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I love one touch cases. Over the last couple of years I have used BCW and UltraPro one touches to encase & store all my HOF autos and higher end cards that dont end up in binders.

I store them all in 3 row boxes

The problem I have noticed, is that some of the UltraPro sizes have inverted magnet placements, and typically dont jive with BCW ones either, and it creates this pushing effect that really makes them hard to store together.

Has anybody else here had this issue, and how did you resolve it?

I've had this problem with BCW when I was buying their mags in bulk, decided to ditch them altogether. Of all the Ultra Pro I've purchased, only one of them had the inverted magnet, but it's still annoying.

I haven't had this issue with ProMold or GTI mags and those are both superior to Ultra Pro and BCW. I only use the following for storage now:

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ProMold w/interior sleeve
GT w/interior sleeve

2 - I can take pics of this for you if you want:
Beckett Shield semi-rigids in BCW boxes, cards are in pre cut penny sleeves before insertion. (This is a real space saver and still keeps the cards safe, but you absolutely need to ensure you have silica gel packets and you need to make sure that they're stored in a climate controlled room. That's true for everything, but especially in this case.)

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AbraCalabro wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 1:46 pm I've had this problem with BCW when I was buying their mags in bulk, decided to ditch them altogether. Of all the Ultra Pro I've purchased, only one of them had the inverted magnet, but it's still annoying.

I haven't had this issue with ProMold or GTI mags and those are both superior to Ultra Pro and BCW. I only use the following for storage now:

1
ProMold w/interior sleeve
GT w/interior sleeve

2 - I can take pics of this for you if you want:
Beckett Shield semi-rigids in BCW boxes, cards are in pre cut penny sleeves before insertion. (This is a real space saver and still keeps the cards safe, but you absolutely need to ensure you have silica gel packets and you need to make sure that they're stored in a climate controlled room. That's true for everything, but especially in this case.)

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I have never seen mags with the inner sleeve. would love to see what that looks like.

Definitely interested in the semi-rigids too. The only cards I topload that I dont mag are just oddball Team collecting stuff I cant fit into a binder, but still playing around with storage for the random stuff that doesn't quite seem to fit anywhere

Some pics below, I will get pics of the Beckett Shield semi-rigids tomorrow for you.

Here's an example of the GTI mag, white border with the inner sleeve. If you look closely, the card is protected inside the sleeve, then obviously encased in the mag.




Here's an example of the Pro Mold mag with the inner sleeve, this one is a lot easier to see because the card is a diecut. This mag happens to be a 20PT mag.




...and finally, another Pro Mold 130PT size this time.

Wow these look great. Thank you!

Do you have problems with cards shaking around in some of the mags or does the sleeve avoid that completely? Sometimes I have to fold a penny sleeve and put it behind the card to keep it from shaking around

No problem, glad to help.

I have no such issues, as long as you get the right size mag, you should be set.

I use these also for thinner cards and diecuts as shown above, with another example below.

I know that Pro Mold has mags for cards as thin as 20PT, but for any thickness I would probably have to shake the mag to get the cards to move around, normal handling doesn't cause any shifting, or moving around. < Same goes for the GTI mags. The GTI mags that I have will store cards from 35-55PT, but not thinner than that. They go up to 130PT last I checked. You can check out GTI's YouTube channel here, new company, but the founder is super cool and a collector himself. https://www.youtube.com/@gti_cardsupply/videos

If you grab some Pro Mold, get the FIRST GEN only, don't get the GEN 2, or GEN 3 mags w/inner sleeve.
Here's my reasoning - viewtopic.php?t=2161

35-55PT GTI mag with white border, sweet color match with home jersey.



Below are a couple more Pro Mold examples storing die cut cards.

Always had a problem with these shifting around and it annoyed me to no end, problem solved. Also the auto / ink is not touching any hard plastic.


These cards are pretty much paper thin, been a while since I handled this card, but I think this might be the only one that can shift more easily because the stock is so thin. However, a little more careful handling will result in it staying in place. No better way to store such a frail card with that many intricate edges.

