"C.E. Forman" wrote:
>
> keep the dust off, but plan to put together something to send to comic bag
> manufacturers explaining this hobby and asking them to consider
> manufacturing something larger. I may post the letter here once I get
Most comic-book bag manufacturers are just a secondary ma
nder Zoller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] How to preserve them?
> Sorry, my mistake, they're actually not made out of mylar (= polyester)
but
> polyethylene. I was talking of ordinary recloseable s
the condition in which
I receive it). Especially useful for your trade pile, you can never know
how long that stuff will be around ;)
/Alexander
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From: Marco Thorek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 1:01 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWColl
Thank you for the long answer, Alexander.
As you apparently are from Germany, too, could you tell me where around
here I can find suitable mylar covers? To be honest, I never before
heard about mylar.
Marco
Alexander Zoller schrieb:
>
> In my opinion the acid problem, while certainly a lon
Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Why not make them airtight, then?
If there's some humidity inside the package this may not be too
advisable... especially regarding the Ultimas with all their cloth maps.
But perhaps that is an unnecessary precaution. If you live in a dry area
an airtight
Alexander Zoller wrote:
>
> maintaining a necessary minimum of air exchange. The more you give them
> a chance to "breath", the more smell they will absorb, and the quicker
> the paperwork tends to tan.
Why not make them airtight, then?
--
Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http
> I'm currently storing most of my vintage software in mylar covers with
> air holes, to expose them to as little air and dust as possible while
> maintaining a necessary minimum of air exchange. The more you give them
> a chance to "breath", the more smell they will absorb, and the quicker
> the
Message-
From: Marco Thorek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 2:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SWCollect] How to preserve them?
Hello fellow collectors,
although I keep my games at fairly adequate environmental conditions
(smokefree, no direct sunlight, etc
Hello fellow collectors,
although I keep my games at fairly adequate environmental conditions
(smokefree, no direct sunlight, etc.) I notice that they are "working."
Some manuals have a sweet smell to them, even on those games that I
originally purchased and that were always kept under the condit
