On the cord issue there is another option. Every cord for every controller you have ever had wants to wrap a certain way. If the cord isn't too bent up you should be able to wrap it the way it wants to. Just a hint, it's not around the controller itself... ever.

You know how a wire is tied and wrapped when you first open up your system? That's the way the wire wants to bend. If you wrap it up this way that should avoid most of the main concerns of wrapping up a cord.
Now this might require the extra annoyance of a rubber band or preferably a twist tie but if you're trying to avoid your wire getting cracked it would be worth it.
Incidentally that's a very nice solution for controller storage. Though I did see a 4 controller rack being sold for 15 bucks at a recent game expo in my area. It wasn't too bad.