Graded card storage

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Posted By: ChuckkieB

I was wondering what would be the best way/place to store graded vintage cards. I have accumulated quite a few over the last year or so and I'm running out of excuses for my wife as to why all of these "stupid cards" are cluttering up our desk drawers. My wife holding a paper clip in higher regard than my precious T206's is something I still cannot get used to but that is a discussion for another thread. :D Any storage suggestions/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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Posted By: Anthony

MJ Roop has some really nice boxes. Go for the wood ones, they cost a bit more but are super sturdy. They hold 176 cards (coincidentally the size of a Cracker Jack set). I"ve got 4 of their boxes (1 cardboard and 3 wood) and the service is nothing short of excellent.
http://www.mjroop.com/

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Posted By: Scottopotamus

I have three Oak graded card storage boxes from Pennzoni Displays (www.displayco.com) for my craptacular T206 and have been well pleased with them. I would also highly recommend getting the felt or velvet liner bottom for the box as it helps keep the card from shifting. (Styrofoam "bricks" aslo help for travelling!)

Scottoptamus
My T206 Web Site

http://www.freewebs.com/scottopotamus

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Anthony, I've got a bunch of the MJ Roop boxes that are cardboard covered with brown "leather" looking stuff. Not very sturdy. Where are these wooden boxes you talk about? I haven't seen them on their site. Thanks.

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Posted By: Anthony

Jeff-
The wooden ones are on their site- they look almost exactly like the cardboard ones (faux leather over wood) but are sturdier with sharper corners. I was expecting a wood finish, but overall am pleased with the product. The cardboard one I have is showing a bit of wear after 6 months (the lid isn't lining up as perfectly on the bottom as it did initially) but don't think that will be an issue with the wood ones.
I did order the laminated checklist for the lid with my first box, and it had a bunch of factual errors. If you're getting the checklist with it consider asking for a draft copy.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Anthony,

The customer service at MJ Roop is great; their web site is awful. It appears that the wooden boxes are the ones that cost $79.95 and the covered cardboard boxes are $59.95. Of course, there is nothing on the site that indicates what is different about the two boxes.

Jeff

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Posted By: Brian Weisner

Hi Jeff
Thanks for the info. I assumed the 79.99 box was wooden, but it doesn't mention that in the description. I guess I'll order a few, and see how it goes. Be well Brian

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Posted By: ChuckkieB

...for all of the suggestions. The wooden box on the mjroop site looks intruiging. I'll probably end up purchasing a few but I want to shop around a little more first. Does anyone else have any websites they can direct me to?

CB