A few storage questions

[achangeofspeed]

What value/card style determines whether or not it gets a penny sleave, toploader, or one touch?

I've been going with

standard base -penny sleeve
nicer base - penny sleeve and top loader for stars
Rookie - Rookie card top loader
insert - top loader
Auto - top loader
GU - top loader
One touch - I haven't decided if I like these more than just top loaders.

If your placing your top loaders in team bags how do you store them? I've been storing my top loaders in a http://www.bcwsupplies.com/products/...ox-3200-Ct.htm and if Istart placing them in team bags they won't fit properly. I was thinking maybe a graded card style box, or semi rigid style but I don't they'll fit properly. Even if they did BCW only has the style with one row.

[30ranfordfan]

Does anyone know if they still make boxes that are 5 rows wide? What about a 'monster box' that is deep enough for graded cards / tall boy cards to stand upright?

[30ranfordfan]

And I should have said..... most of my base cards just go into boxes: between 550 and 1100 count.

When I do a set, i.e. Upper Deck Series 1 / Series 2..... I'll leave the base as is (though some of the 'star' cards I'll put in Penny sleaves) but all the YGs go into top loaders. Who I consider to be 'super star' rookies (last year this would have been Mason & Stamkos) I put into one-touches.

For other parts of my collection, if it's something I designate 'PC' it's either in a binder, or in top loaders or one-touches.

[Goose97]

Does anyone know if they still make boxes that are 5 rows wide? What about a 'monster box' that is deep enough for graded cards / tall boy cards to stand upright?

One of my LCs's here still has a bunch of 5 wides.

I personally have three 5 wides that I store all my Star players(base and Inserts), and common inserts in all in penny sleeves, and the valuable ones top loaded. All my High end cards of my players are either in snap tights or Taps, but I Keep the base and lower inserts organized in order in binders. My complete sets are in Binders as well.

I also built a 17 500 ct box I built out of plywood to store all my base. I anchored this on my wall to save space. It is full, and I almost have to build another to keep up. I even built my own showcases, if I ever do get a chance to set up at a show.