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Semi-rigid holder

A semi-rigid holder is a clear plastic holder for one card that protects it more than a soft sleeve does, and CGC and TAG both ask for one when you mail them cards.

Also called Semi-rigid card holder.

Buying and sellingGradingCondition
The semi-rigid holder among card holders Six ways to hold a card, each drawn around a card. Penny sleeve: Thin and soft, the first layer: 2 5/8 by 3 5/8 inches; Inner sleeve: A snug 64 by 89 mm sleeve, inside a standard sleeve; Toploader: Rigid, over a soft sleeve: 3 by 4 inch for a standard card; Semi-rigid holder: Stiffer than a sleeve; CGC and TAG ask for one; Magnetic holder: A hard two-piece case that closes with a magnet; Team bag: Resealable: up to 35 cards or 5 toploaders. The tile for Semi-rigid holder is outlined. Penny sleeve Thin and soft, the first layer: 2 5/8 by 3 5/8 inches Inner sleeve A snug 64 by 89 mm sleeve, inside a standard sleeve Toploader Rigid, over a soft sleeve: 3 by 4 inch for a standard card Semi-rigid holder Stiffer than a sleeve; CGC and TAG ask for one Magnetic holder A hard two-piece case that closes with a magnet Team bag Resealable: up to 35 cards or 5 toploaders

In more detail

A semi-rigid holder sits between a soft sleeve and a hard toploader. BCW's Semi-Rigid Card Holder #2 is clear PVC, measures 3 by 4 1/2 inches outside and holds one standard card. Cardboard Gold's Card Saver I is another, and TAG names it in its packing guidelines.

CGC asks for each card in a protective sleeve and then a semi-rigid sleeve sturdy enough for its staff to take the card out safely. TAG requires a semi-rigid holder of 3 5/16 by 4 7/8 inches, such as a Card Saver I, and asks you not to send cards in toploaders, one-touch magnetic cases or screw-down holders.

Cardboard Gold, a holder brand that sells the Card Saver I, rates it ahead of a toploader for storing, mailing and submitting cards, and the toploader ahead for display, thick cards and rigid protection. Do not tape a semi-rigid shut before you send it to TAG, which says tape and stickers can slow its receiving team.

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