"Bags Unlimited" is a place online! Onestep I doubt that if the OP was looking for a local shop to purchase outer plastic sleeves for album jackets, he would be posting this question on MusicStack?
No, I think what the OP is asking is more or less if there are any other cheaper websites online that carry outer plastic sleeves. I have to admit that Bags Unlimited can be quite costly at times, as I have personally have done business with them myself, however, I am trying to think right off the top of my head who could be cheaper.
My guess would be to try this website: squaredeal.com
I have been dealing with Bags Unlimited for almost 20 years. But I have noticed their prices have been getting higher. I was buying them from the Edge One Stop until recently.But Edge was recently bought out. Unfortunately the company that bought them is currently not carrying supplies.
We are a physical store. SO we sell them to customers and use them in our store. We poly bag every almost all of the used lps in our store.
I have used square deal several times over the years. The only problem I have with them is the high shipping costs coming from the west coast.
I saw someone post something about a year ago about a place in PA that sold quality sleeves at a cheaper price than all that were mentioned.
I know this may sound too simple and easy, and like a "passing the buck" suggestion, but I would think if you Googled "poly sleeve suppliers" or vinyl/record accessories suppliers, or something to that effect you would get a fairly good listing of suppliers that you could scan, compare and select from for yourself.
I once made a purchase of some various workshop supplies from a vendor which was suggested and recommended to me. Sometime later after doing some Googling and searching of my own I was able to locate a few suppliers who actually supplied a better product and for a cheaper price than the supplier who was suggested/recommended to me!
I agree Brian. I get the 3 mil sleeves from my local independent store - 20 for $6, which is $30 per 100. At Bags Unlimited, they are $20 per 100 plus shipping. I'm paying a little more locally but supporting my local store. I suppose if I needed several hundred at one time, I would order bulk quantities online - maybe...
This is a question that is a little to the right of what we are talking about, but I was wondering if you have a basement that is a little damp from the humidity in the air through out those hot and humid Summer months even though one uses a humidifyer could placing your albums in plastic bags be more harmful to them due to the trapped dampness in the bag?
Originally Posted By onestepbackwards : This is a question that is a little to the right of what we are talking about, but I was wondering if you have a basement that is a little damp from the humidity in the air through out those hot and humid Summer months even though one uses a humidifyer could placing your albums in plastic bags be more harmful to them due to the trapped dampness in the bag?
YES, it is possible that if you keep your albums inside any kind of outer plastic sleeve, stored in a basement, this could prove to be harmful. Outer plastic sleeves would prove to be much more likely to keep dampness/moisture contained within album covers as an attractant, whilst in the meantime. your albums could be forming mold spores.
This leads me to the question...........
Why would anyone want to store their albums either down in a basement or attic in the first place?
In my book, both the attic and basement are definite storage NO NO's! You eventually are going to ruin your LP's keeping them stored down there in the first place!
My suggestion? Either remodel your basement into a bedroom or get your records outta there. You may not see it now, but you are going to have future problems with your investment down the road. I knew a lady who thought it was smart to store her records in an attic, and what happened was she brought the records from out of the attic being stored up there for over 30 years and ALL of her perfect so-called near mint records were destroyed from not just humidity damage on the album covers, but the vinyl was so disgustingly warped to unplayable proportions. In other words, her investment was totally worthless!
In the end, I cannot possibly see records being stored in a dingy basement being any better unless, again you remodeled it into an actual real room. Other than that, if you just moved your albums into the basement, I would move them right back into an actual room inside the house A.S.A.P.! Also, by moving those albums back inside the house might just help save you some money on your electric bill by not over using that humidifier..........
Originally Posted By onestepbackwards : This is a question that is a little to the right of what we are talking about, but I was wondering if you have a basement that is a little damp from the humidity in the air through out those hot and humid Summer months even though one uses a humidifyer could placing your albums in plastic bags be more harmful to them due to the trapped dampness in the bag?
YES, it is possible that if you keep your albums inside any kind of outer plastic sleeve, stored in a basement, could prove to be harmful. Outer plastic sleeves would prove to be much more likely to keep dampness/moisture contained within.
This leads me to the question...........
Why would anyone want to store their albums either down in a basement or attic in the first place?
In my book both the attic and basement are definite NO NO's! You eventually are going to ruin your LP's keeping them stored down there in the first place!
My suggestion? Either remodel your basement into a bedroom or get your records outta there. You may not see it now, but you are going to have future problems with your investment down the road. I knew a lady who thought it was smart to store her records in an attic, and what happened was she brought the records from out of the attic being stored up there for over 30 years and ALL of her perfect so-called near mint records were destroyed from not just humidity damage on the album covers, but the vinyl was so disgustingly warped to unplayable proportions. In other words, her investment was totally worthless!
In the end, I cannot possibly see records being stored in a dingy basement being any better unless, again you remodeled it into an actual real room. Other than that, if you just moved your albums into the basement, I would move them into an actual room inside the house asap!
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