Recommendations and thoughts for purchasing a safe for my collection

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by cubsfan-budman

I agree with Nelson. I bought a "starter" safe, and now regret it. Wish I'd just bought what I wanted in the first place.

i Bought two safe before the one i have now.

A lot of time a safe look verry secure but look carefuly and do buisiness with a specialized shop...

wow a lot of beautifull safe in this video !

Anyway the best way to secure your collection is :
1- a best anti-thieft anti-fire safe
2- alarm system
3- specialized insurance

With these 3 thing you are secure

[rainier2004]

Just a couple things to keep in mind:
1) House fires typically burn at 2000+ degree when fully engulfed and possibly higher depending on material used
2) Water damage from the fire being extinguished is a real possibility - we were pretty happy if we only had 2" of water in the basement on a fully engulfed house fire
3) Think about the location you'd keep the safe as houses collapse based on location of the structural supports - ie corners work better than in rooms located centrally to the home
4) If any of the above 3 things happen, the bb cards are probably toast no matter what safe you purchase; guns can be dried out and reused unlike cards
5) Safe + insurance seems to the overall best route IMO - Good luck

[smtjoy]

Agree with whats been said, go big its just worth it. I just upgraded mine and Im so happy but it was a pain, wish I had just spent the money the first go round. My collection is also fully insured and this should not be overlooked because of the safe.

My first safe was a small sentry walmart version, after two years I upgraded to this sentry gun safe from Academy-



I just upgrade again a few months ago to this large safe and I could not be happier, 60 x 40 x 28 purchased from
http://sportsmansteelsafes.com/?gcli...FUhjTAod0wfcyQ

[Tao_Moko]

Fire safes are one of the items I sell and of all of them I prefer Fire King. You can pm or email me at eric.sharp@formsandsupply.com if you want me to send literature for your decision. The big box store imports will create a nice pile of molten plastic on the inside in event of a fire. Just like everything else in life, the things that work well aren't cheap.

[T205Guy]

Besides having a nice solid firesafe I also store my best cards in a second small waterproof/fireproof safe inside the larger safe for added protection. It takes up precious space but is well worth the extra protection.

[Exhibitman]

Insure to value, safe deposit box for the irreplaceable cards, fuggedaboutit.

[Sierra79]

You generally get what you pay for. For something like cards, I would invest in a safe that offers fire protection and anti-theft protection. As a rule of thumb, if it is small/light enough to be carried away then it's really kind of worthless. Also, there are different levels of fire protection. I would definitely keep the super high end stuff in a safety deposit box, especially if you are ever out of town.