Loose cd-rom storage

[Jinxed]

Sup,
I recently bought a loose cotton disk from ebay, I got it for half the cost of one in the case.
I was thinking about putting my loose disks in a paper cd sleeve, then printing the front cover and using clear tape to stick it to the back so the cd art would still be visible.
So how do you store your loose cd-roms?
I want some more ideas, pics are even better haha!!

[WoodyXP]

So how do you store your loose cd-roms?

I store mine in generic jewel cases.

[esteban]

Sup,
I recently bought a loose cotton disk from ebay, I got it for half the cost of one in the case.
I was thinking about putting my loose disks in a paper cd sleeve, then printing the front cover and using clear tape to stick it to the back so the cd art would still be visible.
So how do you store your loose cd-roms?
I want some more ideas, pics are even better haha!!

To conserve space, your plan sounds like a good one. If you have a manual, I would use a "slim" jewel case (assuming you have limited space. The advantage of a slim jewel case is that you can actually label the spine (granted, there is not much room, but you can label it).

Otherwise, if you have a lot of loose discs, you might consider a CD binder where the discs are place in pockets. Depending on the design, some CD binders can accommodate a manual, too.

[deadly_duck]

My preferred method is DVD cases since you can get art that fits a DVD case now for most games and it looks/fits nicely on a shelf. However, I've started keeping the actual disks in a binder near the system for ease of use.

My issue with paper sleeves is that they don't offer great protection.

It really depends on your space limitations and how much presentation you want.

My setup:

[Necromancer]

+1 on using a binder if space is a problem, replacement jewel case with home printed inserts if it's not, or slim jewel case with manual cover for a happy middle ground.  Paper sleeves really don't do much and can't take repeated handling.

[Jinxed]

Nice, I like the DVD cases because of the printed covers. Space is not really a problem, I just like stuff neat and organized.

[crazydean]

You can always just put them in a ziploc bag. That's what the reseller on my local craigslist does. It looks great AND it saves space!

http://columbia.craigslist.org/vgm/5191888491.html

[SignOfZeta]

I've never purchased a loose game before, but if I had a shitload of them or something I'd just use a cake box from a pack of CD-Rs. I don't see the point in fake-ass packaging and nothing is more space efficient.

[esteban]

You can always just put them in a ziploc bag. That's what the reseller on my local craigslist does. It looks great AND it saves space!

http://columbia.craigslist.org/vgm/5191888491.html

It prevents scuffing and scratches.

Le Bag.

I've never purchased a loose game before, but if I had a shitload of them or something I'd just use a cake box from a pack of CD-Rs. I don't see the point in fake-ass packaging and nothing is more space efficient.

A spindle of 10 might be ok, but 10+ games would annoying to retrieve from the cake box, IMHO.

[Jinxed]

Yeah I could see them getting pretty scratched up in a spindle too.

[deadly_duck]

Yeah I could see them getting pretty scratched up in a spindle too.

I used to use spindles for disks. They get scratched up quick if you are going through them regularly, and it's a huge pain to find anything.

[SignOfZeta]

Spindles don't scratch discs, people do.

CDs are thicker at the hub. If you stack them perfectly on top of each other (pro tip: a cake box lets you do this) the actual disc faces never touch each other. If this wasn't the case then the months of jostling on the slow boat from China would grind the things hazy before you even opened the box.

[xelement5x]

Spindles don't scratch discs, people do.

I got a laugh at this.  It reminds me of all the people who cry about "disc rot" on SegaCD and Saturn games.

+1 on the use of DVD cases from me if you want to display it as well.  If you don't care about hiding it away just use a high quality binder, but personally I like DVD cases since they display well and offer very good protection. 

[deadly_duck]

Spindles don't scratch discs, people do.

Yeah, you could qualify a statement about spindles with "if you look through the discs a lot" and it would be more accurate. There's just a greater chance of scratches when a person handles a stack of loose discs.

It's a fine way to store discs that you don't plan on taking out often (or if you keep them fully stacked). These things were designed to have discs removed and used somewhere else. A box is better because there's less chance of dust or junk getting in between the discs...or if you have a covered spindle.

That being said, I'm pretty accident prone and, therefore, overly cautious with stuff.

EDIT:
To be fair, anything you handle a lot has a higher chance of scratchery. There are just more games involved with spindles/boxes. Where as with single cases you are only dealing with 1-2 discs.

[esteban]

Spindle.

I just like that damn word.

Spindle.