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Serious question, do you keep your comics bagged and boarded forever?
My whole system broke down last month when I found water damage in a long box I had in my garage. It was about 50 books from the early 2000s, stuff like New X-Men and Ultimate Spider-Man. I thought they were safe in bags and boards, but the humidity got to them over a few years. On one side, some people say you should just read and enjoy them, and keeping them sealed forever is missing the point. On the other, protecting the value and condition is a big part of being a collector. What's your take on the balance between preservation and actually enjoying your collection?
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william_smith1mo ago
I mean, maybe it's just me but I wonder if we're all forgetting about light damage, like @davidb49's garage books probably got hit with both.
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davidb491mo ago
My garage ate about 30 Ultimate Spider-Man books the same way, total bummer. I switched to Mylites and acid-free boards for the stuff I really care about, but my reading copies just get cheap bags. I pull my favorite books out to flip through every few months because a mint book you never look at is just a box of paper. The balance for me is top tier protection for keys and grails, but everything else just needs to be safe enough to read without falling apart.
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