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A modular display case includes a base, a top, and foldable outer wall extending therebetween. The base, top, and foldable outer wall collectively provide an internal cavity configured to receive objects for display. The foldable wall includes a door to allow objects to be inserted into or removed f

A modular display case includes a base, a top, and foldable outer wall extending therebetween. The base, top, and foldable outer wall collectively provide an internal cavity configured to receive objects for display. The foldable wall includes a door to allow objects to be inserted into or removed from the internal cavity and the door may open right or left. The modular display and pedestal is formed by hand without fasteners or with minimal fasteners and may fold flat for packaging, shipping, storage, or the like.

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1. A display case comprising: a base including a set of rails extending upwardly along at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the base, wherein the set of rails includes an outer portion, an inner portion, a gap formed between the outer portion and the inner portion, and at least one groove disp

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A display case comprising: a base including a set of rails extending upwardly along at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the base, wherein the set of rails includes an outer portion, an inner portion, a gap formed between the outer portion and the inner portion, and at least one groove disposed adjacent one or more corners included in the gap;a top; anda foldable outer wall configured to be removably coupled to the base via the set of rails, removably coupled to the top, and extend between the top and the base, such that the base, the top, and the foldable outer wall collectively provide an internal cavity configured to receive objects for display when the foldable outer wall is coupled to the base and the top, and wherein the foldable wall comprises: a door panel configured to provide selective access to the internal cavity, the door panel being configurable to open in at least two directions to provide the selective access;three or more wall panels, wherein the three or more wall panels are rotatably coupled together via preformed hinges included on the wall panels and one of the three or more wall panels is rotatably coupled to the door panel via one of the preformed hinges included on the wall panels, such that the foldable outer wall is reconfigurable between an extended configuration, a storage configuration, and at least two use configurations, wherein the at least one groove allows the preformed hinges to be received in the gap in each of the at least two use configurations. 2. The display case of claim 1, wherein the three or more wall panels comprise: a first side wall panel including a first mating edge;a second side wall panel including a second mating edge and a third mating edge;and a rear wall panel including a fourth mating edge and a fifth mating edge; wherein the mating edges each include one of the preformed hinges, the first mating edge is configured to mate and be rotatably coupled with the fourth mating edge and the second mating edge is configured to mate and be rotatably coupled with the fifth mating edge. 3. The display case of claim 1, wherein the foldable outer wall is further removably coupleable to the base and top in the at least two use configurations with as few as six fasteners. 4. The display case of claim 3, wherein the as few as six fasteners are installable and removable by hand. 5. The display case of claim 1, wherein the outer portion is disposed flush to the peripheral edge of the base. 6. The display case of claim 1, wherein the base is substantially rectangular and the outer portion of the set of rails are disposed along three edges of the rectangular base. 7. The display case of claim 1, wherein the set of rails are a first set of rails and the top further comprises: a second set of rails extending downwardly from a lower surface of the top, the second set of rails being arranged to mirror an arrangement of the first set of rails included on the base such that the first set of rails and the second set of rails are configured to receive and frictionally secure the foldable outer wall in the at least two use configurations. 8. The display case of claim 1, wherein, in the storage configuration, the three or more panels and the door are coupled together and folded substantially flat atop of each other. 9. The display case of claim 1, wherein at least one of the door panel and the three or more panels are each translucent panels. 10. The display case of claim 1, wherein, the door panel is configured to open in a first direction when the foldable outer wall is coupled to the base and the top in a first use configuration and the door panel is configured to open in a second direction when the foldable outer wall is coupled to the base and the top in a second use configuration, the second direction being opposite to the first direction. 11. The display case of claim 10, wherein the door panel is selectively securable in a closed position in the first use configuration and the second use configuration. 