Steelbook Protective Sleeves Master Thread

[mulliganman]

So, I’ve read through almost 100 pages of this thread and still not sure what I need since I’ve never purchased covers before. What is best for sealed Marvel movie steelbooks from Best Buy, Zavvi, and Amazon.de, Amazon.it? What about sealed and unsealed of the Zavvi lenticular Ant Man and the Wasp? Finally, what fits sealed and unsealed Marvel TV well like Agents of Shield, Agent Carter?

[StarkRomanoff]

Originally Posted by mulliganman

So, I’ve read through almost 100 pages of this thread and still not sure what I need since I’ve never purchased covers before. What is best for sealed Marvel movie steelbooks from Best Buy, Zavvi, and Amazon.de, Amazon.it? What about sealed and unsealed of the Zavvi lenticular Ant Man and the Wasp? Finally, what fits sealed and unsealed Marvel TV well like Agents of Shield, Agent Carter?

SC3/SCF3 - Fits sealed steelbooks w/j-card (and lenti sbs). SC3 is open on the side for easy access, SCF3 is full coverage. SCF3 is also labeled for lenti steels (ie. Zavvi lentis.)

I use SC3 for sealed/unsealed + card BB and Zavvi steelbooks. My sealed PotC trilogy and Agent Carter Zavvi steelbooks fit perfectly into the SC3 and are not too tight or loose. Unsealed BB [Marvel] steels can be a smidge loose even with the card (the card isn't loose but the sb is) but I'm not confident a smaller protector size will fit both the sb and card together. (Noticed this with Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok.) The only BB sealed steelbook that was snug in the SC3 was Guardians Vol. 1.

[mulliganman]

Originally Posted by StarkRomanoff

SC3/SCF3 - Fits sealed steelbooks w/j-card (and lenti sbs). SC3 is open on the side for easy access, SCF3 is full coverage. SCF3 is also labeled for lenti steels (ie. Zavvi lentis.)

I use SC3 for sealed/unsealed + card BB and Zavvi steelbooks. My sealed PotC trilogy and Agent Carter Zavvi steelbooks fit perfectly into the SC3 and are not too tight or loose. Unsealed BB [Marvel] steels can be a smidge loose even with the card (the card isn't loose but the sb is) but I'm not confident a smaller protector size will fit both the sb and card together. (Noticed this with Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok.) The only BB sealed steelbook that was snug in the SC3 was Guardians Vol. 1.

Thank you for the response! So, did you find the SCF1 too small for either sealed with the cards or opened ones? Were your Agent Carter the entire series steelbooks or the individual seasons? The Shield seasons are individual so I’m assuming a bit smaller as a result. I wonder if the new Guardians Vol 1 will be a little smaller... I’m basically trying to get a protector for a sealed copy of each MCU movie I have and 1 protector for an unsealed copy.

[StarkRomanoff]

Originally Posted by mulliganman

Thank you for the response! So, did you find the SCF1 too small for either sealed with the cards or opened ones? Were your Agent Carter the entire series steelbooks or the individual seasons? The Shield seasons are individual so I’m assuming a bit smaller as a result. I wonder if the new Guardians Vol 1 will be a little smaller... I’m basically trying to get a protector for a sealed copy of each MCU movie I have and 1 protector for an unsealed copy.

I want to keep all my j-cards and usually like to display them on the steelbooks after opening so I only got the SC3s. Since SC1 and SCF1 are made for just the steelbook, I wouldn't think it'd fit the "J" part of the j-card, but it might fit just the backing if you cut that bent over part off.

My Agent Carter is just the Zavvi Season 2 sealed steelbook. Not sure if the German complete series steel is bigger or not. But unless the steelbook is "jumbo", it's likely they stacked the discs which typically still fit in the standard steelbook size. So the complete series of Agent Carter should be the same size as the individual seasons.

