tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post5516699245922121860..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: The amusing monster screwdown casenight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-37643145269573572542018-02-15T13:02:55.133-05:002018-02-15T13:02:55.133-05:00This is going to sound weird but next time you are...This is going to sound weird but next time you are going to take a card out of a screwdown with no penny sleeve put it in the freezer for an hour or so before you unscrew it. The cold makes the plastic and cardboard shrink at different rates and breaks the "seal" seal that causes paper loss.AdamEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107347958456472504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-90895207086034635602018-02-11T14:42:48.685-05:002018-02-11T14:42:48.685-05:00I only have one card in a screw-down holder. It a...I only have one card in a screw-down holder. It also happens to be the only T206 in my collection.carlsonjokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15556989250983706634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-83244807425934985382018-02-08T09:54:12.670-05:002018-02-08T09:54:12.670-05:00Lol. I received that damned screw down Karros from...Lol. I received that damned screw down Karros from a family friend from California back in 1994ish. Its been banging around in a box since then and has moved at least 8 times with me. I never cared too much for it and am glad to not have to move it ever again. Scribbled Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172932638461414608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-162966257735480712018-02-08T09:08:49.555-05:002018-02-08T09:08:49.555-05:00I've got about a dozen of my highest valued ca...I've got about a dozen of my highest valued cards in screwdowns like that. They're stored away from the rest of the collection. My one Ted Williams is in one that's even bigger - it has a thicker top with beveled edges. It's like a Lucite brick.<br /><br />It's amusing to find some random 90's card of someone like Todd VanPoppel in a big screwdown at a shop in a big dusty box of miscellaneous stuff. You always think "someone had high hopes for that one!"<br />GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-65702132432540949882018-02-07T23:00:48.374-05:002018-02-07T23:00:48.374-05:00For years I had my 1975 Topps Mini Yount rookie ca...For years I had my 1975 Topps Mini Yount rookie card in one of those 1" lucite holders that came in a velvet box. That thing would do some serious damage if you threw it at someone. These days I'm all about less is more. My nicest cards are triple protected in a penny sleeve that's inserted into a top loader, which is slipped into a Perfect Fit sleeve. The days are screw-downs are behind me except for a handful of cards sitting on display in my office.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-2059228846573052982018-02-07T09:13:42.589-05:002018-02-07T09:13:42.589-05:00I remember seeing my first card in a screwdown cas...I remember seeing my first card in a screwdown case and thinking "that card most be really valuable." Now I see them and think "why in the hell did someone do that." BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-4132685302702982002018-02-07T06:04:29.152-05:002018-02-07T06:04:29.152-05:00Screwdowns are bad both aesthetically and protecti...Screwdowns are bad both aesthetically and protection-wise. Every time I see a high end card in a screwdown, I get the Forrest Whitaker eye. I tell folks to immediately take it out. Carefully. I also have seen unscrupulous sellers use screwdowns to hide that their cards are fake. They are just a bad idea all around. Plus, as you pointed out they are a bitch to display. <br /><br />I slowly came around on the notion of the magnetic thick holders once they improved the magnets to be strong enough to hold the card if you bump the case but no so strong that you have to pull on it like a pickle jar and risk ruining the card. It took them a few tries but it seems the have them right these days. jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-11095367496376646272018-02-07T01:51:33.692-05:002018-02-07T01:51:33.692-05:00Agree. Screw the screwdowns. Agree. Screw the screwdowns. Ken Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575620455193515742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-58116302611429870202018-02-07T01:49:16.594-05:002018-02-07T01:49:16.594-05:00It was definitely the way to go in the early 1990s...It was definitely the way to go in the early 1990s.....SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-14473867533831434692018-02-06T23:51:58.282-05:002018-02-06T23:51:58.282-05:00I have exactly zero cards in screwdowns. Something...I have exactly zero cards in screwdowns. Something about them just doesn't seem right to me.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-16008506668590940522018-02-06T23:22:39.155-05:002018-02-06T23:22:39.155-05:00Looks like a screw down for a NBA/NHL tall boy.Looks like a screw down for a NBA/NHL tall boy.JediJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261262040532716901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-71462937088516917042018-02-06T22:20:03.614-05:002018-02-06T22:20:03.614-05:00I'm with John Miller. Don't like screw dow...I'm with John Miller. Don't like screw downs or top loaders. I do use 9 card page protectors, mainly for the convenience of looking at my collection. Old Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112089873949361756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-60172554524227349592018-02-06T21:21:03.850-05:002018-02-06T21:21:03.850-05:00I have a few from my childhood. They really only e...I have a few from my childhood. They really only exist because I'm too lazy to bust them open. I will say though, as a kid it might be one of the first things I properly used a screwdriver on, so I guess there's that.The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-12312705449946738782018-02-06T21:14:16.473-05:002018-02-06T21:14:16.473-05:00No likey screw downs, heck I don't like top lo...No likey screw downs, heck I don't like top loaders or penny sleeves either. That Karros looks ten times better out of it's prison (even with the new markings). Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-74379965491578772172018-02-06T20:57:44.066-05:002018-02-06T20:57:44.066-05:00I think it's supposed to snow metal in our are...I think it's supposed to snow metal in our area tomorrow.<br /><br />I've always loathed screw-downs. You made the right choice in removing that Karros from its brass shackles. Roy-Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366956148844607371noreply@blogger.com