Which is Better???

I wanted to have this post up yesterday but had lots of things going on so I had to put it off but now let's dig in.

I want to discuss the thickness of cards and I will show some of the ones I have in my collection.

This card is from the 2007-08 In the Game O Canada dual jersey card of Vicky Sunohara and Danielle Goyette. The Goyette swatch is 2 colored black strip with white. This is not a patch card but just a jersey swatch. So this card does not need to be any thicker as the jersey swatches are softer but a patch swatch is thicker and if from the emblem or number or letter it is a harder material which may need a thicker card.

Now this card is from the 2020 Upper Deck Team Canada Patch autograph card of Melodie Daoust. This card has a part of an emblem and it is the left piece which is gold in color is hard as is the red stripe. I think the thickness on this card is not necessary as I will show the next example with the card have the similar kind of patch.

This card is the 2007-08 In the Game O Canada game used number patch card of Caroline Ouellette. This patch card is about the same in thickness as the Daoust card and the card is 2 times thinner. The patch has a raised seam which gives it some height but this card is thinner.

This card is the 2019 Upper Deck Team Canada Patch Autograph card of Ann-Sophie Bettez. Again the patch has a raised area giving the swatch height which is why the card is so thick.

This card is the 2004 SPx Rookie Stars Jersey card of Sergei Zinojev. This is just another jersey swatch which makes the swatch area flatter. So now that we have seen some examples is there really a reason to make the patch cards as thick as they are?? The Bap Game Used Number Patch is as thick as the Daoust and Bettez patch cards.

I myself do not like cards being so thick as it is hard housing them in a plastic sheet as they tend to slide around. Today I have purchased a sheet that may help from keeping them in a more stable place with less moving around. Before I used the 4 pocket sheet but there was too much room so I now am going to try using a 6 pocket sheet which is not as wide. This will keep the card tighter, I did notice that the cards do fit but I did have to apply pressure pushing them down and into the sheet.

This how they look in these sheets. I thought the sheets would bunch up some but they did not bunch up that bad. They fit tightly and now these cards will not move around as much when handling the binder. These sheets measure 2 3/4 inches wide by 5 9/16 inches long. They work great for the tall boy cards and I like them for these thicker cards. So this is what I prefer to house my thicker cards in. I did notice that if you do not slide them down evenly the corner of the card can indent the sheet  but I kept that from happening by keeping the cards even pushing them down. Has anyone else tried any other kinds of sheets for these thicker cards??

My overall pick would be the 2007-08 In the Game O Canada patch cards because the cards are the perfect thickness and they can be housed in a regular 9 pocket sheet. The 2004 SPx Jersey card of Zinojev I do like the design and the card is thinner with a very large jersey swatch. Upper Deck has come out with some amazing card designs but I just wish the cards were not as thick. I like the different Upper Deck Team Canada patch auto cards through the years and look forward to more future designs and products.

Look forward to your comments and what some of your favorite patch cards are and do you like thicker cards or thinner cards. 

Happy Collecting!!!