Tabletop display Cases? Dealers Help!

[Sweden1992]

Hi, does anyone know where to get these cases that dealers have at their shows. Im going to be a dealer at the upcoming bossa show in calgary and i need to find one of these to lock up my higher-end cards and display them.

thanks

[sjw241]

I bought one online, cost a lot of money. I also picked up 2 from a dealer who was downsizing. Maybe check your LCS and ask if they have one you can borrow or even rent for the show.
I know at the Expo in Toronto there is a person who rents them out, but I am not sure about Calgary. If I was closer I'd lend you mine!

[CoolHandLuke]

I made myself one in the 90's and been very usefull. It much cheapper to build it then buy one already made. I used a bottom of cardboard with whole that we use to put on wall to hang tools. hard wood for the side of the casing and can use metal angle inside. It won't really show once build and make it easy to build the frame. Then have a glass cut for your top at youe local windows shop. That is the only way to keep the cost down. In my case I did have the wood already so it only cost me the glass window.

So
8 X 32" X 2" X 1" hard wood
4 X 32 x 2 x 1/2 to cover the side and glass to hold the glass in place.
1 X 26" X 1/2 as a side holder for the top part to keep it open
1 X 33" X 33" cardboard with whole for the bottom
1 X 32" x 32" glass.

With this material, a few screw, wood glue and some 8 metal angles, you do not need to be very good to build this. Once build the person will only see what is in the case, anyway :)

This will give you a good 32 " X 32" display. easy to make and you only need to make a groove in the top side to fit the glass and then apply glue and the top piece of wood to close the glass in place. A router or even a skill saw can be used to make the groove in the wood or even when buying wood some can do the inside groove in the four piece for you.

[Sweden1992]

Thanks for the input, I will call a couple of my lcs, if they can't help I'll try making one...