How do you store single packs?

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I have some old single packs and was wondering how you all protect them and store them.

I currently just put them in an envelope and put them in storage in a pile.

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So this is something I’ve been trying to figure out myself after coming back to the hobby and from everything I’ve been able to find it just seems like there isn’t a product to safely protect packs. Other than sending them to PSA to be graded there are these One Touch Holder poly bags that fit packs pretty well but doesn’t offer protection against bending. Got some of them so I can also use them on my baseball cards and they seem to fit the packs pretty well.

www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Resealable-Sleeves-Holder/dp/B00BUVFB16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508714467&sr=8-1&keywords=ultra+pro+one+touch+bag

I did see Ultra Pro makes these toploaders that I’m pretty sure they would fit the packs almost perfectly but I’m not sure of the width of the toploader. I have some 130pt toploaders I use for baseball jersey cards that fit the thickness of the pack just right, 150pt would allow more space.
www.ultrapro.com/product_info.php?products_id=1392

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If you guys are wanting something to protect Booster Packs then Ultra pro tarot sleeves 70mm×120mm (50 in a pack) are the way to go. They fit snuggly.

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Honestly should be fine unless your bed breaks and you fall on top of them lol

For sub $10 packs theres not really a need to protect further than putting them in a box/tin, but for the older expensive WOTC I like to store them in ultra pro tarrot sleeves, then put ultra pro resealable one touch sleeves over the top, store them in a cardboard box and then put them in a cool dark and dry cabinet/cupboard

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I just put them in the same sleeves I use for PSA slabs (the snug fit ones, not the loose Ultra Pro kind) and then stick them straight and snug in between some styrofoam in a Pelican case with a bunch of graded cards and whatnot. They don’t really require much protection if you aren’t handling them much and if you’re already keeping them stored in some sort of sealed box in a non-humid area.

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This is the second or third time I see a thread like this coming up in the past month or so.
Maybe someone need to make a decent FAQ post with photo’s (in and outside sleeves) so people got something they can find using the search function.

@eztrella 's example is what I hear a lot and usual suggest myself, yet I never see packs actually being fit inside them.

@jayce87 Team bags give protection for maybe unwanted openings due to sliding, but that’s it. For some packs it’s enough, but it’s what been said by ace, you not gonna store 1st Edition WotC in a team bag =)

@jupitersailfish If you fold your packs to fit in those cases, I can send you my address so you can ship the packs to me just to stop you from ruining packs by folding flaps and damaging the corners from the cards within the pack. These click-cases are as terrible as the slabs PSA use to grade foil packs.

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I´m not a big pack collector, but I just put all my lose packs in a box.
Once in a while I pick up the box and shake it very hard.
But if you got some expensive packs, you probably want to do it differently.

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Wait what click cases? The few packs I have now are just in team bags, nothing is bent.

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I put them into card saver 1s then graded card sleeves

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Ultra Pro Tarot Sleeve > Acrylic drawers from The Container Store

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My apologies mate. The link you posted shows a screw-down case. Team bags work indeed super for them