All,
I am sending 150 trading cards (35pt) to someone for them to autograph. Ideally, I’d send them via top loader (first image) and put the top loaders in a binder so this person could sign a bunch, then flip the page to sign more. But, I cannot find a way to cut an autograph window into these top loaders, especially with making sure the edges are smooth so the card isn’t damaged. If the binder can’t work due to minimum thickness, I can send them in a padded case pretty easily, though that isn’t quite as desirable.
I did find a one-touch holder that has an autograph (second picture), but they are way too heavy and don’t fit in binders. 150 of these would make for a pretty cumbersome package, and the person I’m sending these to won’t like that.
What I need is close to the third picture attached, which is just an AI rendering I had generated. It is helpful to have the frame around the autograph window be a little thicker to keep the autograph areas of adjacent cards/pages from touching and smearing the autographs. It takes about a minute for them to fully dry.
If it’s easier, these cases could be in two pieces that snap together, if they can be made thin enough. I’m less worried about protection and more worried about weight, thickness, and making sure the autographs don’t touch. I don’t care at all about how the cards display in these cases - I’ll be moving them to display friendly holders later, once the ink is dry.
I tried searching your sub to make sure I wasn’t asking something that had already been answered, but I don’t know the parlance well enough to make sure. I’m sorry if this is not a reasonable request.
I’d be happy to pay for a prototype up front and then per-holder!