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General / Re: June 2025 - Recently added to collection/recently purchased

« on: June 29, 2025, 11:59:42 am »

@theflea

Loving those jap pickups. gonna have some cool jap stuff aswell incoming in the next month or 2



My pickups of this month

Not a hell lot but it's pretty decent quality

Pokemon channel with unused vip points cards 60 euro loss

30 loss on a small handheld deal

GTA chinatown wars + map
starwars episode III revenge of the sith
spiderman battle for new york gba

2 console bundles in excellent shape. The DK one is barely used console still in plastic wrapping with all paper work
225 a pop loss

RE 4 gamecube pak
Donkey kong country console pak


Free deals

sega all cib

Already owned sonic 3 but It's cool to score a nice condition box with a hangtab that has a nice sticker of the knuckles smoking advertisment on it. very nice bonus
dune II
task force harrier
pirates gold + map
sega saturn magazine vhs

ps2

wipeout fusion press kit

nintendo

RE code veronica
Tornado outbreak wii

neo geo pocket cib

cardfighters clash capcom vs snk

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News / Re: Top 10 Edits all time (as of June 2025)

« on: June 15, 2025, 06:08:33 pm »

Thought it might be interesting to generate this list. 11th is under 10k.

152,177 - dhaabi
102,934 - tripredacus

This a fulltime gig yet?

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General / Re: May 2025 - Recently added to collection/recently purchased

« on: May 25, 2025, 04:11:39 pm »

These month's pickups have been pretty stacked quite some nice hitters crossed off the list. no dry season for now 

Let's start off with some more ordinary pickups

free deals from selling sets and such

all cib

Xbox

velvet assasin
silent hill 2
half life 2

psp

god of war
tenchu
silent hill origins

gba

donald duck advance
starwars trilogy
mucha lucha

gamecube

resident evil zero
resident evil 1
resident evil 4
eternal darkness

cruis n wii sealed
spiderman wii

3ds

monster hunter stories
andros dunos II sealed

ps2

half life
piglet meme game that garnered attention in more recent times
auto modelista
alien resurrection ps1
crash twinsanity
sly cooper ps3

gal racer sega saturn

wii u

game & wario
starfox zero first print edition
devils third sealed



And now the good stuff.

free deals from sets and such

all cib

megadrive

yogi bear
Mortal kombat 3
technocop
dynamite duke
lethal enforcers II

32x

virtua fighter
stellar assault

wii

Calling

Gamecube

re2
Re3

3 strategy guides

pokemon stadium
diddy kong racing
dk 64

N64

toni trouble + map

Gameboy charger adapter pack. manuals and paper work still sealed in plastic sleeve

secret of mana 2 timewalk games

Ps1

whizz
re 3
re survivor

ps2

obsecure psp
silent gill 4
silent hill 2 hardcase pretty uncommon.
legend of sayuki sealed

Resident evil dark chornicles gun pack 45 loss

cool import import deal 150 loss

dondonpachi ps2
mushinema ps2 limited edition
cotton 2 + spinecard + entire calendar
batsugun + spinecard wanted these last 2 sega games for quite some time so stoked to add these to the collection 

Cool sega deal 100 loss all cib

bug too
virtua fighter remix with cardboard box
Panorama cotton aside from the manual also comes with the coupon for the tea cup 



Allot of must have titles crossed of my list, especially pleased with the sega department, has been fire 

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

« on: May 06, 2025, 06:32:03 pm »

I've raved about this for ages. It's the nature of paper when it's a pure white variety. Over time, with environmental factors accelerating the issue, the chemical compound of the paper breaks down and looses it's vibrant white appearance. It doesn't necessarily turn yellow, it just becomes less and less vivid as it breaks down and becomes less stable. Compared to the white plastic of the case, it will look like a different color eventually.

Has happened not only to my Wii artwork, also my Sega Saturn artwork, Dreamcast artwork, the white banners on Xbox 360 games, PS5 games, etc. Anything vivid white, will eventually become dingier white over time. A lot of my PS5 games are already doing this. I live in an environment where air humidity levels tend to fluctuate from dry to normal-borderline damp, and that's a nightmare scenario for thin little slips of high gloss paper. Hell, all of my handheld console screens turn yellow over time too, because of these dry to damp shifts. It's a common problem in Japan due to their climate conditions as well.

You have two options. Just accept this shit will turn dingy and look bad, because you know it's something that happens outside of your control. Or, use a scanner to do high-res scans of all of your artwork (avoid the low-res crap found on most websites, because it'll look like a cheap counterfeit), photo edit to tweak the dingy tint back to white, then reprint all of your artwork. It'll be good for a while, but it'll just happen again eventually. Still, you can do a refresh as many times as you'd like ones you've got all your stuff archived...

