# PSA VAULT VS HOME SAFE **URL:** \ **Category:** Question\ **Tags:** storage\ **Created:** [November 8, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064 "2025-11-08T15:36:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bigmoneyflameboi](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bigmoneyflameboi/32/65593_2.png) [@bigmoneyflameboi](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bigmoneyflameboi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/1 "2025-11-08T15:36:26Z")
I was wondering how the big dogs store their valuable cards. The stories I hear lately make me wanna vault but I’m on the fence ---
**Author:** ![milhouse](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/milhouse/32/326_2.png) [@milhouse](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/milhouse)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/2 "2025-11-08T15:48:57Z")
Castle and moat. ---
**Author:** ![thsigma](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/thsigma/32/2419_2.png) [@thsigma](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/thsigma)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/3 "2025-11-08T15:51:55Z")
Like the other big dogs here, i bury my cards in the backyard ---
**Author:** ![bigmoneyflameboi](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bigmoneyflameboi/32/65593_2.png) [@bigmoneyflameboi](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bigmoneyflameboi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/4 "2025-11-08T16:04:19Z")
but water intrusion ---
**Author:** ![bigmoneyflameboi](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bigmoneyflameboi/32/65593_2.png) [@bigmoneyflameboi](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bigmoneyflameboi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/5 "2025-11-08T16:04:42Z")
but diglett ---
**Author:** ![lyleberr](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/lyleberr/32/156919_2.png) [@lyleberr](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/lyleberr)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/6 "2025-11-08T17:04:58Z")
Might i interest you in the magic of cardboard boxes? These revolutionary items can also then be placed within plastic boxes for added water protection in case of emergency. ---
**Author:** ![neverforget50in07](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/neverforget50in07/32/1164_2.png) [@neverforget50in07](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/neverforget50in07)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/7 "2025-11-08T17:12:06Z")
Honestly if PSA vault was faster with their retrieval process, I’d probably use them much more. I just store my cards in boxes with silica packets. ---
**Author:** ![bigmoneyflameboi](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bigmoneyflameboi/32/65593_2.png) [@bigmoneyflameboi](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bigmoneyflameboi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/8 "2025-11-08T17:53:18Z")
Yes in the event of a break in, this magic cardboard you speak of will save the day. Let us celebrate. ---
**Author:** ![c0ll3ct0r](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/c0ll3ct0r/32/26306_2.png) [@c0ll3ct0r](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/c0ll3ct0r)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/9 "2025-11-08T18:10:35Z")
Picture for illustration purposes only. Don’t want to give burglars any ideas. ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/9/79b359834a6e99801e77b5d0c782b57d64939f38.jpeg) ![YARN | I am the Dawg, the big bad Dawg! | South Park (1997) - S10E10 | Video clips by quotes | c4941161 | 紗](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/c/1/c1c179942a41b8d19041651cfe724b04a57c71ac.gif) ---
**Author:** ![bigmoneyflameboi](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bigmoneyflameboi/32/65593_2.png) [@bigmoneyflameboi](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bigmoneyflameboi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/10 "2025-11-08T18:25:21Z")
This has been super helpful and I fully regret asking ---
**Author:** ![Will](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/will/32/223509_2.png) [@Will](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Will)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/11 "2025-11-08T18:31:50Z")
I would go home safe if you own a home and can bolt that puppy into the foundation. Not being able to see all my cards in person is big sad. PSA/Fanatics Vaults serve a great purpose, and I’m thinking about shifting more of my collection there. ---
**Author:** ![Dyl](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/dyl/32/234623_2.png) [@Dyl](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Dyl)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/12 "2025-11-08T23:51:14Z")
Vault the very expensive cards. ---
**Author:** ![decoypalmette](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/decoypalmette/32/254336_2.png) [@decoypalmette](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/decoypalmette)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/13 "2025-11-09T00:34:07Z")
Unfortunately a vault is the best option, in my opinion. Most home safes aren’t truly burglar-proof, unless some serious bolted down setup, but a nice house with a fancy safe is a magnet for thieves anyway. ---
