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Does anyone have any recomendations on BCW 800 count boxes? This seems to be the most common/standard size for single row boxes.  I see they come in both a single piece box and a 2 piece box that has a lid.  Does anyone have any experience and preference between the two?

Also, I only have the 4 row boxes.  Do cards in penny sleeves fit well in the single row boxes without bending the top of the sleeve?  

I have no personal first-hand experience on these boxes, but a concern I might have is the 2 piece is slightly wider due to the lid.  I know that in my big 4-row type boxes with separate lids the extra 1/4" or whatever it might be just always seems to make it so I can't quite fit one more box in width-wise.

But, again--no personal knowledge on this particular box.

--Kent

I prefer the two piece box. The lid on the one piece box tends to get in the way when sorting/searching through cards. It can get very irritating.

I go with the two piece boxes. I prefer being able to move the lid away when going through my cards. I do have a couple of one piece boxes and the flip lids have all ended up with torn paper edges.

Thanks for the replies.  Yeah I can see how the lid might get in the way on the one piece boxes. 

I figure the single rows can fit sleeved cards okay even though they lay on their sides? 

I find that sleeved cards fit very well in the two piece boxes. And as the others have stated, it's easier to go through the cards when you can completely remove the lid.

How often do you plan on going in the boxes?

I have never tried the 800ct with a lid(2pc)

but have well over 600 1pc 800ct as can be seen in the attached video and they have been a phenomenal fit as we go into these boxes often.

All the cards in the middle(unsorted bulk) will likely end up in 800cts in the future

Most of the brands fit the cards sleeved but not all,

and not all brands of sleeves are a right fit either.

For cards in top loaders or just sleeved I like the shoeboxes(1600ct) using index cards as dividers

Or top loaders in 4 pocket pages if you want the ease of turning pages and seeing the cards whilst being

very well protected also.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEIn6mkvMf0

The only boxes I have are the 1-piece type.  I like the positive closure.  I could just see myself picking up a two-piece box and finding myself holding the lid after the base and all the cards have hit the floor.  Of course, I could also see myself filling the bottom parts with sleeved cards and the tops with toploaders and having no lids for anything.  I've done that with the two-piece acrylic cases before....

-Tom

https://xanadude00001.imgur.com/all

This is why I like shoe boxes. They're a perfect fit for my plastic shelving, even with adding 2 wooden shelves to make it easier to remove a single box at a time.