Storing PSA Slabs

[skelly423]

Hi Everyone,

I'm working on a registry set that will eventually amount to nearly 500 cards. I'm ~50 cards in and realize that I need to make long terms storage plans for all of my PSA slabs. I have access to a large bank vault at work where I can keep the cards, so I'm not worried about security or potential damage, just something orderly where I can story everything. Ideally it would be portable enough that I can easily take my cards out and flip through them.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Any links to buy the suggested product are appreciated.

[raulus]

This is what I use. They stack nicely, and you can even remove the center divider and store the larger format slabs. Each box will hold about 120 slabbed cards or 60 on each side.

(5) Graded Shoe 2-Row Cardboard Storage Boxes - Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Nascar, Sportscards, Gaming & Trading Cards Collecting Supplies by MAX PRO - GSB https://a.co/d/1od5emu

[johnlenhardt]

I use the same thing. They work well and are sturdy.

[53toppscollector]

Originally Posted by raulus

This is what I use. They stack nicely, and you can even remove the center divider and store the larger format slabs. Each box will hold about 120 slabbed cards or 60 on each side.

(5) Graded Shoe 2-Row Cardboard Storage Boxes - Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Nascar, Sportscards, Gaming & Trading Cards Collecting Supplies by MAX PRO - GSB https://a.co/d/1od5emu

these are great for PSA slabs, not so great for SGC slabs

[felada]

I use theses

https://nativearchival.com/product/c...d-storage-box/

[Bigdaddy]

I use these. They are water proof and sturdy, have a handle and hold PSA, SGC and BVG slabs nicely. For a less than full box, I stuff a (clean) sock in the unused area.

[nwobhm]

Why not buy a sheet of cabinet grade plywood and make your own? $10 for a cardboard box and $60 for chipboard box seems very high.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by nwobhm

Why not buy a sheet of cabinet grade plywood and make your own? $10 for a cardboard box and $60 for chipboard box seems very high.

That would be fun!

Of course, weight would also become an issue. I can testify that the cardboard boxes get seriously heavy with all that heavy duty plastic inside, and that’s with relatively lightweight cardboard.

[JollyElm]

If you're budget conscious, these do the trick and they're absolutely FREE* at the supermarket...

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*Correction, they now cost ten cents a piece (or more) at your local grocery store. Frickin' rip off.

[skelly423]

Originally Posted by nwobhm

Why not buy a sheet of cabinet grade plywood and make your own? $10 for a cardboard box and $60 for chipboard box seems very high.

You are inferring a level of skill I do not possess. I'd love to be able to build a custom box to hold them, but I don't have the tools or the woodworking ability to assemble something like that.

[JohnP0621]

I use the PSA Black boxes
They hold around 65 PSA Graded cards each.

Regards
John P

[nwobhm]

Originally Posted by raulus

That would be fun!

Of course, weight would also become an issue. I can testify that the cardboard boxes get seriously heavy with all that heavy duty plastic inside, and that’s with relatively lightweight cardboard.

Not of these are heavy. The 4 cost me under $10. I intend to make a few for my graded stuff that will fit in another drawer.

[nwobhm]

Originally Posted by skelly423

You are inferring a level of skill I do not possess. I'd love to be able to build a custom box to hold them, but I don't have the tools or the woodworking ability to assemble something like that.

Come on…. It’s all straight cuts. Home Depot will do all your cutting for 50 cents a cut.

After cutting you need:

Screws
Cordless Drill
1 Drill bit
Countersink

[notfast]

The dome box on facebook.

Nicer “cardboard” single row boxes in diff colors….but like $10-12 per

[Fred]

Originally Posted by raulus

This is what I use. They stack nicely, and you can even remove the center divider and store the larger format slabs. Each box will hold about 120 slabbed cards or 60 on each side.

(5) Graded Shoe 2-Row Cardboard Storage Boxes - Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Nascar, Sportscards, Gaming & Trading Cards Collecting Supplies by MAX PRO - GSB https://a.co/d/1od5emu

Yup, those are really good storage boxes for graded cards.

[The Detroit Collector]

Originally Posted by nwobhm

Not of these are heavy. The 4 cost me under $10. I intend to make a few for my graded stuff that will fit in another drawer.

I've seen this as well storing nothing but slabbed cards. Holds a ton and you can easily flip through them and put a label in between to separate sets or players.

[Section103]

You'd need to check it out in advance, but old library card catalogues are the perfect storage mechanism in my view. Just a sharp look that incorporates the vintage feel.

