Showing off your collection
MuckyMutt
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Do you display any of your cards or memorabilia? If so, how do you do it? Do you have a "special" display cabinet, shelf, or whatever? I'm also an amateur woodworker and I've been trying to come up with a design to build so that I can properly display some of my most treasured items. I've got to come up with something better than this: 
(an available shelf near my computer desk with items that I've gotten over the last two months)
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My 1934 Goudey Set
Julen
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Actually they are all over the damn place and I have to get a handle on it. My new year's resolution is to not buy anymore cards until this is doen.
BRB I have to go and bid on a card.
<< <i>Mine are hidden away so as to not allow the wife to actually see what i have. How could I <sic> about all the shoes she has if she knew? J/K >>
Actually the picture of mine is just what's come in lately. I've been putting it out to just kind of test the limits.
I LOVE the goal line auto's and HOF football rookie cards. I really like how you have displayed your goal line art cards - I may have to do the same. Where did you find the frame they're displayed in?
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Those are 1/24 scale Ertls on the shelf, mostly various Mopars. I hope to get some showcase to hang on the wall for them this year so I can display them.
The white boxes on the shelf above the TV are Franklin Mint cars, again, going to get some showcases. Remote control boat on the top shelf was in the water once, and almost sank. Going to get it up and running one of these days. Of course, the only time I had it out on the water was back in 1990/1991. And a bunch of binders full of baseball cards mostly, alphabetical order. And the new printer I just got the other day that is already getting buried...
The center of it all, where I spend hours upon hours of my life. Next to the chair on the floor is the HOF autograph collection and slabbed stuff. Probably going to have to take down the Ronnie Reagan 2005 calender and get something a little more up to date...
My current project is clearing out the 3000 Hot Wheels and other die-cast cars on the shelf. Not too bad considering that I used to have another 3000 or so cars unopened that I got rid of between 2004 and 2005. These should be funding my next few HOF autograph purchases I hope...
The other corner, after the cars will come the Legos. The stack of Rubbermaid containers in the back corner are full of them, and there is another stack in back of those. Something like 12-14 eleven gallon containers of the little pieces.
The middle of the room, used to be worse with the boxes reaching the ceiling. I seriously want to get this cleared out to make room for an air hockey table or shuffle board table.
And the vintage couch that nobody can sit on, nor would they want to sit on it even if it was cleared off. Very uncomfortable, but I can't let it go just yet. Stingrays Donkey Kong purchase inspired me to dig out my old Coleco Frogger last week in my mom's attic. Oh year, I have more stuff at mom's still...
I should have taken pictures before to use as a reference point. Maybe I'll dig this up next New Years day to see what kind of progress I made.
Thanks, brumbach - I feel better now.
Eyebone
Awesome!
Nice mess Brum!
Here's what my little display looks like currently. Other stuff which isn't much is in shoe boxes.
according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
This is something I came up with that was a fast and cheap way to diplay cards that are graded, in screw downs or just in top loaders. It is square stock from Lowe's. It's sold next to the dowel rods. The concept is very simple.
Knuckles, I love the '56 Mantle. I'm sending a similar one to PSA this week.
Collector of Pittsburgh Pirates cards for a slightly less stupid reason.
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I moved from a 1500 ft. townhouse in DC to a 3000 SQ ft house in Texas, so I like having open the uncluttered space...I try to keep everything on the walls so I have plenty of room to stretch my feet (or play some indoor nerf football with the kids..)
Your set up doesnt look unorganized at all Duner...And Greg is right on the Goal Line Art frame...That is SWEET...Very good idea..
Jason
according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
Nice set btw. I was looking at all the pics. thanks for sharing and congrats on the completion.
Early bowman cards are my favorites. baseball, football and non sports of 51 and 52 especially.
Steve
As much as it pains me, I'll have to get rid of it in a few months to pay for my first semester of law school....so keep your eyes posted on eBay. Geaux Tigers! --John Korduner --------------------THE END
Keep the cards, get a student loan?
Good luck
This is the display I used to have-it's gone away now, to a dark box at BofA.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
Cool packs griff...are the fatima boxes unopened as well?
what type of comments do you guys get when people visit?
I keep all my stuff in a small fireproof safe ...not so much for the value but for protection against flooding and fire. I got it last year after like 5 hurricanes in a row.
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This is the display I used to have-it's gone away now, to a dark box at BofA.
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I can only imagine the collection B of A has; all of my best cards are there too.
Collectable
Griffins: What a collection! How long did it take you to build it?
Robert
Never fear! He likes Favre more than I do, so he is OK with it. LOL
I wonder what kind of display BofA could put together... hmmm
And, everyone look at the empties - there's some gems there!!!!
thanx for sharing
mike
But Brum - now I don't feel so bad - I'm in the organization/framing phase but have no money right now.
Plus, I don't have a camera - I'm gonna have to get some advice from Griff and come up with something user friendly - so when my stuff is on the walls/floor - I can do my "virtual" walk thru.
You guys have done a great job!! BTW, BKAH posted stuff he had last year and looked really nice.
Thanx for sharing
mike
Jery
Who built the set? That's off the chart! The best I have ever seen!!!
thanx for sharing
mike
To think this is where all my money goes, ever since episode 1 released.
Before Star Wars it was Star Trek, heres a photo taken in 1996
source looks like it comes from ebay but i just load my pics on ebay and dont sell these. just use ebay to show my pics.. anyway let me know if you guys like this?
that is truly insane, do you have the original star wars little action figures and the like? i remember my friend's mom saving all those action figures, light sabers and the jet cruiser thingy's and putting them away when we were kids. i bet those things fetch a pretty penny these days?
thanks for sharing, that is simply incredible.
Julen
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julen
RIP GURU
I wish I had one room that I could use to display my Nolan Ryan stuff. Unfortunately I don't so it mostly sits in boxes.
Donato
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i hope not b/c the psa drug testing peepz are already on a flight from john wayne airport to your crib. i hope you read all the dotted lines and such regarding your membership and banned substances?
even as collectors we have to provide some level of integrity in keeping our hobby clean.
get it together man!!
Julen
RIP GURU
<< <i>I built this over the summer - good for graded cards
When I finish my 2001 Atomic Prism Football Patch Variation set, that's how I want to display the cards. Until then, they'll sit in a box inside of a huge rubbermaid tub with the rest of my stuff
Tabe
Jery, yours is freak'n unreal. Outstanding job, my wife would divorce me if I did that to even the basement.
(edited to add if we had a basement)