Personal Safety

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Safe deposit box for the best stuff.

Giant home safe for the next most valuable stuff: http://www.libertysafe.com/safe-fran...afes-ps-6.html

And many of these around your house: https://www.sigsauer.com/store/p320-...full-size.html

Will a sigsauer open the safe if I forget the combination?

[joshuanip]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Will a sigsauer open the safe if I forget the combination?

Not if you leave the gun in the safe...

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by joshuanip

Not if you leave the gun in the safe...

But Jeff said just leave the sigsauers around the house. This conceivably could help the thieves open the safe, so they wouldn’t risk back injury trying to remove it.

[DaveW]

I've solved this problem by not having any high value cards. Seriously though, the thieves really are mostly interested in quick money - so cash, gold, etc. Most people wouldn't know a valuable card if they saw one. My home was burglarized several years ago. My Gold coins were gone but all my cards were layed out neatly by the thieves on the sofa and coffee table like they enjoyed looking at them, but they didn't take any of them.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by DaveW

I've solved this problem by not having any high value cards. Seriously though, the thieves really are mostly interested in quick money - so cash, gold, etc. Most people wouldn't know a valuable card if they saw one. My home was burglarized several years ago. My Gold coins were gone but all my cards were layed out neatly by the thieves on the sofa and coffee table like they enjoyed looking at them, but they didn't take any of them.

I heard a story about 15 years ago about a guy whose house was broken into and robbed back in the '70s. The thief stole some valuables, but didn't touch the T206 Wagner card. Probably didn't know what it was.

[bmattioli]

One thing that my late father always stressed was that NEVER EVER let anyone know what you have. Period..

[steve B]

My "security" is having a really big collection that's mostly junk.
Only have a few minutes? Good luck picking the right box. Odds are you get the late 80's Donruss, or the 81 Topps, or the "draft picks" sets....

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

One thing that my late father always stressed was that NEVER EVER let anyone know what you have. Period..

[BruceinGa]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

One thing that my late father always stressed was that NEVER EVER let anyone know what you have. Period..

Two years ago I helped my oldest son move from Chicago back to Georgia. He told me of a neighbor that had some nice cars in his garage. We walked over to see a very very nice full size early 60's Dodge drag car. It was immaculate!! The owner didn't want to crank it because he was afraid the wrong person would know he had something worth stealing.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Will a sigsauer open the safe if I forget the combination?

No but 1 or 2 $30 magnets will.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by bnorth

No but 1 or 2 $30 magnets will.

I collect those too!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Paul S

I collect those too!

You collect hockey puck magnets or are you a asset relocation specialist?

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by bnorth

You collect hockey puck magnets or are you a asset relocation specialist?

I'm only interested in magnetic pole reversal - although I've been relocated more than once

[Michael B]

Most thieves will look in the obvious places- bookshelves, closet shelves, freezers, top drawer of a bureau and the such. I use my laundry hamper. It does not hold a lot, but it is good for a decent number of small items. I line mine with a trash bag, but you could also use a regular laundry bag. Put the items on the bottom and put the laundry bag on top. No one would think of going through dirty laundry to look for something. I like the black plastic trash bags. When there is nothing in the hamper you cannot tell there is something in the bottom. That is where I keep my passport and some other items. A small fireproof box will also fit in the bottom. If you have a work bench in the basement it would be easy to built a hidden compartment below the work surface. Hinge a face board for the front and put storage draws behind it. A detached or semi-detached garage will also work for hiding items. People would think you are just working on your car or lawnmower or at workbench.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Will a sigsauer open the safe if I forget the combination?

No but it will help a home invasion robbery crew convince you, your wife and your children to open the safe: once they overpower you and get hold of one of the guns, they just put the muzzle to the nearest skull and you open the safe for them.

A safe deposit box for the hard to replace stuff is the way to go. Yeah, it is kind of like visiting your cards in jail, but that's the trade-off. The stuff that can be replaced easily, just insure it and don't sweat it. It's just stuff. If someone breaks in and steals those cards, my insurer pays for them. Or refuses to pay and then eventually pays for my new house with the bad faith judgment I'll nail them for. I'm flexible on that point

[packs]

I'm going out on a limb here but my guess is that if some home invader forced his way into my house because he heard I have a safe, he's probably going to be pretty disappointed when he sees its full of baseball cards.

[samosa4u]

It looks like some of you folks on here have been watching too many Clint Eastwood movies lately! If somebody does break into your home, chances are it will probably be empty. Majority of thieves out there do not want any confrontations. In other words, they want to go in, take the stuff, and go out.

Originally Posted by kailes2872

The joy that i receive my from my collection is looking at it, touching it, smelling it, showing it to friends.

That's a problem right there. When you show off your collection to your friends, then they are going to go out there and tell others (and then those people will tell others). Do you want 200 people to know that you own a valuable collection? Best thing to do is never share it with anyone except for a few very close family members. I always show my cards to my mother.

[Snapolit1]

It kind of sucks, but I hesitate sharing with many people for that reason. Don't want to be at a party someday and hear from some dude who heard from someone who heard that I possibly have x, y, and z. "Oh, your into cards. You know who else is....."

Originally Posted by samosa4u

It looks like some of you folks on here have been watching too many Clint Eastwood movies lately! If somebody does break into your home, chances are it will probably be empty. Majority of thieves out there do not want any confrontations. In other words, they want to go in, take the stuff, and go out.



That's a problem right there. When you show off your collection to your friends, then they are going to go out there and tell others (and then those people will tell others). Do you want 200 people to know that you own a valuable collection? Best thing to do is never share it with anyone except for a few very close family members. I always show my cards to my mother.

[Leon]

I think they would just pay you, Adam. No one wants a bad faith judgment lawsuit against them!!
I will reiterate how stress free having a bank safe deposit box is.

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

No but it will help a home invasion robbery crew convince you, your wife and your children to open the safe: once they overpower you and get hold of one of the guns, they just put the muzzle to the nearest skull and you open the safe for them.

A safe deposit box for the hard to replace stuff is the way to go. Yeah, it is kind of like visiting your cards in jail, but that's the trade-off. The stuff that can be replaced easily, just insure it and don't sweat it. It's just stuff. If someone breaks in and steals those cards, my insurer pays for them. Or refuses to pay and then eventually pays for my new house with the bad faith judgment I'll nail them for. I'm flexible on that point