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[ShadowWarrior]

 

 

 

[ajames212]

3 hours ago, ShadowWarrior said:

 

 

 

Great trailer.     Hope is it as good, as they say it is. 

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2/13

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[nathan_s82]

Happy Monday at all!

 

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[ShadowWarrior]

Good day Psychos!

 

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[Casiusco]

A few months ago I commented on how some collector's editions that are already 15-20 years old are beginning to see the cardboard they are made of degrade; even if you take good care of them, even if you are careful. Little by little.

 

Yesterday I was selecting DVD films for Challenge #20, and I found a surprising case: a Cervic branded DVD case that, when I picked it up by hand, despite being well cared for on an IKEA DVD shelf, in a place away from the sun,... it was almost rotten; even being hard plastic... you squeezed it with two fingers and it broke like crunchy cardboard, easily, without the need to use force.

 

 

I had never seen anything like it.

 

Solving it was easy: change that plastic case for another one, but... this made me think that soon we will start to value -and a lot- the quality of the materials of those fabulous editions we buy. And how we take care of them.

 

That retailers use high quality materials, with a good finish, and that we have protective cases, will be a must for any collector.

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2/14

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Sun and areas of high clouds this morning, then mostly cloudy and breezy this afternoon; mild

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[Emil]

@Casiusco, interesting thought.

 

I had a video game case once that became like that, you could crumble it in your hand.

Although that case was tossed around in a backpack and not really well cared for.

Kind of scary it happened even when taken care of.

Blu-ray cases definitely seem to be much better quality plastic than most dvd ones.

I know some older white and grey Lego pieces start to change color after many years.

Hopefully our expensive editions will be around for a very long time.

 

 

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[GuyIncognit0]

On 2/13/2023 at 4:39 PM, Casiusco said:

A few months ago I commented on how some collector's editions that are already 15-20 years old are beginning to see the cardboard they are made of degrade; even if you take good care of them, even if you are careful. Little by little.

 

Yesterday I was selecting DVD films for Challenge #20, and I found a surprising case: a Cervic branded DVD case that, when I picked it up by hand, despite being well cared for on an IKEA DVD shelf, in a place away from the sun,... it was almost rotten; even being hard plastic... you squeezed it with two fingers and it broke like crunchy cardboard, easily, without the need to use force.

 

 

I had never seen anything like it.

 

Solving it was easy: change that plastic case for another one, but... this made me think that soon we will start to value -and a lot- the quality of the materials of those fabulous editions we buy. And how we take care of them.

 

That retailers use high quality materials, with a good finish, and that we have protective cases, will be a must for any collector.

 

 

Interesting that you brought this up as I was thinking about this recently. I was looking at my WeET Spider-man 2 FS that has the holofoil Doc Oc tentacle wrapping onto the spine from the back panel and wondering if the holofoil will develop a crack or crease over time. To be honest, it's the kind of thing that makes me hesitate about purchasing any more premiums. This is such an expensive hobby and it makes me cringe to think part of this collection (and the value) essentially disintegrate over a relatively short period of time.

 

I've been tempted to just collect amarays as a result. Yeah, that plastic case might degrade but it's easily replaceable like you said. All would. be fine so long as the disc itself doesn't suffer.

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2/15

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Partly sunny, breezy and warmer; it will feel more like spring than winter

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[Casiusco]

19 hours ago, GuyIncognit0 said:

 

 

Interesting that you brought this up as I was thinking about this recently. I was looking at my WeET Spider-man 2 FS that has the holofoil Doc Oc tentacle wrapping onto the spine from the back panel and wondering if the holofoil will develop a crack or crease over time. To be honest, it's the kind of thing that makes me hesitate about purchasing any more premiums. This is such an expensive hobby and it makes me cringe to think part of this collection (and the value) essentially disintegrate over a relatively short period of time.

 

I've been tempted to just collect amarays as a result. Yeah, that plastic case might degrade but it's easily replaceable like you said. All would. be fine so long as the disc itself doesn't suffer.

 

In my experience, it's the cardboard, the slips, that degrades the most. Even if you are very careful, for example, I have collector's packs with a white case that have paled a little; they are not bad, but when you look at other more recent packs of the same brand you can see the effects of the passage of time.

 

In fact, sometimes on the edge of the cardboard you can see how the inside is turning yellow, although from the outside the print doesn't show it.

 

And this is even if you are careful. 

 

But that doesn't stop me from buying collector's editions, not at all; I trust that with today's protective sleeves the (good) life of our editions will be much longer. Of course, all the valuable editions I own end up in a protective case. Even the steelbook ones, because, even if you are careful, the mere fact of having other films next to them that you can move, over the years you could notice that they are no longer new.

 

I'm less worried about the discs. Although there have been manufacturers in Europe whose discs stopped working over the years, the disc can always be replaced. 

And as long as my special editions remain just as special in my life, what happens next... is no longer up to me. I don't even know if they will appreciate them as much as I do.

 

No, a plastic box is not enough for the cinema I love; or for the films I appreciate.

In fact, even for those films in plastic boxes, I'm thinking of buying coloured boxes for the most important ones and start changing them depending on the edition.

[ajames212]

Happy Wensday Everyone. Off day tomorrow, so let me start a movie marathon.

 

 

 

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[nathan_s82]

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2/16

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Cloudy, windy and warm with a couple of strong thunderstorms around; storms can bring damaging winds and a tornado

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2/17

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Breezy in the morning; clouds and sun, much colder; after a brief cold snap, expect temperatures to rebound over the weekend

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[nathan_s82]

Happy Friday all! 3-Day Weekend for most in the US (but alas not me).

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2/18

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Some sun, then increasing clouds and milder