Storage safe again

[Theoldprofessor]

I know the subject has been discussed in this forum, but I can't find the right thread. In any case, I'd like some fresh information

I have lots of graded cards which I'd like to keep in a safer place. As I recall, many members have solved this problem with storage safes. Who makes the best large capacity storage safes? Equally, which should I avoid?

Thanks for any suggestions.

[ullmandds]

This video is long...but very informative!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltK-b...e_gdata_player

[Texxxx]

I went through buying a safe a while back. I read lots about different safes and there good and bad points. The video is a great start. The thing you need to decide is do you want one for security only or for fire protection also. Most of the safes on the market that have some fire protection are rated for 1,2,or 3 hour protection with the inside staying at 350 degrees or less. To me they are great for guns, jewelry, and coins.IMO I dont think they are good for cards though. The reason being penny sleeves and binder pages are made of polypropylene and it melts at 265 degrees, all over the cards. Slabs and card savers are made of better plastics and melt around 450 degrees. Still a little close for me. Media safes are rated at 150 degrees and are also sealed from water. So when the fireman drown your house putting out the fire, water want ruin the cards. The problem with large media safes are they get very very pricey.

[sdkammeyer]

Great thread. Keep that good info coming.
I'm in the market myself.

Edited to add: This may or may not be the thread you were looking for, but I just read the whole thing yesterday and there's some good stuff in there...... although some of it may not be 100% current.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ight=insurance

[T206DK]

liberty safes are well made

[Iron Horse]

i'll have to check my safe now lol
thanks again

[Exhibitman]

I've said it before and I'll repeat it here: insure the cards to value and don't sweat the monetary loss, and to the extent that there are [virtually] irreplaceable items with far more value to you than mere monetary, rent a safe deposit box for them.

[smtjoy]

Agree with Adam, while I have a large safe for my collection it is also fully insured thru CIS.

My Safe-

[Theoldprofessor]

For all the great advice, much thanks.

NOTE: Like many, my collection is fully insured by CIS. But if I wanted the money, I wouldn't have spent it on cards! Instead I have the cards and want to keep them close. Scott, your safe is exactly the sort of unit I'm looking for. Is it bolted to anything? Can you send it by Fedex?

[smtjoy]

Thanks Bob,

Mine is not bolted down, my smaller one was. This safe weighted 950 lbs empty and is now almost a ton. It was a miracle me and 2 big buddies even got it in as it barely fit (took almost 2 hours to go from garage to closet- 50 ft). Because of that I am not too worried about it getting stolen unless it was by serious pros and why would they have an interest in a nondescript house that happens to have a safe full of insured baseball cards lol.

I will have fedex get right on that, haha. They used a special courier to send it as they needed a forklift to get it off the truck, think it cost like $300 to deliver to garage, they wanted another $400 to place it in the house (they needed 2 extra people for that job) where I wanted it so decided to do that myself and save the cash (worked out but was not easy).