Fireproof Archival Storage. No Ball Cubes.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by Tripredacus

"Jacked up" is another way to say messed or screwed up. Basically to say something is damaged or broken is to say it is "jacked up."

Thank you. Where I come from, "jacked" means stolen, as in carjacked.

[JimStinson]

Just my two cents and am no expert on safe's but I almost bought one once and was looking at a gun safe that antique gun collectors use. My guess is that they could withstand a lot of heat as the gun stocks would be wood. And in the case of older guns quite brittle and dry. As for the humidity Wouldn't an open coffee can of rice do the job?
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[packs]

Couldn't you put the balls in a fire proof bag within the safe? A cube is usually for display but if it's in a safe there is no display aspect while it's in there.

[JimStinson]

If you keep your balls in a fireproof bag wouldn't they get really sweaty? Just saying

[packs]

Depends on how much heat you're working with.

[bnorth]

Graded card slabs do the same thing as the ball cube.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Graded card slabs do the same thing as the ball cube.

Excellent point. Just one more reason why people who believe in true archival storage, like the Baseball Hall of Fame, for instance, neither slab cards, nor use ball cubes.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by packs

Couldn't you put the balls in a fire proof bag within the safe? A cube is usually for display but if it's in a safe there is no display aspect while it's in there.

You don't need a fireproof bag. The baseball can handle the 350º just fine. If in a ball cube, though, the cube melts all over the baseball.

[packs]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

You don't need a fireproof bag. The baseball can handle the 350º just fine. If in a ball cube, though, the cube melts all over the baseball.

Why put it in the cube then? That's what's confusing me. If the cube can't handle the heat, what's wrong with ditching the cube?

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by packs

Why put it in the cube then? That's what's confusing me. If the cube can't handle the heat, what's wrong with ditching the cube?

Well, of course I'm ditching the cubes. That's why the title of this thread is

"Fireproof Archival Storage. No Ball Cubes."