What are trading card top loaders?

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.

Is it better to store cards in 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.

What top loaders are good for sports cards?

Use 55 point toploaders for any cards in products like: Topps Chrome or Bowman Chrome. Prizm or Mosaic (any sport)

What size Toploader do I need?

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.

Can top loaders damage cards?

A plain top loader can also scratch the surface of the card, or cause corner damage. The penny sleeve gives just enough protection around the edges and corners to keep everything mint.

Are top loaders acid free?

CBG top loaders are made of high impact PVC and are acid free. Perfect for storing your treasured Items.

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.

Can cards get damaged in a top loader?

Can you put 2 cards in a top loader?

2 cards back to back in a single penny sleeve fit easily. Sometimes you can get 3 in one sleeve to fit. Try and see. Just get the cards started and when they get a bit tight, tap the bottom of the top loader in your palm or on a hard surface and the cards will slide nicely into the top loader.

Are top loaders PVC free?

Any feedback from long term storage in TOPLOADERS (which are not pvc free)

Can you send cards to be graded in top loaders?

Why does PSA not want top loaders?

“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.”