[CLOSED] Silver Age size Fortress for SALE PRICE DROP $ 35.00 shipped in the USA 0

[nochips]

No Probies,  HOS, or board members with questionable backgrounds.    Paypal only--no personal Paypal
Payment in 3 days or item goes back up for sale
International at cost but no complaints if it never gets to you. I am powerless to help you find a lost or missing package outside of the USA.
Raw shipping to CONUS--USPS--$11.00 via Priority shipping..

 

Canada and elsewhere shipping at cost

Edited March 20, 2019 by nochips

[nochips]

USED Fortress for sale, looks to be Silver Age size, measures 13 x 10 $ 40.00 shipped in the USA

 

[Bejack3]

Whats a fortress

[nochips]

Prior to CGC these were sold to hold books. Super hard plastic that has screws that hold it together. You can drop this on the ground and it will not crack, unlike a CGC slab. Book goes inside and it's pretty secure. Old Time collectors bought these all the time. Now we spend $30.00 to get a book graded.

[Darkowl]

This is crazy awesome! Never heard of them before.

[habsfan1]

I remember those! I always thought it seemed crazy expensive to just put one book in... funny how times have changed! GLWTS

[nochips]

If you want to put a book in something super strong, to store, ship, etc.. It weighs a lot and although not waterproof looks tough to damage. It's not cracking anytime soon

[nochips]

1 minute ago, habsfan1 said:

I remember those! I always thought it seemed crazy expensive to just put one book in... funny how times have changed! GLWTS

Now we pay more to slab them and the slabs crack so easy. Maybe you have an expensive book you want put in there for safe keeping, it's super tough.

[habsfan1]

5 minutes ago, nochips said:

Now we pay more to slab them and the slabs crack so easy. Maybe you have an expensive book you want put in there for safe keeping, it's super tough.

Definitely...they are pretty cool and they did seem really sturdy.  Also, it still allows you to read and look through the actual book still!  I am sure there will be one comic “historian” who would want to add this into their cave!

[nochips]

36 minutes ago, habsfan1 said:

Definitely...they are pretty cool and they did seem really sturdy.  Also, it still allows you to read and look through the actual book still!  I am sure there will be one comic “historian” who would want to add this into their cave!

Not really. The book is sandwiched in between two hard plastic slabs, held together by screws.

[90sChild]

Very cool reminds me of these from when I was in the 90s trading card fad.  Always wondered if comics had something similar back then.  Guess I know now.  

[Comicdey]

Fortress was the gold standard.   Still is imo

[Darkowl]

16 minutes ago, Comicdey said:

Fortress was the gold standard.   Still is imo

Wow. They don't mak'em like they used to!

[Beige]

Very surprised its still here - these used to sell like you wouldn't believe.

Shipping to Australia will be stupidly expensive otherwise at $40 it's a no-brainer.

Great item.

[habsfan1]

7 hours ago, nochips said:

Not really. The book is sandwiched in between two hard plastic slabs, held together by screws.

But can’t you remove the comic, and reholder it yourself?

[nochips]

42 minutes ago, habsfan1 said:

But can’t you remove the comic, and reholder it yourself?

With a screwdriver. You can take it out and place a different book in there.

[Comicdey]

The thing is even these classified as silver are all about the gaskets.  Same size as Golden Age just need different gaskets.  These are great for folks that want to be able to touch their books once in a while and still provide the utmost in protection.  Better than any slab IMO

[nochips]

Price DROP....$35.00 shipped in the USA!