Friend swore I didn't need to bag my dollar bin comics for storage

So my buddy Mark told me last year that bagging cheap dollar bin comics was a waste of time and money... said they'd be fine in a cardboard box in my closet. I listened to him, skipped the bags, and now 8 months later three issues from that batch have visible spine creases and one even has a stain from humidity. I'm kicking myself because it cost me maybe $12 total to protect them. Has anyone else had a friend give them bad storage advice that ruined part of their collection?

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mason.margaret29d ago

Not gonna lie, Mark kinda steered you wrong on that one. Humidity is rough on any comic price tag or not.

joseph_martinez3529d ago

You mentioned "humidity is rough on any comic" and that reminded me of something that happened to a buddy of mine years ago. He kept his vintage Superman issues in his basement without a dehumidifier and didn't think much of it. By the time he pulled them out for a convention, the covers were all wavy and the pages stuck together like a sticky mess. He still brings it up every time we talk about storage. That's one lesson you only learn the hard way.