Tips For Preserving Your Action Figure Collection

Whether you want to someday sell your action figure collection or simply keep them forever, you need to make sure that you are taking good care of everything. To help you with this, you will want to take a few minutes to review the following tips.

Store In The Dark

You need to protect more than just the action figure itself. If you are keeping them in their original boxes, you need to protect those boxes as well. Heat and humidity can destroy the cardboard, the print on it, and even the tape that holds the box shut. The plastic on the front of the box that shows off the action figure can turn yellow.

Watch What Plastic Bags You Use

If you have action figures that are not in boxes and you would like to store in plastic bags, you need to be careful with what bags you use. Regular zip lock bags have acid in the plastic that can harm your action figures if they are used for long-term storage. Instead, you will want to use storage bags made from polypropylene, as the plastic used for these bags does not contain any acid. They are what museums use to store artifacts. You should have no trouble finding these bags online or in collect or hobby shops.

Keep Your Hands Off

While it might be tempting to check out your action figures up close, it is not advisable to touch the action figures with your bare hands. The grease and oil on your hands can damage the figures, even causing them to turn yellow over time. Therefore, it is best to keep the handling of the action figures to a minimum. If and when you do need to handle them, you will want to make sure that you are using a pair of soft clean cotton gloves. You should also keep a soft cotton towel on the table where you are using them. This way, should you accidentally drop the action figure, it is less likely to break or end up with chipped paint.

With those three tips in mind, you should have no trouble keeping your action figure collection in the best possible shape. The better you keep your collection, the more value it will hold over time. You might just surprise yourself with how quickly the value of your collection grows when you take good care of it. If you're looking to expand your action figure collection, check out local toy and hobby shops to find DC action figures for sale.