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GuyIncognito wrote:

Va'al wrote:The cheap shelves from IKEA are called Billy.
They're bookshelves, but you can add glass doors to them, and put more shelves than they come with if you're so inclined!

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/83688210/

That's exactly what I was going to say. I just moved into a new house and I'm putting this in the basement for my collection: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S49858180/ with glass doors.

Bed Bath and Beyond has these little stands for spices; they're about one square foot in area, with three tiers - kind of like bleachers or the risers that a choir stands one. They're made of white plastic, so they'll blend in with the white Billy bookcases. I'm going to get a bunch of those and put them on the bookshelves so I can display three rows of standing figures and the ones in back will be visible.


As for the Detolfs, I think they're more suited for showcasing a small number of large figures, like Unicron or Fortress Maximus sized figures, ones that are real showpieces. I think the Billys are better for displaying large amounts of Voyager, Deluxe, and smaller figures.

gavinfuzzy wrote:Billy's are great, but they are not deep enough for my taste (no homo). They really are meant for books.

I use some from ikea too, they are not as long as billy, but they are about twice as wide. Forgot the name. Cool tip: Its best to leave the bottom shelf or too with an opaque door, since it's too low and out of sight for any good display, so might as well get some storage...

Doubledealer93 wrote:

gavinfuzzy wrote:Billy's are great, but they are not deep enough for my taste (no homo). They really are meant for books.

I use some from ikea too, they are not as long as billy, but they are about twice as wide. Forgot the name. Cool tip: Its best to leave the bottom shelf or too with an opaque door, since it's too low and out of sight for any good display, so might as well get some storage...

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i will probably get some of these later on to display my classics collection as it is my favorite part of my collection.

DISCHARGE wrote:The 5(really 6) shelf bookshelves from Wal-mart are about $30 after tax, are big and solid. Deep enough to fit 4 Gen deluxes and wide enough for the same with some angling(sealed boxes).

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I like these a lot. I need to get some more of these.

Doubledealer93 wrote:

DISCHARGE wrote:The 5(really 6) shelf bookshelves from Wal-mart are about $30 after tax, are big and solid. Deep enough to fit 4 Gen deluxes and wide enough for the same with some angling(sealed boxes).

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I like these a lot. I need to get some more of these.

im sure you could fit a lot more deluxes if they were not in the box. because i can fit about 15-20 (give or take) deluxes on one of my shelves right now.

Erailea wrote:You can always check out antique & consignment store. Sometimes you can find great stuff for cheap. I found a nice wooden bedside table for $20 a week or two ago. Has a few scratches but nothing all that noticeable and it was way cheaper than anything of similar quality at a general retailer.

You'll probably have more luck finding stuff at cheap prices at a general consignment store than an antique one, simply because, generally speaking, antique dealers know how to price things / can better advise their sellers. But you never know. Sometimes you can find real treasures at antique stores too, especially now with the antique market being all but dead.

GuyIncognito wrote:

Erailea wrote:You can always check out antique & consignment store. Sometimes you can find great stuff for cheap. I found a nice wooden bedside table for $20 a week or two ago. Has a few scratches but nothing all that noticeable and it was way cheaper than anything of similar quality at a general retailer.

You'll probably have more luck finding stuff at cheap prices at a general consignment store than an antique one, simply because, generally speaking, antique dealers know how to price things / can better advise their sellers. But you never know. Sometimes you can find real treasures at antique stores too, especially now with the antique market being all but dead.

With all due respect, the question was about how to display TFs better, not cheaper. Everyone's tastes are different and you're entitled to yours, but I think antique furniture is not a good way to display Transformers. Hummel figurines, Precious Moments figures, maybe a glass menagerie, but not Transformers. Especially something like a bedside table that offers no protection. If you've invested a lot of money in your collection and you want it to look good and be somewhat protected, don't cheap out on the display.

Erailea wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:

Erailea wrote:You can always check out antique & consignment store. Sometimes you can find great stuff for cheap. I found a nice wooden bedside table for $20 a week or two ago. Has a few scratches but nothing all that noticeable and it was way cheaper than anything of similar quality at a general retailer.

You'll probably have more luck finding stuff at cheap prices at a general consignment store than an antique one, simply because, generally speaking, antique dealers know how to price things / can better advise their sellers. But you never know. Sometimes you can find real treasures at antique stores too, especially now with the antique market being all but dead.

With all due respect, the question was about how to display TFs better, not cheaper. Everyone's tastes are different and you're entitled to yours, but I think antique furniture is not a good way to display Transformers. Hummel figurines, Precious Moments figures, maybe a glass menagerie, but not Transformers. Especially something like a bedside table that offers no protection. If you've invested a lot of money in your collection and you want it to look good and be somewhat protected, don't cheap out on the display.

Ah... is there a reason for going into a full on spat? I gave a bedside table of an example of something I got that looked really nice, is made of wood and is cheap. No where did I mention I got it for my collection.

If you'd ever entered a decent quality antique store before you'd know you can get really, really nice display cases and shelving at them. With and without glass doors. So... seriously, quit with the attitude. The comment was unnecessary.

If you can get a nice quality display case at an antique store, made of actual wood, why go with something cost the same that's press-board? That is all I was getting at. If he doesn't like the stuff then he doesn't like, doesn't mean I can't cay say "hey, this is out there too" in case they didn't think about it.

Jeez.

Erailea wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:

Erailea wrote:You can always check out antique & consignment store. Sometimes you can find great stuff for cheap. I found a nice wooden bedside table for $20 a week or two ago. Has a few scratches but nothing all that noticeable and it was way cheaper than anything of similar quality at a general retailer.

You'll probably have more luck finding stuff at cheap prices at a general consignment store than an antique one, simply because, generally speaking, antique dealers know how to price things / can better advise their sellers. But you never know. Sometimes you can find real treasures at antique stores too, especially now with the antique market being all but dead.

With all due respect, the question was about how to display TFs better, not cheaper. Everyone's tastes are different and you're entitled to yours, but I think antique furniture is not a good way to display Transformers. Hummel figurines, Precious Moments figures, maybe a glass menagerie, but not Transformers. Especially something like a bedside table that offers no protection. If you've invested a lot of money in your collection and you want it to look good and be somewhat protected, don't cheap out on the display.

Ah... is there a reason for going into a full on spat? I gave a bedside table of an example of something I got that looked really nice, is made of wood and is cheap. No where did I mention I got it for my collection.

If you'd ever entered a decent quality antique store before you'd know you can get really, really nice display cases and shelving at them. With and without glass doors. So... seriously, quit with the attitude. The comment was unnecessary.

If you can get a nice quality display case at an antique store, made of actual wood, why go with something cost the same that's press-board? That is all I was getting at. If he doesn't like the stuff then he doesn't like, doesn't mean I can't cay say "hey, this is out there too" in case they didn't think about it.

Jeez.