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General / Re: Does anyonw know what causes yellowing without sunlight?

« on: March 18, 2025, 10:34:27 pm »

Hello, I have been collecting video games for years now and I have noticed that my Wii games paper artwork have turned an off white / yellow color (not the plastic case) and I have been wondering why? I store my games in a storage cabinet and closet in my room away from sunlight and I don't smoke? None of my games have any warping or waviness but could moisture or heat still cause this? I really care for my games condition and want to prevent the yellowing to happen again.

I've seen this happen with some, but it's mostly cause they painted said storage cabinet in which it affected the wii cases. otherwise it should not really happen from my knowledge

Perhaps oxygen lvl's or extreme temperature swings?

moisture is definitely bad though. so if you got issues with that. might be the culprit

maybe them games got super dusty in which the edges get dirty?

Heres a link for a picture. Its been stopping me from collecting lately because of the weird discoloration. Theres no warping or anything which is also weird if it was moisture.
https://imgur.com/a/ltsjfhK

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General / Re: Does anyonw know what causes yellowing without sunlight?

« on: March 18, 2025, 10:32:42 pm »

Hello, I have been collecting video games for years now and I have noticed that my Wii games paper artwork have turned an off white / yellow color (not the plastic case) and I have been wondering why? I store my games in a storage cabinet and closet in my room  that is temperature controlled away from sunlight and I don't smoke? None of my games have any warping or waviness but could moisture or heat still cause this? I really care for my games condition and want to prevent the yellowing to happen again.

post some pictures on imgur and post em on the forum. Show us how bad this issue is. or if it's barely noticable.

Here is a link for the photo sorry for the delay. Its been stopping me from collecting lately. Its most noticeable on my 3DS and Wii games. I'm unsure if its moisture or not as there isn't a single sign of warping of the paper or plastic. The plastic case is still bright white strangely. Only seems to be affecting the artwork.

https://imgur.com/a/ltsjfhK

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General / Re: Does anyonw know what causes yellowing without sunlight?

« on: March 18, 2025, 10:28:43 pm »

I've seen this happen with some, but it's mostly cause they painted said storage cabinet in which it affected the wii cases. otherwise it should not really happen from my knowledge

Perhaps oxygen lvl's or extreme temperature swings?

moisture is definitely bad though. so if you got issues with that. might be the culprit

maybe them games got super dusty in which the edges get dirty?
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Heres a link for a picture. Its been stopping me from collecting lately because of the weird discoloration. Theres no warping or anything which is also weird if it was moisture.
https://imgur.com/a/ltsjfhK

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General / Does anyone know what causes yellowing without sunlight?

« on: March 14, 2025, 12:26:02 am »

Hello, I have been collecting video games for years now and I have noticed that my Wii games paper artwork have turned an off white / yellow color (not the plastic case) and I have been wondering why? I store my games in a storage cabinet and closet in my room  that is temperature controlled away from sunlight and I don't smoke? None of my games have any warping or waviness but could moisture or heat still cause this? I really care for my games condition and want to prevent the yellowing to happen again.

Heres the link for a picture:

https://imgur.com/a/ltsjfhK