OT - Who Do You Use For Supplies?
 

Does anyone have some reccommendations of who you purchase supplies from. I need to pick up some of the following supplies, and when I search eBay, it seems that most sellers charge through the roof for shipping...

(2) or (3) cardboard graded card boxes
(1) 3 or 4 row monster box that can accomodate plastic snap cases
Graded card sleeves
Tobacco card toploaders and sleeves

Any help would be appreciated!

I have used Hotflips.com. They seem to have a broad range of supplies.

They are more affordable for me because I can go directly to the warehouse and save on shipping.

Hope this is helpful.

I think the freight cost is a universal problem. We tend to buy stuff that's either heavy, bulky, or both.
I would suggest trying to find someone close to where you are geographically, to save some on the freight.



If you want some nicer boxes, I've been happy with these guys.

http://aboxfactory.com/collectors.php

one suggestion
 

I think I use one of the big supply guys on ebay but I forget who. One suggestion is to "overstock" up on stuff. As mentioned the shipping can be one of the bigger costs on buying supplies. I buy bubble mailers by the 500 count and I buy my small supplies in fairly large quantities, that are usually going to hold me for a few years. That way I can save on the shipping :). Also, since I buy my smaller supplies in bulk I usually will call the business and get an even better deal on $200+ of supplies, if bought at once. regards

Thanks guys - this is helpful. Geographically speaking, I'm in NYC so I'm unsure if there are any places I can go that have supplies (I did try a google search).

No, but a PA company should have lower shipping costs than an Oregon supplier.

Jon--

If you are near the White Plains show this weekend you could go & pick up just what you need---usually a good place to buy supplies, esp if there are more than one dealer selling them!

what happend to mj roop? they had the best storage boxes around.

Out of business for a couple of years.

I sell the tobacco toploaders and sleeves on the B/S/T and Ebay. As far as the others I go to a local shop for them. Let me know if you need andy of the toploaders and sleeves for tobaccos. I also have screwdowns for them.

Here are the roop style boxes
http://aboxfactory.com/collectors.php

and the binders
http://www.archivalmethods.com/Produ...&Productid=111

Anthony,

The guys you recommended for the boxes (and I also noted in my earlier post) also have binders. Click on the link for "Photographers" on their page.

Local shows (except mall shows) are usually pretty good for supplies. I usually load up at them a couple of times a year.

Along the same lines...has anyone found a supplyer for the same size boxes that PSA mails their graded cards in?...I would like to find more of that size in different lengths to keep various teams sets in for storage...thanks for any help!

Ahhh..but what fun are the Roop binders without the gold identification stamp on the spine? I miss that a lot.

That's who I use.

I get cardboard boxes for my graded cards from SGC - I pick them up when I stop by their offices to drop off submissions so that I can save the shipping cost.

I bought my graded card sleeves from an eBay seller - I think the ID was dreamjoey. It was $2 for 100 of them with reasonable shipping, if I remember correctly. It was a few months ago.

Hope that helps.

I buy from Andrew and have been very happy with the dealings.

Rawn