Card care

PJU card care guides

How we sleeve, store, submit and ship cards. Short reads, written from the card table.

Start hereToploader, semi-rigid or magnetic: which shell for which cardThree shells, three jobs. A quick way to decide where a card goes the moment it leaves the pack.Read the guide →
GradingPrepping a grading submission without losing a cornerThe bench-side routine we use before a box of cards goes off to PSA, BGS or SGC.Read the guide →
Storage & mailStoring and shipping sleeved cards so they arrive the way they leftWhat happens after the sleeve and the shell: boxes, humidity, mailers and the mistakes we see most.Read the guide →
BasicsPenny sleeves vs toploaders: why you need bothThe soft sleeve and the hard shell are not rivals. Each one fails at the other’s job, which is the whole point of using them together.Read the guide →
SizingCard thickness, points and which holder size fitsWhat “35pt” actually means, how to tell if a card is too thick for it, and what to do with the ones that are.Read the guide →
Pokémon & TCGHow to store Pokémon cards, from bulk to chase cardsA tiered way to keep a growing Pokémon collection safe without putting every common in a hard shell.Read the guide →
DisplayMagnetic card holders: sizes, fit and when to use oneOne-touch magnetic holders come in point sizes just like toploaders. Here is how ours fit and what they are best at.Read the guide →
ChecklistGrading submission checklist: twelve steps before the box closesA printable, tick-it-off list for PSA, BGS, SGC and CSG submissions. Use it next to our longer prep guide.Read the guide →