Some People Will Collect Anything

[Eric72]

I have a few albums…

[GasHouseGang]

I forgot to mention, some of the most collected CDs are the unopened ones still in the long boxes used at retail. Remember those? When CDs first came out, the retailers were trying to put them in the same bins used for records. So they created the "long box". Prices are all over the place for these. Some go for several hundred, while others are only around $20. I don't collect these, so I can't really say what drives the price higher for some titles. Some people just collect the boxes themselves, and don't care if the CD is in the box.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I have a few albums…

Eric,

Where did you get the shelves from? I've been looking for something like that for my records which are mostly in particle board cubes from 40 years ago. Have you had them very long? Any concern with sagging shelves?

Nice collection, by the way.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

Eric,

Where did you get the shelves from? I've been looking for something like that for my records which are mostly in particle board cubes from 40 years ago. Have you had them very long? Any concern with sagging shelves?

Nice collection, by the way.

Ikea; they're 16 cube (4x4) shelving units. I've had them for nearly 20 years. Zero issues with sagging.

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Ikea; they're 16 cube (4x4) shelving units. I've had them for nearly 20 years. Zero issues with sagging.

Thanks Eric. Unfortunately, they don't make those anymore. I had looked into them a year or two ago and they have a new version out now. I'm hesitant to get them because the shelf just doesn't look strong enough to me. Although, since yours have lasted for nearly 20 years, I might have to reconsider.

[GasHouseGang]

They have it on Amazon:
https://tinyurl.com/5ydkkxje

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

They have it on Amazon:
https://tinyurl.com/5ydkkxje

That's their newer version, Kallax. The older version was Expdit, or something like that. If you look online, the Kallax shelf can hold up to 29 pounds, which is about 50 records, at most (based on a single sample size I weighed at the time). If you filled up the hole (about 65 albums), you would be placing more than the limit on the shelf (about 38 pounds), which worries me. I'm not sure what weight the Expedit shelf version could handle. But, since Eric's lasted 20 years, maybe I'm worrying for nothing.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by AustinMike

That's their newer version, Kallax. The older version was Expdit, or something like that. If you look online, the Kallax shelf can hold up to 29 pounds, which is about 50 records, at most (based on a single sample size I weighed at the time). If you filled up the hole (about 65 albums), you would be placing more than the limit on the shelf (about 38 pounds), which worries me. I'm not sure what weight the Expedit shelf version could handle. But, since Eric's lasted 20 years, maybe I'm worrying for nothing.

If you're handy with tools you could add some bracing.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I have a few albums…

Just a few, eh?