Now that I'm getting into stacking I realize that I need a safe place to store some silver. Right now my small stack is sitting on my desk. Fun to look at, but definitely NOT safe. Without asking for your secret password for your subterranean lair, what do you all suggest for a good quality wall safe? Looking at this on Amazon. Seems like it would do ok, but all criticisms, suggestions, comments are welcome. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002KMK006 Thanks--Bill
$120 and "safe" are mutually exclusive. That looks useful for stopping kids from nicking spare change. Was visiting Safeguard's showroom today having a look around - next time I go I'll take some pictures of the collection of burgled cheap safes they have on display. Most consumer safes look like a cordless drill, jigsaw, chisel & hammer would bust them open in about 10 minutes. Realistically you need to be spending a minimum of $1000 for a home safe. Don't buy a fire safe - make sure it is a security safe. If it doesn't have a cash rating, it's probably not a security safe.
Have a search on the forum for hiding places, there are some good ones already discussed. That one doesn't say how many locking pins it has, or how thick it is. It also seems quite shalllow.
Someone else mentioned this: (see the first link) https://www.google.com/search?q="how+to+hide+anything" It's really good.
Thanks for the replies. Good points and well taken. Goldpelican, I like your comment that $120 and "safe" are mutually exclusive. Very true! Basically just looking for something to stash some small valuables and a small silver stack. Probably will never have more than $1000 worth of stuff in it. Dogmatix, I loved that book. Interesting info I just might put to use. Bill
A cheap-suck in safe that is not bolted down but full of bricks is my idea of fun. As long as there are cameras somewhere so that I get to see the thieves trying to cary it down the street.
I do think that a safe is important to have if you have a large amount to keep safe. But I would not under any circumstances buy a cheap safe. I would be looking around for 10 to 15 years old safe that bankers were using. A good safe from back then is still a good safe today. I would also try to hide it as much as I can and there are a couple of idea where with the document from Michael Connor "How to hide things" mention above by Bullion Baron and Dogmatix. I would also be more incline to get a extra cheap safe with some small valuable in there as at an obvious location so the thefts think they got the mother load. Remember never put all of your eggs in the same basket. Here is the same I was able to get from an business that did not need it. I got it for 70 Dollars and cost me 180 dollars to get it serviced and change combination. Market value a don't know but it weighs about 450 KG empty and is bolted to the ground. I would also hide some valuable in other places.
The safe frenchy posted is the sort of quality you should be going for. Never install a safe in the master bedroom - that's where most burglars spend 75% of their time. Be creative and you can hide something that size. I used to have a home safe at my previous rental, but due to my position on this forum and association with a bullion dealer, it was safer to just rip it out - didn't need a home invasion from someone assuming I would have bullion in the house. Helps having a bankers vault in the office
I have sevaral safe for differeing purposes, the one I store the "serious" stuff in is an old 1920's solid steel bank safe weighing in, at well in excess of a ton, (beyond that you have B2B monitored alarm with police notification and security guards, CCTV and two german shepards to worry about before you even get close) Anyway Check these guys out, these are the guys I am going to be getting my next one from S.A. Safe Supplies SA Largest Factory & Showroom Display Est 21 Years. Safes & Strongroom Doors - Findon, SA 275 Grange Rd, Findon SA 5023, Australia (08) 8347 3399 Mark is the boss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRTnJVwYkJs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyGhEIbZLUU First one is not applicable to the wall safe, but the second one works on many cheap "safes" including some brands of "quality" firearm safes
Yeah great idea - until they open it and then come back to teach you a lesson for being a smart arse.
Hey goldpelican it stopped the bad guys for a couple of minutes and just think of how sick they will get breathing in all of that asbestos.
