Perfect! :)

I really like it too, And I guess I do remember those. Such great pieces and I think they can be had (sometimes) relatively cheaply too.

I remember them as well but would have no clue where to find one unless they're maybe available at antique places?

Just might give our local Kijiji (like Craigslist) a try and see what I can come up with? :)

Nice

I saw something similar and wondered, did you have to remove these metal bars that run along the bottom of the drawer or did yours not have these?

Yes I had to remove the metal rods/sticks, but they slide right out of the old drawers. You can still use the sliding wood back stops to hold the cards upright. The metal rods just prevented someone from removing the catalog cards.

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Storing sets in binders
 

Does it make any difference whether the album is stored flat or upright?

A.J., that looks absolutely stunning! Congrats on a great-looking display!

Best regards,

Larry

Thanks Larry!

My dad isn't into cards but he loves golf so I recently bought him some 91 Donruss Golf cards and this inexpensive but nice quality case to hang in his office. Turned out great! Can't say enough about these Pennzoni cases. http://www.ebay.com/itm/230950710898...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I currently have my project stored in a mix of toploaders and slabs. With 175 cards, it's a bit of a PITA keeping track of everything. I'm looking in to putting them in an album, though first I'd need to find the time to crack open 60 slabs.

I store them flat, that way no bending ever and everything stays really nice. I dont go more than 4 albums in a pile.

This is the best way to store albums:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/IMG_3429.jpg

No More Binders
 

ditched the binders years ago as I worried about curling / bending of pages standing upright in the binders.

chose instead to board / bag the pages tightly so they'll remain flat when standing on shelves.

no issues thus far, and my sets have been stored as described above for many years.

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I like to tape my T206 Wagner on the bathroom window so the world can see it.
This way I know it gets plenty of sunlight to keep the colors bright, it gets plenty of moisture to keep the cards supple and the tape is just a way of securing it since I hardly doubt a burglar is going to rob anything from the bathroom.
I make sure also, that I tape all of my most valuable cards to my windows so the world can see them. I have my 52 near mint Mantle and my Cracker Jack Joe Jackson taped on my bedroom window and the living room window in that order.

It may just be the pic but that looks like a lot of sunlight hitting your display. If that is true I'd reconsider this display (or its location)

I don't own any of these (yet) but there are some high-end document conservation companies that sell binders that come with covers they slip into that would seem to prevent curling -- and also protect against dust.

You got an amazing deal on that!

I have been looking, since I read your post sometime ago, and I can't find anything (when I do see one) for anything remotely close to what you paid for your's.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collectib...ationFlag=true

This one is rough and about a 1/8 of your size and it is still close to $200 dollars!
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-furnitu...ationFlag=true

Didn't know these were so popular, and expensive!
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/library-card-cabinet

I put mine up on the walls with push pins. Color code the pin color to the card.
Oversized cards, such as 52 Topps, I use small nails or even a staple gun.

I find the Industrial, air driven staplers work the best. No need to worry about them falling out then! :D

I have 2 questions on sets in binders.

First, do you put 2 cards in each slot, front to back so only the fronts shows or 1 card put slot, front and back shows? Originally, I put 2 per slot to save space and money. But, over the last few years have gotten new sheets and redid with 1 card per slot.

Second question - Do you put the card in a penny sleeve and then in the slot or no sleeve at all.

Personally, depending on the rarity/expense of the cards, I'd only put one card per sleeve in as to not cause damage to the first card you put in.

If they are a junk wax collection, then that's a different story.
The card sleeves, imo, can't hurt and will help avoid catching an edge or having to forcefully put the cards in the pockets like I have experienced at times.

I have ALL my cards in sleeves with NO penny sleeve and BACK TO BACK. Most people like to see the backs and/or think this is dangerous, but this is what i have done for 35+ years, it works for me.

I don't personally use sleeves or do the back-to-back thing.

Security
 

When it comes to storing cards, I think of security. It should be the priority......period.

I attain that security be hiding my collection through my house.

Hide them under my bed

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I have some hidden in my shoes. Some shoes are better for hiding than others.....

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And hide them in places that people don't use like my bidet. I mean, this is America......we don't do bidets. Clean buttholes are for Communists.

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If anyone needs hiding advice, PM me. My hiding spots are so good I haven't seen my Home Run Baker card since Columbus Day 2014.

