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The build quality is great! The drawers work great a little tight for the CGC in Mylar because the Mylar bags are not form fitting. Work great with HotFlips bags if you use them over Mylar. No complaints from me will buy again but thinking of trying one of these cabinets next: http://geek-design.net/ Here is my order details lots of upgrades! Two CGC sized Classic City Cubes in Red Oak ($220/ea.) One regular sized Classic City Cube in Red Oak ($200/ea.) Pull P7 Dark Burnished Antique Copper One 1-wide countertop ($50/ea.) One 1-wide baseplate ($50/ea.) Golden Oak Stain will be applied at a 10% fee A water-based polyurethane finish will be applied at no extra charge. Total: $930.00 (with shipping) very expensive but it was a birthday present!

Is that cabinet in between those display shelves from ComicCubes.com? Yes, It was my B-Day present last year!!

Be aware, this is NOT an upgrade from girlfriend 9.0. Wife 1.0 is an Operating System, not an application. You have been warned. (NOT RESPONDING) :preach:Yup and like and operating system watch out for crashes (PMS, pregnancy, menopause etc.) and don't forget the patches (jewelry, cars, clothes) and the security upgrades (forgiveness) but in the end the all the work, attention and time given to maintaining the system will pay off in hugh dividends as the original will always be better than some new fangled glitzy alternative! This is also a very very necessary talent to keeping the operating system functioning well; followed up by chocolates!

I am fortunate my wife actually likes the books especially as decorations. She really likes the Heroclix, statues, and thinks the Archie OA I bought is cool so looks like I am going to get more OA!!

Thanks the AF 15, FF 1 and ASM 1 are original books but were coverless (or tattered covers) so I sent them to Classic Incorporated and had cover recreations done. These are the original books with Matt Nelson's covers. I love it because his covers are exact replicas (recreations) and I can read the original books in all their glory!! I figure I will get my encapsulated copies later but these came in at half to one third the price. AF around 1K FF around 600 and ASM around 500. The covers cost 150 and he does a restro-check etc. here is the website: http://classicsincorporated.com/services_recreation.htm

let me know how that goes!

Thanks and yes the comic frames on the wall coming down the stairs are from frameitagainsam, the ones in the office are from Gweedo's Comic Book Heaven and the shelves and displays are from fellow board member schlep (Wes)!!!

Thanks it has taken a lot of work having to grovel to (my wife) it has been a tough job but someone's had to do it!

Thanks and I have to find room for "An award of EPIC proportions!!!!!!!!!"

Here is some perspective on my multilevel comic loft / office (view from my chair) WOW! Is it very messy, think I need to clean again! BTW The theme for the display is first issues and or appearances as it is the first of the New Year! Wall coming down the stairs Top of the front wall near the roof line (see first picture for perspective) The wall in front of the landing A look down at the landing The wall prior to entering the lower office area View into the lower office from the landing (cropped most of the mess on the desk) View from the office up to the landing Side wall in the lower office (older pictures moved some things around - I can not ever leave anything the same! ) Outside of the office door in the upstairs TV room Display (Geek Box) box outside the office And my wife's most recent concession view from the office to the other side of the TV room! I am spreading like Hydra!! (and did someone mention Heroclix?!?!?) That's all folks!

Love the wall! Does it rotate to fit the season? Or is it Christmas year round? Will be changing it today. I will be putting up first issues and or first appearances to denote the New Year!

Forgot to post my Christmas Decor this year - Comic Books not just for reading!! Coming down the stairs from my comic loft. At the base of the stairs Wall in front of the lower stairs here is a better picture Just outside the lower office door in the TV room.

Recent Ebay acquisition:

Do you have the plans for these cabinets?? What are the dimensions? Awesome room and collection!

Excellent and you said that the VG - F grade for books is fine for binding.

How many issues per book at 2 1/2 inches thick??

Yes, it is stated in the email he sent me on November 13, 2006: Hi Buddy Our product . Prevents yellowing . Prevents acids, mold, & mildew . Reacts to corrosive gases ...... Dana Kellum Manager Internet Sales BCW Diversified, Inc. (765) 644-2033 ext 13 (800) 433-4229 He (Mr. Kellum) had also stated in a different email that he had put one in between each page of a book and corrected a mold / mildew problem! I have not noted a stress or strain to my staples as of yet, but do use the smaller size and only two per book. Also I am not talking about the strain that would be scrutinized at the 9.0 and above level which is where this concern would be most destructive. I am talking about my average level which is 6 (Fine) to 8 (Very Fine) and lower than 6.0 even less concern. As I will be removing these boards over the coming year I will not be able to give you a long term evaluation.

did not think about the board becoming acidic back to the drawing board! How long before the board becomes acidic?? Now what to do with all these boards???

