slym2none Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Eww... -slym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techtre2003 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 For anyone who uses the 775 Mylites2, what kind of boxes do you use? I just started moving some books over to my new bags and boards but they don't quite fit in my regular long or short boxes I get from my LCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slym2none Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I use a magazine box, as I have all my older X-Men in "Silver Age" sized Mylars. I am guessing those are close in size to the 775's. -slym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techtre2003 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Thanks Slym, the 775s are indeed silver size. I was just looking around at boxes and realized I'd probably have to go with a magazine box. I'll have to get the smaller size bags/boards next time since I already have a ton of boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschmidt Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Thanks Slym, the 775s are indeed silver size. I was just looking around at boxes and realized I'd probably have to go with a magazine box. I'll have to get the smaller size bags/boards next time since I already have a ton of boxes. From 1 page back ... (775s are 7 3/4" wide, hence the name) Question, can a comic in a 800R Archive mylar fit into a long box or is it too wide? No. An 800R Archive is 8" wide - regular long & shortboxes only have an interior width of 7 1/2". You'll need to put the book in either a magazine box, a CGC box, or use one of the E Gerber acid-free boxes: http://www.egerber.com/category.asp?CategoryID=451&SubcategoryID=557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techtre2003 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Thanks Slym, the 775s are indeed silver size. I was just looking around at boxes and realized I'd probably have to go with a magazine box. I'll have to get the smaller size bags/boards next time since I already have a ton of boxes. From 1 page back ... (775s are 7 3/4" wide, hence the name) Question, can a comic in a 800R Archive mylar fit into a long box or is it too wide? No. An 800R Archive is 8" wide - regular long & shortboxes only have an interior width of 7 1/2". You'll need to put the book in either a magazine box, a CGC box, or use one of the E Gerber acid-free boxes: http://www.egerber.com/category.asp?CategoryID=451&SubcategoryID=557 Don't you hate it when people ask questions they could easily find the answer too in the same thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slym2none Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 -slym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psithyrus Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Been too long without a bump to this thread. Just got my shipment of 500 775s/750FBs today. . . I watched four episodes of Game of Thrones while I put everything together. Tomorrow night? I move the books over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madness Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I still wanna know why this isn't stickied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bffnut Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 yep, this and the scanner thread should be stickied somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psithyrus Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 It is indirectly "stickied" in the Helpful Guide for Noobs thread. . . putting it as a sticky now would be redundant, though this is one of the most helpful threads I've come across here. I also have it on my Watched Threads list, so I have two methods to get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psithyrus Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Somone (I think it was Slym) mentioned how great the books look in mylar, and I concur. Some, of course, still look better than others just because of the covers. . . I have my Manhattan Projects, Saga, and Fatale books in Archives, and they look spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoKing Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Great information, thanks. I've always struggled with the proper way to store the DC 100 Page giants and other squarebound books. What do you use for mylar sizes for these books? What about boards? Any advice would be appreciated. Even though I present a lot of options in this guide, I actually only use three different sizes myself: 1) Mylites2 (Standard) 725M2 with either a 700FB Full-Back or a 700HB Half-Back. This is how the vast majority of my collection is protected. 2) Mylites (Standard) 725M with a 700HB Half-Back, which is then placed inside an Archive (Silver/Gold) 775R with a 750FB Full-Back. For higher-priced Moderns & Bronze. 3) Mylites2 (Gold) 800M2 with a 758 Half-Back or Full-Back, which is then placed inside an Archive (Super Gold) 825R with a 778FB Full-Back. For Silver and Gold. If I were to do things over again, I'd probably get rid of option (2) entirely, and just do option (1) for moderns, and option (3) for everything else. In regards to DC 100 Page giants & square-bound books in general, they fit in a Mylites2 (Silver/Gold) 775M2, but things get kinda tight if you use the correctly-sized 750 Full-Back. If you use a 750 Half-Back, the entire package seems too flimsy. I put books like that in the option (3) combo above, but leave out the 778 FB Full-back in the Archive (so I only use one backing board total) - it looks like this: NICE! I plan on doing this as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikenyc Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Bump because it took me awhile to find this and it's awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Bump because it took me awhile to find this and it's awesome!!! You should add it to your watched topics then its always to hand (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Loves Gwen Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Bump because it took me awhile to find this and it's awesome!!! You should add it to your watched topics then its always to hand (thumbs u Ditto, that's how I saw this. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madness Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 For some reason they don't sticky it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tivo32 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Here's a stupid question that sort of fits this thread, where do I find top loaders that fit Mylite 2's 725M2? I have magazine top loaders that make them look silly in there because there is so much space on either side of the comic but I bought a pack of the Hot Flips Top Loaders that say they are 7 1/2 inches wide yet it doesn't fit. Someone help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKnowthanx Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 So wheres best place (cheapest including shipping) to buy. I tried Hotflips, but it wont let me create an account for some reason. I sent them a PM here on boards, no answer yet. Also I saw the post about fixing their high shipping, but I need to talk to them to do that also. Any other comparable places? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Here's a stupid question that sort of fits this thread, where do I find top loaders that fit Mylite 2's 725M2? I have magazine top loaders that make them look silly in there because there is so much space on either side of the comic but I bought a pack of the Hot Flips Top Loaders that say they are 7 1/2 inches wide yet it doesn't fit. Someone help! Use the magazine top loaders for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