**Author:** ![milhouse](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/milhouse/32/326_2.png) [@milhouse](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/milhouse)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/14 "2025-11-09T01:02:45Z")
I will give you a serious response since it was my comment which lead the thread down the alleyway to get jumped. A home-safe is mainly for fire and water damage protection, but as a security device it is only as good as the other things you do to keep things secret. What I mean is, a safe is only as good as your ability to hide it, your home, and your mouth. A safe should be heavy enough that 1 person cannot reasonably carry it. A safe should be hidden enough where a thief/passerby is not going to be able to view it easily. People should never be able to see your safe and know where it is without having to search for it. A safe is worthless if you willingly/freely give out your home address to strangers or people you barely know. This means having a PO Box for deliveries, not talking about your expensive Pokemon cards you own with anybody, yes even your friends saying they have a buddy(you) who has valuable Pokemon cards is a potential security problem. Your friend may be trustworthy, but their friends they tell it to probably aren’t. I promise you when you see those stories of people having break-ins in their home that seemed to be targeted and knowingly looking for Pokemon cards, it’s because either they have or someone they have told has talked about your collection to somebody else, and their home address is readily available. ---
**Author:** ![Dyl](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/dyl/32/234623_2.png) [@Dyl](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Dyl)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/15 "2025-11-09T01:29:51Z")
> [@milhouse](#): > > A home-safe is mainly for fire and water damage protection Most home safes are not effective against house fires anyway. 🫗 > [@Best way to store and preserve an Expensive Card?](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/best-way-to-store-and-preserve-an-expensive-card/50225/12): > > Here are my thoughts on safes and safe deposit boxes: Safe deposit boxes (i.e., note that they are not called “safety” deposit boxes by any banks in the U.S.) are not the way to go. Many banks do not run A/C regularly in their safe deposit box areas outside of their working hours and most have a dollar limit on what can be stored there. If you look on the old sports forums, you can see decades worth of horror stories: mixups, flooding, humidity issues, $10,000 insurance caps, etc. Similarly, h… ---
**Author:** ![milhouse](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/milhouse/32/326_2.png) [@milhouse](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/milhouse)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/16 "2025-11-09T02:20:04Z")
Gotta do your research and specifically buy one that is fire-rated. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Garrison](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/mr.garrison/32/239106_2.png) [@Mr.Garrison](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Mr.Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 4:23am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/17 "2025-11-09T04:23:52Z")
I just tuck mine away in a discrete spot if I’m going to be away for an extended period of time. It would be terrible if it happened but I think the risk of someone breaking into a house and stealing Pokemon cards is pretty low unless you make it convenient. Most criminals aren’t the most savvy people in the world and target the usual suspects (laptops, video game consoles, power tools, jewelry, firearms etc). I’m sure it happens but I’ve never heard of someone getting cards stolen in a break in. Cards getting stolen and/or lost in transit seems to be much more common. ---
**Author:** ![pfm](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/pfm/32/254328_2.png) [@pfm](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/pfm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/18 "2025-11-09T19:02:47Z")
If it’s question of whether big dog collectors use a physical safe or a vault then the answer is yes ---
**Author:** ![ptccards](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/ptccards/32/862_2.png) [@ptccards](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ptccards)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/19 "2025-11-09T19:37:48Z")
PSA or Fanatics Vault has been my preferred choice and peace of mind. Just be mindful of the fee structures on each platform. Also on a side note if you are the type of individual that likes to take your cards out often and see them, you won’t be able to do that once they are vaulted ---
**Author:** ![swolepoke](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/swolepoke/32/26930_2.png) [@swolepoke](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/swolepoke)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064/20 "2025-11-09T23:22:33Z")
If you go with a home safe, drop the money needed and make sure you buy one that’s entirely made in the US. No safe is entirely full proof, especially if someone comes ready with the right tools. A safe is more so meant to buy you time to act in the face of a robbery. Obviously a safe that’s harder to break in and takes longer to crack, the better. With that being said, most safes that are affordable or that you’ll find on Costco, are made in China. These typically can be broken into within minutes, if not seconds. You can find youtube videos from the more legitimate safe companies showing how easy it is to break into these types of safes. Spend the $1000-$3000 for a quality safe, or just send it all to a vault. [Next page](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/psa-vault-vs-home-safe/59064.md?page=2)