tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post2058940241750524050..comments2024-03-29T07:44:22.008-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: The most defective sets I knownight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-67959031541806400432013-07-09T20:29:25.294-04:002013-07-09T20:29:25.294-04:00Didn't see this mentioned, so if you DO want t...Didn't see this mentioned, so if you DO want to flatten curved Kellogg's cards, let them rest on something with low heat for several minutes, like a room radiator or suspended above a toaster. They should flatten out without cracking as the heat expands the front surface.Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-60132169364411245892013-07-03T17:39:01.173-04:002013-07-03T17:39:01.173-04:00I have always wondered when Beckett or PSA grade t...I have always wondered when Beckett or PSA grade them,once they slab them,how do they keep from cracking.I put my favorite Kellogs set (1976) in sheets and 80 % of them cracked aww shucks.sg488https://www.blogger.com/profile/00993979741912316505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-24919441432579784682013-07-03T15:37:40.757-04:002013-07-03T15:37:40.757-04:00Way back when I was a kid first collecting (circa ...Way back when I was a kid first collecting (circa 1991), I bought an 1974 Kellogg's card of Reggie from the local card shop. The card was alone in one of those 25-count plastic cases, giving it room to curve up on the top and bottom. The guy behind the counter explained to me that these cards are *supposed* to be bend like that, as it was a method for enhancing the 3-D effect. But apparently not many other people got the memo, and they flattened the cards into binders and top loaders, thus leading to cracking. Take it with a grain of salt, but I've had that Reggie, ever curving freely, for over 20 years now, and it still looks great at nearly 40 years old, no cracks. So yeah, I think your best bet for keeping these cards looking good is to not flatten them out.defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-56166161757818649402013-07-03T07:55:24.072-04:002013-07-03T07:55:24.072-04:00"You wouldn't call your beloved aged rela..."You wouldn't call your beloved aged relatives defective! Not in a blog post at least." - Nominee for comment of the year right there.<br /><br />I bet the cracking has to do with the plastic used, and in '79, they changed the formula. That's my guess anyway.--Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884046413767054746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-11294215663989209832013-07-03T00:16:06.835-04:002013-07-03T00:16:06.835-04:00The cracks give them character! They're like w...The cracks give them character! They're like wrinkles on an old person, that's texturized wisdom right there. You wouldn't call your beloved aged relatives defective! Not in a blog post at least.dayfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-14218399803388097962013-07-02T23:43:08.620-04:002013-07-02T23:43:08.620-04:00Aw, jeez, thanks a lot, dude. I just spent a good...Aw, jeez, thanks a lot, dude. I just spent a good chunk of my evening entering my scattered Kellogg's cards into my database, and then flagging which of the remaining cards go on my Kellogg's wantlist... and then you go and get me all depressed about the "mortality rate" those cards.<br /><br />Here's something you Dodger fans don't have to deal with: I discovered I have a "team set" of 1978 Kellogg's Mets... because there's only one Met in the whole set. Talk about depressing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-64644344121033651102013-07-02T20:52:35.025-04:002013-07-02T20:52:35.025-04:00We need someone to figure out how to either remove...We need someone to figure out how to either remove the coating or melt it again so that it isn't cracked. Any scientists out there?runfore!kelloggs baseball cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09510208254513705478noreply@blogger.com