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<p>[QUOTE="Space 4 Rent, post: 791476, member: 22065"]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I have been looking at craigslist for an antique floor safe, and found several for very reasonable prices, all under $250 US. </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">However, a majority of them are actually pretty small from a storage perspective. They have large outside dimensions, but small inside dimensions. Most of my collection is in about a dozen albums, or in 2x2s in boxes. I probably could only fit 1/4 of my collection in it, and it would be tight. </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I have looked at the gun safes, and that may be an alternative, but the price is very high. Larger ‘jewelry store’ safes are also an alternative, but also costly and very difficult to pick up and move to my house. </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Also, in my mind the safe is just to keep the 'casual' five-finger discount from happening from a visitor, or a quick smash and grab robbery from wiping out my collection. If the thief wants into the safe, they will get in. I am under no illusions that a safe will offer 100% protection. </font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Space 4 Rent, post: 791476, member: 22065"][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I have been looking at craigslist for an antique floor safe, and found several for very reasonable prices, all under $250 US. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]However, a majority of them are actually pretty small from a storage perspective. They have large outside dimensions, but small inside dimensions. Most of my collection is in about a dozen albums, or in 2x2s in boxes. I probably could only fit 1/4 of my collection in it, and it would be tight. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I have looked at the gun safes, and that may be an alternative, but the price is very high. Larger ‘jewelry store’ safes are also an alternative, but also costly and very difficult to pick up and move to my house. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Also, in my mind the safe is just to keep the 'casual' five-finger discount from happening from a visitor, or a quick smash and grab robbery from wiping out my collection. If the thief wants into the safe, they will get in. I am under no illusions that a safe will offer 100% protection. [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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