Bags and Boards

kevinvolo

I'm working on thinning out my collection and taking better care of the silver age books I have. I bought some silver age 2mil mylar bags from bagsunlimited and some of there silver age boards. But man, there is a HUGE space. The boards are 7 inches and the bags are 7 3/4 inches. Does anyone know of a good match for these mylars. Maybe another company that makes larger silver age boards? I did see one that had Golden Age boards the where 7.5 inches, but i'd like it tighter if possible. Thanks.

Flagwaver

Did you look at E Gerber?

kevinvolo

not yet, they are on my list. Just really surprised the boards are 3/4inch smaller than the bags though from bagsunlimited.

rebis

I really like the stuff I've purchased from E Gerber.

syntaxfactory

A ton of silver comics would test those measurements, I bet -- I am looking at you, Dell Giants...

kevinvolo

Yeah, I may go with something different once I use the 75 mylars I bought from bagsunlimited. Someone whose bags and boards are a better fit. Till then I think my only choice is going with a golden age backing board from BCW I think that's 7.5 inches wide. Still a gap, but not so HUGE.

kevinvolo

Just talked to bagsunlimited. The person I talked to was surprised at the gap. She said she would send me a handful of their golden age boards to test. She said they should fit better. Great customer service. I'll keep everyone posted. cheers.

rebis

You know, if you have access to a paper cutter you could get backers that are a bit larger then your bags and then trim them to fit perfectly.

However, that might test the anal compulsive limits of any comic nerd.

kevinvolo

Ha, I did think of that. The thing is, other companies mylar/board gap is next to nothing, I just always get things from bagsunlimited but haven't fooled with backers till now. If the silver age bags and golden boards work from them I'll continue with them maybe. If not I'll use these on things I don't need boards on and then shop elsewhere for a mylar/board that fit snug.