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Football Trading Cards - Protect Them

How many of you have purchased a pack of football trading cards and then thrown out all the ones that you considered worthless because you did not want to mess with storing them? If this is not your style, are you the type that saves every card you have ever purchased even though you do not have a clue where they all are? Regardless of what type of collector you are, there is one central problem that every collector faces - how can you find a way to organize all of your football trading cards in a logical manner? Once you figure out how to do this, you will be able to quickly locate any card that you need. You will also be able to check your inventory for football trading cards that you are missing. In order to really get your collection organized well, you may need a more robust system than entering your football trading cards in a spreadsheet and then dumping them into a shoe box! Below we have listed some key areas where we think you need to spend time in order to build an effective inventory system.

Use the proper type of storage devices

The first impulse for new collectors is to simply throw their football trading cards in a shoe box. While this is certainly one way of getting the job done, it is definitely not the most efficient method! Whenever you throw football trading cards into a box, some of them will become bent or damaged under the weight of the other football trading cards. What you really need to do is to decide what football trading cards you will keep and do you want them to be physically separated? For example, collectors often group their football trading cards into these general categories:
  • Common football trading cards (football trading cards that are not listed in most price guides)
  • Cool football trading cards (football trading cards that are favorites, regardless of their monetary value)
  • Premium football trading cards (all football trading cards valued over five dollars)
  • Complete Factory Sets (normally left in their original box)
For common football trading cards, we suggest storing them in cardboard boxes that have dividers inserted so that the box contains multiple rows. Some collectors also use photo albums to store their football trading cards, but this would not be a cost-effective method of storage for a large collection. The multiple row boxes allow you to store up to 5000 football trading cards in a box. In addition, if these boxes are used properly, the football trading cards are standing up and kept in excellent condition. However, if you pack the rows to tightly, you will end up damaging the football trading cards when you try to get one back out. In addition, if you have a row that is only partially filled, you will need to place some type of block in the row to keep the football trading cards standing up. If you do not, the row of football trading cards will fall over and some of them will be bent. One method is to make a block out of an old card that you no longer need. You simply need to fold it so that it is a little bit wider than the row. Once you have done this, you can place it at the end of the football trading cards and it will serve as an excellent block. Other methods would be to make blocks out of pieces of Styrofoam or any other type of foam material.

For cool football trading cards, you may want to utilize a variety of storage methods. Typically, you want these football trading cards stored in such a manner that you can easily show them to other people or view them yourself. Some of these football trading cards may be kept in photo album type binders. Others may be kept in plastic sleeves and then stored in a single row storage box.

For premium football trading cards, most collectors will place each one in a plastic card case that is held together with screws. These holders are then stored in a clear, plastic show box.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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