Why Pokémon Cards Bend, How To Fix It (In Under 5 Minutes)

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Pokémon cards are notorious for warping when left out. This is why they bend, and how to fix it.
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[@c00ltouch]

I'll pass. I find it more effective driving over them with my car.

[@sciencehub7334]

Aw hell nah💀💀

[@henrikwakman7776]

Use low profile tyres.

[@tmlms1313]

My suggestion for that would be to purchase and F1 car and use slick tires. Make sure you use them on a straight so both the front and back tires go over them.

[@RocSandy]

great vid bro! loved it! The way you explained everything down to how you show the process, i see potential!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you so much

[@user-dg4pb8cg4w]

you made a refreshingly polished youtube Video, no bullshit just straight to the point, keep it up buddy

[@LionSynEscanor]

I just put a stack in a wooden drawer, the weight of other cards and put a tape measure on the top to add some more weight. Works great. Did it with all my base set, fossil, and jungle set

[@cillianpod]

Thanks for the video, short and to the point and solid delivery!

[@_hub]

OK so I suffered the same issue as you, with holos curling backwards like that. You are right that its because of humidity, but humidity can go both ways Too much humidity and foils will curl forward Too little humidity and foils will curl backwards, like yours/mine. Out of the two, too little humidity is easier to fix. I bought 65% bovea humidity packs from a cigar shop (1 is like 5-8$) and put my card in a small sealed container with the card and checked on it every 12 hrs. After a day or two it was completely flat. I got a humidifier where I keep my cards and bought a humidity meter to track the levels and as it went up, after a week I saw a bunch of cards in the room flattening. There are vids of people putting cards in cigar humidors to increase the humidity, but all this only works if your holos are curled backwards like in the vid, this means there is too little humidity

[@_hub]

Another vid for example kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5zHf42Zjp5joKs

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Ugh thanks now I need to make a new video lol great info

[@icecrusher19]

This comment should definitely be pinned or something 😂 super helpful and insightful stuff thanks to the both of you 😊

[@lonelyrebel_]

I stored a Pokémon card in a perfect sleeve in a one touch 35pt case. Just for the helluva it. After months during the winter, i decided to reorganize my tcg and took that same card out of the case and it curved tremendously!

[@Sindragozer]

That's probably why they are called "Car-d's", cause you can just drive over them with your car to flatten them. Also finally someone found a use for books.

[@timothy69420]

💀

[@apapz3245]

Or because it’s in the shape of a car, 4 sides, a-b-c-D, so car-D

[@Ak_cr7_2008]

Thats not even funny bruv

[@tmlms1313]

I knew there was a reason I kept my university textbooks from 2005

[@dylanopod]

Thank you! Super helpful 😄

[@doloresm7396]

I was cleaning the basement yesterday & went to a shoe box I put on a bottom shelf, I had no idea what was in it. Daughter mentioned years ago it was art supplies from her primary school. I asked her a few years ago what she did with all the Pokemon cards I bought her & she told me she threw them out. Grrr. I flip open the box & was shocked to find thousands of Pokemon cards from 1996 to 2001. I was absolutely shocked! I had spent a fortune on individual cards in the 2000's and there they were. Warped but there they were. I do a lot of masonry work so what I did was cut two small sheets of very expensive polycarbonate which they use for bullet proof glass put each sheet, one on the bottom, one on the top and then grabbed a few bricks for compression strength, one on the bottom, two on the top. The poly keeps the cards from uneven marks on the masonry bricks and the weight of the bricks flattens the card in a few days. We're also doing your process as we have so many holos only our one end table has a piece of marble that weighs a ton. We put them in books and bookmarked the pages. Daughter's college books came in handy again after years. Place the marble slab over top and we wait for those to straighten out. She is submitting her cards to PSA since she only stared at them as a child. Just to mention that PSA is a royal pain with their entire process of submitting cards. Since when are we, the accidental collector of Pokemon cards pros at telling PSA what grade we believe them to be? I believe that is to acquire the initial fees as when you think you have a graded 10 card they hit you with a higher price right off the bat and no they will not refund any money if it grades below a mint gem 10. Slick. If you submit cards in an incorrect manner they will ding you for anything you do incorrectly in the process. Nice racket if you can get into it. They have that long standing rep though with history to draw all collectors to their investment firm. Great video. I heard grading houses do not ding a hit on a warped card. We'll see, although the cards being submitted are not warped as we also found her Pokemon binder with other holos buried in her closet. If we ever move again I guess we should unpack boxes considering I was angry over her throwing them out for years. I subbed, daughter is also a gamer & now a Pokemon collector & since this fall they're doing an Anniversary release of the original 151 cards she has gone bananas. Pokemon & Yu Gi Oh were her life growing up & Gen Z is now getting into their nostalgic childhoods, just like us Boomers. Uh, it was the Yu Gi Oh cards she thew out. Logan Paul has really done a great thing for Pokemon. Not that Pokemon ever went away but it has had its peaks & valleys.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I'm glad to hear that you found the old cards, what an amazing experience that is!

[@alexcruba4928]

Bingo! I've started collecting 2 month ago and I did exactly this... desiccant in each binder. Thank god I'm not crazy!

