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| Anyone else have the experience of not looking at your stuff out of bags for decades and coming to the realization that the old bags were making your stuff look much worse than it is? I'm re-bagging my collection, over time, and after 200 mostly copper age books that have sat in the same bags since new, it's been nicely surprising to see then in fresh clear bags  . |
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| Right on! | ||
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 You do know that the new guy brings the donuts, right?
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DWeeB1967 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Oh sure. Plastic bags discolor over time. Books always look better in a nice, clear bag. They look even better in mylar or a clear slab. | ||
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| I used to swap out my entire collection every 4 to 6 years..but with 9k books now I've been off schedule...although I do have more book into mylar...shold upgrade my boards though | ||
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| It's more expensive but if you go Mylar, you never have to change the bag again. Except you'll have to change out the backing board. When I stopped collecting in the early 90s some books I placed in a thin mylite by itself. Then a backing board outside the mylite with a mylar archive and put them away. 15 years later I pulled them out and had a look and the aging slowed to a crawl and these 1960s books still had white pages. Amazing since where I was living was subtropical temperatures. Mylar as I said is more expensive but you never have to replace them every so many years.  |
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jesseaweiss private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Interesting. If I can afford it, perhaps I'll go with mylar for the rest, although given that I'm looking to sell it all asap, it may not be worth the extra cost. | ||
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| If all you're doing is selling them all I wouldn't worry about Mylar, let the people buying worry about it... Except for possibly any high value stuff. | ||
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southerncross private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by jesseaweiss If you are selling then no mylar. Just dress them up in new boards and new cheap comic bags and sell as is. What you don't sell you'll have to replace the bags and boards in about 2-4 years time |
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Quote:Originally Posted by southerncrossTaking this a step further if you use mylite 2 and fullbacks you never have to change anything |
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Darkseid_of_town private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by xvipahI rebag and board everything I sell to mylites and fullbacks, so the buyer gets the best possible view of his book and its protected as much as I could before he gets it. Its just a class move..those who have bought from me will be able to confirm that. |
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| Egerber will sell you mylar bags/boards at a discount. Check out their site if you plan on buying a lot. Could save you some money. www.egerber.com | ||
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xvipah private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I can see the merit in that. But, truthfully, if I'm selling a run of 10 mid 300 avengers books for $10 or something, there's zero chance you're getting them in mylar Quote: Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town |
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Huntergreene2 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Some of my recent purchases arrived in gross, yellowed, wrinkled bags. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by xvipaheach his own, I take the high road and try and do my best for people |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Huntergreene2 Which is why I was doing new bags. I just didn’t realize how much of the aged look was the bags. I had some stuff I bought used back them and the bags were so gross once they were off. |
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xvipah private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Ew, yea, that's not ok. Quote: Originally Posted by Huntergreene2 |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town From what I'm seeing it only adds about $.17 per book compared to the BCW poly stuff I got from Amazon (at least if I buy in bulk from Gerber), so it's really not a huge deal to get the better stuff. Can you just clarify that the Full Backs are just thicker than the Half (and the BCW ones I got)? |
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jesseaweiss private msg quote post Address this user | |
| One more question if people don't mind. I bought "current" size bags, which have been fine for the late 80's-early 90's stuff that is the vast majority of my stuff and are 6.75" wide. Gerber's current are 7" and the standard are 7.25". Should I just get standard for all, or is it better if it's a little "tighter" and get mostly current, but standard for the slightly older stuff? Thanks in advance. |
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xvipah private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I agree. Doing your best for people is awesome. From a pure monetary prospective (this is just currents, not SA/GA, etc..): 100 halfbacks = $25 50 mylite 2's = $42 So, $.25 per backing board, $.84 per mylite 2. Now tell me, if I'm selling a book (or a series of books) for $1, why would this even be worth my while? I'm paying them to take my books. I get there are better prices, it fluctuates, bulk, etc... But, in general, taking the high road makes no sense to me if it costs me money to sell off my books. ** edit to say that the bulk prices totally invalidate this argument I think, or at least make it a lot more viable. I didn't realize they sold for so much less on the egerber site than they do at, like, amazon or in my LCS. Quote: Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town |
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xvipah private msg quote post Address this user | |
| woops | ||
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 I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
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esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @jesseaweiss - Yes, Full backs are thicker than half backs and offer the most protection. I primarily use the Standard size when I buy Mylites 2 and full backs. GA, some SA Dells/Gold Key, and some king size SA annuals do not fit in the Standard size. I use the Silver & Golden Age Mylites 2 and full backs for those. Be aware that the SA/GA size might not fit in a normal short or long box. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by jesseaweiss I use standard size Mylite 2 and fullbacks for everything that fits in them that I plan to keep. They fit just fine inside a normal comic box and I've never had a problem. |
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 would be nice to have a snugger fit.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Me too. That's why I use Mylars with a clear backing board AND a fullback, then another Mylar and put that in a top loader because anything less on those $2 books, is not the best. If it's a foil cover, I hermetically seal the top loader. I guess some peoples' bests are better than other peoples' best. |
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would be nice to have a snugger fit.
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Sigur_Ros private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by jesseaweiss Copper age in the same bags since new... Someone likes risk  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Truth |
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Darkseid_of_town private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Sigur_RosI guess....but then I dont see my selling as a competition. I provide a service and a product I can be happy with. |
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would be nice to have a snugger fit.
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Sigur_Ros private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Oh. Seemed otherwise. |
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Darkseid_of_town private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Because I described how I bag and board books that I sell? Yeah...no | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Sigur_Ros LOL. I guess. I collected 30 yrs ago, and really just put it all aside other than higher value stuff. I was "collecting" at the time, but no really seriously. It was just a few years when I was in college. Then I got a family and career, and just revisited it all a few years ago. If I had realized and been an ongoing, more serious collector I would have probably done new bags. |
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| A couple things that you need to know about eGerber: You can buy direct from them for A LOT less than Amazon and eBay. Current size comics $13.00 for 50, $43.25 for 200, $186.00 for 1000 You do have to buy a minimum dollar amount. I think its $200.00. Not difficult if you want to replace poly’s with Mylar. You will have to wait a couple months because their on back-order, but they don’t charge until they ship. Mylars use a different size standard. Current 7 x 10 ½ Standard 7 ¼ x 10 ½ Silver/Gold 7 ¾ x 10 ½ BCW Poly Current/Modern 6 7/8 x 10 ½ Silver/Regular 7 1/8 x 10 ½ I like the bigger Mylars because there is a wider border around the comics. I typically buy the Standard Mylytes2 and Silver Age fit with no problem. One word of warning the Silver/Gold don’t fit in a standard short box. You need either the graded or magazine boxes. When ordering from eGerber, use the item number, 725M2 for Mylites, 700FB for Fullbacks. You’ll see in the description which bags the boards fit. I hope that helps! |
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