Display Question for Card or Wax Pack Collectors

[WishItWas1984]

I'd like to hang up a little display of old wax packs (Pac-Man, Garbage Pail Kids, etc...) and what I'm wondering is if anyone knew whether these wax packs would fit into sleeves meant for cards?

Specifically one of these:

www.bcwsupplies.com/products/trading-card-sleeves-and-toploaders/?search_text=¶ms[ignore_limit]=1&

I'm thinking the Thick Card Sleeves (2nd down) might be my best chance.

Unless anyone has done this with something different I'm not aware of.

Thanks in advance.

[WishItWas1984]

Well I answered my own question. lol

After looking and looking I remembered those little ziploc baggies of varying sizes. My wife dabbles in homemade jewelry and happened to have a 3x4 bag that worked perfectly on the pack of Pac-Man cards I tested it on.

[madcow]

I'm glad to see another wax pack collector on here!!! To answer your initial question, yes, the thicker 100pt to loads will fit most vintage packs. What I use for all my packs is a self sealing Team Set bag. If you fold the top down and then the side over it gives a nice tight fit that looks really good as well as protects it perfectly. You can pick them up at any Sports Card shop in a pack of 100 for around $3.

Post a pic of some of your collection! Here's just some of mine:

[80s Action Figures]

Wow thats a super collection. Thanks for posting this...one of the coolest things i have seen for awhile!!!

I wonder why they dont make these anymore? probably that the companies want way to much money and the packs would be $10 each now...the PR and the advertising makes it worth while you would think...o'well another reason to keep working on my time machine...now where is that flux capacitor???

[WishItWas1984]

That's an impressive collection Madcow!!

I really want a nice wax pack variety like you've got there. I have about 36 packs picked out right now that I have to pick up soon.

I appreciate the advice for the baggies. I think I'm still going to go with the 3x4 zip bags though. Just because of the way I want to display them. I'm getting a new Intermetro unit from TheContainerStore for some figures. I plan on using the lip on top of the zip bags to clip a row of packs on the top 3 shelves. I tested it on my Intermetro arcade and it works well.

So a pic will have to wait until I pick all of that up. However, I do currently have some full arcade wax pack boxes on display. Here's a pic of that:

www.flickr.com/photos/dukeofcrydee/3912902423/in/set-72157629537583913

Outside of that, I have a Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and MOTU box partially filled with packs. A full Raiders of the Lost Ark box, a 90's G.I. Joe full box and various 90s Star Wars packs.

[madcow]

Wow, thats an awesome looking setup! I really love the look of opened wax boxes. Hmm, might have to start a new collection!