How Do You STORE Your BASE CARDS?

Dwade3HeatC · 01-25-2014, 04:25 PM

Me gusta base cards, but they are just taking up lots of space. Where and how do you guys store your base cards?

Scans would be amazing, thanks in advance (if I get any replies

)!

Edit:
Also, what do you do with your base cards? Just let them sit?

Cubs · 01-25-2014, 04:33 PM

got them in shoe boxes upon shoe boxes. alphabatized

dbackfan12 · 01-25-2014, 04:36 PM

By team in 3500 count boxes

dbacksfan4life · 01-25-2014, 04:39 PM

All penny sleeved in 3500 count boxes. All alphabatized.

AwesomeJuice · 01-25-2014, 04:42 PM

I put sets in 9 card sleeves in 3 ring binder. Base goes in those cardboard boxes that you get boxes in

matvoo · 01-25-2014, 05:04 PM

Put all my base in my shoebox and at end of the year i sell them on craigslist for cheap

PackRipper · 01-25-2014, 05:08 PM

Rookies together, prospect cards together, verterans together. All alphabetized by the players first name.

ToppsCollector1 · 01-25-2014, 05:34 PM

Sets and side collections in binders, extras in shoeboxes

rojallad · 01-25-2014, 06:28 PM

Throughout the year I will put all of my base and other virtually worthless cards in a two row. When it gets filled up, I give them away on here. Not sure why anyone would keep thousands of worthless cards. I could see keeping a select few that you liked but.....hoarding base....

edclay · 01-25-2014, 06:34 PM

Pile them next to the fireplace

Julz24 · 01-25-2014, 06:46 PM

I keep mine in 3500 boxes. Organized by year, team, position, player and brand. I have custom cabinets built when I run out of room so they stow away nicely.

tajikey · 01-25-2014, 07:04 PM

I keep mine at the city dump.

mrdallas · 01-25-2014, 07:08 PM

Garbage works for me

IronMonkey415 · 01-25-2014, 07:09 PM

Use them as decoy for cards that I sell on ebay.

Some say "thank you for the extra cards"
One gay said "Stop including pieces of crap base cards, I have no use for them."

That guy hurt me a lot.

Addison · 01-25-2014, 07:10 PM

I keep all mine unorganized (need to get organized) in stacks in a cabinet and the ones I get signed I keep in a binder.

mrdallas · 01-25-2014, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronMonkey415

Use them as decoy for cards that I sell on ebay.

Some say "thank you for the extra cards"
One gay said "Stop including pieces of crap base cards, I have no use for them."

That guy hurt me a lot.

One gay said "Stop including pieces of crap base cards, I have no use for them."
That guy hurt me a lot.

Ask for loob next time.... Lol

Just because it is too easy

Dwade3HeatC · 01-25-2014, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edclay

Pile them next to the fireplace

Great idea!!!!!

crazy4kinsler · 01-25-2014, 10:19 PM

I keep all of mine sorted numerically by brand and year. I have literally a ton since the 1980s. I own a card store and am planning on putting them in there shortly. What I want to do is have people come in with needs/wants and trade like 2/1 of the same brand. They give me 2 1990 Topps (no matter the player) and they get 1 of mine (no matter the player). That way, the years can stay loaded. If they don't want to trade (which would be free), they would be charged low BV (usually 1-2 cents) on any of them.

There's a guy in Plano that does that and I really enjoy going in there looking for stuff to complete sets and/or player PCs. So I figured I'd give it a try. Obviously the stars and nicer RCs would be pulled, but everything would be in those boxes.

toppsman · 01-25-2014, 10:38 PM

All of my base are in 3500 count boxes, organized by year and brand and all in numerical order. I have about 90,000 right now. Trying to trim back, but then again, 2014 Topps Series 1 will add another box to the stack.

phizeta564 · 01-25-2014, 10:45 PM

Put one set of each in 9 card sleeves and binder and put the rest in 3500 ct boxes until I trade them in for credit at my LCS

HYPTZEMDSTRPLES · 01-26-2014, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronMonkey415

Use them as decoy for cards that I sell on ebay.

Some say "thank you for the extra cards"
One gay said "Stop including pieces of crap base cards, I have no use for them."

That guy hurt me a lot.

Heh, I just got a card today with an extra junk common.He even bothered putting it in a sleeve.At least it's someone on my team.

Ty Hope · 01-26-2014, 04:19 AM

I throw them all away. Small houses over here in Japan...

HYPTZEMDSTRPLES · 01-26-2014, 04:20 AM

Sadly, I took most of mine to Goodwill last year.

Dwade3HeatC · 01-26-2014, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ty Hope

I throw them all away. Small houses over here in Japan...