A third option, buy some cream colored DVD cases?

I think there is definitely some control

cause in most cases wii covers are still white. this is not the normal, maybe after a hell lot more time has past but not in the current era.

even with people that don't give a shit and treat wii poorly covers are still white in  most cases. I don't think wii covers are as fragile as comic books or some of that old toy cardboard. let alone ps2 covers in europe which all have white backsides. most if not all are still white. only time they get yellowed is when people actually get dirty with em. smudge insane sun damage etc didn't happen by itselves.

if this was an actual issue that happened out of nowhere people be complaining for days. just ain't it. poor storage, maybe said guy living in a humid environment it definitely didn't happen out of nowhere

It's a similar reason why people keep pictures under glass. If they didn't, the pictures would fade eventually. If you have an old book sitting around, you'll probably notice the tips of the pages look dingy compared to the pages which have been kept closed. Many types of paper when exposed to air, will eventually disrupt the chemical composition and alter the appearance. It doesn't exactly indicate that it's been abused or mistreated, a lot of times very normal use and storage can result in this outcome. Folks who ended up with cheddar cheese Super Nintendo systems didn't abuse them, the composition in the plastics were triggered by the environment, resulting in a color change over time. Other Super Nintendo systems made of a different plastic, won't do this even if it was in the very same environment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7YgfdWffh0

Random collection video as an example, but I can notice that a lot of the artwork shown here is darker than the white of the plastic cases, and that's what OP is talking about. The covers are technically still "white", it's just not a vibrant white anymore, it's more of a cream color. This is typical and only becoming more common with Wii collections.

Have you seen the pic the op send? his mario kart turned yellow.



This is not normal, nor is it common at all. unless usa wii games are shitty quality compared to pal land. but haven't seen it all that much on ebay or with my own usa wii games
if this was somewhat common sizable wii collections would have turned yellow by now.

also wii cases never had identical color to the plastic cases. they are close but not the same.

Also imo I don't think wii covers have changed color from when they where brand new and if thy did it's a very small diff that I don't notice.

i agree with you on super nes and nes consoles but this ain't it.  and with snes consoles it's mainly usage and it getting hot. cause it's always the consoles that are barely used in plastic that are still nice and grey. unless you are lucky with certain plastic revisions of the snes it's gonna turn yellow when you use it to some degree.

His example is on the extreme side, but it also might be due to the color balance on his camera that's exaggerating the color. If you notice the discoloration is more extreme towards the top and bottom edges, I see that a lot in my collection too. This is an indication of air reaching the artwork, and this is def not paper that's going to stand up to air exposure. Could have a really loose, compromised sleeve, maybe even sticking out at the top a bit, but almost all of mine show some discoloration near the edges. Like I said before, including some factory sealed games. I believe the sleeves on these are just not very well made.

If you environment is ideal, it might not happen to the extreme degree shown. But, I mean take a look at some of these random collections and notice how many are a warmer off-white than others.

https://www.reddit.com/r/wii/comments/s390fa/my_wii_collection_been_collecting_off_and_on/#lightbox

https://www.reddit.com/r/wii/comments/123nlaa/quality_over_quantity_only_the_best_games_what/#lightbox

Post up a bit of your own Wii collection, and let's have look? See if we can't find some of those warm off-white buggers.

in your examples it ain't just the edges. it's the entire thing. so your oxidation towards the edges seems flawed in those scenario's cause that would mean the entire cover got oxidated equally instead of just the edges which I can't imagine happening there should be some inconsistency if it's about oxidation. on top of it not being that noticable unless you pay attention.

What if those games just had those colors at release. not all of them are identical in terms of colors or different print runs etc. what if it's just the mandella effect and people remembered it differently at the time not all wii covers where perfectly white we had differences even at the time.

Also especially in this era who knows where said collector got em from. don't know where those games where before they where gotten. could have baked in the sun for quite some time who knows. 2nd hand products in most cases after all.

Finally in terms of the edges discoloring usually when there is some kind of damage and when they start look ugly. you'll see yellowing in the edges for sure but not the norm at all. also Not the kinda copies that I'd keep but that does pop up from time to time. Not to sure if that's oxidation or just them edges getting dirty with dust and white just ez to stain.

Regardless of all of that, wii game covers will not end up like the op's yellow example. whatever happened there is not the norm nor will it be in the far future. This ain't the same as those old school plastics from toys.