12. The display case of claim 10, wherein the foldable outer wall is reconfigurable between the first use configuration and the second use configuration by inverting the foldable outer wall with respect to the top and the base. 13. A set of display cases comprising: at least two display cases, each display case comprising: a base including two or more bumpers configured to support the display case a distance above a support surface;a top including two or more receivers configured to receive the two or more bumpers from the base on another display case; anda foldable outer wall configured to be removably secured between the base and the top in order to provide an internal cavity configured to receive an object for display, wherein the foldable outer wall comprises: a first unfoldable side wall panel including a first mating edge;a second unfoldable side wall panel including a second mating edge and a third mating edge; andan unfoldable rear wall panel including a fourth mating edge and a fifth mating edge; wherein the mating edges each include at least a portion of a preformed hinge, the first mating edge is configured to mate and be rotatably coupled to the fourth mating edge, and the second mating edge is configured to mate and be rotatably coupled with the fifth mating edge, such that the foldable outer wall is configured to fold between an extended configuration and a storage configuration when removed from the top and the base,wherein, the two or more receivers of a first display case of the at least two display cases can receive the two or more bumpers of a second display case of the at least two display cases to vertically stack the first display case and the second display case. 14. The set of display cases of claim 13, wherein each of the first side wall panel, the second side wall panel, and the rear wall panel includes an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surfaces and outer surfaces of the at least three panels are aligned in the extended configuration and wherein at least one surface of each of the first side wall panel, the second side wall panel, and the rear wall panel abuts the inner surface or the outer surface of another one of the first side wall panel, the second side wall panel, and the rear wall panel when the foldable outer wall is disposed in the storage configuration. 15. The set of display cases of claim 13, further comprising at least two clips, the clips configured to be coupled to the top of the first display case and the base of the second display case when the first and second display cases are vertically stacked to further secure the first display case and the second display cases in a vertical stack. 16. The set of display cases of claim 13, wherein the set of display cases is horizontally stackable, the set of display cases being securable in a horizontally stack by securing the foldable outer wall of the first display case to the foldable wall of a third display case. 17. The set of display cases of claim 13, wherein the at least a portion of the preformed hinge is one or more annular receivers, the first mating edge is configured to mate and be rotatably coupled to the fourth mating edge by aligning the one or more annular receivers included on the first mating edge with the one or more annular receivers on the fourth mating edge and inserting a first rod therethrough, and the second mating edge is configured to mate and be rotatably coupled with the fifth mating edge by aligning the one or more annular receivers included on the second mating edge with the one or more annular receivers on the fifth mating edge and inserting a second rod therethrough. 18. A display case comprising: a foldable outer wall including three or more unfoldable panels and a door, wherein the three or more unfoldable panels and the door are rotatably coupled together via joints that laterally extend inwardly or outwardly beyond the unfoldable panels and the door;a top including a first set of rails extending downwardly along at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the top, wherein the first set of rails includes an outer portion, an inner portion, a gap formed between the outer portion and the inner portion, and at least one groove disposed adjacent one or more corners included in the gap, wherein the gap is configured to receive the three or more unfoldable panels and each of the at least one grooves is configured to receive one of the joints; anda base including a second set of rails extending upwardly along at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the base, wherein the second set of rails includes an outer portion, an inner portion, a gap formed between the outer portion and the inner portion, and at least one groove disposed adjacent one or more corners included in the gap, wherein the gap is configured to receive the three or more unfoldable panels and each of the at least one grooves is configured to receive one of the joints,wherein the base, the top, and the foldable outer wall collectively provide an internal cavity configured to receive objects for display when the foldable outer wall is coupled to the base and the top. 19. The display case of claim 18, wherein the foldable outer wall is reconfigurable between an extended configuration, a storage configuration, a first use configuration and a second use configuration, the at least one grooves in the top allowing the joints to be received in the top in the first configuration and the second configuration, and the at least one grooves in the base allowing the joints to be received in the base in the first configuration and the second configuration. 20. The display case of claim 18, wherein the joints extending inwardly in the first configuration extend outwardly in the second configuration and the joints extending outwardly in the first configuration extend inwardly in the second configuration.