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Simple question here: So, I'm thinking of switching from using binders and pages to using boxes and penny sleeves, which I have calculated to be about the same price, any maybe just a bit cheaper.  (Much cheaper without penny sleeves though)

Anywho, the first set I want to experiment with is my work in progress 2010 Topps Attax master set.  There are 507 different cards that I will eventually (?) own in the set.  I do not want to have to buy several different size boxes, then put all of them in penny sleeves just to find out which size box I need.  So, I figured someone out there probably knows: how many penny sleeved cards will fit in a, say, 800 card box?

So, you're headed to the dark side.

Although I can't give you an exact number, I am curious myself.  The penny sleeves don't seem to be as thick as a card, although, I am not sure if the extra room at the top would fit in the box or need to be bent over at all.  That actually might make a difference.  I'd be willing to bet an 800 card box would hold a set of 507, so you should be safe, but if youw want to go smaller, I am not sure a box made for less would do.

I just measured the inside of an 800 ct. box and it is 25.25 cm long by 9.5 cm wide (yes I am from America, but I thought this was more precise than saying something with a 5/32 inch!).  If no one replies, I would try using a shoebox or some other cardboard box to lineup about 500 in the penny cases and measure them to see how it compares to those dimensions.  It will give you a better way to gauge an estimate and you won't have to buy and try a few boxes first.  Hopefully, if no one has an answer, that helps.

Haha, is using boxes the "darkside"? I went there last year and although I have debated going back to albums a couple times, in the end I'm sticking with boxes. 

Never knew I had become Sith .......... SWEET !! I too turned to the darkside about three years ago!! =)

From this day forth I am to be feared as Darth Naphthenes ...... figure that one out. Hehehehe.

I've been box only since 2000. To me you're all apprenteces. And I have not even used any mind tricks on you!

To answer the original question, I have no idea. I generally have the cards in the boxes without anything else. At some point I need to photograph the cards where the penny sleeve pulled off the foil or permanently imprinted it's sticking pattern on the card.

There are some sets that require it, though. Some cards will stick without them.

I have 650 1989 Topps BB in sleeves, in a 800 count box, (don't judge me). Any more and they would be too tight.

Well Billy, considering the way I store my cards (boxes only no sleeves or toploaders) was advice you gave me last year, it's hard to argue with your apprentice assessment haha. 

The only reason I ever debated going back to albums was because I noticed some cards slightly getting curves. However, after I probably annoyed everyone with multiple posts about it, it seems that this is natural for some sets. So, I'm back to being fully on board with the Billy Kingsley storage method. It changed my hobby life, and got approval from my wife. (that's my infomercial testimonial for you). 

Billy Kingsley wrote:

I've been box only since 2000. To me you're all apprenteces. And I have not even used any mind tricks on you!

To answer the original question, I have no idea. I generally have the cards in the boxes without anything else. At some point I need to photograph the cards where the penny sleeve pulled off the foil or permanently imprinted it's sticking pattern on the card.

There are some sets that require it, though. Some cards will stick without them.

You do not know the power of the dark side of the force!

Yeah, that's the only reason I stayed away from boxes/penny sleeves for so long. I HATE the curving. I still have most of my sets in binders, 18 cards per page. I really ought to move the newer cards with gloss into a box or just 9 cards per page because of the dreaded sticking.

I don't know why, but I just really like the feel of cards in penny sleeves. The way they slide, it's so smooth and it just feels right...

Well, this is getting weird.

sahal694 wrote:

Well Billy, considering the way I store my cards (boxes only no sleeves or toploaders) was advice you gave me last year, it's hard to argue with your apprentice assessment haha. 

The only reason I ever debated going back to albums was because I noticed some cards slightly getting curves. However, after I probably annoyed everyone with multiple posts about it, it seems that this is natural for some sets. So, I'm back to being fully on board with the Billy Kingsley storage method. It changed my hobby life, and got approval from my wife. (that's my infomercial testimony for you). 

Billy Kingsley wrote:

I've been box only since 2000. To me you're all apprenteces. And I have not even used any mind tricks on you!

To answer the original question, I have no idea. I generally have the cards in the boxes without anything else. At some point I need to photograph the cards where the penny sleeve pulled off the foil or permanently imprinted it's sticking pattern on the card.

There are some sets that require it, though. Some cards will stick without them.