How do YOU close a bag?

[Dr. Balls]

Long, long ago I worked for a guy who would fold, tuck AND tape - thereby ruining the bag because you either had to dig in with your fingernail to remove the tape, damaging the bag - or you had to just run a razor over the tape to get it out, then retape it when you put it back in.

 

Annoying as

[slym2none]

How do I close a bag?

 

With my hands, naturally.

 

 

 

 

-slym

[slym2none]

Seriously, mine would be option 2, but I make little flaps on the top of the tape piece so they can be easily lifted off.

 

 

 

-slym

[loadstone]

I've found my methods have changed over the years along with the types of bags/boards used. In my early ignorant years it was acidic backer boards and poly bags with 1 long horizontal piece from edge to edge and then 2 vertical pieces folded around from back to front on the remaining outer open edge to effectively seal in the comic. >gun to head and pull< but this actually prevented a silverfish invasion while my comics were in TX throughout my collecting hiatus while I attended college, though 2 beloved copies weren't sealed all the way and suffered becoming a meal.

 

Gradually as I became more knowledgeable and lazy, the bags and boards got better (E Gerber mylite2 and Full Backs) and the tape got smaller. Now I'm down to 1/2" of tape in the middle snug but not too tight. When opening a comic proves tough or risky, I'll just slice the tape with an x-acto knife. I do like the suggestions of the white circular labels and post-its. (thumbs u

[BathedinFlames-migration]

I use Office Depot re-stickable white circular labels. Peels safely off an AF15 if needed, and permits writing of grade/price/etc.

 

Thanks for the great idea!

 

I hate tape...