tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post3484038146849339960..comments2023-11-02T15:40:34.031-05:00Comments on Play at the Plate: A Play at the Plate PSA: We're friends right?Play at the Platehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-88205948742508153752014-02-03T14:59:30.580-06:002014-02-03T14:59:30.580-06:00I have so many extra top loaders that I can afford...I have so many extra top loaders that I can afford to throw away the taped up ones. Only keep a few for protecting bagged stacks. Have used masking tape (the pale yellow version of the blue stuff) for years. <br /><br />If I had a dime for all the frustrating minutes clawing at "frag-tape", I'd be rich.<br /><br />Preach!GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-13599373729365437902014-01-28T05:24:55.811-06:002014-01-28T05:24:55.811-06:00Interesting. I didn't think of the internatio...Interesting. I didn't think of the international problem. Ryan, send me your current address!Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-27630554123688828732014-01-28T05:23:52.953-06:002014-01-28T05:23:52.953-06:00Well done my young padawan. Well done my young padawan. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-86708235860163768672014-01-28T05:23:27.284-06:002014-01-28T05:23:27.284-06:00Post of the year! Sweet, I can rest on my laurels...Post of the year! Sweet, I can rest on my laurels now. Now to find my laurels. I've been recycling those nasty things forever, but I'm not going to do it anymore. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-8915345221281129262014-01-28T05:21:44.839-06:002014-01-28T05:21:44.839-06:00I wholeheartedly disagree. I'm not averse to ...I wholeheartedly disagree. I'm not averse to my vintage having some character, but if I buy something off Ebay, it needs to be shipped securely and get to me unharmed. That said, I started following you!Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-81310526137611604632014-01-28T05:19:15.892-06:002014-01-28T05:19:15.892-06:00Excellent!Excellent!Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-32983845033765528202014-01-28T05:18:57.880-06:002014-01-28T05:18:57.880-06:00That's the way I used them too, but no more. ...That's the way I used them too, but no more. I'll spring for a couple of ungunky (is that a word) top loaders. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-31744987806808620772014-01-28T05:18:07.624-06:002014-01-28T05:18:07.624-06:00Bless you my friend. Bless you my friend. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-51899709181679128542014-01-28T05:17:47.997-06:002014-01-28T05:17:47.997-06:00Love the pulltab idea, but I would still do it wit...Love the pulltab idea, but I would still do it with painter's tape. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-5846289857269210442014-01-28T05:15:56.203-06:002014-01-28T05:15:56.203-06:00I'm not going to that much trouble. I may sav...I'm not going to that much trouble. I may save up a stack and post a video of me destroying them. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-35550821103726579552014-01-28T05:14:34.219-06:002014-01-28T05:14:34.219-06:00I used them to protect a block of cards...two tape...I used them to protect a block of cards...two taped to the outside. Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-4100604651760082322014-01-28T05:13:53.755-06:002014-01-28T05:13:53.755-06:00Sorry. Didn't mean to get your hopes up!Sorry. Didn't mean to get your hopes up!Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-68476555521206767872014-01-27T19:52:06.373-06:002014-01-27T19:52:06.373-06:00Baseball cards are expensive here, and supplies ar...Baseball cards are expensive here, and supplies are even worse - for example, those 500 count boxes that run 50-75 cents in the States cost about 200 yen ($2) here. So I have to recycle the tape-covered top loaders if I want to use one. And I then just use the scotch tape I already have to tape them up. But, I try to just protect larger groups of cards by using team bags (or, actually, the closest thing to team bags I could find here at a reasonable price) and putting extra cards on the outside. Once I discovered painters tape in the States, though, I started using that there.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-66133086068026876492014-01-27T17:18:53.245-06:002014-01-27T17:18:53.245-06:00I just started using the painting tape this year a...I just started using the painting tape this year and it's a ton better than using those nasty/sticky onesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08246974164714557351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-52300803752881760872014-01-27T16:50:37.433-06:002014-01-27T16:50:37.433-06:00My early nominee for post of 2014.
I use the blue...My early nominee for post of 2014.<br /><br />I use the blue tape religiously, but I still send out gunked up top loaders... I can't help but recycle.P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-88505377584658672122014-01-27T15:44:55.183-06:002014-01-27T15:44:55.183-06:00I think top loaders and plastic sleeves in general...I think top loaders and plastic sleeves in general are unnecessary. A few dings in a PWE never hurt anyone and adds character to a card.Stack22https://www.blogger.com/profile/17776094817608096430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-39249452320461803952014-01-27T14:12:38.492-06:002014-01-27T14:12:38.492-06:00Weird conincidence: I started throwing away taped-...Weird conincidence: I started throwing away taped-addled top loaders just yesterday.<br /><br />The timing of this post is impeccable.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-29685928165757086142014-01-27T12:36:14.416-06:002014-01-27T12:36:14.416-06:00Ha I'm guity of recycling. But I only use thos...Ha I'm guity of recycling. But I only use those old crappy taped up top loaders as protection to large stacks of cards. I will say this as an ebay seller I don't put scotch tape on my top loaders. There's and easier way, team bagscynicalbuddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459221069829023793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-24836202969806677272014-01-27T11:54:35.870-06:002014-01-27T11:54:35.870-06:00I throw out Scotch tape-gunked top loaders already...I throw out Scotch tape-gunked top loaders already. So there's some work you don't have to do.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-78842725521918305012014-01-27T09:50:58.304-06:002014-01-27T09:50:58.304-06:00Don't forget pull-tabs! Always gotta make pull...Don't forget pull-tabs! Always gotta make pull-tabs! http://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2013/08/pull-tab-awareness-week-spread-word-guys.html<br /><br />As for tape-spackled top loaders, I'll usually try to peel/scratch it off.. which is a challenge for me because I bite my nails way down. Occasionally it'll come off good as new. Sometimes it'll also take a little Goo Gone to get rid of the residue. But often, yep, just gotta chuck 'em.defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-84759913225850077812014-01-27T09:47:26.587-06:002014-01-27T09:47:26.587-06:00Bravo.
Sometimes taped toploaders can be salvage...Bravo. <br /><br />Sometimes taped toploaders can be salvaged and saved with a little patience and some goo-gone, usually not. Mostly as you say they are ruined RUINED.<br /><br />The first time I ever got a taped toploader in the mail I screamed, well not literally just mentally, I might have cursed up a storm out loud though.CaptKirk42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16039278539984069944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-75843002922784027512014-01-27T09:08:43.337-06:002014-01-27T09:08:43.337-06:00Preach on, brother!
On a side note, I thought yo...Preach on, brother! <br /><br />On a side note, I thought you pulled a Rendon auto. I would be lying if I said that I didn't get excited about the prospect of acquiring it. J. Meekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374663649398420285.post-8865406201247614402014-01-27T08:51:29.492-06:002014-01-27T08:51:29.492-06:00I will admit to using tape-defiled toploaders as p...I will admit to using tape-defiled toploaders as packing material for shipments, because I sure as heck won't use them to display cards in. I do at least use painter's tape on anything I send out, though, so I'm not adding to the number of scotch-taped toploaders. I'm just not reducing the number either.RAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519699812373438878noreply@blogger.com