I used to store my collection in the middle of the room under a sheet and with a chair on top for extra security. ;)

For my sets, I had these leather binders custom made. They are pages that fit top loaders. They're super strong, the cards are safe, and the binders look nice on a bookcase.

Conor - those are great. Can I ask where you had them done?

It was a company called Impact Enterprises. I had to buy a minimum of 25 for the custom order and they weren't cheap, as far as binders for baseball cards go, but the service was great. They did prototypes and made sure I got exactly what I wanted. I couldn't be happier with them. The pages also have a little tab at the top of each pocket so you could hold the binder upside down and the cards stay in place.

http://impactenterprises.com

custom binders
 

nice.

DS

Thanks for the info, Conor - much appreciated.

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Raw 4; 2 signed Doyle's and a partial "NY Natl'" Joe Doyle.....

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Part of how I stay on a budget is I only buy stuff to go in frames, either Pennzoni cases or a homemade job like this...http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...c5b216439f.jpg

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great "homemade" '1956 Dodgers display...never really looked/noticed there were THAT MANY Dodgers in the 1956 set.!

great collection/display - well done, Jason!

DS

There aren't! I made pretty good fakes for three guys who played in the 55 WS but were then traded and appeared in the 56T set as Cubs. And then I made a really bad fake for Shotgun Shuba who has no 56T card at all.

This allowed me to cover the full 25-man WS roster + Koufax (who didn't play) + Alston + team card and fill the frame.

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Recently I've moved the focus of my collecting to vintage. Because of that, I wanted to start putting sets into binders again. With higher prices, I didn't want to just put the card into sheets if I didn't have to.

I found something called the Toploader Binder, but I don't store vintage in toploaders. Also, buying those would get pricey very quickly and I don't have the most spare funds to spend in the hobby.

One day it just came to me that the semi-rigids that I was already using would likely fit into the four-card pages. Took a stop by my local card shop to see, and it did. So, I bought some pages and that's how I now have my 1960 Parkhurst Hawes Wax Indy set stored.

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I'm having difficulty figuring out how to display T201s in PSA holders. They are way to big to fit into a frame designed for cards. Would be great to find a way to have a wall hanging frame/case for these, but doesn't seem to be anything on market.

Any other T201 , or oversized card in general, collectors have a solution for this? I could hang just 1 , but it's more fun to have at least 3-6 on the wall at a time


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I am experimenting with three binder systems:

1. UNIKEEP
2. D-Ring 3"Baseball Card binders like Ultra Pro (I have old office binders and collectors binders from Pacific Trading Cards) inside a cardboard slipcase (used USPS Priority Mail boxes work great)
3. Barrister binder with slip case or similar


FIRST: Unikeep.
* Has anyone had any issues with snap-cases damaging cards? See pics. I worry the Ultra Pro 9-pocket pages are too tight in the case and the reinforcement side posts rub the edge of pages. If cards were to slide up to top edge they would get an indention. I also wonder if flipping the pages may cause them to hit the edge. So far no issues but I can see rub marks on the edge of the pages. For archiving this is less an issue.
* I like the ability to stack 1.5" or smaller binders with pages that lie flat. There is no ring mechanism so the posts are straight up from bottom. With standard binders I worry about the bottom few pages

SECOND: D-Ring binders.
* The Ultra Pro 3" are the most affordable option (except re-using old office supplies). I like putting a sample card on the spine and the width is good my sets and ease of use. Adding a slip case allows them to stack without pressure on the pages of the albums below.
* I have also made a sash out of paper to slide around the edge of the binder to keep the pages tight and from sagging when stored upright. This does the job well.

THIRD: Barrister binders with slip cases. At $30 for binder and slip case I have not tried this yet but it seems like a fancier version of my poor man's version in item 2. The D-Ring binder poster seem straight up (some office supply binders are a too steep an angle for my tastes). The hole in the spine makes for easy removal from slipcase. The look is elegant (like a Law Office) and with a modest label would be nice on the shelf.

http://www.bindertek.com/thbast3.html

http://www.archivalmethods.com/produ...-slip-case-set

T201s are a bit big, especially in holders, and they would almost need their own shelving of some sort for display. As for putting them in pages you could probably fit 3, maybe, if you have some custom pages.

Digitally
 

There is nothing like keeping my cards with me at all times - in high def - with a better view than the naked eye and without worrying about damaging them or having them stolen. In this short video, I flip through my raw T206 collection on my iPad...

https://youtu.be/6n5H_lR3Tt8