How do you store/display your sets

[Joshwesley]

I bought a fire proof wall safe ($150.00) and am installing in my bedroom...

You hang a picture over it...

Pretty cool... Not displayed, but it keeps them at home with me and not at the bank in safe deposit!

Awesome CJ display!

[The Nasty Nati]

Agreed. I don't get the point of buying beautiful vintage cards and then just throwing them in a safe or box and look at them once in a blue moon.

[Tripredacus]

The only complete sets I currently have are modern ones and they are in binders. I do have some cards that are slabbed or in one-touch, and they are cool but I prefer cards that I can put into pages.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by The Nasty Nati

Agreed. I don't get the point of buying beautiful vintage cards and then just throwing them in a safe or box and look at them once in a blue moon.

• UV Damage
• Fire
• Theft

I can think of a lot of reasons I would rather store my cards in my safe. To each their own though, it's all just a matter of personal preference.

[dabigyankeeman]

I store everything in sheets in binders. When I was a set collector, my sets were sorted by TEAM within these binders, not numerical order.

[JTysver]

I like to tape my T206 Wagner on the bathroom window so the world can see it.
This way I know it gets plenty of sunlight to keep the colors bright, it gets plenty of moisture to keep the cards supple and the tape is just a way of securing it since I hardly doubt a burglar is going to rob anything from the bathroom.
I make sure also, that I tape all of my most valuable cards to my windows so the world can see them. I have my 52 near mint Mantle and my Cracker Jack Joe Jackson taped on my bedroom window and the living room window in that order.

[mikemb]

Originally Posted by JTysver

I like to tape my T206 Wagner on the bathroom window so the world can see it.
This way I know it gets plenty of sunlight to keep the colors bright, it gets plenty of moisture to keep the cards supple and the tape is just a way of securing it since I hardly doubt a burglar is going to rob anything from the bathroom.
I make sure also, that I tape all of my most valuable cards to my windows so the world can see them. I have my 52 near mint Mantle and my Cracker Jack Joe Jackson taped on my bedroom window and the living room window in that order.

I put mine up on the walls with push pins. Color code the pin color to the card.
Oversized cards, such as 52 Topps, I use small nails or even a staple gun.

[irv]

Originally Posted by mikemb

I put mine up on the walls with push pins. Color code the pin color to the card.
Oversized cards, such as 52 Topps, I use small nails or even a staple gun.

I find the Industrial, air driven staplers work the best. No need to worry about them falling out then!

[mikemb]

I have 2 questions on sets in binders.

First, do you put 2 cards in each slot, front to back so only the fronts shows or 1 card put slot, front and back shows? Originally, I put 2 per slot to save space and money. But, over the last few years have gotten new sheets and redid with 1 card per slot.

Second question - Do you put the card in a penny sleeve and then in the slot or no sleeve at all.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by The Nasty Nati

Agreed. I don't get the point of buying beautiful vintage cards and then just throwing them in a safe or box and look at them once in a blue moon.

I agree with that in principle, but as I had a break in shortly after I got back into the hobby I keep most of my higher value cards in the bank. I'd love to look at them every day but that doesn't outweigh the risk of losing them. Plus it makes those occasional trips to the bank more fun.