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

« on: May 04, 2025, 07:49:46 pm »

I've raved about this for ages. It's the nature of paper when it's a pure white variety. Over time, with environmental factors accelerating the issue, the chemical compound of the paper breaks down and looses it's vibrant white appearance. It doesn't necessarily turn yellow, it just becomes less and less vivid as it breaks down and becomes less stable. Compared to the white plastic of the case, it will look like a different color eventually.

Has happened not only to my Wii artwork, also my Sega Saturn artwork, Dreamcast artwork, the white banners on Xbox 360 games, PS5 games, etc. Anything vivid white, will eventually become dingier white over time. A lot of my PS5 games are already doing this. I live in an environment where air humidity levels tend to fluctuate from dry to normal-borderline damp, and that's a nightmare scenario for thin little slips of high gloss paper. Hell, all of my handheld console screens turn yellow over time too, because of these dry to damp shifts. It's a common problem in Japan due to their climate conditions as well.

You have two options. Just accept this shit will turn dingy and look bad, because you know it's something that happens outside of your control. Or, use a scanner to do high-res scans of all of your artwork (avoid the low-res crap found on most websites, because it'll look like a cheap counterfeit), photo edit to tweak the dingy tint back to white, then reprint all of your artwork. It'll be good for a while, but it'll just happen again eventually. Still, you can do a refresh as many times as you'd like ones you've got all your stuff archived...

A third option, buy some cream colored DVD cases?

I think there is definitely some control

cause in most cases wii covers are still white. this is not the normal, maybe after a hell lot more time has past but not in the current era.

even with people that don't give a shit and treat wii poorly covers are still white in  most cases. I don't think wii covers are as fragile as comic books or some of that old toy cardboard. let alone ps2 covers in europe which all have white backsides. most if not all are still white. only time they get yellowed is when people actually get dirty with em. smudge insane sun damage etc didn't happen by itselves.

if this was an actual issue that happened out of nowhere people be complaining for days. just ain't it. poor storage, maybe said guy living in a humid environment it definitely didn't happen out of nowhere

It's a similar reason why people keep pictures under glass. If they didn't, the pictures would fade eventually. If you have an old book sitting around, you'll probably notice the tips of the pages look dingy compared to the pages which have been kept closed. Many types of paper when exposed to air, will eventually disrupt the chemical composition and alter the appearance. It doesn't exactly indicate that it's been abused or mistreated, a lot of times very normal use and storage can result in this outcome. Folks who ended up with cheddar cheese Super Nintendo systems didn't abuse them, the composition in the plastics were triggered by the environment, resulting in a color change over time. Other Super Nintendo systems made of a different plastic, won't do this even if it was in the very same environment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7YgfdWffh0

Random collection video as an example, but I can notice that a lot of the artwork shown here is darker than the white of the plastic cases, and that's what OP is talking about. The covers are technically still "white", it's just not a vibrant white anymore, it's more of a cream color. This is typical and only becoming more common with Wii collections.

Have you seen the pic the op send? his mario kart turned yellow.



This is not normal, nor is it common at all. unless usa wii games are shitty quality compared to pal land. but haven't seen it all that much on ebay or with my own usa wii games
if this was somewhat common sizable wii collections would have turned yellow by now.

also wii cases never had identical color to the plastic cases. they are close but not the same.

Also imo I don't think wii covers have changed color from when they where brand new and if thy did it's a very small diff that I don't notice.

i agree with you on super nes and nes consoles but this ain't it.  and with snes consoles it's mainly usage and it getting hot. cause it's always the consoles that are barely used in plastic that are still nice and grey. unless you are lucky with certain plastic revisions of the snes it's gonna turn yellow when you use it to some degree.

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

« on: May 01, 2025, 12:06:59 pm »

I've raved about this for ages. It's the nature of paper when it's a pure white variety. Over time, with environmental factors accelerating the issue, the chemical compound of the paper breaks down and looses it's vibrant white appearance. It doesn't necessarily turn yellow, it just becomes less and less vivid as it breaks down and becomes less stable. Compared to the white plastic of the case, it will look like a different color eventually.

Has happened not only to my Wii artwork, also my Sega Saturn artwork, Dreamcast artwork, the white banners on Xbox 360 games, PS5 games, etc. Anything vivid white, will eventually become dingier white over time. A lot of my PS5 games are already doing this. I live in an environment where air humidity levels tend to fluctuate from dry to normal-borderline damp, and that's a nightmare scenario for thin little slips of high gloss paper. Hell, all of my handheld console screens turn yellow over time too, because of these dry to damp shifts. It's a common problem in Japan due to their climate conditions as well.