Excuse the ignorance...are the cards in the sleeves inside the mag or the sleeves on top/bottom of the cards in the mag?

SacKingsCards wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:53 am Excuse the ignorance...are the cards in the sleeves inside the mag or the sleeves on top/bottom of the cards in the mag?

No problem at all bro.

So you put the card in a penny sleeve and then that sleeved card fits into the mag and then you close the mag up.

Think of how you put a bare card into a mag and then close it up, but in this instance, it's a sleeved card. The margins for these specialized mags will fit the dimensions of the sleeve, so it's as if you've got the sleeve/top loader set up, except instead of a top loader, it's a mag.

I can take pics for you as well if you would like, just let me know. However, the best way to show you is with video. (If you still want any pics, of any type of card, die cut, auto, etc., I'll take whatever pics you'd like.)

Here's a good demonstration on video. I linked this video at the 3:40 mark where he gets down to business with the demonstration.




Stay tuned, got some pics incoming for the Beckett Shield semi-rigids.

Thanks for sharing, that clears it up. No idea that existed, but really awesome because every time I put a thin card in a mag I'm scared I'm pinching the edges. That's really cool.

Front and back of the Beckett Shield semi-rigids. I used a Brother P-Touch label maker/printer to label each card. Year/Manufacturer info on the front and the specifics on the back. More info after the pics.

I store them in these boxes, I also store my magnetics in these same boxes.

MAKE SURE you get the #2 box as shown on the label on the underside of the box. They also have a #1 box which is not for the same size as these semi-rigids and magnetics, the #1 box is for the larger BCW semi-rigids. These are made for the BCW #2 semi-rigids, but will fit the Beckett Shield ones just fine, because they have the same dimensions/measurements. (That's what you see there in my scan, with a small handful of the BCW ones.) The Beckett ones are a lot easier to get cards into and you can label them, either by printing the label or hand writing on the white space available. Obviously, these boxes will store way more semi-rigids than mags. Depending on the thickness of the mags, it will hold less, I.E. 130PT mags versus 35PT mags.

If there is any empty space and you're worried about the semi-rigids / mags moving around, you can just use some paper towel crumpled up, or you can get the foam spacers that I have from BCW.
https://www.bcwsupplies.com/card-box-monster-pads
(these are also on eBay, just get them there instead of BCW.)

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=bc ... m570.l1313

FINALLY - when using these semi-rigids as storage, you have to be careful about any moisture, I've been using silica gel packs inside my storage cases, which are stored in A/C climate controlled conditions, I open up the cases from time to time just to get some air in there for 5-30 min, or more and close them back up. It sounds like a pain in the rear, but it's a few times every couple months, or when I feel like looking at the cards. If you have any concerns about moisture in your area / the cards bowing, do not use these. I have not had any issues. I also do not recommend storing any frail, super thin, die cut cards in these, I.E. that Prime Twine card I posted earlier in the thread. SPx, die cut with a thicker stock, no problem.

On a side note, I recommend getting the Cardboard Gold notched sleeves for your standard 20-35pt cards and for anything thicker up to 75/100PT, get the Shellz Easy Glide sleeves. More details below.

Cardboard Gold notched sleeves. Don't use these for anything over 35PT, otherwise the one top corner of your card that lines up with the notch will not be fully covered.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/196672183667

Shellz Easy Glide Sleeves. You can use these for ANY thickness up to 75PT...they will probably fit 100PT as well, but I have not tested 100PT. If you like these, skip the Cardboard Gold altogether.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296492965197?_ ... R-jp6t2QZQ


More info on the BCW box. Again, get these off eBay.

https://www.bcwsupplies.com/magnetic-se ... rage-box-5

https://www.ebay.com/itm/375427992996?_ ... QVFE2FVQ6E

Beckett Shield semi-rigids:
These are not the most pristine, they may be scratched looking, or scuffed looking, but I like the ease of getting cards in there and the ability to label them up top and for storing cards that I'm not going to be looking at 24/7, they do the job and save a ton of space and weight.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203887597058?_ ... 101224.m-1