97-98 Zenith Dare To Tear

[Vancollects25]

So I just purchased a lot of 10 Uncut 97-98 Zenith Dare To Tear 5x7 cards. I plan on opening them when they arrive. However, I could use some advice. How do I cut these open without doing any serious damage to either card?

Let me know,
Alexander

[Drewk86a]

I would go with a straightedge / ruler and a razor blade / Xacto knife. You can feel where the outlines of the inserted card are. Make a small (shallow) cut first to make sure you open the "pouch" without going all the way through and cutting the front of the card.

[30ranfordfan]

Loved those cards!

Back in the day, I would usually hold the edge of the big card bewteen my thumb and index finger, and knock hands to make sure I pushed the inner card all the way down (not sure if I'm doing a great job describing that act, but basically the same thing you would do to get a card in penny sleeve inside a top loader all the way).

A razor to the back of the card is the best way to do it, if you're worried about keeping the 5x7 in tact.


Just for curiosity sake - are one of the 5x7s a Manny Maholtra RC ?? I only ask becuase I do recall getting three of these back in the day, and getting a Mark Messier base card inside each one. Would be interested in knowing if it wasn't just me, lol.

[Vancollects25]

No, one of them is not a Malhotra RC 5x7. I have one of the regular uncut 5x7's of Malhotra in my PC already. I don't plan on cutting it though, I made a promise to the guy who gave it to me as a gift that I wouldn't cut it. If I do find another one, I'll cut that one, and let you know what the content is. I'm really hoping to get lucky with these 10, and pull a Malhotra Z-Gold /100 for the PC

Alexander

[canucksfan007]

No, one of them is not a Malhotra RC 5x7. I have one of the regular uncut 5x7's of Malhotra in my PC already. I don't plan on cutting it though, I made a promise to the guy who gave it to me as a gift that I wouldn't cut it. If I do find another one, I'll cut that one, and let you know what the content is. I'm really hoping to get lucky with these 10, and pull a Malhotra Z-Gold /100 for the PC

Alexander

Or you can pull another Z gold Luongo for me!

Good luck with your breaks!

[Sportfreund]

Fisskars trimmer from Walmart or Staples. I use it to cut my custom cards. $15-20

[jbudny]

if you hold the card up to a high wattage light bulb you can sometimes see through the 5 X 7 card and see what the base card inside is. I still have an uncut Manny Maholtra RC, I will hold it up to the light to see what is inside. It must have been a base card because it never got cut. I also though Maholtra would be one of the top two way forwards over the next decade when he came out and that the card would be of value someday so I never cut it. I forgot that I still had it!

[odjickfan]

if you hold the card up to a high wattage light bulb you can sometimes see through the 5 X 7 card and see what the base card inside is. I still have an uncut Manny Maholtra RC, I will hold it up to the light to see what is inside. It must have been a base card because it never got cut. I also though Maholtra would be one of the top two way forwards over the next decade when he came out and that the card would be of value someday so I never cut it. I forgot that I still had it!

Is it possible to see through 10-11 Zenith 5X7 too?

[kylemclaren7]

Is it possible to see through 10-11 Zenith 5X7 too?

was JUST thinking this

[Gallinator]

if you hold the card up to a high wattage light bulb you can sometimes see through the 5 X 7 card and see what the base card inside is. I still have an uncut Manny Maholtra RC, I will hold it up to the light to see what is inside. It must have been a base card because it never got cut. I also though Maholtra would be one of the top two way forwards over the next decade when he came out and that the card would be of value someday so I never cut it. I forgot that I still had it!

So I just tried this with my uncut Elias, Lecavalier and Luongo cards...I can definitely see the card inside but it is just a grey mass, no way for me to tell what it is. Is there a trick I am missing?