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Geek Culture / Film, Game and Console Collection is getting out of control, Need cheep storage ideas...

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MSon
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Does anyone know where i can get bookcases with adjustable shelfs for cheep, i've searched online and in argos, ect, but you can pay about £100 for one delivered and i would need 2 or 3 tall ones to hold all my collection, I also priced up that Slat Wall Stuff, but that costs more, Posted some pics below of most of my collection so you know what i need to store, I no good at DIY so cant make my own bookcases.

Video and DVD Collection Part 1


Video and DVD Collction Part 2


Games, Boxed Light Guns, Boxed Controllers and HandHeld Consoles


Games, Boxed Light Guns, Boxed Controllers and Boxed Arcade Sticks


PSP, N64, Jaguar, MegaDrive and Master System Games


GB, GBA, DS, PC and Sega Saturn Games


Consoles and bits, Part 1


Consoles and bits, Part 2


Unboxed Consoles


Boxes of smaller pc and console bits, (controllers, Leads, Memory Cards, Ect)


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Metal Devil123
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 15:20
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wow... what a collection... don't know any storaging ideas, but... wow... what a collection...

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Interplanetary Funk
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 15:25
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o.O

I think you need a bit more than a couple of shelves for that, closer to a very large shed...

have a look here.

Alternatively you could just build one.

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Aaagreen
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 15:31
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Now THIS I envy.


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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MSon
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 15:33 Edited at: 10th Sep 2010 15:35
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Nice Idea PlanetaryFunk, But that £50 was for a 1 shelf unit, Price (ex VAT): £93 is for the larger 4 shelf unit which is still more than i can afford as would need a few, (Looking for around £50 Each for a larger one), as for the DIY Option, Im useless at that stuff, and would still need to buy all the tools to make my own units.

Edit, This is all in my bedroom and my spare room at the moment, but if i can get descent and still cheep storage, then it should all fit in my spare room.

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Interplanetary Funk
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If you have a family handy man I'm sure he would help out, tbh it's not hard to put a shelf together, just need some wood and electric screwdriver and some screws, and I'm sure you'll know someone with a screwdriver.

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Aaagreen
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 15:40
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Just get a whole bunch of these.


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 15:46
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Are there any local auction places near you Mson?

There used to be one near me, and they'd have cleared out shops etc, and have a whole 'solution' of shelving, metal shelves that you bolt together however you like (but ugly as sin). I'm just thinking that you need a lot of storage, and doing that domestically without building for yourself will be hugely expensive.

I think the cheapest option is to buy loads of shelves, just wood and brackets... although most people would need a spare room to hold all that stuff, I don't relish you having to live with all that, but I'm jealous at the same time.

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MSon
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 16:09 Edited at: 10th Sep 2010 16:16
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Thanks for the advice, I never thought of checking Ikea, (Assumed they would be expensive), That was £30 Each, Plus a £35 Delivery Charge for orders over 75kg, Thats the cheapest option yet at about £150 for 4 units, Not too bad, And thanks Van B, I know theres an Auction place near somewhere, mainly for old items, not wholesale or store items, but may check, see what they got, (Never know, may be cheaper).

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If all else fails, dump the boxes in the attic.


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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I would love to take the Jaguar off your hands. Just saying Here I thought I had a massive collection haha.


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You have a jaguar, they were cool!

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MSon
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its nice, but the games cost way too much for it, the best game, AVP, can cost over £20 by itself

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Hey Mson, I would be happy to store it all for you, i swear i wont steal it...

But seriously, that is one nice collection, my collection is 7 Amiga games, an amiga 600, an n64 and 4 games...


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