[Frank Richards]

Speaking as someone who once had to store hundreds of action figures in the guest bedroom of a relative's house while I was away at school (and living in a tiny apartment that lacked the space for my collection), I completely sympathize with you

While this is far from being an ideal or inexpensive method of storage, I have developed a system that has worked well for me in the past. Unfortunately, I doubt that your current storage box will be compatible with this method. To add to the bad news, this approach tends to take up a LOT of space, depending on the size of your collection.

To store my figures, I would stock up on those cardboard Christmas tree ornament organizers (the ones intended to be placed within some sort of box/container), and place them in cardboard boxes. The ornament holders keep the figures from touching each other, preventing frustrating paint rub-off. For smaller figures, like G.I. Joes and Marvel U., a few figures can be placed in each section, and paint rubs are still minimized. If you want to save yourself some cash, try and find a template for these ornament holders online, purchase cardboard moving boxes, and cut those into the designated pattern.

If you aren't familiar with what I'm talking about, here's a pic. Lol, I found it online, and it seems to be the work of an amateur, so it doesn't look as professional or high-quality as the holders that I've purchased in the past:



While I've largely had good experiences with plastic bags, I've only used them as short-term storage, but I still would absolutely NOT recommend them, after hearing horror stories from friends. Because of those stories, I'm partial to cardboard, and it has not failed me yet.

Like I mentioned earlier, this approach does indeed take up large amounts of space . When I mentioned storing my collection in someone's guest room, I failed to mention that my boxes practically took up the ENTIRE guest room. Despite the space required, I can honestly claim that I did not have any issues with paint rub-offs, crushed figures, or any of the other hassles involved in storing action figures.

I hope that some of this information is helpful in any way