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<p>[QUOTE="icculus, post: 1588998, member: 41612"]Just an updated note on this. I picked up some of these sleeves the other day to try out. Both NGC an PCGS slabs slide easily in the 2 3/4 x 3 15/16 vintage sleeves shown above. They are a little tall with some left over plastic at the top. It's not a huge deal but I personally would like a way to fold it over at the top and secure. However that would introduce some sort of adhesive into the mix which probably wouldn't be the best idea. Instead I chose to trim them with some scissors. They came in a pack of 50 for $1. As the slabs go in and out easily I would say the sleeves are reusable. </p><p><br /></p><p>At the same time I also picked up some of the regular card sleeves that measure a slightly smaller 2 5/8 x 3 5/8. These were $1.29 but came in a pack of 100 so you're getting almost twice for you money. In my attempts I could not get a PCGS slab to fit. I think they are a tad thicker than the NGC pieces.</p><p> </p><p>For NGC slabs though I think I actually like these sleeves better. Don't get me wrong; they are extremely tight and take some extra work to get on. Also if you want to remove the sleeve for any reason it's pretty much a given that you are going to just have tear the sleeve off and it is not going to be reusable. That being said I think the fit better in the boxes and are just a cleaner look. Because they are so tight you dont have to worry about holding the sleeve and having the slab slide out and hit the deck. Also because of how tight the fit is I'd say there is less chance of dirt,particles, etc. getting between the sleeve and the slab and scratching it (which scratching is what we're trying to prevent right <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). </p><p><br /></p><p>Typed on my phone so please ignore all the typos I'm sure I made. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="icculus, post: 1588998, member: 41612"]Just an updated note on this. I picked up some of these sleeves the other day to try out. Both NGC an PCGS slabs slide easily in the 2 3/4 x 3 15/16 vintage sleeves shown above. They are a little tall with some left over plastic at the top. It's not a huge deal but I personally would like a way to fold it over at the top and secure. However that would introduce some sort of adhesive into the mix which probably wouldn't be the best idea. Instead I chose to trim them with some scissors. They came in a pack of 50 for $1. As the slabs go in and out easily I would say the sleeves are reusable. At the same time I also picked up some of the regular card sleeves that measure a slightly smaller 2 5/8 x 3 5/8. These were $1.29 but came in a pack of 100 so you're getting almost twice for you money. In my attempts I could not get a PCGS slab to fit. I think they are a tad thicker than the NGC pieces. For NGC slabs though I think I actually like these sleeves better. Don't get me wrong; they are extremely tight and take some extra work to get on. Also if you want to remove the sleeve for any reason it's pretty much a given that you are going to just have tear the sleeve off and it is not going to be reusable. That being said I think the fit better in the boxes and are just a cleaner look. Because they are so tight you dont have to worry about holding the sleeve and having the slab slide out and hit the deck. Also because of how tight the fit is I'd say there is less chance of dirt,particles, etc. getting between the sleeve and the slab and scratching it (which scratching is what we're trying to prevent right :)). Typed on my phone so please ignore all the typos I'm sure I made. ;)[/QUOTE]
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