What does PT mean on Toploaders?

A PT is a unit of measure that means 1/1000 of an inch and it measures the opening width of the toploader. For example a 35PT toploader has a 35/1000" opening at the top and 100PT toploader has a 100/1000" or 1/10" of an inch opening at the top to insert cards.

What is the PT for standard Toploaders?

That number is the millimeter thickness of the toploader. A 35 point or “standard” (as is it often labeled) top loader is the thinnest top loader you can find. You can use these for any standard, paper base card (i.e. not chrome) in almost any product.

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.

What size Toploaders are there?

Once you know the thickness of a card or cards you want to store, you can determine the exact toploader size you'll use to secure your sports card safely. The most common toploader size thickness is 20pt. There is a large variety of different sizes which are commonly 55pt, 75pt, 100pt, 120pt, 130pt, 180pt and 360pt.

What cards are 35points?

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What is PT for trading cards?

Sports card thicknesses are universally measured in 'points' or 'pt' for short in the hobby. 1 point is the equivalent to 0.001 inches or 0.025 millimeters. Once you know the thickness of a card or cards you want to store you can work out the toploader size best suited to secure your sports cards safely.

What PT is a Pokemon card?

In general, Pokémon Trading Cards are 35 pt (i.e. 35 pt refers to the degree of stock card thickness).

Does BCW use PVC?

BCW Toploads are manufactured from rigid Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) which contains no plasticizers or stearates (a salt or an ester of stearic acid). They will not migrate or harm your cards, photographs, or prints. BCW Toploads come in a variety of sizes and are an inexpensive way to store and display your collectables.

Are Ultra Pro Toploaders acid free?

For the best protection of your cards, combine with Ultra PRO toploaders to achieve acid-free inner layer protection with rigid structural integrity in the outer layer.

Why is there a toploader shortage?

Toploader Shortage

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. Hence, there have been shortages seen across the industry at retail hobby shops, card shows, and even here at COMC.

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.

How is card thickness measured?

What is a measuring card?

Measure Card is a plastic card with fixed measurements with boat details. Makes it easy to measure a hose for example. A hose on a boat is for example 13 or 16 mm.

How do you tell the rarity of a Pokémon card?

The black symbol in the bottom corner of a Pokemon card denotes its rarity: a circle is common, a diamond is uncommon, and a star is rare. Traditionally the star is black, but a card with a star of an alternate color such as white or gold means it's ultra rare. Card image courtesy of PKMNcards.com.

Are Pokémon sleeves good?

If you're looking for sleeves with official Pokemon art, your best bet are the Ultra Pro sleeves. While they are of a lower quality, they do offer a wide selection of different artworks, so you'll be able to find something for you.

What do symbols on Pokémon cards mean?

A tiny symbol on the bottom right-hand corner will let you know the rarity of a card. A circle on your card means it's common, a diamond indicates that your card is uncommon, and a star means it's rare.

What GSM is normal card?

Greeting Card Paper GSM

The weight range for greeting card printing is between 250 to 400 gsm paper. Usually, 350 gsm card stock is considered the best paper weight for printing greeting cards.

How thick is a credit card in PT?

The standard thickness for an ID-1 or CR80 credit card is 0.03 inches, or 0.76 millimeters. Mil, often confused with the millimeter, is actually equal to one thousandth of an inch.

Are Toploaders worth it?

The cleaning performance is good enough for most people.

A top-loader's twisting wash motion (with or without an agitator) isn't as effective as a front-loader's tumbling wash motion. But if you don't mind pretreating stains, or most of your loads are just moderately dirty, top-loaders clean just fine.

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.