Storage of Graded Cards -- Advice?

[Leon]

I don't have any of those or experience with them. I keep mine in regular 250 count or 500 count cardboard card boxes. I say do whatever is easiest for you and don't spend a ton. You very well might change your thinking in the future. I have.

[ZachS]

Whatever way you decide to go keep in mind that SGC slabs are slightly larger than PSA and Beckett. I have some of the black cardboard storage boxes that were made by different companies. Some of them are wide enough for SGC slabs and some are not.

[bsuttonosu]

I recommend BCW Super Vault Storage Boxes. Relatively cheap. Fits any standard size graded card. I also use them for the large size semi-rigid holders. Easy to mix and match graded, semi-rigid, toploaders, etc., in the same box. Fit neatly on the shelf and you can easily label the outside of the box however you want.

I think BCW also makes a graded "shoe box" that is two rows with a lid, but I've never used that one. Something about the single rows that I like with the vault boxes.

[clydepepper]

I would recommend a fire-proof safe. When I think of what can harm cardboard and plastic, the first thing I think of is fire.

I keep 72 (all that will fit: 61 PSA & 11 SGC) highest dollar graded cards in my Sentry safe, about 700 post-war, pre-standard sized cards in a locked wooden Dakota safe - taking a little chance with the fire threat, but at least they are fairly well secured.

Still another wooden box (no lock ) contains 500 pre-standard cards (1956 set and 160 of 1955 set).

I have 14 binders containing my Topps 1957-1976 years and everything else is in regular cardboard storage boxes, usually 900 or 5000 each.

I don't have any floods or hurricanes where I live, but heat can bring fire, so be careful out there.

[the 'stache]

The only thing that worries me about a home safe is not the fire, which any safe can protect from, but the heat. Most safes don't keep the internal temperature of a safe cool enough inside. The plastic slabs can melt all over the cards, ruining them. The only answer I've found is a true media safe. But these safes are pretty expensive.

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I would recommend a fire-proof safe. When I think of what can harm cardboard and plastic, the first thing I think of is fire.

I keep 72 (all that will fit: 61 PSA & 11 SGC) highest dollar graded cards in my Sentry safe, about 700 post-war, pre-standard sized cards in a locked wooden Dakota safe - taking a little chance with the fire threat, but at least they are fairly well secured.

Still another wooden box (no lock ) contains 500 pre-standard cards (1956 set and 160 of 1955 set).

I have 14 binders containing my Topps 1957-1976 years and everything else is in regular cardboard storage boxes, usually 900 or 5000 each.

I don't have any floods or hurricanes where I live, but heat can bring fire, so be careful out there.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by bsuttonosu

I recommend BCW Super Vault Storage Boxes. Relatively cheap. Fits any standard size graded card. I also use them for the large size semi-rigid holders. Easy to mix and match graded, semi-rigid, toploaders, etc., in the same box. Fit neatly on the shelf and you can easily label the outside of the box however you want.

This is what I do also. You can buy these relatively cheaply off ebay if you buy in quantity.

[pcoz]

I have one of the card vault cases(3rd one you listed) and it's a tank of a storage box. They're not cheap, but it's really well made and durable. Heavy too.

[calvindog]

Try Box Factory: these are the same as the MJ Roop graded card storage boxes.

http://aboxfactory.com/index.php/collectors/psa.html

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Try Box Factory: these are the same as the MJ Roop graded card storage boxes.

http://aboxfactory.com/index.php/collectors/psa.html

^^ This

I use their black chipwood boxes to store both my graded cards, and my Bowman Chrome prospect collection, which are kept in one touch magnet cases. The boxes make for a pretty elegant way of storing your collection out in the open. And, they're nicely constructed. However, for somebody looking to use these boxes for transporting cards to a show and back, I'd go with the wood boxes.

[MikeU]

Originally Posted by bsuttonosu

I recommend BCW Super Vault Storage Boxes. Relatively cheap. Fits any standard size graded card. I also use them for the large size semi-rigid holders. Easy to mix and match graded, semi-rigid, toploaders, etc., in the same box. Fit neatly on the shelf and you can easily label the outside of the box however you want.

I think BCW also makes a graded "shoe box" that is two rows with a lid, but I've never used that one. Something about the single rows that I like with the vault boxes.

+1. Cheap, tidy and safe. Save money for more cards.