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Cheapest Source For 102 Sales Cards?

 
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Posted 06/24/2018   10:31 am  Show Profile Check revenuecollector's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add revenuecollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Shipping increases over the past several years have really bumped up the cost of bulky/heavy items that aren't books.

I'm looking to resupply 102A cards and red storage boxes.

The cheapest I have found is from Subway Stamp, at $45 shipped for 1000 cards + 1 red box, assuming I purchasing at least 3 sets.

Other places I have checked:

ihobb.com
Wizard Coin Supply
Potomac Supplies
Vista Stamps
Amazon
Amos Advantage

Any other suggestions?
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Posted 06/24/2018   10:53 am  Show Profile Check orstampman's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add orstampman to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Unfortunately, Subway appears to be the cheapest from my checking. Sometimes, you can wait and Subway will have a sale on "2nds", with some bargains. Generally, the seconds have blemishes, color fading for the printing, but about 80+ % are clean.
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Thanks, rodcam, for this source information. I calculate less than $42 including shipping to me!!
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Thanks for that. The real price break is at Quantity 5. If I get 5 boxes of 1000 cards and 5 storage boxes, that drops the cost to $37.86 shipped per 1000 cards + 1 storage box. A bit more than I want to spend at the moment, but I'll definitely check back as budget allows.
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I have heard that the Subway window cards have a much better bond between the transparent part and the card part than other brands that have the transparent part separate from the card part more easily with a gap. It is very inconvenient when stamps can slide out through a gap in the bottom or side of a card's window.
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Subway does not manufacture their own 102 cards. There are HECO, Unitrade and G&K brands. I go through 30,000 or so a year and if you stuff them (they are not made for that) they can separate. What Subway carries is the same everywhere.
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Aren't G&K Subway?
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Besides the brands rogdcam mentions, there are also Leuchtturm 102 cards. They are good quality but both the pocket and the writing area are a little smaller on average than HECO or G&K (the cards themselves are the same size, Leuchtturm cards just have a little wider area of adhesive along the margin).
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Jogil - They could be Subway's. G & K are my last choice if the others are out of stock. They use the lighest card stock, I always end up with a bunch that are missing the window and they do fail quite a bit. Add the exorbitant shipping time and higher cost at Subway and it is a no brainer to use someone else. But that it is just my opinion.
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