House on fire

Originally Posted by CharleyBrown

Hey Dan,

Did you have to modify the foam insert at all?

Yeah. They come with insert and you customize it in whatever arrangement you want it. The insert is made up of foam squares that you break apart and remove

[pitburgfan]

My Mike Trout 1/1 card. What are you guys thinking? Leave all the T206's, 33 Gowdy's, and my completed set of W514's that I spent 20 years completing with the help of Net54 members!

[71buc]

My wife had been pestering me for years to get a gun safe for my toys. Then one day my house caught on fire. I remember standing there with a garden hose trying to douse the flames thinking I was in for the mother of all "I told you sos". Thankfully the fire department saved my collection and my wife got a new kitchen. I got a new safe. If I had to grab one thing I suppose it would be this ring as it is pretty much representative of the genesis of my life long love of baseball .

[mr2686]

I'd probably grab my HOF book. It's signed by every HOF'er I've met since 1988. Many of them have since passed, so it would be impossible to replace.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by 71buc

My wife had been pestering me for years to get a gun safe for my toys. Then one day my house caught on fire. I remember standing there with a garden hose trying to douse the flames thinking I was in for the mother of all "I told you sos". Thankfully the fire department saved my collection and my wife got a new kitchen. I got a new safe. If I had to grab one thing I suppose it would be this ring as it is pretty much representative of the genesis of my life long love of baseball .

Cool pic...my uncle covered those Pirate teams from 66-86 for the Post Gazette...

[71buc]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Cool pic...my uncle covered those Pirate teams from 66-86 for the Post Gazette...

He must have some amazing stories

[Directly]

I asked this same question a few years back to a long time sports card hoarder. His collection being in a older three story home, literally with only little paths through out the house to navigate. Cards being stacked up on the stair cases, etc. Even stacks of cards on the kitchen table one can see a Bill Russell RC.

I asked " What would you do in the event of a fire--His Reply " Jump in "

Now that's a serious collector!

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by 71buc

He must have some amazing stories

He and Elroy Face were BFF's. Lots of stories that I am trying to verify. The ones my uncle told were mostly about covering both baseball and football NY Giants. Elroy had some scandalous stories that I think might have been "axe to grind" stories and not really worth repeating.

[familytoad]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Yeah. They come with insert and you customize it in whatever arrangement you want it. The insert is made up of foam squares that you break apart and remove

Dan, I got the APACHE 3800.
I am messing with the foam a bit to try and fit 90 cards in the case.
Any advice?
Looks like you might have doubled up the foam pieces to have them surround the cards better than I did.

Anyway, back to the OP, if a case counts, I might move my top 90 into this Apache.

If a single card only, then maybe my E105 Mello Mint Wagner.

(except that I would have to run to the case, spend time searching through , bypassing 89 other really great cards to save it
)