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mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,130 ✭✭
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Going to Ikea to buy a new shelf unit because you needed more room to put your PSA-graded cards image

Mike
So full of action, my name should be a verb.

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    Late1970sToppsLate1970sTopps Posts: 750 ✭✭✭
    Speaking of storing cards, does anyone make boxes specifically designed to hold 75 or 100 PSA graded cards? I could see where a long skinny box with a lid that would hold the cards in their upright position would be very useful. If there were such a thing, where would I find them?

    Frank Smith
    (fsmith@bankofastoria.com)
    Looking for 1975, 1978, and 1979 Topps Baseball in high end PSA 9 and PSA 10.
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    VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    Unfortunately, if I put my cards out for display, my wife might get extremely suspicious.
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    mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,130 ✭✭
    Frank> I use the navy blue (black?) PSA storage boxes. They hold 60-65 PSA-graded cards. They also hold Card Saver IIs very nicely as well.

    I have links to what these look like-
    Box 1
    Box 2

    I normally pick these up at the major shows where PSA sets up and they're $5 each. They used to be available from the PSA web site, but I can't seem to find them any more. I've e-mailed Charlie to see if they've taken them of the site or if I've just missed them.

    Mike
    So full of action, my name should be a verb.
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    carkimcarkim Posts: 1,166 ✭✭
    Mike,

    I use the black boxes as well. They are no longer listed on the web site however you can still order them via telephone 1-800-325-1121.

    They take forever to be delivered. I ordered my latest 15 box case on February 14th and they still haven't arrived. The first time I ordered them it took a month to be delivered.

    I wanted to wait for the "National" to get more, but a lot of my cards are expose to potential dust hazards. And Vargha...My wife dusts them for me. As I said in a post a long time ago "She is a PSA 10!!!"

    Therefore, to me, Happiness is...Enjoying my hobby and having a wife who supports it.
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    Carlos
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    FBFB Posts: 1,684 ✭✭
    I've actually been making my own storage boxes from copier or computer paper boxes from Staples. I cut the height of the box down to "just over" the height of a PSA card standing upright. That gives me enough cardboard to create two seperators (three rows) in the box. It already has a nice top that covers most of the bottom. Works well since I can get between 240 and 250 PSA's per box. The money I save goes back to PSA.

    They stack very nicely as well!!!

    Frank Bakka
    Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
    Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!

    lynnfrank@earthlink.net
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    mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,130 ✭✭
    Carlos> The one time I ordered the boxes, they took 3 weeks despite the web site saying "Guaranteed In Stock". Because of this I just hold out til I can buy them at one of the major shows. Considering I've had grading orders turned around in less than two weeks, waiting three weeks for an order of boxes seems ridiculous.

    Mike
    So full of action, my name should be a verb.
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    VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    FB -- You scare me because I Have done the same thing with Staples boxes for computer paper and have cut the height down as well as put in the separators made from those same boxes.
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    zardoz51zardoz51 Posts: 1,168
    Martha Stewart at work!

    I use the 1600 card tall vault boxes. When assembling, I cut the center divider in half lengthwise. These boxes are heavy duty and hold 160 PSA slabs. Neat, organized, and one does not get a hernia moving them around.
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    FBFB Posts: 1,684 ✭✭
    David,

    I scare a lotta people...image
    Frank Bakka
    Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
    Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!

    lynnfrank@earthlink.net
    outerbankyank on eBay!
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    getupkidgetupkid Posts: 47 ✭✭
    I tried buying these boxes at the Hollywood Park show a little less than a month ago and the PSA booth employee told me that they had run out of them and they were on order. I ordered 15 last week and I'm on the West Coast they said it would take about a week. We'll see.

    EJ
    1972 Topps Baseball PSA 8 or higher/1978 Topps Baseball PSA 9 or higher.
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    mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,130 ✭✭
    Erik> My order was about 8 months ago and at the time, the web site said they were in stock - and I still waited 3 weeks.

    I sure hope they have them in 2 weeks for the Sun-Times show.

    Mike
    So full of action, my name should be a verb.
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    JHJH Posts: 111
    I ordered some about 6 weeks ago. They said 2 weeks for delivery, and that's what it took.
    Always looking for 1964 Topps commons in PSA 10....http://www.psacard.com/new_set_registry/display_cards.chtml?rsetid=628&alltime=yes&rank=1&tied=0&requesttimeout=9999">My Recently Retired 1964 Topps Set
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    metalmike20metalmike20 Posts: 165
    There is a box made that holds graded cards, its called a "vault box". I've used them for year now. They have a 2 piece design and are super sturdy. I get mine from Baseball Card World null. Just follow the link to storage boxes, and go down to vault boxes, they say they hold only 30-35 but unless they have changed I put nearly 70 into mine.

    metalmike20
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    carkimcarkim Posts: 1,166 ✭✭
    Nice Price on those boxes...I wish I knew about them sooner. But for that price I may switch over!!!

    Thanks for the info metalmike20
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    mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,130 ✭✭
    MetalMike> I do have a couple of those. For me, it's a trade-off. . .I really like the look of the PSA boxes. . .but the vault boxes are nice and white so you can write on them describing contents, etc. And at least the ones I picked up, they hold SGC-graded cards as well.

    Mike
    So full of action, my name should be a verb.
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    69topps869topps8 Posts: 261
    Mike - Knowing your love for classic rock, I thought your response to this subject was going to be "a warm gun".
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    gaspipe26gaspipe26 Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭
    I have 30 of the hard PSA 25 count boxes for my 1969 set. I keep it at my MD address stacked 3 high across the kitchen counter as I never use the counter anyway. IN fact you hardly notice them because you have to look down do keep from tripping over all the 800 count boxes on the floor!
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    FBFB Posts: 1,684 ✭✭
    Bob,

    Lemme guess... you're not married...
    Frank Bakka
    Sets - 1970, 1971 and 1972
    Always looking for 1972 O-PEE-CHEE Baseball in PSA 9 or 10!

    lynnfrank@earthlink.net
    outerbankyank on eBay!
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    gaspipe26gaspipe26 Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭
    Frank,
    Actually I am. I have a house in NJ. I work in MD during the week and go home on Friday's.
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    theBobstheBobs Posts: 1,136 ✭✭
    Good to see you on the boards Gaspipe. I hope you continue to post and share your knowledge/experience.
    Where have you gone Dave Vargha
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    Vargha bucks have left and gone away?

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