claytin269 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 if you were going to store a record in a safety deposit box how would you store it exactly? lets say its nirvana's love buzz test press, or any other multi-thousand dollar record. just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Sell it for stupid money and let some other jerk worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claytin269 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 yea, thats one option, and frankly a very good one. but lets say you wanted to buy it. i by no means want it or have the means to afford it but it got me thinking if i had something i didnt want to keep in the house. just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Just the same way i'd want to receive a record in the mail. Record out of the cover, cardboard either side, bubble wrapped, in a hefty record mailer, that is sealed with tape on the edges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Good question. I wouldn't really overly stress about it. Let's use your example. Love Buzz test press. Great record, but if you were to sell it, it wouldn't change your life. If I had it I would keep it in the house and take out insurance. Something happens, the money's covered. Besides, every time you wanted to show it to someone you'd have to take them to a bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I should add that, the reason i'd package it like that would be so no air/moisture would seep in. Hopefully the bubble wrap and tape would do that. Any sort of airtight packaging would be fine i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claytin269 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 right on guys, thanks for chiming in. i think if it ever came to the point where i could drop that much on a record id be too paranoid id scratch it or something terrible would happen haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I know how you feel, just 2 days ago i sent a first press, black gaslight sink or swim from Australia to the UK. I packed it as best i could, and i''ve got my fingers crossed it makes it without any douchebag playing frisbee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mameeshkamowskwoz Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Maybe even a desiccant packet so any atmospheric moisture would be absorbed by that rather than the sleeve or by a small degree the label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robx Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 as someone that has a handful of multi hundred dollar records (and records that have maintained this value for more than 2-3 years cough gaslightagainstmehwm cough), I just put them in my record firebox. my firebox is simply an old record box that has all my bonzers in it. minor threat 7"s, first press black flag 7"s, weirdo sonic youth stuff, early uk punk, etc.. I also listen to these records because what's the point in owning something if you don't use it for it's intended purpose? If you're just putting it in storage, you're just buying the rights to brag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxv Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Do you buy food only to put it on a shelf to look at and never eat it. Or worse yet, do you buy food just to bury it in the ground and never even see it, let alone eat it? Anyone who buys records just to stick them in a safety deposit box is a fucking tool. They are records, play them! Look at them! Go buy stocks or real estate or bonds if you are solely looking for an investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchashorttime Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I know how you feel, just 2 days ago i sent a first press, black gaslight sink or swim from Australia to the UK. I packed it as best i could, and i''ve got my fingers crossed it makes it without any douchebag playing frisbee man, i've considered selling mine too... i just like it way too much to ever sell it. it would kind of be like thinking about an ex girl with a new guy... like, i wonder how he treats sink or swim... haha ANYWAY. the first line of defense is obviously taking care of the record itself. pop it into a sealable polybag, and i recommend giving it a cleaning and using rice paper inner-sleeves. keeps the jacket in tip top, and both the record and jacket from gathering any dust. if it's a record you NEVER plan to sell, it doesn't really matter if you store it in a firesafe, a safe deposit box, or in the bomb shelter in your back yard. never planning to sell it means its value lies solely in you maintaining the physical object, so if something were to ever happen to it, any amount of money would likely not bring something so rare back. just some food for thought. i think you should put it on display if you don't listen to it, or keep it with the collection. nothing feels better than sifting through a band collection and seeing the one or two gems that make it really special. /nerdism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Do you buy food only to put it on a shelf to look at and never eat it. Or worse yet, do you buy food just to bury it in the ground and never even see it, let alone eat it?Anyone who buys records just to stick them in a safety deposit box is a fucking tool. They are records, play them! Look at them! Go buy stocks or real estate or bonds if you are solely looking for an investment. should be posted in almost every thread on this message board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robx Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 because of this thread I'm listening to all of my records worth bank. finished some sst stuff, popped on the minor threat 7"s, listening to "sex bomb" now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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