Mr_Gimlet Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 Not sure if this is better in another subforum, so please feel free to move. I have several boxes of CDs that are never used since I went all digital with Sooloos and Roon. I'm looking at reducing their volume. A few years ago I saw some CD sleeves, but they weren't like the ones you use for software backups etc. They were made so they had space for the cover/ booklet as well as the CD. Not sure if they had the back cover as well. I thought this was a great idea but I can't think what to search for. Can anyone remind or direct me?
markm1111 Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 @Mr_Gimlet I was looking into this issue just the other day. These were the ones I found. http://www.bagsunlimited.com/product/3317/cd-gatefold-sleeve-center-loadingbrtray-card-and-booklet-in-one-side-cd-in-the-otherbr4-mil-polyethylene Customer service got back to me with shipping costs, roughly USD81 for 500 and USD126 for 1000. Assuming 10% gst on the way in, that roughly equates to 48c per sleeve landed for 500, or 40c per sleeve landed for 1000. I hadn't yet made up my mind to buy or actually checked how many i needed, and was intending to look for a cheaper option as well. 1
Mr_Gimlet Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 How many CDs have you got that it would trigger GST!
markm1111 Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, Mr_Gimlet said: How many CDs have you got that it would trigger GST! No idea.... I just thought all imports had GST on them now, as I haven't bought anything since the new regime came in 1 July
Mr_Gimlet Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, markm1111 said: No idea.... I just thought all imports had GST on them now, as I haven't bought anything since the new regime came in 1 July No GST until 1k, unless you buy from ebay amazon etc
markm1111 Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mr_Gimlet said: No GST until 1k, unless you buy from ebay amazon etc Cool, that brings the unit price down then.
Mr_Gimlet Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 Let me know how the cheaper hunt goes, I need to do a stocktake to get numbers. But might be cheaper to pool and split if we get to that point
soundfan Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) I have ordered over 800 sleeves by the mob that @Mr_Gimlet linked too, but that was around 3 years back. I recall postage was a killer. Did it over 2 orders. But I love the product, have majority of my cd collection stored, and I can store 2 albums in the 1 sleeve, as pictured in example below. The only minor downside is I had to then buy paper sleeves locally for the actual disc. The beauty of it too is that (if I put 2 albums in one sleeve) it saves a heap of space. 22 albums stored in 11 sleeves equals 4 standard CD’s in the typical plastic cases, thickness wise on shelf. Edited September 18, 2018 by soundfan 1
markm1111 Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Mr_Gimlet said: Let me know how the cheaper hunt goes, I need to do a stocktake to get numbers. But might be cheaper to pool and split if we get to that point Sounds like a plan. I'll do a stocktake as well
rudihaas Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 I have ordered over 800 sleeves by the mob that [mention=104601]Mr_Gimlet[/mention] linked too, but that was around 3 years back. I recall postage was a killer. Did it over 2 orders. But I love the product, have majority of my cd collection stored, and I can store 2 albums in the 1 sleeve, as pictured in example below. The only minor downside is I had to then buy paper sleeves locally for the actual disc. The beauty of it too is that (if I put 2 albums in one sleeve) it saves a heap of space. 22 albums stored in 11 sleeves equals 4 standard CD’s in the typical plastic cases, thickness wise on shelf. Great CD's , worth looking after , the Necks are giants...
metal beat Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 A rubbish bin will do the trick and save on all that clutter 1 1
Paul R Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 Not sure this helps but it is local, if you are in Melbourne. https://www.swanplastics.com.au/products/music-shop/cd-sleeve/ At the price of 0.50+GST per it is not cheap and they do not do volume discounts. I'm looking for sleeves but only for my digipak CDs, of which I seem to have a growing number. Paul
Mr_Gimlet Posted September 20, 2018 Author Posted September 20, 2018 Thanks Paul - I think these are a slightly different thing as you maintain the hard plastic shell but put it into the sleeve. i was looking for something to replace the shell
Monty Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 https://spacesavingsleeves.com I haven't used them but, as far as I can tell, these are the old jazz loft sleeves which I have seen recommended before. Not sure if they are identical to the bags unlimited ones posted above. Certainly look similar to soundfan's.
