Interest Check on Display Cases for vintage turtle figures MOC
 

Hi everyone,

Me a couple friends are thinking about manufacturing some display cases, much like the ones you can get from "other" companies A - F - hrrmm A... Huh, what what. Did I say that :P I've gone ahead and built an example with some scrap material to give you an idea of what it would look like. Take a look.

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We would likely price these around $15 to $20 each plus actual shipping costs. I'm trying to keep it under $15 actually but want to be conservative. Shipping would be from within the US even though I live in Canada. My wife is from there and we would sell these based on us visiting home and I would ship them while in the US.

The example is very sturdy and could be thrown onto concrete and my minty figure would be safe and sound inside the case. The width of the case is almost exactly the width of the figure card and it's held secure with tabs on top and bottom. I hope the pictures look good, but keep in mind I used scratched up material and did a quick job of the assembly just to get an idea of what was involved in assembling and building these. And to show you.

We'll most likely be building these to fit standard size vintage turtles and vintage Star Wars for now. These are going to be cheaper than the other brands, because a lot of our figures aren't even worth the cost of the case most of the time. That's why I'm trying to keep these cheap.

Please let me know in this thread or via pm if something like this interests you. All feedback is appreciated. Custom sizes for NECA and stuff may be available, although the cost will be much higher, sorry. Thanks.

So far, it looks pretty good. But just curious, Will you be able to reuse the case? How would you work it out with the carded figures? We send it to you and you seal it in the case or you send us the case and we seal it in there ourselves. Or will one side have a hindge?

Good questions.. looking forward to the answers...

Well, that is a good question. I'm considering a few things. You could send it to me, but I doubt I'm established enough for people to trust me with their precious MOCs :D Using a sliding or hinged system adds significantly to the cost. I'm leaning towards a lid that can be fitted into place and left loose for reuse, or can be secured with silicone/crazy glue - instructions for assembly would be included. Even if glued, crazy glue wouldn't "lock" it in there forever. The glue I plan on using would.

If these cases were to catch on, the few of us would like to offer 3rd party grading and installation by sending us your figures. There would be no added cost for this. It would be graded by several people and averaged on a 10 pt scale.

Also, an optional label would be included and if you purchased a case, I would pm you and ask you to tell us what figure you want recorded on the label. Example: 1988 Donatello Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 8.7/10 or something like that. It could say what ever you want. No added cost.