OutlawNinja
Dom Wilkins Collector
This guide is pretty simple to work with.
Regular Card - These are the traditional sized cards like Topps trading cards. The maximum thickness for these cards is up to 20 point. These are the mainstream card size thickness since the inception of trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the Mini Snap, Snap Tite, Magnetic card holder, One Screw screwdown, and Four Screw screwdown.
Thicker Card - These are the size of cards like Fleer Flair, Action Packed, and some of the thinner memorabilia trading cards. The maximum thickness for these cards is from 50 to 80 point. This equals 3 to 4 regular size trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the Mini Snap, Magnetic card holder, and One Screw screwdown.
Real Thick Card (also known as Memorabilia Card) - These are the size of cards like Jersey Cards or any other kind of real thick memorabilia card. The maximum thickness for these cards is from 100 to 150 point. This equals 6 to 8 regular size trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the Mini Snap, Magnetic card holder, and One Screw screwdown.
Super Thick - These are the size of Oversized Memorabilia cards like Upper Deck Sweet Spot and Esquisite memorabilia trading cards. The maximum thickness for these cards is up to 180 point. This equals 9 to 12 regular size trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the 10 count plastice box, and the Magnetic card holder.
Super Duper Thick - These are the size of Oversized Memorabilia cards like Upper Deck Sweet Spot memorabilia trading cards. The maximum thickness for these cards is up to 440 point. This equals 15+ regular size trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the 25 count plastice box.
To find out which size of a card holder will work best for your thicker card, try this simple test:
Regular Card - These are the traditional sized cards like Topps trading cards. The maximum thickness for these cards is up to 20 point. These are the mainstream card size thickness since the inception of trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the Mini Snap, Snap Tite, Magnetic card holder, One Screw screwdown, and Four Screw screwdown.
Thicker Card - These are the size of cards like Fleer Flair, Action Packed, and some of the thinner memorabilia trading cards. The maximum thickness for these cards is from 50 to 80 point. This equals 3 to 4 regular size trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the Mini Snap, Magnetic card holder, and One Screw screwdown.
Real Thick Card (also known as Memorabilia Card) - These are the size of cards like Jersey Cards or any other kind of real thick memorabilia card. The maximum thickness for these cards is from 100 to 150 point. This equals 6 to 8 regular size trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the Mini Snap, Magnetic card holder, and One Screw screwdown.
Super Thick - These are the size of Oversized Memorabilia cards like Upper Deck Sweet Spot and Esquisite memorabilia trading cards. The maximum thickness for these cards is up to 180 point. This equals 9 to 12 regular size trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the 10 count plastice box, and the Magnetic card holder.
Super Duper Thick - These are the size of Oversized Memorabilia cards like Upper Deck Sweet Spot memorabilia trading cards. The maximum thickness for these cards is up to 440 point. This equals 15+ regular size trading cards. The card holders that these cards will fit in are the 25 count plastice box.
To find out which size of a card holder will work best for your thicker card, try this simple test:
- Take 4 regular size, thinner cards like Topps Trading cards and stack them neatly in a pile.
- Take the thicker card and set it right next to the stack of Topps cards and see which is higher; the pile of Topps Cards or the thicker card.
- If the pile of Topps Cards is higher then you can use the trading card holder that holds the "Thicker Cards" (2nd row in the table above). If the thicker card is higher then the pile of Topps Cards then you will have to use a "Memorabilia Card" or "Real Thick Card" holder (third row in the table above).
- If the card is super thick, like the Upper Deck Sweet Spot Cards, then use the Super Thick Holders. Some of the newer Upper Deck Sweet Spot Cards will have to go into the Super Duper Thick Holder.