[@Mgh101590]

Harbor freight sells these C clamps for like 2 bucks with large rubber pads, ive used the book method and clamped the book down with the C clamps to add weight

[@ChiToX28]

nice thanks for the tip, btw your commentary audio is only on the left send just so you know, keep up the good work friend

[@sleevenocardbehind]

This was one of my first videos and I exported the audio wrong! Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback

[@Varavmoms]

Really liked this video :D I have some bend cards and will try this for sure :D

[@robertthecollector2229]

A really awesome video bro :D ROCK ON!

[@pokekezaplays]

Thanks for sharing 🎉

[@gamingmodgaming8383]

Cool, that is so great. It is worth recommending

[@ancienthistorygaming]

I have experience cards being bent when I get them. (Yu-Gi-Oh mostly, but sometimes Pokémon) The promo holos are the worse at this. Though I do have ringed binders that might be doing this as well. Like I restarted collecting after 20 years, and back then my storage was like the box they came in or a crayon box. Though now I do have tins, binders, and deck boxes.

[@turwig1154]

hey man great video!

[@RayYoWTF]

The only cards that have wrapped are the holo’s to the Deoxys EX release set. I have zero idea why but now I have to go flatten them out with a book lol.

[@cez3050]

my left ear rlly enjoying this video

[@USMCbrantley]

Try living in the south south when there is always high humidity. It really sucks cause when you go buy these cards they already bending even from the store brand new.

[@DimitrisKaritzis]

yeah, just do the same from the opposite side (and add some weight like more books on) & it will fully restored after a while.

[@TOTTP]

Great video bro🎉

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you for watching!

[@187nags]

i would also sandwich the card between felt so it wont get any scratches

[@tcgbuyersclub]

Super useful video 😊

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you 🙂

[@poke3draze]

Very good bro ! You got a new subscriber !

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you so much

[@tvm2209]

Perfect video length boss

[@HaystackaSNKRS]

so I tried double sleeving my shiny Charizard and it bent so we are trying this and hope it works but it still has a crease

[@RobertPaulson87]

You creased the card while inserting the card into the sleeve or did the perfect fit sleeve warp/bend your card?

[@HaystackaSNKRS]

@@RobertPaulson87 inserting

[@jtgarcia-nieves8994]

Thank you

[@iRockChick]

After so many yrs of collecting cards, I have card curve/bow issue. They were fine til semi recently. Whatever caused it seems to have only affected the holofoil or as I call them 40/60 & 60/40s and up (V, Vmax, Full arts, etc). And 98% of ones that got affected were not left out. I had them in elite trainer boxes, white card storing things get at card shop, etc. They were in a room thats room temperature is usually between 65 to 75 but usually 71 to 74. I didn't have them exposed to direct sunlight, there was no flooding, didn't spill water on them, etc. Sadly, I didn't know they curved/bowed til last weekish. Would laying them between books really work? Or getting a dehumidifier? The cards dont feel wet, moist, damp, etc they just are bowing to varying degree.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Some of mine that are in boxes in a drawer still manage to absorb moisture through the air and warp. Yes, carefully using the book method should fix the issue

[@michaelgood6852]

To the point, no faffing. Great video 👍🏼

[@DameSaiyan]

I find if you do the book method, leave it alone! People keep checking it to see if it works, and it doesn't becaue it takes time, give it two weeks to a month and then check it.

[@chubbyorphan6863]

I Sandwiched my mega ampharos full art between two Xbox cases and put my bass amp on top

[@SuperBigmike614]

You all are wrong. Put the foils in between the non-foil cards like energies. Then place them in a non-plastic deck box(laying flat down, not sideways) and store in a dry spot like a closet. You can also place a Damp Rid container in the closet for more efficiency. Wait two weeks to a month and your cards are back to normal.Truth is, the regular cards helps keep the foils from absorbing moisture. People just keep the foils separate from the rest of the deck most of the time. You can thank me anytime you want.

[@AncientKyle]

Where did you get a top loader binder I’d love to get one lol

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Check out my other video on the Top Deck Toploader binder!

[@gurcankaradal2455]

I think this one is pretty good

[@petewil1291]

Ive never been able to flatten a card with just weight. You have to fix the humidity.

[@radhakim8189]

Mine isn't just bent, I also put it in the washing machine by mistake 😅😅

[@IanwithIan]

I’m extra extra extra extra 😂 Nice job!

[@tmlms1313]

If you use a standard binder with pages make sure it is a D ring not and O ring and don't overfill (to many pages) because the top pages will bend them inside the binder. Also, is that really true grading companies don't care about the curve?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Yea I've sent in many curved cards. Its not considered damage.

[@TheRealTeamOutcast]

That helps for like a handful of cards but what about when i have stacks that are warped lol

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Ok I I bought this desiccant thing from Walmart. It’s a big puck shaped thing and it sucks all the moisture out of the air. I put a bunch of cards in an air tight container and put this in it and it helped a bit

[@aubis.]

