Fukuoka Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) Just a quick question: How does everyone store your pulps? The few that I own vary in size and thickness, so I am guessing there is no standard pulp bag? The first pictured is rather large, like a magazine. The second is considerably smaller and thicker. I would really love to display them, but a few wouldn't really stand up well. (Looking forward to the introduction of CGC slabs...) Edited January 7 by Fukuoka clarity waaaghboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) Pulps come in all shapes and sizes, so I use all sorts of different bags and boards for them. They look best in a snug bag or mylar, but a tight bag also can mean loosing overhang chips or biting at spine tears and such on the way in and out A tight fit is best for display but a loose fit is best for a reader. Multiple boards or a thicker sort of matte backer can keep even the biggest pulps stiff enough for display. Edited January 8 by Darwination Fukuoka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukuoka Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 Sounds good. Thanks for your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) Appreciate your posting this question. I recently picked up some "bedsheet" size pulps (which is what I think you're referring to as "magazine" size) at a local estate sale. They are 8.5 inches x 11.5 inches . Obviously much too large for even Magazine Bags. I haven't tried this, but I think they might fit in the bags CGC slabs are sent with. I'd much rather use bags/boards that are properly sized exactly for the purpose, but I don't believe anyone makes them. I would also note bag/board is only half the battle - would love to have a proper storage box as well! Edited January 8 by MattTheDuck Fukuoka, Pat Calhoun and frozentundraguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukuoka Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 Thanks for that. I was thinking of using those as well. Just was wondering if there are any custom-sized bags for these kind of books. BTW, the books you posted are so nice! Mine are all pretty cool IMO but most have condition issues, such as this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookery Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 1/8/2024 at 1:51 AM, MattTheDuck said: Appreciate your posting this question. I recently picked up some "bedsheet" size pulps (which is what I think you're referring to as "magazine" size) at a local estate sale. They are 8.5 inches x 11.5 inches . Obviously much too large for even Magazine Bags. I haven't tried this, but I think they might fit in the bags CGC slabs are sent with. I'd much rather use bags/boards that are properly sized exactly for the purpose, but I don't believe anyone makes them. I haven't ordered them for a long time since I still have a supply, but I assume Gerber still carries them... they make something they call a "Playboy Magazine" size, 2mil mylar. It's designed for those thick issues from the mid-60s. They are 10" x 13" (excluding flap), and at least used to be marketed as 1013M2. They come in handy for a variety of oversize products. jimjum12, Fukuoka and MattTheDuck 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Yeah, I've got a few different sizes bigger than magazine I use for different things. The comment about magazine boxes is apt, because certain magazines will stick up above a magazine box without that being very perceptible and weight on top can harm the magazines. Storage for slicks and other oversized magazines and newspapers, etc. is tricky, but I find storing them standing up with a backer in a tall cardboard box works pretty well. I'm still amazed they say the bedsheets are gonna fit into the magazine CGC boxes Fukuoka and jimjum12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MattTheDuck Posted January 8 Popular Post Share Posted January 8 On 1/7/2024 at 11:17 PM, Fukuoka said: Thanks for that. I was thinking of using those as well. Just was wondering if there are any custom-sized bags for these kind of books. BTW, the books you posted are so nice! Mine are all pretty cool IMO but most have condition issues, such as this one: I got lucky and unlucky at this Estate Sale - the guy had about 120 pulps, mostly Amazing Stories - but he was looking them up on the interwebs and pricing everything very, very high. I only ended up with 10 books, but I picked the ones that either had cool covers or were in the best condition. Plenty of them had the kinds of typical problems pulps have and I couldn't justify the price he wanted. Here are the other 6. This felt like a once-in-a-decade shot at some pretty good books, but I just couldn't get the guy to see reason. I think he only sold another 25 or so at the Estate Sale. Robot Man, jimjum12, Pat Calhoun and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Hall Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 "Appreciate your posting this question. I recently picked up some "bedsheet" size pulps (which is what I think you're referring to as "magazine" size) at a local estate sale. They are 8.5 inches x 11.5 inches . Obviously much too large for even Magazine Bags. I haven't tried this, but I think they might fit in the bags CGC slabs are sent with. I'd much rather use bags/boards that are properly sized exactly for the purpose, but I don't believe anyone makes them. I would also note bag/board is only half the battle - would love to have a proper storage box as well!" If you search outside of the comic book bags, 9 and 9 1/2 inch wide bags are out here. Magazine-sized backing boards are easy to find. My bedsheets fit perfectly well in a magazine box. Fukuoka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
