Found a cheap way to organize my long boxes that actually works

I was getting sick of digging through stacks of long boxes looking for specific issues. Tried those plastic dividers from the shop but they cost like $2 each and I have 8 boxes. Ended up just cutting strips of old comic backing boards with a label on each strip sticking out the top. Cost me nothing since I had the boards already and it honestly works better than the expensive dividers. Has anyone else tried making their own organizer stuff?

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wilson.emma6d ago

Old comic backing boards" is GENIUS I'm totally stealing this idea.

robin_foster15d ago

Hold on, those boards are usually acidic (unless you specifically buy acid-free ones) and can actually damage your comics over time. The cheap cardboard stuff from the 90s is notorious for yellowing and leaching into the pages. I've pulled books out of longboxes that were stored with those standard boards and ended up with brown stains right where the board touched the cover. You're way better off buying the modern buffered boards or just using new ones every few years, since the 10 cents you save might cost you a lot more in value down the line.