General Forum

I see so many awesome ideals when it comes to displaying your favorite cards on the wall, sports rooms in general.  I have 5 kids so it will be a long time before I even have the luxury of having a room I can possibly do this with.

How worried are you in the event of a fire, natural disaster, etc?  I would love to display my favorite cards in a display case but would also be a little nervous.  Right now I have my high end cards in a slab travel case and that case is in a fireproof bag.  Overkill I am sure but wanted to get your thoughts.....also post your displays if you have one.

My cardboard is stored in more cardboard and then stored in a small, contained space. So yeah, I'm not good for ideas...

Those thoughts have crossed my mind even to what would I grab first if there was time to rescue some of my collection. But to be able to put it in a "safe" place is not practical nor does it allow any enjoyment. 

There have been discussions about insurance coverage; most will say it is too expensive and then also almost impossible to collect on it. Others have talked about precautions they have taken against the elements or natural disasters. I just don't think there is one good solution.

Also, remember that most thieves are checking master bedroom and its closets first and they don't like to search everywhere in the house nor to be seen by anyone. If you wanna hide something, leave it stored with your Christmas decoration during summer. It is absolutely not very "enjoyable", but no one will look there. 

If you budget for it, you can get some archival quality displays from Gaylord Archival that will be protective and still fit in your sports room.

I used to have a ton of comics from the 1970s through the late 1990s. I also had a ton of non sport card sets, magic the gathering cards and quite a bit of junk era cards from all sports. I also had plenty of Cal Ripken collectibles including some very rare items and a lot of autographed memorabilia. I was planning on opening a card and comic store one day. I was living and working  in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina hit. I was and still am a first responder. I was able to grab my Ripken binders and store in my truck but didn’t have room or the time to save anything else. I lost everything. Insurance didn’t cover it. I would have needed a special policy for the collectibles.