Cheers bud

[@richardbenson666]

Would putting the card in a cigar dehumidifier work?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I don’t smoke cigars but don’t they have to be kept at a certain humidity? It’s worth a try

[@aggressivecrypto925]

Where did you get that top loader binder

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I found it on Amazon. It's called the Top Deck. Check out my video review of it!

[@cantcommute]

the reason the blow dryer doesn't work is that your cards have less humidity than the humidity of the location of where it was made. So trying to use a blow dryer to heat it up actually makes it worse!

[@cantcommute]

and it's not always the humidity! it could just be heat (cold) expanding (contracting) the more metalic foil part! it's actually just very simple thermal stuff

[@Samedits1456]

This man helped me save my jumbo pikacu v max thank you so much

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Awesome. Thank you for watching

[@Samedits1456]

@@sleevenocardbehind no problem

[@apapz3245]

It’s still trashed, I’ll give you $.75 for it

[@rad-general1612]

​@@apapz3245and why doesn't matter

[@rad-general1612]

​@@apapz3245I have a ex Pokemon card and it's worth a dollar but I love the art on it

[@samuraicupcake289]

I did this with foil Magic cards. Unfortunately after several days of being inside a book with a lot of weight, it remained as pringly as ever once i took them out. :(

[@sleevenocardbehind]

That’s so weird. The book trick has worked 100% for me

[@samuraicupcake289]

@@sleevenocardbehind perhaps its cuz I live in a basement apartment, even if they're in the book the humidity won't let them uncurl. A friend of mine told me to put them in a sealed container with desiccant packets...

[@sleevenocardbehind]

You should try that! And report back!

[@samuraicupcake289]

He's gonna supply me with one desiccant pack tonight 😅 I also thought maybe rice would work too. (Obviously putting it in a sleeve to not have it all scratched up)

[@RiomaWF]

thnx for the vid. Your voice was only coming out of my left headphone @_@

[@LP_35]

Does it fix creases?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Nope! Sorry

[@haruka3203]

0:01 My left ear tickles

[@adamjohnjeffery]

How do I straighten cards down inside a sealed pack?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I think I would still recommend the book method for that.

[@adamjohnjeffery]

@@sleevenocardbehind excellent, thanks for replying

[@albertlabarentojr1625]

Double sleeves works best, leave it in a day and it will fix it

[@Vox-2-Nite]

I just put mine on the hard-cover page inside my 5 lb dictionary. Hey, my teacher told me to use it!

[@PokemonTrainerDeoxysYT]

You saved my reshiram v

[@YugaKhan]

Your cards are too dry that's why they're curling a humidity pack 60 to 65% in a sealed container with your cards will straighten them out.

[@ORANG3GTAG]

thx my charazard ex is goo as new!

[@HenryGuy1]

don't bully gengar lil brother

[@tugbaunver2789]

Wow, this super great, brand new experience, new fairy world, I support,#rnewelf

[@Soundx13]

My left ear didnt like this video

[@BiakSkull]

My dumbass just throws the cards in one of those burgerking decks and shoves them in a drawer

[@pedromonteiro2248]

Nice vídeo! But it didnt show any method To unbent The cards ~100% efecttive. Thanks anyway!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

The book method will 100% fix a warped card, it just needs the right amount of time. I'm sorry if that point wasn't clear. I will get better!

[@iamtjsnyder]

@@sleevenocardbehind you were clear lol

[@yeethe54]

For some reason my official Pokemon sleeves bent my cards

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I've heard of this but it's never happened to me. Are you certain its the sleeves and not the humidity? Are all your cards bending in the sleeves or just the holo cards?

[@yeethe54]

Yes it's the sleeves and not the humidity and I tested it with holos and non holos and GXs and they bend them in like a day or two

[@0papin017]

Now why would you keep cards in the bathroom?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Only water type of course

[@jacoposchwitter5151]

My left ear enjoyed this video

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Explain? You're not the first to comment this

[@jacoposchwitter5151]

@@sleevenocardbehind You messed up the narration audio, it's not in stereo, when u watch the vid with headphones the narration audio comes only from the left earbud

[@sleevenocardbehind]

@@jacoposchwitter5151 Thank you for telling me

[@alexesh3048]

Only my korean cards

[@danielharris3180]

Or just carefully bend it the other way. Ben it around a rolling pin if you like. You can fix this in minutes not days.

[@sumzylols1767]

music too loud

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it

[@santiagomendoza9089]

so slight curving doesn’t effect the psa grading

[@sevencatsinasuit]

So the real answer is: lmao you're fucked if you didn't open you card in a dehumidified bunker and keep them there. Good to know.

[@BlazingKaininja]

or u could just bend it kinda

[@Mikehawk738]

Because they are being cheap compared to the good old days they never did that

[@---kr3zg]

Without watching the video use a heavy book and put it on top of it for about 30 minutes and the warp will be gone Edit: damn I was right

[@notbob4542]

good vid but you are in my left ear and its kind of annoying

[@sleevenocardbehind]

My bad! This was one of my first videos and I was still learning how to export video files properly

[@GRaToMiC]

this is one of the videos that you click on for 1 reason only, and it's at the very end. Enough with your introduction and side context nobody asks for man. Get to the point.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank for the feedback!