Top Loaders and Card pt size

[molly1984]

Can anyone explain to me the different pt sizes for top loaders and how much they are in actual inches or cm? or if there is a website that breaks it down somewhere let me know. everytime i go to buy top loaders i estimate and then seem get the wrong size

Sorry if this was posted somewhere else and I didn't see it.

[huckler731]

This page may help: http://www.bcwsupplies.com/cat-Toploaders.htm
For different point top loaders, it provides a mm thickness in the heading and an inch thickness as the last interior measurement.
I like to bring thicker cards to the card store to try them out in different sizes of top loader.

[molly1984]

thanks for the link and the advice... wow they even make ticket top loaders, never seen those. interesting!

so it looks like:
50pt = 1.5mm
75pt = 2mm
120pt = 3.5mm
240pt = 7mm

so looks like 1pt is about .025-.03mm

[meuandthelot]

You can stack cards next to your G/U, Echelon, UD Gack,etc.. to see which holder would work best.

Here's a breakdown with cards, used base Topps card stock.
Standard 20pt toploader good for standard thickness card.
50-80 Point~ 3 to 4 regular size cards.
110-120 Point~ 6 to 8 regular size cards
180-240 Point~ 9 to 12 regular size cards
440 Point~ 15+regular size cards

[molly1984]

that is a good way to think of it too, thanks for the help!

[meuandthelot]

lol, I'm not behind ;)

I've used this(comparing to base cards) many times when my micrometer wasn't handy..lol

[TheCardBlogger]

Think we'll ever get toploaders for the foldout type cards in triple threads and topps sterling?

[gatorboymike]

And just for reference, regular cards have a thickness of 12-20 points, jersey cards have a thickness of 50-80 points, and patch cards have a thickness of 100-130 points. Plexiglass cards are usually about 130 as well.