Wow, what a great and insightful if not "inciting" discussion!! First let me say that I have been using the BCW products for years (I was using mylar and acid free boards and boxes in the late 70's and 80's with my original collection too one of only a handful back then.). I have to first state that the service and responsiveness from the company has been great and shipping more reasonable than others. I did a comparison of all the large suppliers back when I restarted collecting over 10 years ago and must say that I prefer BCW to the others for most supplies but I use EGerber’s Mylite2 and FB which I get directly from them. Not a fan of the poly bags and the SBS boards but do use them for poor or "modern" books as neither require or warrant the amount of attention my SA and BA/CA books do. I think that Hotflips makes a better resealing bag because it is thicker and holds its shape better. I did get a set of discontinued bags from BCW that were great but were discontinued!! Reference the boards I have been using the extenders and love the support that they confer to the books which prevents spine creases. I have been concerned about staple damage and addressed this by using one size smaller than recommended and only up to two per book. After years of use I have not had any appreciable changes in staple integrity. Also no creases or signs of wear on the covers from the boards have become apparent but I am watching. I have changed my usage as of late; before I would use two extenders and one microchamber sheet per book. Now I have reversed this to two microchamber sheets and one extender in the middle of the book. My reasoning, although not as erudite as the discussion above, was based on Mike's testing and Drew's ability to provide microchamber sheets at a reasonable cost. I have a very large collection > 20K books and vast majority are stored as such: Two extenders (front and back) and one microchamber in the center enclosed in a Mylite2 with EGerber Full back. I even store my treasury books and magazines this way (yup had Mylar bags made for my treasury books - bagsunlimited). As I go through my collection I am changing this to MCs front and back cover and extender in the middle of the book. My thinking as a quasi scientist (the PhDs in the group tend to look down on us physicians when call ourselves scientists!! I use to be the Medical Director at a research lab and the sanitation engineer was treated better!!) after reviewing all the data I do not feel that the "danger" from the extenders in the middle of the book is very great. Essentially, if it absorbs even a little but does not release anything I am happy. I think the benefit of having increased the sturdiness of the book and prevention of spine creases out weighs any theoretical risk. I think that my new arrangement is the perfect set up balancing all my concerns. I guess if I could afford the BCE Xtenders I would use them in lieu of the BCW extenders but I cannot and therefore am satisfied with my cost – risk – benefit analysis. I have always thought that the EGerber boards were essentially inert which was fine but do remember being told that they do absorb the contaminants from the enclosed environment of the Mylar sleeve if sealed. That is why I have always sealed all my bags with acid free removable tape and after >10 years of storage my books do not have any browning of the top, yellowing of pages etc. In reference to Mr. Kellem's email, I did infer that he was speaking as a technical expert and that the information provided was specifically about the BCW product and not industry speak! So lesson learned, not to be so trusting although it is my nature when it comes from what I thought was a reputable source. I think Mr. O'Brien has done a very good job of explaining the BCW position and that their boards are not for long term storage. I do have to ask how they can state that the extenders: "Prevents yellowing, Prevents acids, mold, & mildew and reacts to corrosive gases" As none of the information present heretofore addresses a test that proves these claims. Now I understand that one can extrapolate to a certain degree but these are specific claims about the boards. I would like to know how they were derived. I think it would be useful to do these tests and present the data to be reviewed by all. It is possible to adjust the atmosphere (not my expertise but know that we can artificially alter the environment to give us an equivalent of ten years of storage and or exposures) and to see under these conditions how much of certain acid is absorbed by the boards; exactly what is the active process by which yellowing is prevented; mold and mildew are prevented or eliminated etc. I do want to thank you all for attention to this matter; as I and others do rely on your expertise to preserve our collections for future generations to enjoy! Sincerely, Bernard

Great room! What is the anti-fur movement? And what in the room is anti-fur?

Steve is a when it comes to books!

Excellent Glad to see they have a new home. They look better with your stuff in it than they did with mine. I just got my replacement shelving up this week. I'll post a pic once I get them loaded up. Can't wait to see them. The wife liked the other three in the family room so I left them there. Did you see the Toon Tumblers on the top right cabinet shelf?!!