How to store programs and magzines

[conor912]

Whatever you use, a cardboard backer is a must, imo.

[hcv123]

I have been collecting and dealing in magazines for 30+ years. For preservation, I HIGHLY recommend acid free bags and boards as a start. There are multiple sizes available to accommodate anything from digest sized magazines to full size newspapers. They can get expensive (especially for some of the larger sizes). If you have more valuable magazines - you can place the bagged and boarded issues in a magazine size top loader. A Company called CGC will also grade most standard size and smaller magazines - also provides significant protection - current cost I think is about $30+- per magazine. Bagged and boarded issues can be stored in magazine size cardboard boxes - just be sure to leave very little space in the box (can fill with crumpled paper or bubble wrap behind the magazines to keep them mostly tight and upright. Binders and pages in my experience are a poor choice of storage as 1) the magazines have a much greater opportunity for warping/bending and 2) inserting them into the pages there is a greater chance of damage than inserting into a bag with a board. Larger sized issues can either be stored flat as Doug suggested (be sure to alternate the direction the spines are facing to minimize spine roll) or upright bagged/boarded in a larger box (again be sure to minimize empty space in the box).