thanos_oftitan Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I don't think my wife would go for that!. But I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I don't think my wife would go for that!. But I like it! Yea, she might leave you cause you had that many comic boxes in one room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathMan-migration Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 (edited) Drawerboxes are the way to go. I actually just got finished 3 weeks ago redoing my whole collection with them. I buy them from a local dealer for two reasons. For one you can purchase them at wholesale or individually, and two you don't have to pay those outlandish shipping prices. They are very rigid and sturdy, and easy to put together. So yea I like them alot. I sell most of my books on Ebay. Right now I have near 30,000 comic books in inventory. Mostly silver and golden age stuff. I am a huge Superman Fan. Also one other thing that I want to add. I use a program called Comic Base to catalog my inventory. It is relatively inexpensive and does of beautiful job of updating on it's own when new titles are released. I still keep most of expensive titles in safety deposit box though for obvious reasons. Edited May 24, 2007 by MathMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crows Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Looks great MathMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstro Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Yeah those are great. So clean looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Oh my gosh, a fortress of comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Davis Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Stunning Mathman. Earl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringfinger Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Very cool, the weight on that nottom box is massive. 5x25#=125. Never mind, not much at all. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathMan-migration Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I actually have even more of these boxes aligned on the other side of the room. Believe it or not this room is actually quite small and I had a hard time even getting this shot. My camera simply couldn't zoom out wide enough. -MathMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grider67 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Hey Math, I noticed at the 3rd tier of boxes you didn't use another piece of plywood like they suggested on the website. Do you think you might have a problem with the weight down the line ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathMan-migration Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Hey Math, I noticed at the 3rd tier of boxes you didn't use another piece of plywood like they suggested on the website. Do you think you might have a problem with the weight down the line ? No I don't think so. My reasoning is that the boxes in row one are already sitting on a 3/4 of an inch of solid acid free maple plywood just as you suggested. I haven't thought about the 3rd row before.... But I will take your advice and check into this. Thanks for the tip. -MathMan Edited May 25, 2007 by MathMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringfinger Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I think the weight will be fine. Mathmatically, the bottom box, assuming 200# test, can bear 460 pounds, give or take a few pounds. However, humidity will play a factor as well as evenly distributing weight. Yes, I do this for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_not_so_nice Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I notice all of the boxes are still empty. I want to know the calculation for how long it is going to fill those up alpha-numerically. 168 longboxes organized= xhrs x {time lost while rereading nostalgic issues} + spot grading - [girlfriend/wife leaving out of frustration] / duplicate issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVoltage Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I notice all of the boxes are still empty. I want to know the calculation for how long it is going to fill those up alpha-numerically. 168 longboxes organized= xhrs x {time lost while rereading nostalgic issues} + spot grading - [girlfriend/wife leaving out of frustration] / duplicate issues That calculation has gottten me in trouble with Mrs. Voltage many a time...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringfinger Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 My wife says the my books are the bane of her existence. I have not purchased nor read a book in over a month, how can that be so? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathMan-migration Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Actually the boxes aren't empty. I have stuck cardboard slits into each box in the front and back end in order to ensure each books protection. I started doing this 6 years ago, when I began to notice how weathered the comics in the front and back were becoming. Because of this, I no longer have this problem. It didn't take me very long to fill up the boxes. Like I said in a previous post I use this software called ComicBase. I bought the deluxe edition with came with a comic UPC scanner. It has almost every ISBN in the history of comics programed into it. Again the cool thing about this is it updates automatically every week when books are released. However my favorite feature is that it will even scan though poly-bags to read the bar-code. Pretty impressive... But you are right in a sense, doing all of this by hand would be a royal pain. -MathMan Edited May 25, 2007 by MathMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sckao Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Actually the boxes aren't empty. I have stuck cardboard slits into each box in the front and back end in order to ensure each books protection. I started doing this 6 years ago, when I began to notice how weathered the comics in the front and back were becoming. Because of this, I no longer have this problem. It didn't take me very long to fill up the boxes. Like I said in a previous post I use this software called ComicBase. I bought the deluxe edition with came with a comic UPC scanner. It has almost every ISBN in the history of comics programed into it. Again the cool thing about this is it updates automatically every week when books are released. However my favorite feature is that it will even scan though poly-bags to read the bar-code. Pretty impressive... But you are right in a sense, doing all of this by hand would be a royal pain. -MathMan I actually have a similar ComicDrawer wall/room! (And I use ComicBase too.) I had some 1/2" 4x8' board ripped in half to go in between my rows though. They distribute the weight and keep the mass from shifting. They also help keep the boxes down even though I go to the ceiling. (Traditionally, the ComicDrawers in the top row will tip when you pull the inner box out.) (I use them as table tops/mini tables when I bring them to conventions. A Stack of 3x2 Comic Drawer boxes creates a nice little cardtable top.) I have rounded 29"x29" 1/2" boards for the top. While ComicDrawers come with 4 title dividers that are very handy, I take up the slack space with unused Flat Rate PRIORITY boxes (the small boxed ones) and Priority videotape-sized/book mailers. I keep them together with some scotch tape so I can still use their sealers when I'm shipping something that size. In the meantime though, they keep my comics upright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathMan-migration Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) sckao thanks for the useful post! -MathMan Edited May 25, 2007 by MathMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieRuss Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I have a vacant piece of wall space in my computer/comic room that was looking very dull & boring. Found some cheap picture frames at the local Big-W and fired up Photoshop to re-size some scans of my books. This is the result so far. Russ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Very nice Rusty. Another idea from this thread I intend to ------ adapt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