I have a steelbook or 2 that are unsealed with no j-card that fit fine in the SC3, I just make sure not to swing it around so it doesn't slide out accidentally. It sounds like you're after the same solution I was so if you're only buying 1 size "fits all/most", the SC3 and SCF3 will work for what you're looking for.

[C.C. 95]

Originally Posted by mulliganman

So, I’ve read through almost 100 pages of this thread and still not sure what I need since I’ve never purchased covers before. What is best for sealed Marvel movie steelbooks from Best Buy, Zavvi, and Amazon.de, Amazon.it? What about sealed and unsealed of the Zavvi lenticular Ant Man and the Wasp? Finally, what fits sealed and unsealed Marvel TV well like Agents of Shield, Agent Carter?

This is no longer completely comprehensive, but will be a good guide:

[mulliganman]

Originally Posted by C.C. 95

This is no longer completely comprehensive, but will be a good guide:

Thank you! Just curious have you tried standard sealed Marvel steelbooks with JCards in the SCF1? Looks like the SCF3 is 2-3 mm taller/wider

[C.C. 95]

Originally Posted by mulliganman

Thank you! Just curious have you tried standard sealed Marvel steelbooks with JCards in the SCF1? Looks like the SCF3 is 2-3 mm taller/wider

Standard steelbooks with J cards will fit fine in SCF1. (Sealed and unsealed)
Marvel steelbooks from Best Buy, Zavvi - no problem.
I never really thought about SCF3 being taller (maybe they are a hair taller...?) but mainly the sizes up from SCF1 to SCF3 to SCF2 are mainly about how "chubby" the steelbook is. SCF3 is for slightly fatter steelbooks and SCF2 for even more....
(The confusing part is that SCF2 is bigger (fatter) than SCF3.....so it goes (in order of skinny to fat) SCF1, SCF3, SCF2....)
I recommend getting at least a (10) pack of every size to have in your arsenal - so then you will get a handle on which sizes you need and use most. I think I have used every size.
SCF1 and SCF2 are usually my most used. But A lot of premiums have called for some of the newer sizes like SCF4 (Blufans), SCF9 (HDZETA box sets), SCF7 (FilmArena Box sets), SCF11 (FilmArena big Lenticulars), SCF8 (HDZETA Lenticulars).....

[mulliganman]

Originally Posted by wjasoncul

The ones from http://www.videogameboxprotectors.com/store/4569532134 and http://www.retroprotection.com/Steel...ze-G2_c106.htm are really nice. I'd say put in a 10 or 25-pack order and see how you like them. They are fully enclosed and have been crystal clear from my experience.

Do the retro protection move around too much for sealed in the plastic steelbooks with JCards?

And are the fully enclosed videogamebox ones easy to remove for non sealed steelbooks?

[mulliganman]

Originally Posted by IXOYE1989

Has anyone bought and used both steelbook protectors from blu-steels (SteelShell protective Slipcover) and steelbookcentral (SCF1 Fully Enclosed Blu-ray Steelbook Protective Slipcovers? Which one do you prefer better and why? I've been using blu-steels steelshell protective slipcover since they fit perfectly, but having thoughts about trying steelbookcentral's SCF1 since those actually fit the J-card as well. Do the SCF1 fit pretty well like steelshells from top to bottom, except for having more thickness to fit the J-card?

I also saw another member (45Caliber) post about retroprotection's steelbook protector as well. How do the SCF1 compare to this one? Are they about the same? According to the images posted on both sites, it looks like SCF1 has a tighter fit while retroprotection's protector has quite a bit of room at the top for the steelbook to move around. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Did you ever get an answer on this or find out yourself?

[wjasoncul]

Originally Posted by mulliganman

Do the retro protection move around too much for sealed in the plastic steelbooks with JCards?

And are the fully enclosed videogamebox ones easy to remove for non sealed steelbooks?

Both of these are pretty much the same product.

