Gryphon787 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Is there any danger in putting my cartridges in zip-lock plastic bags? I know with coins certain plastics will cause discoloration. Is this the case with the labels on the 2600 cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Master Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 I doubt it, just keep em out of sunny places.Why you want to put them in Zip Lock bags anyway? [ 03-20-2002: Message edited by: Atari Master ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel D. Park Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 I have some Atari cart sized bags I use, not zip lock though. I just put a little tab of tape on the end. They have never damaged the labels yet. I like the bags because I can pull out the carts and look at them without getting the label dirty. I normally don't play the games from my collection, I have a bunch of dupes I play as well as a 256 game Multi Cart, that just about covers it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 I've kept some of my Activision carts in Ziploc bags since 1986 and I swear that the "actiplaque" label mottling is more pronounced in the carts I've kept in ziploc bags. Something you may want to consider... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Yeah, if ANY moisture got in that bag, you'd be screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel D. Park Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 My bags don't actually have an Air Tight seal, do you think I have anything to worry about??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videotwit Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Joel- You are using those archival comic-type bags, correct? (I thouht I saw you mention this before...) If they are, I think that is a great solution for storage, and the bags shouldn't discolor the games at all. Now on to Gryphon787's question: Zip-lock, or any other plastic bags could possibly do some damage. Non-archival plastics can leech chemicals after time, which could in turn possibly discolor labels. I don't know how long it would take, but I'd make sure to use archival materials nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 That's true. I also found that if you keep the carts in plastic ziploc bags for extended periods of time, the labels begin to unstick from the cart casing and sometimes you get air bubbles that form under some of the labels. Parker Brothers and Imagic games seem to suffer from bubbling the most. Don't keep them anyplace warm either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Yikes, I got a bunch of carts taped in regular plastic bags. Not ziploc, just regular sandwich bags. HOLY S**T! MY XENOPHOBE IS IN ONE! SO'S MY GENESIS DOUBLE DRAGON! I'VE GOTTA HURRY! P.S.- love the avatar, Gryphon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by King Atari: There! All of them are out! I didn't notice any discoloration, and the the one's in bags the longest were a few from mid/late summer (not Xeno or DD, those were just a few months bagged). Perhaps it takes a few years for this to happen? It's definitely takes a few years. I had many of my 2600 games stored in Ziploc bags since 1987 and only recently removed them from storage. It's mostly just the labels that suffer from the bubbling and discoloration...all my carts work perfectly. As a litmus test, I examined some new ziploc bags last night and they all seem to have a trace amount of oily residue on them, and they smell kind of like petroleum, so that may definitely what's causing the damage to the labels. To protect your games, go with comic grade bags, buy some of those rubbermaid plastic box things with the snap tops, or just put them in a box and cover it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 I store most of mine on shelves built into my entertainment center, it works for me. For the record, Genesis Double Dragon is the ONLY non-2600/7800 game to have the privelage to sit on these shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 There! All of them are out! I didn't notice any discoloration, and the the one's in bags the longest were a few from mid/late summer (not Xeno or DD, those were just a few months bagged). Perhaps it takes a few years for this to happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel D. Park Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 Yes, my bags are a different grade of plastic than Ziplocks. It's alot like Comic Book sleves and stuff like that. I will definately keep an eye on it though. The company I got them from. www.plasticbagmart.com sold all kinds of bags though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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