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Anyone else having issues with getting penny sleeves. Yesterday I went to my local card shop and was trying to buy a box of sleeves like I usually do every couple of months. But this time they told me I was limited to 3 a day because of a shortage of them. Is this going on everywhere? I know they come from China so they probably have the shipment in quarantine until it's safe again but I think it kinda messed up.

My pcs rarely has supplies so I order boxes of sleeves from Columbia Sports Card, they have good prices and quick shipping if you need a lot right now.

I wouldn't be surprised if supplies are running low. Protecting a trading card doesn't seem essential and there are lots of people staying home and ripping packs.

There's a general shortage due to the coronavirus...

https://www.beckett.com/news/why-sports-card-supplies-are-currently-in-short-supply/

My online breaker in Detroit can't get either sleeves or toploaders due to shortage, said he heard the company was making PPE instead (no verification if this is true) so all product he is opening is being stored and will not ship until he can get more. One of the breaks C2C and I watched he says he can ship if absolutely neccessary but would prefer and appreciate all who hold off for now.

I've got a few available - they have some unidentifable substance on them which I can only pray is residue from scotch tape - only $50 each! Will also trade for toilet paper!

I joke, and yet somehow I feel someone is already trying to profit from this...

FWIW I can not get penny sleeves from either of my online suppliers in New Zealand and top loaders are limited to the larger thicknesses. One of them says he is unable to get anything shopped from Ultra Pro. Not sure if it is the same situation for the guy who sells BCW.

Yup that is what the breaker told us Dodgydave. It has put my cataloging process in a bind as I was going to order some myself, I could still get 100 pt but 75 and 55 were out of stock from the shop I buy from in Ontario (they are the cheapest).

I have so many I've been tossing them daily as packages arrive.

I have thousands of sleeves and toploaders sitting here that are just taking up space. PM me and we'll talk about getting some to all of you. I'm not trying to get rich off of my stuff like so many people seem to be trying to do in the card industry lately. I just want to get them to people who need them more than I do. A week ago, I'd have traded thousands of them for a few rolls of toilet paper!!! Luckily, I got some rolls from my Grandma to last me a good while.