 topps finest are in penny sleeve and into top loaders and then into monster box which has three rows. Best regards, David

 

[bravesfansunite]

All my vintage cards are stored in option #3. Penny sleeve, toploader, storage box.

Safe enough, yet not overly expensive, especially when you buy toploaders by the case.

 

[Hawaiian BamBam]

thanks guys, i appreciate your thoughts. i was thinking of putting all my vintage into the one touch hard cases, but think that might be too expensive because i have a ton of cards that would need holders.

 

[NYMets6986]

I have all my vintage in penny sleeves and toploaders in a storage box except for my (almost completed) 1973 topps set which is in a binder.

 

[MattinglysCards]

All my personal collection (Topps sets 1971 through 2010 and the beginning of 1970) are in Ultra-Pro pages (9 per sheet) and in binders as I tend to look through them alot. I've never had a problem with damage, but I do keep them on a high shelf. I also have them insured.

Thanks,
Marvin

 

[Phishmon23]

always #3 except I also put each one in a team back to keep out dust/cat hair, etc.