(Make sure the drawers are properly sized and metal inserts removed.

[Tomi]

Some good ideas here.
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=331231

[Neal]

Is there any T3 sized slab recommended box?

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[Peter_Spaeth]

Dome box on ebay, multiple color choices, work well for all companies' standard slabs.

These are nice for PSA.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256136568332

[Jay Wolt]

Originally Posted by Neal

Is there any T3 sized slab recommended box?

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I've been using these types for over a decade.
I brought a T3 slab into Staples and found a box that fits perfectly
Something like this...

[Vintage Vern]

Why not a shoe box?

After all, that seems to be where most the best treasures resided for the first 100+ years.

[Balticfox]

I use these Really Useful Boxes which are available at Staples, Michaels, Loomis and on Amazon for general storage purposes:



I refuse of course to have anything to do with cards encapsulated in little plastic coffins but I'm sure the Really Useful Boxes would be ideal for storing them s well. Colour coding is a good way to sort collectibles.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Raspberry red. Lemon yellow. Orange orange!!

[Neal]

Thanks Jay, I may consider that. As of now, I am leaning towards a BCW comic box. They will hold them nicely as well

[steve B]

I made this for all my slabbed cards. More of them in it now, but still plenty of room.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

I use these. They are water proof and sturdy, have a handle and hold PSA, SGC and BVG slabs nicely. For a less than full box, I stuff a (clean) sock in the unused area.

Agree with Tom. These are perfect for storage and provide humidity control due to the rubber gaskets and limited measure of water and fire protection. The 900 count 5.56mm boxes fit PSA slabs perfectly, have an easy carry handle and are sturdy. Also they are relatively inexpensive. Make sure to get the refurbished ones with new gaskets.

[conor912]

I am a woodworker by trade, so am always thinking of storage I can build. To me, storage and presentation are really important and add to the experience. I would love to help out more collectors, but the reality is there’s just not enough demand to make it scalable enough to make it financially feasible.

[Ronnie73]

I personally would recommend searching you local classified ads for used fireproof filing cabinets. They can be found usually in a two or four drawer high design. Then put them on a second floor in an area where your near a load bearing support beam below, to handle the weight. If you only have a single floor, then I would either build a couple one foot platforms made of MDF, so you can have the cabinets at least 2 feet above the floor. This way you are covered by flood and fire to a decent extent. Plus you can have access to your cards at home. For added assurance, you could even add a collectible insurance policy to your cards. Then for the inside of the drawers, you can fit 3 single row graded cardboard boxes. Each would fit 60 PSA slabs, or 45 SGC's, and somewhere in the middle for a mixture. So a 4 drawer cabinet would nicely fit the T206 set, along with some other cards. I personally would try to search out 2 cabinets with 2 drawers high, and then put them on a two foot platfourm. This way it would be around 4 and a half feet high, and you can still easily flip through your slabs.

[Ronnie73]

Originally Posted by conor912

I am a woodworker by trade, so am always thinking of storage I can build. To me, storage and presentation are really important and add to the experience. I would love to help out more collectors, but the reality is there’s just not enough demand to make it scalable enough to make it financially feasible.

Those are beautiful Conor.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by conor912

I am a woodworker by trade, so am always thinking of storage I can build. To me, storage and presentation are really important and add to the experience. I would love to help out more collectors, but the reality is there’s just not enough demand to make it scalable enough to make it financially feasible.

Really impressive work.

[Jay Wolt]

I would love to help out more collectors, but the reality is there’s just not enough demand

Conor, where are you located? I'd be interested

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Neal

Is there any T3 sized slab recommended box?

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You might be better off not using a container, and just stacking them up.

They’re just so bloody heavy that by the time you get a bunch of them into a container, you might never be able to lift it. Not to mention, the cost to ship your container full of T3s to a Holiday Inn Express would be astronomical…

[Jay Wolt]

I had my Turkey Reds in the plastic containers I showed earlier
They held about 45-50 & weighed maybe 20 pounds
Not all that heavy, but you shouldn't use the handle to lift them

[conor912]

Thanks, guys! I’m in Seattle. I’ve done a few “card catalogs” for collectors in the area.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by conor912

Thanks, guys! I’m in Seattle. I’ve done a few “card catalogs” for collectors in the area.

They look great and instantly remind me of Dewey Decimal!
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[icurnmedic]

After the recent fires, I’ve started keeping my good stuff in Pelican cases. Just buy new foam , then cut to fit the slabs. They are (typically) watertight, very rigid, but are portable. Might need a few for 500 cards though.