card in bank safe deposit box

Stonepony · #1 08-18-2013, 05:27 PM

Biggest threat probably humidity. Fire or theft from a SDB would be very rare.I would throw in some sort of desiccant pack and change every year. Especially important in a home safe !!

E93 · #2 08-18-2013, 05:54 PM

Never a problem. Given banks are air conditioned I can't imagine humidity is a problem, but I don't live on the east coast.
JimB

g_vezina_c55 · #3 08-18-2013, 06:04 PM

Ok thx guy.
Do you take insurance + sdb or only the sdb ?

Last year in montreal a national bank was victim of thieft during a 3 day week end..the theift open arround 50 sdb of the 450

It is why i ask if you ever saw a case like that.

Thx

ValKehl · #4 08-18-2013, 06:39 PM

Nelson, My SDB also serves as my "insurance" - and I keep my fingers crossed that nothing similar to what happened at the Montreal bank happens at my bank!
Val

g_vezina_c55 · #5 08-18-2013, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Nelson, My SDB also serves as my "insurance" - and I keep my fingers crossed that nothing similar to what happened at the Montreal bank happens at my bank!
Val

Probably extremely rare...first time i saw a story like that in Quebec.

ocjack · #6 08-18-2013, 07:15 PM

Had mine in a couple of banks for probably 15+ years. They even survived moves to different locations when my bank was bought out by another bank and the branch closed.

itjclarke · #7 08-18-2013, 07:18 PM

Have also used safe deposit boxes for 15 plus years. I've moved banks once or twice and upsized boxes with my collection. Never had a problem.. Except I can't see them when I want to

the 'stache · #8 08-19-2013, 01:53 AM

I'd be interested to know how many of you using sdp are also insuring those cards. When my collection has grown a little more, I plan on having my high value cards at the bank, keeping my other, less valuable cards in a safe, with sets and commons boxed and in the closet. But I anticipate I'll insure the cards at the bank, as well as those in my safe.

dabigyankeeman · #9 08-19-2013, 04:18 PM

I have had a few in one for many years, never had a problem.
I scanned the cards into my computer and printed them on photo paper and then put them in the safety deposit box. The cards i scanned and printed look great cut to life-size in my albums sheets with my real cards.

deadballfreaK · #10 08-19-2013, 06:08 PM

I kept my valuables in a SDB for a few years until the bank went out of business and they made me come and get em. I live in a very rural area and the banks are all small and have a very limited number of boxes. It's hard to even get one. Waiting lists. Anyway, the time my cards were in the bank, I lost interest in collecting. I have them back home now and I look at them everyday. I take some precautions, but no it is not very safe. To me if you have to lock your collection away, then what's the use having it?

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