I would say that it won't fit sealed steels that have fold-around j-cards like the ones we've been getting from Best Buy here recently. Or if it does fit, you'll have to force them in. I've been unwrapping them to get the glue off the j-card and then putting them into the sleeves, and there's hardly any wiggle-room.

Completely unsealed, naked steels with no card will fit inside with quite a bit of extra room. It should be simple to remove them

[mulliganman]

Originally Posted by wjasoncul

Both of these are pretty much the same product.

I would say that it won't fit sealed steels that have fold-around j-cards like the ones we've been getting from Best Buy here recently. Or if it does fit, you'll have to force them in. I've been unwrapping them to get the glue off the j-card and then putting them into the sleeves, and there's hardly any wiggle-room.

Completely unsealed, naked steels with no card will fit inside with quite a bit of extra room. It should be simple to remove them

That’s interesting about the sealed ones with respect to retro protection. Some other posters thought they would fit sealed ones from Zavvi or Best Buy.

[wjasoncul]

Originally Posted by mulliganman

That’s interesting about the sealed ones with respect to retro protection. Some other posters thought they would fit sealed ones from Zavvi or Best Buy.

So I played around with this a little tonight and without effort it’ll fit sealed BBY Captain America 4K steels and Dunkirk 4K steelbook from Zavvi. If you tried really hard it might fit Blufans 1/4 slip like CoCo. But that’s at a possible risk of tearing something. The recent Black Panther lenticular steel from Zavvi wouldn’t fit. So it really depends on how thick the j-cards are.

[mulliganman]

Originally Posted by wjasoncul

So I played around with this a little tonight and without effort it’ll fit sealed BBY Captain America 4K steels and Dunkirk 4K steelbook from Zavvi. If you tried really hard it might fit Blufans 1/4 slip like CoCo. But that’s at a possible risk of tearing something. The recent Black Panther lenticular steel from Zavvi wouldn’t fit. So it really depends on how thick the j-cards are.

Thanks for the update. I think maybe I am going to stick with SCF1's and VGB. I was only even considering the Retroprotection if it would basically fit most standard steelbooks and could be used for everything since the shipping is cheaper. Do you know if the SCF1 or VGB fit the lenticular steels like Black Panther, Thor Ragnarok, etc. from Zavvi?

[wjasoncul]

Originally Posted by mulliganman

Do you know if the SCF1 or VGB fit the lenticular steels like Black Panther, Thor Ragnarok, etc. from Zavvi?

The VGP one is the one I was testing with. I’ve never had any of the SFC ones.

Hulk fits just fine because it has the crappy j-cards.

The rest of the MCU Lentis have the thicker one front and back and it’s just at the same thickness of the opening. You’d split the sleeve more than likely if you tried to make it fit

[wjasoncul]

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[C.C. 95]

Originally Posted by mulliganman

Thanks for the update. I think maybe I am going to stick with SCF1's and VGB. I was only even considering the Retroprotection if it would basically fit most standard steelbooks and could be used for everything since the shipping is cheaper. Do you know if the SCF1 or VGB fit the lenticular steels like Black Panther, Thor Ragnarok, etc. from Zavvi?

SCF1 is fine for Zavvi Lenticulars. Fit perfect. No tightness. Slide right in.

[Lordy]

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[Projekt]

Will SBC restock SC2? Or is it discontinued?

[PoLskA]

Originally Posted by Projekt

Will SBC restock SC2? Or is it discontinued?

this is what their website says...

THIS ITEM IS OUT OF STOCK

WE ARE EXPECTING OUR NEW STOCK TO ARRIVE ON THE 5TH SEPTEMBER.

PRE-ORDER WILL BE MADE AVAILBLE CLOSER TO THE RELEASE DATE.

SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.

[jackranderson]

Hey guys, what’s the best option for standard steelbooks? (Don’t look now, Pet Cemetery). I just don’t wanna scratch them, any good UK sites / stores to buy from?