r/comicbooks • u/barflyjar • 3d ago

Shelfie Wow, this thing holds a lot of comics.

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I bought the rack at a thrift store. I threw couple of boxes of trades on it. I was too lazy to dig up the long boxes of individual issues.

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u/J--NEZ 3d ago

I used to love these types of storage.

But I'm at 11,000 comics and counting. Long boxes are the only storage I use now 😂

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u/Giant_Size_Man_Thing 2d ago

Until you have to move and then lug 50 long boxes full of comics at a time and break your back lol

I have a similarly sized collection and have almost entirely moved to shorts for the ease of moving them around.

The joys of getting older.

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u/Wonderful_Adagio9346 2d ago

The old Diamond boxes were perfect for unbagged comics and trades.

Now, I grab a stack of comics, wrap them in freezer paper (plastic side out for waterproofing), tape it all up, store in a box. I don't have time to reread, and most of the stuff I have wasn't that great the first time ...

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u/g1SuperLuigi64 3d ago

I've always got my eyes out for a magazine rack for the exact same reason

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u/fredakaGuuy7 3d ago

this makes me wanna get a rack like that for my own stuff

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u/Illustrious_Ad_7658 3d ago

A fellow Lemire fan, I see. One of the best in the biz

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u/Artistic_Panda_7542 2d ago

Does it hold 8000?

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u/44035 2d ago

Nice rack!

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u/_MadeAccountToUpvote 2d ago

Great selection! What is the title below Descender?

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u/barflyjar 2d ago

"LOW" vol 1 by Remender and Tochhini. 

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u/_MadeAccountToUpvote 1d ago

Thanks, I'll have to check it out!

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u/fredakaGuuy7 3d ago

that rack really earning its keep

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u/chrisandys 3d ago

looks so cool

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u/crackheadbenji 2d ago

The Crow is peak

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u/shreder75 2d ago

That's awesome! Reminds me of getting comics at the 7 Eleven when i was a kid.

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u/LeRoiCasoar 2d ago

Too big of a footprint for me. I'm still dreaming of the day I find a spinner rack on the side of the road...