Hi everyone! My name is Collin and I'm excited to be sharing the release of The M1NT Hobby Case, my company's first product to hit shelves. At M1NT, we are reimagining how cards and collectibles are displayed, protected, and preserved. The cool thing about this product launch is that we're involving a chase, but not just any chase, one that features eight Mickey Mantle cards! 🔥

We wanted to make this limited release fun and not be just another product drop. Instead, we thoughtfully and carefully inserted all different kinds of cards like autos, numbered cards, refractors, and of course, several Mantles across all 2,500 Hobby Cases, each coming from the Brian Pirrip Collection!

Head over to our website to learn more: www.m1ntaverse.com. You can also see our CEO, Brian Pirrip, explain the 'Quest' and why he's brining his personal collection into the mix in the following video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGji3QySeTI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I'm proud to be working alongside the tenacious and endlessly positive Brian Pirrip who has restored my faith in this Hobby with his enthusiasm and refreshing approach to collecting. You may have seen him at your local card shop chasing a Bo Jackson or Dale Murphy, or at a ballpark handing out packs, but what excites me the most is what we are building behind the scenes. Using world-class design and engineering, we're solving some real needs in this space, and we can't wait to share it with you all!

Our plans exceed far beyond The Hobby Case, with other products in the pipe for cards, and other collectible verticals, and I intend to keep all you great folks here up to date on our progress, but felt time was ripe to share my first post with M1NT’s first release. 😎  

Stay tuned for more updates, let me know if you have any questions, and I can't wait to engage with you all as we continue developing and rolling out new and exciting products in the months and years to come.

The first thing I have always done when I receive a slab is to sleeve it before it can get scratched. Over the years, I have also noticed an abundance of vertical scratches along PSA slabs. Now I see that they are related.
I just received back a PSA order and immediately got to sleeving my slabs into perfect fit sleeves. When I popped one back up, I noticed the familiar thin vertical scratches, but this time, I knew I had just put in a completely clear and clean slab. I went back and checked all of the slabs I had just sleeved, and sure enough, every single one had immediately been afflicted with the vertical scratches to varying degrees.
I attempted to buff them out with a natural polish, but had no success. I have read in forums about removing scratches with plastic polishes, but I don’t love the idea of putting abrasives that close to my cards.
After doing some research, I found that this is actually a pretty common phenomenon. See here for threads discussing the topic:
https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1522481
https://www.elitefourum.com/t/do-graded-card-sleeves-scratch-up-the-case/40138/15
I must say that I am disappointed that even the new PSA cases scratch this easily - I gently slid the cards in and out of the sleeves, even being careful not to apply pressure to the surface. However, it seems that perfect fit sleeves are not at all suitable to protect slabs and actually do more harm than good. Looking through my collection, I see that this occurred with multiple brands of perfect fit sleeves rather than being a problem with one product in particular. This realization makes the appeal of alternative companies that focus on slab quality like Rare Edition - who use scratch-proof Gorilla Glass for their slabs - much more appealing.
My entire collection is sleeved, but I will be removing them from every card. I am looking for suggestions on alternative ways to protect and store large quantities of slabs. GradedGuard offer a nice product, but they are quite bulky and leave one side exposed. Slabmags offer protection on both sides but are also quite bulky and obscure the card a bit.
Would love to hear what other people use, and if people do have suggestions on safely removing scratches. Thanks!