Mr_Gimlet Posted September 20, 2018 Author Posted September 20, 2018 @monty that looks like them, well discovered
Mr_Gimlet Posted January 19, 2019 Author Posted January 19, 2019 @markm1111 Mrs g has just remind me about this so I am about to go shopping. What did you end up doing?
markm1111 Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 On 20/01/2019 at 8:46 AM, Mr_Gimlet said: @markm1111 Mrs g has just remind me about this so I am about to go shopping. What did you end up doing? Sorry Mr G, haven't got anywhere with it myself yet. Got side-tracked on other things. A task for the next couple of months
Mr_Gimlet Posted January 21, 2019 Author Posted January 21, 2019 Yes, me too, except I got forcefully reminded. I'm just waiting for Bags to get back to me with updated shipping costs. If anyone following the thread wants to piggy back my order and split shipping, drop me a PM.
barn door Posted January 23, 2019 Posted January 23, 2019 I have ordered over 800 sleeves by the mob that [mention=104601]Mr_Gimlet[/mention] linked too, but that was around 3 years back. I recall postage was a killer. Did it over 2 orders. But I love the product, have majority of my cd collection stored, and I can store 2 albums in the 1 sleeve, as pictured in example below. The only minor downside is I had to then buy paper sleeves locally for the actual disc. The beauty of it too is that (if I put 2 albums in one sleeve) it saves a heap of space. 22 albums stored in 11 sleeves equals 4 standard CD’s in the typical plastic cases, thickness wise on shelf. Great idea, think I may head down the same path. I think twice before buying CD’s these days, no room to store them all.
075Congo Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 If you go to CD Japan.com you will find they sell a range of CD/DVD accessories (inner sleeves and outer sealable covers) produced by a company called NAGOAKA. They are really great quality and postage to Australia is reasonable. The covers are of all sorts of sizes to cater for the different CD case dimensions out there.
Mr_Gimlet Posted February 14, 2019 Author Posted February 14, 2019 9 hours ago, 075Congo said: If you go to CD Japan.com you will find they sell a range of CD/DVD accessories (inner sleeves and outer sealable covers) produced by a company called NAGOAKA. They are really great quality and postage to Australia is reasonable. The covers are of all sorts of sizes to cater for the different CD case dimensions out there. @075CongoDo you mean CDJapan.co.jp? I can't find the sleeves (swamped by 'no sleeves' items, do you have a direct link?
075Congo Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 Yes sorry! www.cdjapan.co.jp or just google CD JAPAN. On home page click on "Music" then scroll down the menu to the very bottom "Accessories" and you will see the CD Covers. Postage is typically Japanese ; everything is packed in "green paper" and then put in a bullet-proof cardboard box. Minimum postage is 500 yen (about 7AUD). I have bought lots of stuff from them and never a problem. They even sell second-hand SACD/CD sourced from Japanese collectors. Sorry to rant on. Cheers
Mr_Gimlet Posted February 15, 2019 Author Posted February 15, 2019 Found them http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEONAG-CDF-S302 They are about 50c/sleeve but shipping is on top of that, and it ain't cheap 300 sleeves, AUD230). So they are worth a look if you only want one pack, but if you are doing 500CDs the US will probably work out cheaper
zenikoy Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Any updates on sourcing these gatefold CD cases? Ripping and moving to files just hasn't worked for me. There seems to be 3 sources, but has anyone found the postage rates for Bags Unlimited? Or alternate ebay or local sources? https://spacesavingsleeves.com/shop?olsPage=t%2Fcd-sleeves http://www.bagsunlimited.com/product/3317/cd-gatefold-sleeve-center-loadingbrtray-card-and-booklet-in-one-side-cd-in-the-otherbr4-mil-polyethylene http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEONAG-CDF-S302
markm1111 Posted September 5, 2019 Posted September 5, 2019 On 21/01/2019 at 1:49 PM, Mr_Gimlet said: Yes, me too, except I got forcefully reminded. I'm just waiting for Bags to get back to me with updated shipping costs. If anyone following the thread wants to piggy back my order and split shipping, drop me a PM. Hi Mr G. Did you end up doing anything on this? If so, which sleeves did you go for, and are you happy with them? I am about to to start re-ripping all my cds, so want to put them into storage at the same time. Hence, I am definitely going to buy. I have updated the costs with Bagsunlimited. 500 units USD155 shipped. 1000 units USD259 shipped. Unfortunately the exchange rate hasn't been friendly, so it works out at roughly 40c per sleeve for 1,000, 48c per sleeve for 500 units, assuming a rate of 1AUD=0.65USD. I have also assumed no gst on import.
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