Guide to BCW and Ultra Pro Trading Card Toploaders
A trading card toploader is a plastic card holder, which is used to protect your sports or game cards from tearing, bending and getting damaged at their edges and corners. As the name suggest, a toploader allows cards to slide into the holder from the top. In many cases, it is used together with a soft sleeve in order to provide more protection to the cards. Trading card toploaders are important because they keep your cards clean, neat and presentable.Get more news about toploader holder production,you can vist our website!
Depending on the type, thickness and size of cards you intend to keep or display, there are various types of toploaders in the market from which you can choose your favorite brand. The most famous toploaders in the contemporary market are the BCW and Ultra Pro brands. In this article, I will provide you with a complete guide to the two major brands of card protection goodies.
BCW Toploaders for Standard Size Cards
This type of BCW toploaders are used to hold cards with standard thickness and dimensions. These sort of cards are made using standard sized papers. Compared to thick or larger trading cards, standards cards are more delicate and vulnerable to physical damage and careless handling.
1. BCW 3 x 4 mm Standard Toploader-25ct Pack
The BCW 3 x 4 is the most popular toploader in the collectible card industry because of its standard size and attractiveness. Coming in a pack that contains 25 toploaders, this product is essential in protecting, storing and displaying various types of collectible trading cards.
Some of the cards it can store include football, baseball magic cards, hokey, Dragonball Z and Pokémon among other trading cards. The BCW toploader is made of 12-mil high-quality rigid PVC material that doesn’t contain stearates or plasticizers.
2. BCW 3×4 mm Premium Toploader-25ct Pack
Just like the standard model, BCW 3×4 Premium card holder comes in a pack that contains 25 toploaders. The model is known by many consumers as the most rigid card holder. It offers maximum protecting, storage capacity and attractive display of your trading cards. Just like the standard model, you can use BCW 3×4 Premium model to hold different types of collectible cards, such as football cards, hokey cards, baseball cards, Pokemon, and Magic the Gathering among other trading cards.
It is also made of high-impact grade PVC material, which neither contain stearates nor plasticizers. The BCW Premium toploader holds standard size trading cards, with a crystal clear view. Its exterior dimensions measure 3” x 41/16” x 1/16”, while its interior dimensions measure 2” x 3 7/16” x 1/32”. It has similar features and dimensions with the Rookie Imprinted Gold BCW and Rookie Imprinted White BCW brands.
3. BCW Tobacco T-206 with Sleeves-10ct Pack
A pack of this model is configured to contain 10 toploaders and 10 sleeves. Just like other BCW toploader models, Tobacco T-206 is made high-quality PVC materials that offer a rigid storage space for individual cards. This ensures maximum protection from physical damages, as well as attractive visual display of the cards.
On the other hand, its BCW cards sleeves are made of high-quality polypropylene material that is crystal clear. The card holder provides a perfect storage and display for mini trading cards such as Topps T205, Allen, Topps T206 and Ginter among others. It helps in protecting your cards when handling them. The interior dimensions of each toploader measure 1 23/32” x 2 15/16”, while the exterior dimensions measure 2 1/16” x 3 1/8”. Dimensions of each sleeve measure 1 12/32” x 2 7/8”. The toploader is preferred for cards with 1 15/32” x 2 11/16” of dimensions.
