Are BCW Toploaders good?

The BCW 3 x 4 is the most popular toploader in the collectible card industry because of its standard size and attractiveness. Coming in a pack that contains 25 toploaders, this product is essential in protecting, storing and displaying various types of collectible trading cards.

Do BCW sleeves have PVC?

BCW Toploads are manufactured from rigid Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) which contains no plasticizers or stearates (a salt or an ester of stearic acid).

What is the best toploader?

What is the difference between sleeves and Toploaders?

A toploader is a plastic trading card holder used for protection and organization. Different than a penny sleeve – which is softer and more bendable – a toploader is rigid, and thus provides a more secure storage option.

Are top loaders good for comics?

Toploaders provide great protection for comic books. When superior Comic Book Storage is a must!

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How long does Microchamber paper last?

Some sites advise replacing every 7 years. Zeolites – Zeolites are molecular sieves that are imbedded into paper or paperboard. Zeolites trap gaseous pollutants either present in the environment or those produced by the deterioration of the artefact.

Do PSA accept top loaders?

PSA advises against submitting in top loaders, hard acrylic cases or screw down holders. Submissions received in these types of cases will experience delays in processing and the cases will not be returned with your submission.

What are Toploaders used for?

A trading card toploader is a plastic card holder, which is used to protect your sports or game cards from tearing, bending and getting damaged at their edges and corners. As the name suggest, a toploader allows cards to slide into the holder from the top.

Are semi Rigids better than top loaders?

Given this information, it is largely accepted that semi-rigid holders do a better job than top loaders at protecting sports cards.

Who makes most reliable washing machine?

What brand of washing machine is most reliable? Whirlpool, LG, and Samsung are the most reliable brands of washers. Yale Appliance found that less than 7% of the sales of these units required servicing. J.D. Power also ranks Samsung and LG as the highest-ranking manufacturers in customer satisfaction.

Do top load washers get mold?

Since leftover moisture can just easily evaporate through the unsealed top-door, top-loading washers rarely end up stinking or growing mold or mildew.

Are washing machines without agitators better?

Pros. The lack of an agitator frees up a lot of room in the drum, creating the opportunity to clean larger loads and big comforters. Non-agitator machines use much less water which leads to less waste, cheaper water bills, and “greener” laundry.

Are Toploaders archival safe?

With outer dimensions of 3" x 4", these toploaders are designed to safely store standard size cards (2-1/2" x 3-1/2") up to 35 points in thickness. Ultra PRO's clear soft sleeves are made with non-PVC, archival safe and acid-fee polypropylene film.

What are Toploaders made of?

BCW Standard 3x4 toploaders are made of high-quality, rigid PVC. These toploading holders are some of the most popular rigid individual card holders in the collectible card industry.

Whats better top loaders or card savers?

Card savers hold the card more securely. Without tape, there's a chance that a card in a top loader can be either partially or fully ejected during shipping. Secondly, cards in card savers are easier to remove, especially if the submitter has included the pull tab adhesive on the back of the card.

Why is there a toploader shortage?

Toploader Shortage

As the hobby continues to surge, the demand for plastic protective toploaders has also peaked. Due to this unpredicted surge in product demand as well as impacted supply chains, many manufacturers of protective toploaders are currently struggling to meet inventory.

Are Toploaders acid free?

CBG top loaders are made of high impact PVC and are acid free.

Why does PSA not like Toploaders?

“The top loaders are only 'not recommended' for use, due to the amount of movement they allow,” said PSA Customer Service Manager Stephanie Marine. “We still will process an order that arrives in top loaders, and we definitely recommend using penny sleeves to decrease the amount of movement.”

What does PSA do with all the card savers?

They cut along the side of the card saver not the top. Cutting along the entire side with the top already having an opening allows them to easily remove the card. This is to prevent potential damage from the handler.

Do card Savers Bend cards?

If the cards sit bent or deformed for a long time they will adopt their new shape eventually.. but this often takes years. As long as the humudity stays low and consistant you should be fine for a good while. If you want to make sure they don't bend rotate every other saver so that the bends oppose eachother.

What is Microchamber interleaving paper?

Microchamber Paper is a thin, pure white, 100% cotton paper and is approximately one half the thickness of a sheet of bond paper. This is the same paper used by CGC to preserve graded and encased comics and magazines. Microchamber Interleaving paper can be used with all collections, whether paper-based or photographic.

What is micro chamber paper?

MicroChamber Paper

This paper is a thin, pure white exceptionally uniform 100% cotton paper. It is approximately one half the thickness of a sheet of bond paper. It can be used with all collections whether paper based or photographic items are involved. Comic book paper is made from tree pulp.

Why do new washers not have an agitator?

A washer without an agitator tends to use less water and energy. They have a larger capacity because the spindle of the bulky agitator doesn't take up space. An alternative impeller mechanism that is installed in the middle of the washer basin is effective in cleaning clothes.