You have two options. Just accept this shit will turn dingy and look bad, because you know it's something that happens outside of your control. Or, use a scanner to do high-res scans of all of your artwork (avoid the low-res crap found on most websites, because it'll look like a cheap counterfeit), photo edit to tweak the dingy tint back to white, then reprint all of your artwork. It'll be good for a while, but it'll just happen again eventually. Still, you can do a refresh as many times as you'd like ones you've got all your stuff archived...

A third option, buy some cream colored DVD cases?

I think there is definitely some control

cause in most cases wii covers are still white. this is not the normal, maybe after a hell lot more time has past but not in the current era.

even with people that don't give a shit and treat wii poorly covers are still white in  most cases. I don't think wii covers are as fragile as comic books or some of that old toy cardboard. let alone ps2 covers in europe which all have white backsides. most if not all are still white. only time they get yellowed is when people actually get dirty with em. smudge insane sun damage etc didn't happen by itselves.

if this was an actual issue that happened out of nowhere people be complaining for days. just ain't it. poor storage, maybe said guy living in a humid enviroment it definitely didn't happen out of nowhere

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General / Re: April 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: April 27, 2025, 05:40:22 am »

Pretty decent pickups this month

guides 7,50 a pop loss

smash bros ultimate sealed
007 golden eye
DK 64
new soup ds

X-men mutant acopalypse cib 100 loss

Snes console mario all stars pack great shape 200 loss

Neo geo cd games 13 a pop usa english releases

aero fighters
world heroes perfect
top hunter

Free deals

Fatal inertia, been hunting for this game for ages. supposedly was cheap until last year finally scored one on the cheap when the price sky rocketed on this one. Only cheap ones I saw back in the day where all french or german, finally scored an english copy. better late than never
Jack chan adventures
spyro adventure
mad dog mcree wii
left & right ds
starforce ninja sealed
elements of destruction ds
pokemon gb cable sealed

cardboard nintendo

starshot N64
empire strikes back
super putty
pilot wings
busts a loose

Not really a homebrew/ repro collector but it is pretty interesting to come across a bunch of games from timewalk games. which are quite famous in terms of the homebrew world for fantranslated physical copies.

Next best thing to an original release epecially stoked to be playing clock tower and gunman's proof in english on a physical snes cart

aside from chrono trigger crimson echoes all from timewalk games

Mario return to dinoland blue cart version
clock tower
megaman & bass
gunman's proof
treasure of rudras
live a live
zelda parralel worlds
CT crimson echoes. not timewalk but pretty nice quality homebrew, good box and manual

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Modern Video Games / Re: Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.2.2025 thoughts?

« on: April 19, 2025, 04:40:13 pm »

Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch 2 will have no achievements system.
https://www.polygon.com/news/553774/nintendo-switch-2-no-achievements

I'm very alright with that, just gives people pointless busy work. takes the fun out of some games

Throphy system is not the golden standard, glad they keeping it that way

What game does a trophy system directly take the fun out of in any way? You can just disable trophy notifications in the system settings and pretend they dont exist.  No game ive played bases its plot around the Trophies.

Just the existence of it, it's a mental thing. not a huge deal if it's there cause like you said can be ignored or disabled

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Modern Video Games / Re: Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.2.2025 thoughts?

« on: April 19, 2025, 02:08:24 pm »

Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch 2 will have no achievements system.
https://www.polygon.com/news/553774/nintendo-switch-2-no-achievements

I'm very alright with that, just gives people pointless busy work. takes the fun out of some games

Throphy system is not the golden standard, glad they keeping it that way

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Site Feedback / Site issues slow any issues?

« on: April 07, 2025, 06:10:59 am »

In recent times the site seems slow. is something going on?

Loading times are really slow on just this site.

Others also experiencing this or just me

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Modern Video Games / Re: Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.2.2025 thoughts?

« on: April 03, 2025, 03:58:55 pm »

While I'm also not immune to the sticker shock, the truth of the matter is that most game prices have utterly failed to keep up with inflation.  We had a very stable and samey market for almost 25 years.  The prices were going to go up eventually.  The big problem I see is that Nintendo games rarely get discounted.  That means even trying to wait it out isn't really going to work.

here is the issue though, we got a price hike to 70$ games 2 years ago. 16% increase. okay fine

we ain't even 2 years further and it's 90$ now that's a 32% price hike in just 2 years. this ain't justfified it's too fast and too much of a price hike.

I can get behind the price hike in terms of a better spec consoles. but the games going this high there ain't any defense for this

besides are people forgetting all the other ways games make money now that surpass the stickerprice tenfold?

huge Limited editions for pretty much all games released, subscription services that people are forced to get to play their favourite games online and dlc.

and in some cases even micro's don't gimme that shit that inflation had to happen at some point, game companies already increased said revenue with multiple sources that the consumer paid for. you are already forced to pay a hell lot extra for that complete package.
 In terms of inflation we had that raise 2 years ago to 70$ in terms of the base price but even in that case. game companies already got allot of revenue elsewhere.

