Software Collecting: Box "implosion" due to continuing shrinkage

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Published on December 21, 2013 9:14:45 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCg8eGnn8bw

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One frustrating problem collecting software is that, even if you do everything right, the collectible can sometimes start to destroy itself. Shrink-wrapped boxes suffer sometimes from "implosion": Over the course of one or two decades, the shrinkwrap continues to tighten and can crush the sides of the box, causing it to bend inward.

In this video, I quickly illustrate what that can look like, so that you know to look for it (and not blame your seller that he crushed it).