Display options for loose carts?

[orrimarrko]

I'm having a tough time deciding on complete (box, manual, cart, etc) or just loose cart collecting.

 

I realize that it's somewhat unrealistic to expect to complete a collection of complete games at this point, so I'm leaning towards loose games and manuals. If I'm able to get boxed games along the way, great, but it wouldn't be essential.

 

What I'm curious about, is displaying the carts.

 

I'm wondering for all of you loose cart collectors, or those who have expensive loose carts - do you "bag" them?

 

I know that you can buy those small bags to protect the loose carts, but it detracts from the display (in my opinon.)

 

Does anyone use these? If so, how do you display them?

 

Does anyone have pics of their loose collection that uses something intersting to display them/protect them?

 

Thanks a bunch!

 

Steve

[orrimarrko]

anyone?

[crunchysuperman]

I don't display mine - they're in plastic drawer units, and yes, I bag the really rare ones.

[+Psionic]

Try something like this...

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102276

[Recycled]

Try something like this...

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102276

 

 

I like those.

[Rick Weis]

i use the musicmate organizers!

 

http://community-2.webtv.net/AT2600COLLECT...room/index.html

 

bottom of the first page. that's 180 of them (18x10) which holds 720 carts.

 

just hard to find a bunch of them for sale!

 

do you just collect NTSC or PAL games also?

 

Rick

[iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin]

Try something like this...

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102276

 

 

I like those.

 

Heck Yeah!

[+Psionic]

i use the musicmate organizers!

 

...

 

just hard to find a bunch of them for sale!

He knows.

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=120878

[orrimarrko]

i use the musicmate organizers!

 

...

 

just hard to find a bunch of them for sale!

He knows.

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=120878

 

 

LOL - yep. I actually saw this a long time ago, and thought it was the coolest thing ever:

 

http://www.bloatedmonkey.com/

 

(Click on the Atari link, and then the "pictures" link)...

 

So, naturally, the MusicMate cubes idea is where I've decided to go.

 

I only have 24 of them, and know that I'll need a lot more.

 

The reason I asked is because I'm extremely picky about condition, and don't know if I would want to put rare/more expensive games in the cubes.

 

(Hence the original question.)

[orrimarrko]

i use the musicmate organizers!

 

http://community-2.webtv.net/AT2600COLLECT...room/index.html

 

bottom of the first page. that's 180 of them (18x10) which holds 720 carts.

 

just hard to find a bunch of them for sale!

 

do you just collect NTSC or PAL games also?

 

Rick

 

Right now, I'm just starting with NTSC. I would love to collect boxed/complete games (and I'm tempted constantly), but it's pretty unaffordable.

 

I figured that most of the carts could go in the music mate cubes that I have (and am trying to accumulate), but for more expensive ones, I wasn't sure if that would be the best way to display them.

 

Steve

[ATARIPITBULL]

There are many types of displays you can use for your loose carts. Here are some you can use but for my loose carts I use this case that has a spinning base from Kustom Kreations. If you have the time and skill you could always make your own shelfs. There was someone here who was making them big enough to hold like a hundered loose carts.

 

[AtariRx]

Try something like this...

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102276

 

 

 

(Thanks Steve!)