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Quote:Originally Posted by NilesPaine Thank You for the kind words. #1 The Comic Drawer Boxes are designed so that no shelving or supports are needed in between the layers. #2 Yes, the Books on the Drawer fronts are Photo color copies #3 The three rows of lower drawers are regular long comic boxes for my raw books. #4 The 4 larger Magazine size Drawer boxes on the fourth level are for Slabbed books. #5 Its still a work in progress as I have not decided the type of shelving set up Im going to use with the space to the left. The answers to most of your questions about the construction details can be found in the Original Thread. https://forum.cbcscomics.com/topic/2934/page/1/building-a-comic-book-cabinet-in-my-my-cave/  |
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 He sounds like a vegan who wants real mayonnaise to be vegan friendly.
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@NilesPaine How about building a Fortress of Comitude?  |
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| Once a book is read, it is finished as a book and becomes a commodity. Might as well slab it to protect it. My slabbed books are kept standing on edge with the spine on bottom and the open end on top. in my safe (four long pull out drawers). But the excess slabbed overage (safe is full) are kept standing in a CGC slab short box. |
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 I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life.
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| To @BigRedOne1944 No offense, but I've got nothing but pure jealousy. I admit it freely. Well done. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by conditionfreak I agree. I still read but rarely, save for a few runs, I go back to. Any negative effects on the spine storing them horizontal?? Seems like the book is pretty tight in there, doesn't seem like they slide around too much. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by kaptainmyke Seriously right?? I would just set up a mini fridge, a record player and a lounge chair in front of it and never move.  |
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 You think I'm joking, I'm not.
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| @BigRedOne1944 sweet. Would be too fearful of someone stealing my stuff when I am not home. I keep everythinking in a walk in type safe. I'm not sure what value your have in all your books, but do you fear someone walking off with some or all of it. I've heard horror stories about friends of friends of friends telling people about collections and then poof things are taken. One guy recently this happened to I know personally. Also fire would scare me as well. Good job getting it off the ground a few inches in case a pipe breaks. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by conditionfreak I have to respectfully disagree here. I believe a book only becomes a commodity AFTER it has been rendered unreadable and unviewable by slabbing it and denying any future owners of the book the chance to read and view it. If the said book has some substantial value I can certainly understand having it slabbed for the premium value that a TPG label adds to it. As far as protection...... There are much more affordable archival products available in the hobby today that offer just as good, if not better protection than the super expensive cost of TPGing Slabs, which do not render the book unreadable. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by kaptainmyke Thanks Kap! |
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Quote:Originally Posted by earthshaker01 I do understand your concerns here, but Im not that worried about it. Contrary to what many believe the vast majority of Comic books are pretty much worthless. Ive been lugging these boxes of books around with me for over 30 years now and I don't believe most people would have any idea which books may have any real value to them, and I doubt lugging out multiple heavy comic boxes would be the 1st choice in a robbery. Fire is a whole different story. Not much I can do about that other than the standard common sense safe guards. Like I said Ive been lugging these 10,000 books around with me for the better part of 30 years now. If it is my destiny to have them stolen, burnt or destroyed by other outside agents, I can't say that I would be happy about that, but so be it. For now I guess its just ME, The two dogs and Smith & Wesson and fingers crossed that natural disaster doesn't get to them. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by NilesPaine LOL!! minus the mini frig, I have actually done this! too Funny indeed! |
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| I actually have this picture framed in my bedroom. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by kaptainmyke LOL always relevant |
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That image always captivated me as a child. That, and "Time Melts Upon Explosion" by Dali too |
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| I rarely move them at all, but I have not seen any ill effects no matter how I store them. I have never had a slab crack, although I have received some that were scratched, from people I bought them from. I don't sweat slab scratches though. That is what the slab is for, to protect the book. If the slab is scratched then the slab did its job, is the way I see it. | ||
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| I use these from bags unlimited to store my graded books. clickable text |
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Keep those slabs in mint condition. One day there may exist a company that slabs and grades "vintage" slabs  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck Lol a slab within a slab within a slab! Its funny you bring that up because I have some old label CGCs I have been going back and forth about reholdering. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by BigRedOne1944 |
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