Sea-to-sky-games wrote:Thanks! Speaking in generalities, will this be a significant effect, or are we talking very minimal degrading? Also, is this worry completely absent with shrinkwrapped material? That is, is it possible for the acids to leach through the shrink?I'm trying to weigh whether it's worth opening up maybe a thousand bags to verify the correct board position.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:All my stuff is in bags and boards. I'm wondering if it's worth going through hundreds of items to make sure the "proper" side is facing the module.
Grug Greyskin wrote:Discussion of acid from the product is primarily involving newsprint (like comic books), I am not sure it even applies to rpg stuff, but the shiny side is the "proper" product facing side.
DD.Collector wrote:Do Dragon and Dungeon magazines need to be boarded or just put in sleeves and a good magazine box. When stored upright in an appropriate number in magazine boxes after being placed in a sleeve, they don't seem to be prone bending. Further, sometimes I like to be able to see the back of the magazine, not just the cover. Am I off base on this?
benjoshua wrote:One other thing; if you are planning to sell some of these Dragon magazines, then realize once you bag and board them, the bag and board are worth almost as much as the mag in many cases. There are jokes around these forums about how people have used old Dragons for packing material. I am especially referring to issues after 130 or so, but lots of people on these forums would draw the line much lower than that.
MetamorphosisSigma wrote:The problem I've found with boarding magazines is that with the thicker ones (Dragon mags in the 30s on up), they tend to fit too tightly in the bag. You're bound to do damage to the covers around the staples if you take them in and out of the bags even a few times.
DD.Collector wrote:What size bags are you using? I am leaning away from boards, but for Dragon and Dungeon mags, would it be better to buy a bunch of the thick magazine version (8 7/8" x 11 1/8") instead of the normal magazine sized bags (8 3/4" x 11")?
Zenfinite wrote:Ack valid point, I forgot to mention the difference. I ALWAYS buy the Thick bags. You want the Thick bags. For truth. My bad, I should have remembered and told ya earlier. Zen
DD.Collector wrote:I really appreciate the advice and everyone's patience in answering my OCD questions.