prowl20 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) Question for anyone that has boxsets. Let me begin by saying that I'm not a fan of printed inner sleeves. They look cool but I cringe at the thought of storing my records in them with no dust sleeve / poly-lined anti-static sleeves. If anyone else feels the same way, how and where do you store your printed inner sleeves assuming they won't fit into the actual box alongside your records? Video Player is loading. Play Video Pause Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:19 Loaded: 0.00% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently playing liveLIVE Remaining Time -0:19 Playback Rate 1x Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off, selected Captions captions settings, opens captions settings dialog captions off, selected Audio Track Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-Transparent BackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparent WindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaque Font Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400% Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadow Font FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall Caps Reset restore all settings to the default valuesDone Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement: 0:09 For standard LPs or even double LPs I'll just throw the printed inner sleeve in the back of the polybag, but obviously with a 14 LP set I don't have that luxury so they're in their own thick plastic bag on the shelf with the boxset (the physical LPs are in the boxset). Is this how most people do it? Edited January 24, 2021 by prowl20 grammatical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndigoHollow Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Ads accidentally censored your post, so I'll show the hidden part: Quote For standard LPs or even double LPs I'll just throw the printed inner sleeve in the back of the polybag, but obviously with a 14 LP set I don't have that luxury so they're in their own thick plastic bag on the shelf with the boxset (the physical LPs are in the boxset). Is this how most people do it? prowl20 and Justinadamk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I usually just line my printed inner sleeves with a mofi sleeve then put the record in. Done it with hundreds of records, even when a sleeve is already split the mofi sleeve inside stops the split from spreading. I feel like this way takes up next to no extra space and preserves the presentation perfectly. I've had maybe 1 or 2 sleeves that didn't fit the mofi sleeve inside overall. Corgipants and prowl20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl20 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Shelby American said: I usually just line my printed inner sleeves with a mofi sleeve then put the record in. Done it with hundreds of records, even when a sleeve is already split the mofi sleeve inside stops the split from spreading. I feel like this way takes up next to no extra space and preserves the presentation perfectly. I've had maybe 1 or 2 sleeves that didn't fit the mofi sleeve inside overall. I’ll have to look into some mofi sleeves. Should I just stick with Bags Unlimited or do you know a guy? Also, thank you @IndigoHollownot sure why half of it got censored with ads IndigoHollow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate_8907 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I use Mofi/QRP sleeves and put them in the pocket alongside the printed sleeve. The printed inners go in between the gatefold if they don't fit with the new sleeves (rarely). Buying in bulk is your best option. QRP sleeves are the exact same as Mofi, but Mofi charges more for a diferent namestamp. $10 to ship, but still cheaper than $20/50pk mofi. I recently bought 1500 - AS ships them loose in their big record boxes. 250 QRP 500 QRP 1000 QRP prowl20, Alan P and jack8urt0n 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faaip de oiad Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Mellon Collie comes to mind. They included a poly lined sleeve along side the inner sleeve inside an actual outer sleeve. Ideal, if there ever was a right way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 21 hours ago, Shelby American said: I usually just line my printed inner sleeves with a mofi sleeve then put the record in. Done it with hundreds of records, even when a sleeve is already split the mofi sleeve inside stops the split from spreading. I feel like this way takes up next to no extra space and preserves the presentation perfectly. I've had maybe 1 or 2 sleeves that didn't fit the mofi sleeve inside overall. I really like these: (100) 12" Record Inner Sleeves - 3-Layers of Archival Quality, Anti-Static HDPE with Rice Paper Enclosed Insert for Extra Rigidity #12IM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MPL2QGD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JU4dGbN27Y5DT?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 They’re as good as MoFi but a little cheaper. 100 for $25 compared to 50 for $20. Helps when you’re needing to change out hundreds of discs at once. Shelby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl20 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Sad Heart said: I really like these: (100) 12" Record Inner Sleeves - 3-Layers of Archival Quality, Anti-Static HDPE with Rice Paper Enclosed Insert for Extra Rigidity #12IM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MPL2QGD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JU4dGbN27Y5DT?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 They’re as good as MoFi but a little cheaper. 100 for $25 compared to 50 for $20. Helps when you’re needing to change out hundreds of discs at once. Would using rice paper anti-static (or Mofi) sleeves be a good deterrent for avoiding splitting seams if I were to place these in printed inner sleeves? That's one of my worries (scratching the record aside) when using printed inner sleeves in general. I'm just wondering how "rigid" these are compared to standard dust sleeves. I've seen rice paper sleeves before and the lack of rigidness worries me sometimes, that's why I ask Edited January 26, 2021 by prowl20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepperonigin Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I use mofi sleeves too and usually just put them next to the printed sleeve. I never even considered putting the paper sleeves in with the record but that’s a great idea. Gonna have to give that a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarocks Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I also have a stash of the Nagaoka sleeves with the rounded bottom. When the Mo-Fi sleeves are too thick, tall, et cetera, these always do the trick! faaip de oiad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl20 Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 10:27 PM, Sad Heart said: I really like these: (100) 12" Record Inner Sleeves - 3-Layers of Archival Quality, Anti-Static HDPE with Rice Paper Enclosed Insert for Extra Rigidity #12IM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MPL2QGD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JU4dGbN27Y5DT?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 They’re as good as MoFi but a little cheaper. 100 for $25 compared to 50 for $20. Helps when you’re needing to change out hundreds of discs at once. Ordered some and they came in today. I tried using them on that 14 LP boxset with the printed inner sleeves and it's a hair too thick to close now. Oh well, I tried. At least I have a bunch of hi-quality sleeves now haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, prowl20 said: Ordered some and they came in today. I tried using them on that 14 LP boxset with the printed inner sleeves and it's a hair too thick to close now. Oh well, I tried. At least I have a bunch of hi-quality sleeves now haha Itll close if you put them inside the printed inners rather than next to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl20 Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, Shelby American said: Itll close if you put them inside the printed inners rather than next to them. I tried and it didn't. It was about half a cm too packed. It's fine, at least I have some better quality anti-static sleeves now. Here's the boxset I'm referencing. It also comes with a huge 100 page book. (Yes, the book fits into the boxset if I were to just shove the records into the printed inner sleeves but I'm not a monster and refuse to do that to my records) Shelby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derby625 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 10:27 PM, Sad Heart said: I really like these: (100) 12" Record Inner Sleeves - 3-Layers of Archival Quality, Anti-Static HDPE with Rice Paper Enclosed Insert for Extra Rigidity #12IM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MPL2QGD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JU4dGbN27Y5DT?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 They’re as good as MoFi but a little cheaper. 100 for $25 compared to 50 for $20. Helps when you’re needing to change out hundreds of discs at once. I’ve been using these for a bunch of records lately. The reviews say that some people had a few defective ones in there but I haven’t come across any yet in 200+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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