Throw them away????!

death2redemptions · 01-26-2014, 04:10 PM

I use them to chop up lines of coke

01-25-2014, 04:25 PM	#1
Dwade3HeatC Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,769	How Do You STORE Your BASE CARDS? Me gusta base cards, but they are just taking up lots of space. Where and how do you guys store your base cards? Scans would be amazing, thanks in advance (if I get any replies )! Edit: Also, what do you do with your base cards? Just let them sit? __________________ Looking for lots Last edited by Dwade3HeatC; 01-25-2014 at 04:43 PM.

01-25-2014, 04:33 PM	#2
Cubs Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,268	got them in shoe boxes upon shoe boxes. alphabatized __________________ Looking for Cubs autographs

01-25-2014, 04:42 PM	#5
AwesomeJuice Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,791	I put sets in 9 card sleeves in 3 ring binder. Base goes in those cardboard boxes that you get boxes in __________________ Elcletic Clector-Prospector

01-25-2014, 05:34 PM	#8
ToppsCollector1 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chicago IL, USA Posts: 12,527 ToppsCollector1	Sets and side collections in binders, extras in shoeboxes __________________

01-25-2014, 06:28 PM	#9
rojallad Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Posts: 3,165 Rj5683sar	Throughout the year I will put all of my base and other virtually worthless cards in a two row. When it gets filled up, I give them away on here. Not sure why anyone would keep thousands of worthless cards. I could see keeping a select few that you liked but.....hoarding base.... __________________ I hate eBay

01-25-2014, 04:36 PM	#3
dbackfan12 Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 559	By team in 3500 count boxes

01-25-2014, 04:39 PM	#4
dbacksfan4life Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Chase Field/ Any ST Ballpark Posts: 10,993	All penny sleeved in 3500 count boxes. All alphabatized.

01-25-2014, 05:04 PM	#6
matvoo Banned Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 5,260	Put all my base in my shoebox and at end of the year i sell them on craigslist for cheap

01-25-2014, 05:08 PM	#7
PackRipper Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 351 thepackripper thepackripper	Rookies together, prospect cards together, verterans together. All alphabetized by the players first name.

01-25-2014, 06:34 PM	#10
edclay Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,101	Pile them next to the fireplace

01-25-2014, 06:46 PM	#11
Julz24 Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: San Francisco Posts: 23	I keep mine in 3500 boxes. Organized by year, team, position, player and brand. I have custom cabinets built when I run out of room so they stow away nicely.

01-25-2014, 07:04 PM	#12
tajikey Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Exeter, CA Posts: 13,203 tajikey tajikey	I keep mine at the city dump.

01-25-2014, 07:08 PM	#13
mrdallas Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,848 robbyg8	Garbage works for me

01-25-2014, 07:09 PM	#14
IronMonkey415 Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 44,118 ironmonkeyfromsf	Use them as decoy for cards that I sell on ebay. Some say "thank you for the extra cards" One gay said "Stop including pieces of crap base cards, I have no use for them." That guy hurt me a lot.

01-25-2014, 07:10 PM	#15
Addison Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: ...on the beach Posts: 7,276 Addisond	I keep all mine unorganized (need to get organized) in stacks in a cabinet and the ones I get signed I keep in a binder. __________________ \m/(>.<)\m/

01-25-2014, 10:19 PM	#18
crazy4kinsler Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 16,657	I keep all of mine sorted numerically by brand and year. I have literally a ton since the 1980s. I own a card store and am planning on putting them in there shortly. What I want to do is have people come in with needs/wants and trade like 2/1 of the same brand. They give me 2 1990 Topps (no matter the player) and they get 1 of mine (no matter the player). That way, the years can stay loaded. If they don't want to trade (which would be free), they would be charged low BV (usually 1-2 cents) on any of them. There's a guy in Plano that does that and I really enjoy going in there looking for stuff to complete sets and/or player PCs. So I figured I'd give it a try. Obviously the stars and nicer RCs would be pulled, but everything would be in those boxes. __________________ Twitter & Instagram: @et_cardcollectr Just created a new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=et_cardcollectr

01-25-2014, 10:38 PM	#19
toppsman Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 596 pastorkiker	All of my base are in 3500 count boxes, organized by year and brand and all in numerical order. I have about 90,000 right now. Trying to trim back, but then again, 2014 Topps Series 1 will add another box to the stack.

01-25-2014, 10:45 PM	#20
phizeta564 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Land of the 2 Time Defending World War Champions Posts: 478 phizeta564	Put one set of each in 9 card sleeves and binder and put the rest in 3500 ct boxes until I trade them in for credit at my LCS

01-26-2014, 04:19 AM	#22
Ty Hope Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,870	I throw them all away. Small houses over here in Japan...

01-26-2014, 04:20 AM	#23
HYPTZEMDSTRPLES Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,850	Sadly, I took most of mine to Goodwill last year.

01-26-2014, 04:10 PM	#25
death2redemptions Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Creeping in mama's cellar Posts: 59,303 ddavisaz	I use them to chop up lines of coke