Storing your high end inserts?

jeidosan said:

I have always stored all of my cards in penny sleeves and then in toploaders or pages within folders. I have a problem with card surfaces sticking to the sleeves and only recently found that the film over my Fleer Brilliants set had blistered. I'm not sure if it's Queensland humidity but I seem to have a few problems emerging like foil lifting or spotting on cards. Does anyone else experience these problems?

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steven1959 said:

No but aware of prob. The quality.... needs more TLC. Example, leave a 2006 Footy Face and a 2009 jersey card on your desk. You'll see the 2009 begin curling within days. 2006 card still flat. If your binder is not overloaded, causing rounding, humidity certainly factor. If your struggling dealing with prob. I live hundred metres from beach. Some of my sets are stored in those plastic "seat cover" bags from Auto shops. Ask shop keeper to put away some for you. Their the right size for the binder full of cards, zipper for access, hang by coat hanger and at least a cotton shirt over it all to further protect fromm the humidity. Even cards kept in plastic boxes need care. they will stick together. The glossys such as 2003 and 2001 need to be stored with cards side up or weight will aid "stick. Not 100% on it being all humidity, maybe the gloss coating also. I never sort out cards on humid and rainy days. That lifting is interesting, foil lifting with spotting or seperate issues?

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jeidosan said:

I take the utmost care with storage (upright, not overloaded, etc.) and only use the best products. It's not a widespread problem I have, merely a few cards in a few different sets. The cards that are affected, they were never replicated, so perhaps the finish on the card is the issue. Even all my Finest and Chrome cards (notorious for curling) remain flat and in perfect condition.


This image shows 3 cards from 1998-99 Fleer Brilliants. These cards have spent their entire life in penny sleeves, brand new ultra pro pages and upright in a folder stored in a cupboard with 29 other folders that do not have this problem. The real damage is hard to see but the clear film on the cards has blistered and lifted away (the foggy lines and patches across the body), you can see the gold foil is missing in some parts on Wallace and is spotted on the 'Zo card in the middle. Camby is an example of how the card should look. These cards have a highly reflective, mirrored finish (nothing like a hologram).



On the other cards, you can see black spots over the gold foil on Francis and the section in which the player's name is printed on the Reserves was and is still meant to be an intense glossy red that stands out from the gold finish over the entire card, it has since faded to a yellow colour. These are the only sets amongst hundreds that I have that are showing signs of delapidation.

Maybe it's just these sets?

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