# 35pt toploaders, 100 pack > Rigid holders that keep a sleeved card flat. - Card protection, Best value - Typical UK price: £12 to £18 (a typical band, not a live price) - Platforms: Whatnot, eBay, Vinted, TikTok Shop, Depop, Etsy - Orders a week: 0–2000 - Not yet checked by a person Buyers on Whatnot and eBay expect any card worth more than a few pounds to arrive sleeved and top-loaded. A bent card means a refund. ## Kit rankings - #2 in [Best card protection for posting trading cards](https://sellersetups.com/kit/card-protection) ## Setups - [Pro Whatnot streaming setup for card breaks](https://sellersetups.com/setups/pro-whatnot-streaming): A two-camera studio with app-controlled lights, a button pad for angles and a packing line, for card breakers posting 80 to 300 orders a week. - [Whatnot card break setup for sports and football cards](https://sellersetups.com/setups/sports-card-breaks): An overhead rip camera, a sorting system for hits per buyer and Large Letter packing, for running football and sports card breaks on Whatnot and eBay. - [Whatnot card setup: £300 starter kit](https://sellersetups.com/setups/whatnot-card-starter): Camera, lights and packing kit for running your first Whatnot card shows from a desk and shipping the orders next morning, for about £300. ## Card sellers who go through toploaders Toploaders suit you if you post single cards worth more than a few pounds: hits from a Whatnot break, graded-candidate rookies on eBay, or chase Pokémon cards on Vinted and TikTok Shop. At ten singles a week, a 100 pack lasts about ten weeks. If you break and ship each hit separately, buy in 200 or 500 lots. ## Sizes and thickness ratings The standard toploader is 3 by 4 inches on the outside and holds a 2.5 by 3.5 inch card up to 35pt thick. That fits base cards, most inserts and standard Pokémon cards in a penny sleeve. Thicker cards need a thicker toploader. Patch and memorabilia cards are rated in points too, often 55pt, 75pt or more, so check the card's thickness before you force it into a 35pt holder. Pick rigid, clear PVC with smooth edges and no seam along the open end. A sharp edge can nick the sleeve as you slide it in. ## Loading a card the safe way Sleeve the card first, then slide it into the toploader with the sleeve opening facing down. Hold the toploader upright on the mat and let the card drop in rather than pushing on its corners. Seal the open end with a team bag or a strip of painter's tape folded over at one end so the buyer can pull it off. Packing tape across the opening makes the buyer cut it, and the blade can catch the card. Put the loaded toploader in a board-backed C6 mailer, which keeps the order flat and usually inside Large Letter size. Royal Mail publishes the Large Letter thickness limit in its size guide, so measure a packed card against it once. ## Sleeves, board mailers and team bags around it Penny sleeves, 1,000 pack, are the cheaper layer inside. On their own they stop scratches but not bends, so use them alone only for bulk cards you post in a box. Board-backed card mailers, C6, 100 pack, add stiffness on the outside, and a card between two pieces of card in a C6 mailer can work for low-value commons without a toploader. Resealable team bags, 100 pack, close the toploader. Buy them with the toploaders and sleeves so the order matches what card buyers expect. ## Pence per card order At £12 to £18 for 100, each toploader adds roughly 12p to 18p to an order. With a penny sleeve and a team bag, card protection still comes in well under 25p per card. Toploaders are reusable. Buyers often send them back in trades, and any clean, uncracked holder from cards you buy can go back into stock after a wipe with a dry cloth. ## Common mistakes - A thick patch card forced into a 35pt toploader can dent at the edges. Check the card's point rating and buy a thicker holder for it. - Seal the open end with a team bag or a folded tab of painter's tape; tape across it makes the buyer cut near the card. - Load the sleeve opening down. Opening up, the card slides out when the buyer tips it. - A toploader loose in a padded envelope can flex, so post it in a board-backed mailer or between two pieces of stiff card. - A scratched or cracked toploader clouds the buyer's photos of a mint card. Keep scuffed holders for your own storage. ## Guides - [How to run football card breaks on Whatnot](https://sellersetups.com/guides/football-card-breaks): Running Premier League and Champions League card breaks on Whatnot: picking a format, filling spots, ripping on camera and posting each buyer’s cards. - [How to post Pokémon cards in the UK](https://sellersetups.com/guides/how-to-post-pokemon-cards): Sleeve, toploader, team bag and a board-backed mailer: the layers that get a Pokémon single to a UK buyer flat, plus when a Large Letter stops being enough. - [What Whatnot, Vinted and eBay sellers keep](https://sellersetups.com/guides/reseller-earnings-maths): UK fees on Whatnot, Vinted and eBay, worked examples of profit per item after postage and packaging, and the levers that change what you take home. - [How to sell Pokémon cards on Whatnot: setup and kit](https://sellersetups.com/guides/sell-pokemon-cards-live): The camera, light, sound and card protection a Pokémon seller needs for a first live show, and the order to buy it in. - [How to start a Pokémon card business in the UK](https://sellersetups.com/guides/start-pokemon-card-business): Turning a Pokémon card collection into a UK side business: choosing what to sell, where to sell it, stock records and when HMRC treats it as trading. - [Trend reselling and spotting fakes](https://sellersetups.com/guides/trend-reselling-fakes): Labubu, Sonny Angels, Pokémon cards and trainers: read demand from live viewer counts, check stock before you buy, and stay on the right side of UK law. ## Questions ### What does 35pt mean on a toploader? It is the thickest card the holder takes, measured in points (thousandths of an inch). 35pt fits standard base and insert cards; thicker relic cards need 55pt or above. ### Do toploaders fit graded slabs? No. Graded slabs are much bigger and come in their own hard case. Ship a slab in a padded box or slab-sized sleeve instead. ### Can I post a toploader as a Large Letter? Yes, inside a board-backed C6 mailer, as long as the finished parcel meets Royal Mail's Large Letter thickness and weight limits. Royal Mail's size guide lists the current figures. ### Do I need a team bag on every toploader? For anything you post, yes. The bag stops the card slipping out of the open end and keeps damp off it in a wet postbox. ### Should Japanese cards go in standard toploaders? They fit, but they move about. Put them in small-size sleeves first so they sit tight in the toploader.