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General / Re: March 2025 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased

« on: March 22, 2025, 07:23:44 pm »

Had some pretty great scores this month

Free scores thanks to lots/ sets

all cib

normally not a survival horror guy usually sold these, but deals be getting more scarce and came across allot for cheap so why not, especially the early titles do be hittin different. it's pretty cheesy.

playstation

resident evil 1
resident evil 2
resident evil survor 2
forbidden siren + the 2 post cards
god of war trilogy
demon souls black phantom edition
bubble bobble featuring rainbow islands
arc twilight ps2 sealed

Nintendo

mario galaxy 2 guide
final fantasy IV
castlevania portrait of ruin pre order bonus. love the time chart that's included in this one

sega

scooby doo mystery

Adds with a loss all cib

growlanser heritage of wars deluxe edition watch chains etc all included 30 loss
juggernaut 20 loss
el viento 120 loss
megaman 1 150 loss
witch gba 5 euro loss.
pokemon typing adventure thought I missed the boat on this one but 25 loss now   childrens learning game, but it's gen 5 or older pokemon game and am a ds simp 
999 doors ds 25 loss

pc engine 33 euro's a pop loss

street fighter
shinobi
genjin 3/ bonk 3



And now the big hitter. My most wanted title of all time

Castlevania Vampire kiss cib snes

spend quite a bit on this piece of cardboard but it was a good price. 550 loss. stings but on the other hand great to finally add this gem to the collection.

So I just got back from a vacation to Tokyo, and before I left I promised myself I wouldn't spend too much on games and merch.

I failed. Miserably.

Them thrift and game stores in Japan are one of a kind Was there last year aswell good stuff. Allot more focus on physical things in Japan. also just stores in general.

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

« on: March 20, 2025, 07:32:30 pm »

I guess all participants agree on white being a problematic choice for consoles/games/packaging as soon as you choose to try preserving it 

White can easily get dirty, pretty fragile. Take that in combination with wii being a kid console and you got a recipe for disaster.

The amount of abuse wii games get is insane 

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General / Re: Where do you buy your retro games from these days?

« on: March 20, 2025, 06:25:56 pm »

I've been trying to finish off some of my game collections, but it feels like my choices are either more limited than ever before or just in general more scattered.

For a long time ebay was my go-to but ever since they allowed free listings, it seems like all I ever find are the same overpriced games from the same sellers relisting for years on end, sometimes even putting the price gradually higher for some reason. Facebook marketplace I've only been lucky with once, it's otherwise the same problem - people asking a hundred for a game that's only worth fifty according to sales reports. Vinted, same problem.
Car boot / garage sales used to be a great place to find cheap games, but my local ones have changed the way they operate so unless you're also selling there's no point in even trying because buyers have to wait an hour for sellers to 'set up' (but half of the sellers can be seen browsing other sellers' stalls before that of course).

Is it just a case of hoping for the best these days?

There is no single place to find good deals, never was. online, fleamarkets 2nd hand stores and even retro game stores are places where good deals can be found.

It's just a grind. The more effort you put in the better the results. if you don't put any effort in you probably won't find many good deals.

Personally have allot more succes online, but do score good stuff in the occasional fleamarket retrogame con. even experts make mistakes in this hobby till this very day you can find some really amazing deals at quite unexpected places. knowledge is king in this hobby. not all info is on price charting or ebay sold listings.

still another thing to consider is if you'd rather work extra hours to get better job opportunities and buy games in not the cheapest places instead of deal hunting. might be far more cost effective in your scenario to do that instead of finding good deals unless you enjoy the hunt and it doesn't matter.

You gotto make finding deals part of the hobby enjoy it I'd say. progression going to be allot better this way. It's up to you, it's competitive out there.

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

« on: March 19, 2025, 12:37:39 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

that's quite noticable. I'm speculating decent heat and moisture combo. It's not normal I'll say that much. otherwise we'd be seeing this everywhere in the wild.

I personally only see it from fleamarket vendors that have their old stash that they carry around to multiple fleamarkets but even than quite rare. It's mainly sunfade as an issue.

and like Marvel said you using any led lights to display the collection or that closet dark?

also just to be sure it's not the plastic being dirty? I assume you already removed the art work from the cases to see if those actually turned yellow or not?

You can find some dirty ass wii cases, but if you remove the actual art work from the cases. the art work is still white