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Title: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: Edmond Dantes on September 03, 2011, 02:19:22 PM: So sometimes when I go to Fred's, I see albums that collector's of baseball cards or Magic the Gathering are supposed to keep their cards in. I was wondering, would these be a good way to store Hucards/TurboChips, or are they prone to static?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: PunkicCyborg on September 03, 2011, 03:24:14 PM: A lot of people do that to store their games and it works great!

But who is Fred???? :-k
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: GohanX on September 03, 2011, 05:01:46 PM: For large collections, a 3 ring binder with baseball card pages works well. For smaller collections, a business card case works well also. However, if you go the business card case route take a few hucards with you to the store to make sure they fit. I had to try a few before I found a case at OfficeMax that fit them well without being too tight.
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: Edmond Dantes on September 03, 2011, 09:24:45 PM: So there's no danger of static from these things? That's what I was worried about.
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: thesteve on September 04, 2011, 03:38:54 PM: ive had mine in a plastic card case since the mid 90's without a problem
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: hoobs88 on September 04, 2011, 03:45:40 PM: The dust jackets are made of plastic too and there is no static from them.
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: _joshuaTurbo on September 04, 2011, 03:56:06 PM: Who is Fred?
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: GohanX on September 04, 2011, 04:06:45 PM: You know, Fred. He has a store, a store that sells things.
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Post by: neoxeno on September 04, 2011, 04:31:30 PM: Everybody knows Fred... oups... sorry... my bad... Everybody knows Raymond.
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: Edmond Dantes on September 04, 2011, 05:36:51 PM: Fred's is basically a competitor to Dollar General, a small store for people who are on tight budgets.

(that's not to say they only sell crap... I picked up The Penumbra Collection for the PC for only ten bucks there, and the last one I went to had season two of The Flintstones for only ten bucks too)
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: Necromancer on September 06, 2011, 04:38:31 AM: Quote from: hoobs88 on September 04, 2011, 03:45:40 PM
The dust jackets are made of plastic too and there is no static from them.

Not all plastic is created equal - some have anti-static properties, some don't. That said, there's not much to worry about here; static charges build up from friction, so y'all will be fine as long as you're not sliding the games around on the carpet or rubbing them vigorously against your crotch.
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: henrycsc on September 06, 2011, 11:58:05 AM: Quote from: Necromancer on September 06, 2011, 04:38:31 AM
y'all will be fine as long as you're not sliding the games around on the carpet or rubbing them vigorously against your crotch.

....a good reason to keep a spare or two around....
Title: Re: an idea for storing loose hucards
Post by: Sparky on September 10, 2011, 01:03:01 PM: Quote from: Necromancer on September 06, 2011, 04:38:31 AM
Not all plastic is created equal - some have anti-static properties, some don't. That said, there's not much to worry about here; static charges build up from friction, so y'all will be fine as long as you're not sliding the games around on the carpet or rubbing them vigorously against your crotch.

hahahaha.. thanks for the visual.